Evaluation of the effect of diagenetic cements on element/Ca ratios in aragonitic Early Miocene (~16Ma) Caribbean corals: Implications for ‘deep-time’ palaeo-environmental reconstructions

Griffiths, Naomi E. S.; Müller, Wolfgang; Johnson, Kenneth G.; Aguilera, Orangel A.

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.10.018

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“…Most available data concern calcite cements (in skeleton pores) that display very low Sr/Ca values, leadingto an average SST bias of 1 to 1.7°C per calcite-% (e.g., Allison et al, 2007;Griffiths et al, 2013 and Table 1 for other related studies). For a mix of cement and intra-skeletal calcite, McGregor and Gagan (2003) calculated an impact of ~1.15°C per calcite-% and, for calcite meniscus mimicking dissepiments, Dalbeck et al (2011) calculated a value of +1.2°C per calcite-%.In our case, the calculated SST using seasonal Sr/Ca ratios was, on average, 3.4°C higher than the gridded-SST for a mean of 24% of intra-skeletal calcite.…”

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“…This is the case for intra-skeletal calcite, such as described by Rabier et al (2008) and McGregor and Gagan (2003) for example. Moreover, although the impacts of diagenesis have been studied for almost each proxy independently, only very few studies report on multi-proxy approach allowing for a more global picture of a specific archive (Allison et al, 2007;Griffiths et al, 2013;Hendy et al, 2007). Lastly, the impacts of diagenesis on the recently validated Li/Mg and δ 11 B proxies are poorly documented.…”

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Intra-skeletal calcite in a live-collected Porites sp.: Impact on environmental proxies and potential formation process

Lazareth

Soares-Pereira

Douville

et al. 2016

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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Geochemical proxies measured in the carbonate skeleton of tropical coral Porites sp. have commonly been used to reconstruct sea surface temperature (SST) and more recently seawater pH. Nevertheless, both reconstructed SST and pH depend on the preservation state of the skeleton, here made of aragonite; i.e., diagenetic processes and its related effects should be limited. In this study, we report on the impact of the presence of intra-skeletal calcite on the skeleton geochemistry of a live-collected Porites sp..The Porites skeleton preservation state was analyzed using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Sr/Ca, Mg/Ca, U/Ca, Ba/Ca, Li/Mg, and B/Ca ratios were measured at a monthly and yearly resolution using solution ICP-MS and multi-collector ICP-MS. Theδ 11 B signatures and the calcite percentages were acquired at a yearly timescale. The coral colony presents two parts, one with less than 3% calcite (referred to as "no-calcite" skeleton), the other one, corresponding to the skeleton formed during the last 4 yrs. of growth,with calcite percentages varying from 13 to 32% (referred to as "with calcite" skeleton). This intra-skeletal calcite replaces partly or completely numerouscenter of calcification (COCs). All geochemical tracers investigated are significantlyimpacted by the presence of calcite. Thereconstructed SSTdecreasesby about0.1°C per calcite-percent as inferred fromthe Sr/Ca ratio. Such impact reaches up to 0.26°C per calcite-percent for temperature deduced from the Li/Mg ratio. So, less than 5% of such intra-skeletal calcite does not prevent SST reconstructions using Sr/Ca ratio, but the percentage and type of calcite have to be determined before fine SST interpretation. Seawater pH reconstruction inferredfrom boron isotopes drop by about -0.011 pH-unit per calcitepercent. Such sensitivity to calcite presence is particularly dramatic for fine paleo-pH reconstructions. Here we suggest that after being brought to shallow waters following a cyclone, the studied coral was seasonally subjected to rainfall-related water freshening that could have mimicked a vadose environment like can be encountered on raised fossil coral reefs. Nevertheless, the process of calcite precipitation remains to be determined.

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Section: 2intra-skeletal Calcite and Its Impact On Reconstructed Sstmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Intra-skeletal calcite in a live-collected Porites sp.: Impact on environmental proxies and potential formation process

Lazareth

Soares-Pereira

Douville

et al. 2016

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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“…Dissolution is a diagenetic texture that can cause cool SST artifacts [14,16]. One percent secondary calcite is enough to cause 1°C warming artifacts in absolute Sr/Ca SST reconstruction, although seasonal variability in Sr/Ca SST may still be preserved [7,8,10,16,28,29]. For this reason, in geochemical studies it is highly recommended to scan for aragonite, calcite cement, and dissolution with petrographic and SEM analysis in any areas that are suspected to have diagenetic textures and to use only corals confirmed to be pristine.…”

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Diagenetic Screening in Porites Fossil Corals from South Pagai, Kendari, and Banten Bay, Indonesia

Utami

Cahyarini

2017

J. Eng. Technol. Sci.

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Abstract. Fossil corals are commonly used in paleoclimate studies to get records of climate parameters throughout the Holocene and beyond. Diagenesis is known as an important error source in paleoclimate reconstruction. The aim of this research was to provide a comprehensive diagenetic investigation involving 2D-XRD, petrographic analysis, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of Porites spp fossil samples from South Pagai, Kendari and Banten Bay, Indonesia as a starting point for further climate studies using coral proxies. This research focused on samples with around 1% calcite content, a level that can create misinterpretation of geochemical proxies. The results indicate that the samples from Banten Bay and South Pagai are well preserved and reliable for paleoclimate study. Only Sample BG1 is not recommended for further use in geochemical proxy analysis due to intensive diagenesis. 2D-XRD allows calcite screening without destroying the coral sample and assists in defining alternative sampling transects. Secondary aragonite and dissolution cannot be identified with 2D-XRD, therefore diagenetic screening should be combined with petrographic and SEM analysis in any areas presumed to have diagenetic textures.

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“…Aguilera and Rodrígues de Aguilera (1999), based on planktonic foraminifera data from a personal communication by Collins, place the Cantaure Formation in the Lower Miocene, Burdigalian. Griffiths et al (2013), based on 87 Sr/ 86 Sr isotope data obtained from corals, assign an age of between 16.3 and 16.6 Ma to the fossils of Cantaure, placing them in the Burdigalian.…”

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First record of buccinid genusChauvetia(Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the fossil record of the New World (Miocene, Venezuela) and its paleobiogeographic implications

2015

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Until now, the buccinid genus Chauvetia was considered of European or West African origin, and is still endemic to these areas today. This paper describes the oldest representative of the genus, Chauvetia inopinata nov. sp., from the upper Burdigalian-lower Langhian transition Cantaure Formation of Venezuela. This surprising record suggests a New World tropical origin to the genus and subsequent immigration to the Old World before the earliest known Old World record, which is upper Tortonian. We postulate that this pre-late Tortonian (pre-8.12–7.42 Ma) dispersal of the tropical Gatunian west-Atlantic Chauvetia into the tropical East Atlantic European-West African Province most probably happened during the 10.71–9.36 Ma interval (early–mid Tortonian) during which the Circum-Tropical Current weakened, and the northward Intra-Caribbean Current had started, enhancing the Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Current. This new data constitutes compelling evidence of a pre-Pliocene eastward dispersal of New World shallow marine organisms across the Atlantic.

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Evaluation of the effect of diagenetic cements on element/Ca ratios in aragonitic Early Miocene (~16Ma) Caribbean corals: Implications for ‘deep-time’ palaeo-environmental reconstructions

Cited by 35 publications

References 59 publications

Intra-skeletal calcite in a live-collected Porites sp.: Impact on environmental proxies and potential formation process

Intra-skeletal calcite in a live-collected Porites sp.: Impact on environmental proxies and potential formation process

Diagenetic Screening in Porites Fossil Corals from South Pagai, Kendari, and Banten Bay, Indonesia

First record of buccinid genusChauvetia(Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the fossil record of the New World (Miocene, Venezuela) and its paleobiogeographic implications

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