LEG 155—SCIENTIFIC RESULTS (ISSN: 1096-7451)
Amazon Fan
Sites 930-946

May 1998
ISSN 1096-7451
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.1997

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preliminary Pages

SECTION 1: PREFACE

1. Preface: Depth below seafloor conventions, pp. 3-4
D.J.W. Piper and R.D. Flood
(This chapter contains no Abstract; the entire chapter is presented in HTML.) (41 KB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.200.1997


SECTION 2: SEDIMENTOLOGY

 

2. Sandy turbidite successions at the base of channel-levee systems of the Amazon Fan revealed by FMS logs and cores: unraveling the facies architecture of large submarine fans, pp. 7-34
C. Pirmez, R.N. Hiscott, J.K. Kronen, Jr. (8.8 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.201.1997


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3. Grain-size characterization of Amazon Fan deposits and comparison to seismic facies units, pp. 35-52
P.L. Manley, C. Pirmez, W. Busch, and A. Cramp (1.3 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.209.1997

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4. Turbidity-current overspill from the Amazon Channel: texture of the silt/sand load, paleoflow from anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility, and implications for flow processes, pp. 53-78
R.N. Hiscott, F.R. Hall, and C. Pirmez (3.8 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.202.1997

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5. Fined-grained turbidites of the Amazon Fan: facies characterization and interpretation, pp. 79-108
D.J.W. Piper and M. Deptuck (12 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.208.1997

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6. Mass-transport deposits of the Amazon Fan, pp. 109-146
D.J.W. Piper, C. Pirmez, P.L. Manley, D. Long, R.D. Flood, W.R. Normark, and W. Showers (9.3 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.212.1997

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7. An electron microprobe study of the Amazon Fan, pp. 147-168
F. Nanayama (1.5 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.204.1997

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8. Provenance of Amazon Fan muds: constraints from Nd and Pb isotopes, pp. 169-176
D.K. McDaniel, S.M. McLennan, and G.N. Hanson (753 KB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.207.1997

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9. Clay mineral distribution and significance in Quaternary sediments of the Amazon Fan, pp. 177-192
P. Debrabant, M. Lopez, and H. Chamley (1.4 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.227.1997

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10. Comparison of shipboard vs. shore-based spectral data from Amazon Fan cores: implications for interpreting sediment composition, pp. 193-216
W.L. Balsam, J.E. Damuth, and R.R. Schneider (3.2 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.210.1997

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11. Data Report: Interlaboratory comparison of sediment grain-sizing techniques: data from Amazon Fan upper levee complex sediments, pp. 217-228
A. Cramp, S.V. Lee, J. Herniman, R.N. Hiscott, P.L. Manley, D.J.W. Piper, M. Deptuck, S.K. Johnston, and K.S. Black (365 KB) (see Publisher's Note)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.242.1997

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SECTION 3: PALEOMAGNETISM AND ROCK MAGNETISM

12. An examination of the paleointensity record and geomagnetic excursions recorded in Leg 155 cores, pp. 231-244
S.M. Cisowski and F.R. Hall (1.6 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.214.1997

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13. Magnetic hysteresis properties of fine-grained magnetic iron sulfide nodules and crusts on the Amazon Fan, pp. 245-250
F.R. Hall, S. Cisowski, and J.W. King (861 KB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.216.1997

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14. Data Report: Environmental rock-magnetic evidence of authigenic-magnetic mineral formation/preservation (Amazon Fan), pp. 251-270
F.R. Hall, S. Cisowski, and S. John (2.4 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.215.1997

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15. Data Report: Between-hole correlations of sites drilled during Leg 155 on the Amazon Fan, pp. 271-278
F.R. Hall (890 KB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.252.1997

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SECTION 4: BIOSTRATIGRAPHY, ISOTOPE STRATIGRAPHY, AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHY

16. Isotopic stratigraphy of Amazon Fan Sediments, pp. 281-304
W.J. Showers, R. Schneider, N. Mikkelsen, and M. Maslin (1.1 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.222.1997

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17. Stable isotope records from Sites 932 and 933, pp. 305-318
M. Maslin, S. Burns, H. Erlenkeuser, and C. Hohnemann (659 KB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.221.1997

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18. Upper quaternary Western Atlantic paleoceanography and terrigenous sedimentation on the Amazon Fan: a view from stable isotopes of planktonic foraminifers and bulk organic matter, pp. 319-334
R.R. Schneider, P.J. Müller, B. Schlünz, M. Segl, W.J. Showers, and G. Wefer (1.9 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.228.1997

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19. Benthic and planktonic foraminifers and stable isotopic analysis of mass-flow sediments in the Amazon Fan, pp. 335-352
C.G. Vilela and M. Maslin (4.1 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.219.1997

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20. Amazon Fan mass-transport deposits and underlying interglacial deposits: age estimates and fan dynamics, pp. 353-366
M. Maslin and N. Mikkelsen (642 KB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.220.1997

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21. Upper Quaternary diatoms in the Amazon Fan of the Western Atlantic, pp. 367-374
N. Mikkelsen (1 MB)
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22. Data Report: Amino acid racemization geochronological studies of selected Leg 155 samples, pp. 375-378
J.F. Wehmiller and F.R. Hall (135 KB)
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SECTION 5: TERRESTRIAL PALEOCLIMATE

23. Upper Quaternary vegetation and climate history of the Amazon Basin: correlating marine and terrestrial pollen records, pp. 381-396
S. Haberle (1.2 MB)
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24. Palynology of the Pleistocene glacial/interglacial cycles of the Amazon Fan (Holes 940A, 944A, and 946A), pp. 397-410
C. Hoorn (2.6 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.226.1997

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25. Phytoliths and microscopic charcoal from Leg 155: a vegetational and fire history of the Amazon Basin during the last 75 k.y., pp. 411-418
D. Piperno (896 KB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.250.1997

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SECTION 6: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES/GEOPHYSICS

26. Microstructure and physical properties of Amazon Fan Sites 940 and 946 from wireline, laboratory, and sedimentologic data, pp. 421-446
J.D. Kronen, Jr. (4.2 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.233.1997

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27. Fabric of fine-grained Amazon Fan sediments: influence of depositional processes and burial transformation, pp. 447-464
W.H. Busch and M.R. Brister (11 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.235.1997

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28. Computed tomography scan analysis of Site 941 cores, western mass-transport deposit, Amazon Fan, pp. 465-476
W. Soh (3.3 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.231.1997

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29. The compressional-wave velocity of Amazon Fan sediments: Calculation from index properties and variation with clay content, pp. 477-494
R.D. Flood, C. Pirmez, and H. Yin (1.8 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.232.1997

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SECTION 7: DIAGENESIS AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

30. Early diagenesis in Amazon Fan sediments, pp. 497-504
S.J. Burns (892 KB)
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31. Depth trends in phosphorus and C:N:P ratios of organic matter in Amazon Fan sediments: indices of organic matter source and burial history, pp. 505-518
K.C. Ruttenberg and M.A. Goñi (603 KB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.241.1997

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32. Record of terrestrial organic matter composition in Amazon Fan sediments, pp. 519-530
M.A. Goñi (968 KB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.240.1997

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33. Relationships between organic carbon preservation and mineral surface area in Amazon Fan (Holes 932A and 942A), pp. 531-538
R.G. Keil, E. Tsamakis, N. Wolf, J.I. Hedges, and M. Goñi (505 KB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.237.1997

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34. Terrigenous and marine lipids in Amazon Fan sediments: implications for sedimentological reconstructions, pp. 539-554
K.-U. Hinrichs and J. Rullkötter (644 KB)
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35. Identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments from the Amazon Fan: occurrence and diagenetic evolution, pp. 555-564
H. Budzinski, P. Garrigues, G. Bernard, J. Bellocq, K. Hinrichs, and J. Rulkötter (696 KB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.251.1997

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36. Bacterial profiles in Amazon Fan sediments, Sites 934 and 940, pp. 565-572
B.A. Cragg, K.M. Law, A. Cramp, and R.J. Parkes (787 KB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.229.1997

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37. Data Report: Analysis of FeS (acid volatile S) at Sites 939 and 944, Amazon Fan, pp. 573-574
R.D. Flood and M. Green
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SECTION 8: SYNTHESIS

38. Biostratigraphy and sedimentation rates of the Amazon Fan, pp. 577-594
N. Mikkelsen, M. Maslin, J. Giraudeau, and W. Showers (1.2 MB)
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39. Synthesis of stratigraphic correlations of the Amazon Fan, pp. 595-610
D.J.W. Piper, R.D. Flood, S. Cisowski, F. Hall, P.L. Manley, M. Maslin, N. Mikkelsen, and W. Showers (5.5 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.245.1997

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40. Sedimentary facies and associated depositional elements of the Amazon Fan, pp. 611-652
W.R. Normark, J.E. Damuth, and the Leg 155 Sedimentology Group (147 MB)
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41. Amazon Fan sedimentation: the relationship to equatorial climate change, continental denudation, and sea-level fluctuations, pp. 653- 676
R.D. Flood and D.J.W. Piper (2.4 MB)
doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.155.246.1997

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SECTION 9: INDEX

Index, pp. 679 (123 KB)


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Logging Data for Leg 155, please contact Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.