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Possible conditions and the formation time of the Chukchi Plateau pockmarks |
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| Authors: | A S Astakhov V S Markevich A N Kolesnik Rujian Wang V V Kononov M S Obrezkova A A Bosin |
| Institution: | 1. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia 2. Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia 3. Tongji University, Shanghai, China 4. Far Eastern Geological Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia |
| Abstract: | The study of the bottom sediments accumulated during the last 60–65 ka in the pockmark craters of the Chukchi Plateau in the Arctic Ocean showed that their composition and lithostratigraphy in general are similar to those of the background areas. A specific feature is the presence of sedimentary interlayers and horizons with signs of gravitational stirring, carbonate mineralization, and accumulation under H2S contamination conditions. The micropaleontological remains found in the pockmark sediments accumulated during the glacial periods are represented by redeposited species from Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic deposits, which are locally exposed in the pockmark walls. It was concluded that the pockmarks were formed under the influence of pulsed fluid flows. The present-day topography of the pockmarks was formed at the last stage of active defluidization (35?20 ka ago). |
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