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dc.contributor.authorGao, Yongwen.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-09T17:34:43Z
dc.date.available2009-07-09T17:34:43Z
dc.date.issued1994-07-09T17:34:43Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/1827
dc.description.abstractOwing to the fact that low-Mg calcite fossil shells are so important in paleoceanographic research, 249 brachiopod, cement and matrix specimens from two neighboring localities (Jemez Springs and Battleship Rock), of the Upper Pennsylvanian Madera Formation were analyzed. Of which, about 86% of the Madera brachiopods are preserved in their pristine mineralogy, microstructure and geochemistry. Cement and matrix samples, in contrast, have been subjected to complete but variable post-deposition~1 alteration. It is confirmed that the stable isotope data of brachiopods are much better than that of matrix material in defining depositional parameters. Because there is no uniform or constant relationship between the two data bases (e.g., from 0.1 to 3.0%0 for 0180 and from 0.2 to 6.7%0 for 013C in this study), it is not possible to make corrections for the matrix data. Regarding the two stratigraphic sections, elemental and petrographic analyses suggest that Jemez Springs is closer to Penasco Uplift than Battleship Rock. Seawater at Jemez Springs is more aerobic, and the water chemistry is more influenced by continental sources than that at Battleship Rock. In addition, there is a relatively stronger dolomitization in the mid-section of the Battleship Rock. Results further suggest that no significant biogenic fractionation or vital effects occurred during their shell secretion, suggesting that the Madera brachiopods incorporated oxygen and carbon isotopes in equilibrium with the ambient seawater. This conclusion is not only drawn from the temporal and spatial analyses, but also supported by brachiopod inter-generic comparison (Composita and Neospirifer) and statistical analysis ( t-test).en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectBrachiopoda, Fossil--New Mexico.en_US
dc.subjectDiagenesis--New Mexico.en_US
dc.subjectGeochemistry--New Mexico.en_US
dc.subjectGeology--New Mexico.en_US
dc.subjectGeology, Stratigraphic|yPennsylvanian.en_US
dc.titleDiagenesis and geochemical stratigraphy of Upper Pennsylvanian madera brachiopods, New Mexicoen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.Sc. Earth Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Earth Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Mathematics and Scienceen_US
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