The nature,distribution and origin of a sapropelic layer in sediments of the Silicia Basin,northeastern Mediterranean |
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| Authors: | HF Shaw G Evans |
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| Institution: | Department of Geology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BP Great Britain |
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| Abstract: | A sapropelic layer with organic carbon contents of 1.0–1.5%, in contrast to the usual 0.2–0.5% of adjacent normal basin sediments, is found to be widespread in sediment cores collected from the Cilicia Basin, northeastern Mediterranean. The horizon is thought to be equivalent to the S1 sapropel of other workers. It is finely laminated with no evidence of bioturbation, has a very markedly low magnetic susceptibility, and contains a significantly higher content of pollen and plant debris than is found in the normal basin sediment. The stable oxygen and carbon isotope values suggest that the layer formed during post-glacial climatic warming when fresh nutrient-rich surface water flowed into the Cilicia Basin from the surrounding land to produce a stratified water mass which allowed the development of anoxic bottom waters. The distribution of the sapropelic layer indicates that anoxic conditions extended to within approximately 350 m of sea level during deposition, a depth shallower than previously recorded in the Eastern Mediterranean. |
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