Quantitative assessment of carbonate dissolution in marine sediments from foraminifer linings vs. shell ratios: Davis Strait, northwest North Atlantic

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Research Article| June 01, 1992 Quantitative assessment of carbonate dissolution in marine sediments from foraminifer linings vs. shell ratios: Davis Strait, northwest North Atlantic A. de Vernal; A. de Vernal 1Centre de recherche en géochimie isotopique et en géochronologie (GEOTOP), Université du Québec à Montréal CP 8888, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. Bilodeau; G. Bilodeau 1Centre de recherche en géochimie isotopique et en géochronologie (GEOTOP), Université du Québec à Montréal CP 8888, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C. Hillaire-Marcel; C. Hillaire-Marcel 1Centre de recherche en géochimie isotopique et en géochronologie (GEOTOP), Université du Québec à Montréal CP 8888, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar N. Kassou N. Kassou 1Centre de recherche en géochimie isotopique et en géochronologie (GEOTOP), Université du Québec à Montréal CP 8888, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information A. de Vernal 1Centre de recherche en géochimie isotopique et en géochronologie (GEOTOP), Université du Québec à Montréal CP 8888, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada G. Bilodeau 1Centre de recherche en géochimie isotopique et en géochronologie (GEOTOP), Université du Québec à Montréal CP 8888, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada C. Hillaire-Marcel 1Centre de recherche en géochimie isotopique et en géochronologie (GEOTOP), Université du Québec à Montréal CP 8888, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada N. Kassou 1Centre de recherche en géochimie isotopique et en géochronologie (GEOTOP), Université du Québec à Montréal CP 8888, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1992) 20 (6): 527–530. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0527:QAOCDI>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation A. de Vernal, G. Bilodeau, C. Hillaire-Marcel, N. Kassou; Quantitative assessment of carbonate dissolution in marine sediments from foraminifer linings vs. shell ratios: Davis Strait, northwest North Atlantic. Geology 1992;; 20 (6): 527–530. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0527:QAOCDI>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract A new method to evaluate quantitatively the degree of calcium carbonate preservation and dissolution in high-latitude marine sediments is proposed on the basis of relative abundance of CaCO3 shells and organic linings of benthic foraminifers. This method was applied to a late Quaternary sequence from Davis Strait in the northwest North Atlantic and shows that CaCO3 dissolution in sediments has increased since the last glacial maximum (ca. 18,000 B.P.) and peaked when subpolar interglacial conditions were established in surface waters. The dissolution in Davis Strait sediments appears to be closely related to organic biogenic production in surface waters, with a regional pattern of bottom-water formation and circulation. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.