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In:
Supplement to: Galbrun, Bruno (1992): Magnetostratigraphy of upper Cretaceous and lower Tertiary sediments, Sites 761 and 762, Exmouth Plateau, Northwest Australia. In: von Rad, U; Haq, BU; et al. (eds.), Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 122, 699-716, https://doi.org/10.2973/odp.proc.sr.122.149.1992
Publication Date:
2024-01-09
Description:
Lower Campanian to middle Eocene chalks and oozes were recovered at Sites 761 and 762 of Ocean Drilling Program Leg 122 on the Exmouth Plateau, northwest Australia. Paleomagnetic analyses were made on 125 samples from Hole 761B and 367 samples from Hole 762C. Thermal cleaning, alternating field demagnetization, or mixed treatment reveals a stable remanent component of normal or reversed polarity. Correlation of the magnetic polarity sequences established for these holes with the standard magnetic polarity time scale was aided by nannofossil zonation. At Hole 761B, the sequence extends from Subchron C32-N (upper Campanian) through Subchron C17-R (middle Eocene), but given the low sedimentation rate, not all the subchrons of the standard magnetic polarity sequence were recognized. The sequence at Hole 762C extends from Subchron C13-R (middle Eocene) to the boundary between Chrons C33 and C34 (lower Campanian). The sedimentation rate is higher at Hole 762C, and all the magnetic polarity subchrons of the Campanian and Maestrichtian stages were identified. Thus, this hole could be a reference section to refine the Upper Cretaceous time scale.
Keywords:
Ocean Drilling Program; ODP
Type:
Dataset
Format:
application/zip, 2 datasets
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