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Astronomical duration of polarity Chron C31r (Lower Maastrichtian): cyclostratigraphy of ODP Site 762 (Indian Ocean) and the Contessa Highway section (Gubbio, Italy)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2011

DOROTHEE HUSSON ,
BRUNO GALBRUN ,
NICOLAS THIBAULT ,
SILVIA GARDIN ,
EMILIA HURET  and
RODOLFO COCCIONI
DOROTHEE HUSSON
Affiliation:
Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, UMR 7193, ISTeP, Paris, France
BRUNO GALBRUN*
Affiliation:
Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, UMR 7193, ISTeP, Paris, France
NICOLAS THIBAULT
Affiliation:
Department for Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
SILVIA GARDIN
Affiliation:
Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, UMR 7207, CRPP, Paris, France
EMILIA HURET
Affiliation:
Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, UMR 7193, ISTeP, Paris, France
RODOLFO COCCIONI
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Uomo, dell'Ambiente e della Natura dell'Università, Urbino, Italy
*
†Author for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

The duration of polarity Chron C31r is estimated with a cyclostratigraphic approach. Two sites are investigated: ODP Site 762 (Indian Ocean) and the Contessa Highway section (Gubbio, Italy). Cyclostratigraphic analysis is performed on greyscale variations (Site 762) and magnetic susceptibility variations (Contessa section). Both sites reveal an astronomical control of the sedimentation, highlighted by the identification of all the orbital periodicities. Cyclostratigraphic signals are tuned on 405 ka eccentricity cycles extracted from the La04 astronomical solution. In both sites, cycle counting gives an estimate of the duration of polarity Chron C31r of about 2.09 ± 0.03 Ma.

Keywords

MaastrichtianChron C31rODP Site 762Contessa Highway sectioncyclostratigraphy
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Rapid Communication
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Geological Magazine , Volume 149 , Issue 2 , March 2012 , pp. 345 - 351
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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