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Chu, N; Johnson, C; Beard, B; German, C; Nesbitt, R; Frank, M; Bohn, Marcel; Kubik, P; Usui, A; Graham, I. |
Temporal variations in Fe isotope compositions at three locations in the Pacific Ocean over the last 10 Ma are inferred from high-resolution analyses of three hydrogenetic ferromanganese crusts. Iron pathways to the central deep Pacific Ocean appear to have remained constant over the past 10 Ma, reflected by a remarkably constant Fe isotope composition, despite large changes in the Fe delivery rates to the surface ocean via dust. These results suggest that the Fe cycle in the deep ocean is decoupled from that in surface waters. By contrast, one ferromanganese crust from the Izu-Bonin (IB) back-arc/marginal basin of the W. Pacific exhibits large delta Fe-56 variations. In that crust, decreases in delta Fe-56 values correlate with increases in Mn, Mg, Ni,... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Pacific Ocean; Izu Bonin; Hydrothen nal; Ferromanganese crusts; Fe isotopes. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-3700.pdf |
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