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'''Hemipelagic sediment''', or '''hemipelagite''', is a type of [[marine sediment]] that consists of clay and silt-sized grains that are [[terrigenous]] and some [[biogenic]] material derived from the landmass nearest the deposits or from organisms living in the water.[1,11] Hemipelagic sediments are deposited on [[continental shelves]] and [[continental rise]]s, and differ from [[pelagic sediment]] compositionally. Pelagic sediment is composed of primarily biogenic material from organisms living in the water column or on the seafloor and contains little to no terrigenous material.[1] Terrigenous material includes minerals from the [[lithosphere]] like [[feldspar]] or [[quartz]]. [[Volcanism]] on land, wind blown sediments as well as particulates discharged from rivers can contribute to Hemipelagic deposits.[3] These deposits can be used to qualify climatic changes and identify changes in sediment provenances.[12,13]
'''Hemipelagic sediment''', or '''hemipelagite''', is a type of [[marine sediment]] that consists of clay and silt-sized grains that are [[terrigenous]] and some [[biogenic]] material derived from the landmass nearest the deposits or from organisms living in the water.<ref name="Ochoa et al 2013"/><ref name="Stow 1994"/> Hemipelagic sediments are deposited on [[continental shelves]] and [[continental rise]]s, and differ from [[pelagic sediment]] compositionally. Pelagic sediment is composed of primarily biogenic material from organisms living in the water column or on the seafloor and contains little to no terrigenous material.<ref name="Ochoa et al 2013"/> Terrigenous material includes minerals from the [[lithosphere]] like [[feldspar]] or [[quartz]]. [[Volcanism]] on land, wind blown sediments as well as particulates discharged from rivers can contribute to Hemipelagic deposits.<ref name="Aksu et al 1995"/> These deposits can be used to qualify climatic changes and identify changes in sediment provenances.<ref name="Trentesaux et al 2001"/><ref name="Weedon 1986"/>


'''Deposition'''
==Deposition==
Hemipelagic sediment dispersal is mainly controlled by [[fluvial]] discharge.[3] Dispersal rate is influenced by sea-level variations which change the proximity of river mouths to oceanic basins and by oceanographic phenomena like currents.[3] Sea-level variations are caused by the earth's natural oscillation between [[glacial]] and [[interglacial]] periods.[4] For example, a low average sea level would occur during a glacial period as more water is held in ice caps. In addition, underwater landslides called [[turbidity currents]] can transport hemipelagic sediment from the continental slope to the continental rise and form a [[turbidite]] sequence.[7,10]
Hemipelagic sediment dispersal is mainly controlled by [[fluvial]] discharge.<ref name="Aksu et al 1995"/> Dispersal rate is influenced by sea-level variations which change the proximity of river mouths to oceanic basins and by oceanographic phenomena like currents.<ref name="Aksu et al 1995"/> Sea-level variations are caused by the earth's natural oscillation between [[glacial]] and [[interglacial]] periods.<ref name="Bierman & Montgomery 2014"/> For example, a low average sea level would occur during a glacial period as more water is held in ice caps. In addition, underwater landslides called [[turbidity currents]] can transport hemipelagic sediment from the continental slope to the continental rise and form a [[turbidite]] sequence.<ref name="MacDonald et al 2006"/><ref name="Snoke & Barnes 2006"/>


Typically, hemipelagic sediment is transported to the continental slope in suspension from river mouths but can be transported by the wind.[3] The rate of deposition of hemipelagic sediment is higher than pelagic sediment but still quite slow.[2] Ordinarily hemipelagic sediments accumulate too rapidly to react chemically with seawater. In most cases, individual grains thus retain characteristics imparted to them in the area where they formed.[2]
Typically, hemipelagic sediment is transported to the continental slope in suspension from river mouths but can be transported by the wind.<ref name="Aksu et al 1995"/> The rate of deposition of hemipelagic sediment is higher than pelagic sediment but still quite slow.<ref name=Britannica/> Ordinarily hemipelagic sediments accumulate too rapidly to react chemically with seawater. In most cases, individual grains thus retain characteristics imparted to them in the area where they formed.<ref name=Britannica/>


'''Composition'''
==Composition==


Hemipelagic sediments can be made of a diverse range of elements or mineral types. The composition of Hemipelagic sediment directly depends on the composition of the adjacent land mass and geologic events such as volcanism that influence sediment input into the ocean.[7,10] Hemipelagic sediments are mainly terrigenous but can also have biological oozes from marine organisms like [[Radiolarians]] or [[Diatoms]]. Radiolarians are a species of zooplankton that produce silica tests, or shells and Diatoms are photosynthetic organisms that live in the sunlit region of the ocean.[8] Both organisms are visible in the [[sedimentary rock]] record. For example, in the Galice Formation in Oregon the hemipelagic sequence was composed of slaty radiolarian [[argillite]] with radiolarian [[chert]] present as well.[7,10] The argillite in the Galice Formation was composed of radiolarians, terrigenous and [[tuffaceous]] [[detritus]], and [[hydrothermal]] sediment.[5,6,9]
Hemipelagic sediments can be made of a diverse range of elements or mineral types. The composition of Hemipelagic sediment directly depends on the composition of the adjacent land mass and geologic events such as volcanism that influence sediment input into the ocean.<ref name="MacDonald et al 2006"/><ref name="Snoke & Barnes 2006"/> Hemipelagic sediments are mainly terrigenous but can also have biological oozes from marine organisms like [[Radiolarians]] or [[Diatoms]]. Radiolarians are a species of zooplankton that produce silica tests, or shells and Diatoms are photosynthetic organisms that live in the sunlit region of the ocean.<ref name="Miller & Wheeler 2012"/> Both organisms are visible in the [[sedimentary rock]] record. For example, in the Galice Formation in Oregon the hemipelagic sequence was composed of slaty radiolarian [[argillite]] with radiolarian [[chert]] present as well.<ref name="MacDonald et al 2006"/><ref name="Snoke & Barnes 2006"/> The argillite in the Galice Formation was composed of radiolarians, terrigenous and [[tuffaceous]] [[detritus]], and [[hydrothermal]] sediment.<ref name="Harper et al 1988"/><ref name="Kuhns & Baitis 1987"/><ref name="Pinto-Auso & Harper 1985"/>


==References==
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<ref name="Ochoa et al 2013">{{cite journal |doi=10.1306/04221312086 |title=Recognition criteria for distinguishing between hemipelagic and pelagic mudrocks in the characterization of deep-water reservoir heterogeneity |journal=AAPG Bulletin |volume=97 |issue=10 |pages=1785–803 |year=2013 |last1=Ochoa |first1=Jesús |last2=Wolak |first2=Jeannette |last3=Gardner |first3=Michael H }}</ref>


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<ref name=Britannica>"Hemipelagic sediment". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-05-27.</ref>
1.Ochoa, J., Wolak, J., & Gardner, M. H. (2013). Recognition criteria for distinguishing between hemipelagic and pelagic mudrocks in the characterization of deep-water reservoir heterogeneity. AAPG bulletin, 97(10), 1785-1803.


<ref name="Aksu et al 1995">{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/0025-3227(95)80003-T |title=Origin of late glacial—Holocene hemipelagic sediments in the Aegean Sea: Clay mineralogy and carbonate cementation |journal=Marine Geology |volume=123 |pages=33–59 |year=1995 |last1=Aksu |first1=A.E |last2=Yaşar |first2=D |last3=Mudie |first3=P.J |issue=1–2 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Bierman & Montgomery 2014">{{cite book |last1=Bierman |first1=P.R. |last2=Montgomery |first2=D.R. |chapter=Geomorphology and Climate |title=Key Concepts in Geomorphology |publisher=W.H. Freeman and Company |year=2014 |page=443 }}</ref>
3. Aksu, A.E., Yaşar, D., Mudie, P.J., Origin of late glacial—Holocene hemipelagic sediments in the Aegean Sea: clay mineralogy and carbonate cementation, Marine Geology, Volume 123, Issues 1–2,1995, Pages 33-59, ISSN 0025-3227, https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-3227(95)80003-T.


<ref name="Harper et al 1988">{{cite journal |doi=10.1029/JB093iB05p04625 |title=A field, chemical, and stable isotope study of subseafloor metamorphism of the Josephine ophiolite, California-Oregon |journal=Journal of Geophysical Research |volume=93 |issue=B5 |pages=4625–56 |year=1988 |last1=Harper |first1=Gregory D |last2=Bowman |first2=John R |last3=Kuhns |first3=Roger }}</ref>
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4. Bierman P.R., Montgomery, D.R., “Chapter 13, Geomorphology and Climate.” Key Concepts in Geomorphology,, W.H. Freeman and Company Publishers, 2014, pp. 443


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<ref name="Kuhns & Baitis 1987">{{cite journal |doi=10.2113/gsecongeo.82.5.1362 |title=Preliminary study of the Turner Albright Zn-Cu-Ag-Au-Co massive sulfide deposit, Josephine County, Oregon |journal=Economic Geology |volume=82 |issue=5 |pages=1362 |year=1987 |last1=Kuhns |first1=Roger J |last2=Baitis |first2=Hart W }}</ref>
5. Harper, G.D., Bowman, J.R., and Kuhns, R., 1988, Field, chemical, and isotopic aspects of submarine hydrothermal metamorphism of the Josephine ophiolite, Klamath Mountains, California-Oregon: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 93, p 4625-4657.


<ref name="MacDonald et al 2006">{{cite book |doi=10.1130/2006.2410(04) |chapter-url={{Google books|xrYILD4q9C8C|page=77|plainurl=yes}} |chapter=Petrology, geochemistry, and provenance of the Galice Formation, Klamath Mountains, Oregon and California |title=Special Paper 410: Geological Studies in the Klamath Mountains Province, California and Oregon: A volume in honor of William P. Irwin |volume=410 |pages=77–101 |year=2006 |last1=MacDonald |first1=James H |last2=Harper |first2=Gregory D |last3=Zhu |first3=Bin |isbn=0-8137-2410-4 }}</ref>
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6. Kuhns, R. J., and Baitis, H.W., 1987, Preliminary study of the Turner Albright Zn-Cu-Ag-Au-Co massive sulfide deposit, Josephine County, Oregon: Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists, v. 82, p. 1362-1376.


<ref name="Miller & Wheeler 2012">{{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=C. B. |last2=Wheeler |first2=P.A. |year=2012 |title=Biological Oceanography |publisher=Wiley |edition=2nd |pages=28, 117–8 }}</ref>
7. MacDonald, J.H., Jr., Harper, G.D., and Zhu, B., 2006, Petrology, geochemistry, and provenance of the Galice Formation, Klamath Mountains, Oregon and California, in Snoke, A.W., and Barnes, C.G. eds., Geological studies in the Klamath Mountains province, California and Oregon: A volume in honor of WIlliam P Irwin: Geological Society of America Special Paper 410, p. 77-101, doi:10.1130/2006.2410(04).


<ref name="Pinto-Auso & Harper 1985">{{cite journal |doi=10.1086/628998 |title=Sedimentation, Metallogenesis, and Tectonic Origin of the Basal Galice Formation Overlying the Josephine Ophiolite, Northwestern California |journal=The Journal of Geology |volume=93 |issue=6 |pages=713–25 |year=1985 |last1=Pinto-Auso |first1=Montserrat |last2=Harper |first2=Gregory D |s2cid=128462112 }}</ref>
8. Miller, C. B., Wheeler, P.A., 2012. Biological Oceanography, Wiley, 2nd edition, p. 28, 117-118.


<ref name="Snoke & Barnes 2006">{{cite book |doi=10.1130/2006.2410(01) |chapter-url={{Google books|xrYILD4q9C8C|page=1|plainurl=yes}} |chapter=The development of tectonic concepts for the Klamath Mountains province, California and Oregon |title=Special Paper 410: Geological Studies in the Klamath Mountains Province, California and Oregon: A volume in honor of William P. Irwin |volume=410 |pages=1–29 |year=2006 |last1=Snoke |first1=Arthur W |last2=Barnes |first2=Calvin G |isbn=0-8137-2410-4 }}</ref>
9. Pinto-Auso, M., and Harper, G.D., 1985, Sedimentation, metallogenesis, and tectonic origin of the basal Galice Formation overlying the Josephine ophiolite, northwestern California: Journal of Geology, v. 93, p. 713-725.


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<ref name="Stow 1994">{{cite book |last1=Stow |first1=D.A.V. |year=1994 |chapter=Deep sea processes of sediment transport and deposition |editor1-last=Pye |editor1-first=K. |title=Sediment Transport and Depositional Processes |location=London |publisher=Blackwell |pages=257–91 }}</ref>
10. Snoke, A.W., Barnes, C.G.; Geological Studies in the Klamath Mountains Province, California and Oregon: A volume in honor of William P. Irwin, Geological Society of America, 2006, ISBN (print): 9780813724102, https://doi.org/10.1130/SPE410


<ref name="Trentesaux et al 2001">{{cite journal |doi=10.1306/2DC4096E-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D |title=Carbonate Grain-Size Distribution in Hemipelagic Sediments from a Laser Particle Sizer |journal=Journal of Sedimentary Research |volume=71 |issue=5 |pages=858 |year=2001 |last1=Trentesaux |first1=A |last2=Recourt |first2=P |last3=Bout-Roumazeilles |first3=V |last4=Tribovillard |first4=N |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03303385/file/Carbonate%20grain-V1.pdf }}</ref>
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11. Stow, D.A.V., 1994. Deep sea processes of sediment transport and deposition. In Pye, K. (Ed.), Sediment Transport and Depositional Processes: London (Blackwell), 257-291.


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<ref name="Weedon 1986">{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/0012-821X(86)90083-X |title=Hemipelagic shelf sedimentation and climatic cycles: The basal Jurassic (Blue Lias) of South Britain |journal=Earth and Planetary Science Letters |volume=76 |issue=3–4 |pages=321–35 |year=1986 |last1=Weedon |first1=G.P }}</ref>
12. Trentesaux, A., Recourt, P., Bout-Roumazeilles,V., Tribovillard, N.; Carbonate Grain-Size Distribution in Hemipelagic Sediments from a Laser Particle Sizer. Journal of Sedimentary Research ; 71 (5): 858–862. https://doi.org/10.1306/2DC4096E-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D


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13. Weedon, G.P., Hemipelagic shelf sedimentation and climatic cycles: the basal Jurassic (Blue Lias) of South Britain, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 76, Issues 3–4, 1986, Pages 321-335, ISSN 0012-821X, https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(86)90083-X.

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[[Category:Sediments]]

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Hemipelagic sediment, or hemipelagite, is a type of marine sediment that consists of clay and silt-sized grains that are terrigenous and some biogenic material derived from the landmass nearest the deposits or from organisms living in the water.[1][2] Hemipelagic sediments are deposited on continental shelves and continental rises, and differ from pelagic sediment compositionally. Pelagic sediment is composed of primarily biogenic material from organisms living in the water column or on the seafloor and contains little to no terrigenous material.[1] Terrigenous material includes minerals from the lithosphere like feldspar or quartz. Volcanism on land, wind blown sediments as well as particulates discharged from rivers can contribute to Hemipelagic deposits.[3] These deposits can be used to qualify climatic changes and identify changes in sediment provenances.[4][5]

Deposition

[edit]

Hemipelagic sediment dispersal is mainly controlled by fluvial discharge.[3] Dispersal rate is influenced by sea-level variations which change the proximity of river mouths to oceanic basins and by oceanographic phenomena like currents.[3] Sea-level variations are caused by the earth's natural oscillation between glacial and interglacial periods.[6] For example, a low average sea level would occur during a glacial period as more water is held in ice caps. In addition, underwater landslides called turbidity currents can transport hemipelagic sediment from the continental slope to the continental rise and form a turbidite sequence.[7][8]

Typically, hemipelagic sediment is transported to the continental slope in suspension from river mouths but can be transported by the wind.[3] The rate of deposition of hemipelagic sediment is higher than pelagic sediment but still quite slow.[9] Ordinarily hemipelagic sediments accumulate too rapidly to react chemically with seawater. In most cases, individual grains thus retain characteristics imparted to them in the area where they formed.[9]

Composition

[edit]

Hemipelagic sediments can be made of a diverse range of elements or mineral types. The composition of Hemipelagic sediment directly depends on the composition of the adjacent land mass and geologic events such as volcanism that influence sediment input into the ocean.[7][8] Hemipelagic sediments are mainly terrigenous but can also have biological oozes from marine organisms like Radiolarians or Diatoms. Radiolarians are a species of zooplankton that produce silica tests, or shells and Diatoms are photosynthetic organisms that live in the sunlit region of the ocean.[10] Both organisms are visible in the sedimentary rock record. For example, in the Galice Formation in Oregon the hemipelagic sequence was composed of slaty radiolarian argillite with radiolarian chert present as well.[7][8] The argillite in the Galice Formation was composed of radiolarians, terrigenous and tuffaceous detritus, and hydrothermal sediment.[11][12][13]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Ochoa, Jesús; Wolak, Jeannette; Gardner, Michael H (2013). "Recognition criteria for distinguishing between hemipelagic and pelagic mudrocks in the characterization of deep-water reservoir heterogeneity". AAPG Bulletin. 97 (10): 1785–803. doi:10.1306/04221312086.
  2. ^ Stow, D.A.V. (1994). "Deep sea processes of sediment transport and deposition". In Pye, K. (ed.). Sediment Transport and Depositional Processes. London: Blackwell. pp. 257–91.
  3. ^ a b c d Aksu, A.E; Yaşar, D; Mudie, P.J (1995). "Origin of late glacial—Holocene hemipelagic sediments in the Aegean Sea: Clay mineralogy and carbonate cementation". Marine Geology. 123 (1–2): 33–59. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(95)80003-T.
  4. ^ Trentesaux, A; Recourt, P; Bout-Roumazeilles, V; Tribovillard, N (2001). "Carbonate Grain-Size Distribution in Hemipelagic Sediments from a Laser Particle Sizer" (PDF). Journal of Sedimentary Research. 71 (5): 858. doi:10.1306/2DC4096E-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D.
  5. ^ Weedon, G.P (1986). "Hemipelagic shelf sedimentation and climatic cycles: The basal Jurassic (Blue Lias) of South Britain". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 76 (3–4): 321–35. doi:10.1016/0012-821X(86)90083-X.
  6. ^ Bierman, P.R.; Montgomery, D.R. (2014). "Geomorphology and Climate". Key Concepts in Geomorphology. W.H. Freeman and Company. p. 443.
  7. ^ a b c MacDonald, James H; Harper, Gregory D; Zhu, Bin (2006). "Petrology, geochemistry, and provenance of the Galice Formation, Klamath Mountains, Oregon and California". Special Paper 410: Geological Studies in the Klamath Mountains Province, California and Oregon: A volume in honor of William P. Irwin. Vol. 410. pp. 77–101. doi:10.1130/2006.2410(04). ISBN 0-8137-2410-4.
  8. ^ a b c Snoke, Arthur W; Barnes, Calvin G (2006). "The development of tectonic concepts for the Klamath Mountains province, California and Oregon". Special Paper 410: Geological Studies in the Klamath Mountains Province, California and Oregon: A volume in honor of William P. Irwin. Vol. 410. pp. 1–29. doi:10.1130/2006.2410(01). ISBN 0-8137-2410-4.
  9. ^ a b "Hemipelagic sediment". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  10. ^ Miller, C. B.; Wheeler, P.A. (2012). Biological Oceanography (2nd ed.). Wiley. pp. 28, 117–8.
  11. ^ Harper, Gregory D; Bowman, John R; Kuhns, Roger (1988). "A field, chemical, and stable isotope study of subseafloor metamorphism of the Josephine ophiolite, California-Oregon". Journal of Geophysical Research. 93 (B5): 4625–56. doi:10.1029/JB093iB05p04625.
  12. ^ Kuhns, Roger J; Baitis, Hart W (1987). "Preliminary study of the Turner Albright Zn-Cu-Ag-Au-Co massive sulfide deposit, Josephine County, Oregon". Economic Geology. 82 (5): 1362. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.5.1362.
  13. ^ Pinto-Auso, Montserrat; Harper, Gregory D (1985). "Sedimentation, Metallogenesis, and Tectonic Origin of the Basal Galice Formation Overlying the Josephine Ophiolite, Northwestern California". The Journal of Geology. 93 (6): 713–25. doi:10.1086/628998. S2CID 128462112.
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