Brief description
A gravity core (GC10) was collected from a depth of 335 mbsl within the Capricorn Channel, southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). The percentage of calcium carbonate in samples collected from different depths were analysed, along with other parameters, to determine changes in carbonate mineralogy and terrestrial influx. The results indicate that the minimums in CaCO3% precede the glacial maximums (at 130cm), then rapidly increase during deglaciations to reach a peak in CaCO3% of ~75% during the mid-interglacial.Lineage
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Statement: A sample from each depth was dried in the oven and ground up into a fine powder (~100mm) using a mortar and pestle. Approximately 1g of each sample was weighed accurately. 20ml of ~1mol/l HCl was added to the sample, and then heated and stirred until all the carbonate had reacted. Resulting solution was titrated with 0.5mol/l NaOH using the Metrohm Ion analysis 716 DMS Titrino series 6.0 to determine the CaCO3 %. Error range of 2%
Statement: Values for calcium carbonate % are recorded at 5cm, 10cm, 15cm, 20cm and then for every 10cm down the core until reaching a depth of 450cm. Percentage values for CaCO3 have an error range of ± 2%.
Parameters: Depth through core (cm), percentage of calcium carbonate (%).
Notes
CreditFunded by The Australian Research Council (ARC)
Credit
Funded by The Australian National University (ANU) Faculties Research Grant Scheme
Funded by The Australian National University (ANU) Faculties Research Grant Scheme
Purpose
To help determine changes in the carbonate mineralogy and terrestrial influx, which may provide some useful palaeoclimate information. Very little previous work has been undertaken within this area.
To help determine changes in the carbonate mineralogy and terrestrial influx, which may provide some useful palaeoclimate information. Very little previous work has been undertaken within this area.
Issued: 26 06 2007
Data time period: 1997 to 1997
text: westlimit=151.5; southlimit=-24.5; eastlimit=153; northlimit=-23
text: uplimit=335; downlimit=335
Subjects
Amount_of_calcium_carbonate |
Carbonate |
EARTH SCIENCE |
OCEAN CHEMISTRY |
OCEANS |
Oceans | Marine Sediments | Carbonate Sediments |
core_depth |
environment |
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