Determining main carbonate mineralogy, and the primary components of the non carbonate fraction, at two depths in core GC10, collected from the Capricorn Channel.
A gravity core (GC10) was collected from a depth of 335 mbsl within the Capricorn Channel, southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Analysis of other parameters revealed the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) sitting at a depth of ~130cm into the core. Three samples were collected for X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis; at the sediment surface (GC10-0) representing interglacial sediment, 100cm depth (GC10-100) and 270cm (GC10-270) - both of which represent glacial sediment. XRD analysis shows that during the interglacials aragonite increases relative to calcite, presumably as a result of shelf carbonate transported down the channel. During the glacials there is a higher percentage of quartz and feldspar, but reduced clay content in the non-carbonate fraction. This suggests that the terrigenous fraction is dominant within the sediments, however the energy in the environment is possibly too high for the clays to settle.
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| Date (publication) | 2007-06-26 |
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| Statut | completed |
| Fréquence de mise à jour | notPlanned |
| Langue des métadonnées | en |
| Licence | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
| Métadonnées sources | ISO 19115 XML |
| Dernière mise à jour | 2026-11-05 |
| Créé | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |