Composition and origin of authigenic carbonates in the Krishna-Godavari and Mahanadi Basins, eastern continental margin of India
IR@NIO: CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa
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Teichert, B.M.A.
Johnson, J.E. Solomon, E.A. Giosan, L. Rose, K. Kocherla, M. Connolly, E.C. Torres, M.E. |
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2015-01-08T08:50:58Z
2015-01-08T08:50:58Z 2014 |
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Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol.58; 2014; 438-460
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4675 |
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The mineralogical and stable isotopic composition of authigenic carbonates from the KrishnaeGodavari (KG) and Mahanadi Basin provide a deeper insight into the processes inducing carbonate formation in the sediments of the eastern continental margin of India in the Bay of Bengal. Authigenic carbonate cements,(micro) nodules, bioturbation casts and tubes from 12 core locations drilled during the Indian National Gas Hydrate Program (NGHP) Expedition 01 were investigated for this study. Three main processes responsible for authigenic carbonate precipitation are identified: organoclastic sulfate reduction, anaerobic oxidation of methane and ethanogenesis. Evidence of vigorous methane seepage is indicated in carbonates recovered at Sites 7, 10, 12 (KG Basin) and 19 (Mahanadi Basin). These methane-derived carbonates display typical paragenetic carbonate mineralogies (aragonite, high-Mg calcite with >15 Mol% MgCO3, Ca-rich dolomite). Two separate horizons of methane derived-carbonates are correlated between 4 drill holes (up to ~16 km apart). The upper horizon has been dated with 14C (40,100e51,600 a BP 1950) and clearly indicates that methane seepage has been much more vigorous in the past, possibly due to the effect of lower sea level on the gas hydrate stability zone across the margin.
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en
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Elsevier
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An edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2014] Elsevier
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stable isotopic
continental margin sediment gas hydrate |
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Composition and origin of authigenic carbonates in the Krishna-Godavari and Mahanadi Basins, eastern continental margin of India
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Journal Article
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