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ODP SCIENTIFIC RESULTS
LEG 149 - Iberia Abyssal Plain

Sample Reference:
Pinheiro, L.M., Wilson, R.C.L., Pena dos Reis, R., Whitmarsh, R.B., and Ribeiro, A., 1996. The Western Iberian Margin: geophysical and geological overview. In Whitmarsh, R.B., Sawyer, D.S., Klaus, A., and Masson, D.G. (Eds.), Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 149: College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 3-23.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: The western Iberian Margin: geophysical and geological overview, p. 3-23.
L.M. Pinheiro, R.C.L. Wilson, R. Pena dos Reis, R.B. Whitmarsh, and A. Ribeiro
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SECTION 2. BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND PALEONTOLOGY

Chapter 2: Mesozoic calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy from Sites 897, 899, and 901, Iberia Abyssal Plain: new biostratigraphic evidence, p. 27-59.
E. de Kaenel and J.A. Bergen
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Chapter 3: Eocene calcareous nannofossils from the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 61-78.
L. Liu
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Chapter 4: Oligocene-Miocene calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy and paleoecology from the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 79-145.
E. de Kaenel and G. Villa
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Chapter 5: Pliocene-Pleistocene calcareous nannofossils from Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 147-164.
L. Liu, P. Maiorano, and X. Zhao
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Chapter 6: Cretaceous to Quaternary planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 165-192.
E. Gervais
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Chapter 7: Tithonian benthic foraminifers from Hole 901A, p. 193-201.
E.S. Collins, W. Kuhnt, and D.B. Scott
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Chapter 8: Cretaceous to Paleogene benthic foraminifers from the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 203-216.
W. Kuhnt and E.S. Collins
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Chapter 9: Quaternary and Neogene benthic foraminifers from Sites 898 and 900, Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 217-239.
E.S. Collins, D.B. Scott, and J. Zhang
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Chapter 10: Palynology and dinoflagellate biostratigraphy of upper Cenozoic sediments from Sites 898 and 900, Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 241-265.
F.M.G. McCarthy and P.J. Mudie
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SECTION 3. SEDIMENTS (LITHOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS AND GEOTECHNICS)

Chapter 11: Evolution of the Iberian Passive Margin as reflected in sand provenance, p. 269-280.
K.M. Marsaglia, J.C. García y Barragán, I. Padilla, and K.L. Milliken
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Chapter 12: Pleistocene and Pliocene turbidites from the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 281-294.
D. Milkert, P.P.E. Weaver, and L. Liu
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Chapter 13: Geochemical comparisons of organic matter in Cretaceous black shales from Site 897, Iberia Abyssal Plain, Sites 638 and 641, Galicia Margin, and Site 398, Vigo Seamount, p. 295-300.
P.A. Meyers
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Chapter 14: The implications of turbidite driven redox changes in sediments of the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 301-304.
T. Shaw and P.A. Meyers
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Chapter 15: Organic matter in Pleistocene to Quaternary turbidites from Sites 897, 898, 899, and 900, Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 305-313.
P.A. Meyers and J.E. Silliman
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Chapter 16: Magnetostratigraphy of Cenozoic sediments from the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 315-334.
X. Zhao, D. Milkert, L. Liu, and T. Kanamatsu
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Chapter 17: Magnetic fabric analysis of fine-grained sediments, Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 335-342.
T. Kanamatsu
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Chapter 18: In situ velocities of sedimentary rocks from the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 343-351.
D.L. Harry and M. Batzle
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Chapter 19: Clay mineral fabrics from the Iberia Abyssal Plain: recorders of post-rift consolidation and deformation? p. 353-361.
J.K. Morgan
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Chapter 20: Uniaxial reconsolidation tests on porous sediments: mudstones from Site 897, p. 363-373.
D.E. Karig
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SECTION 4. ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS (GENESIS, EMPLACEMENT, AND PROPERTIES)

Chapter 21: Petrologic characteristics of the ultramafic rocks from the ocean/continent transition in the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 377-395.
G. Cornen, M.-O. Beslier, and J. Girardeau
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Chapter 22: Tectono-metamorphic evolution of the peridotites from the ocean/continent transition of the Iberia Abyssal Plain margin, p. 397-412.
M.-O. Beslier, G. Cornen, and J. Girardeau
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Chapter 23: Geochemistry of serpentinized mantle peridotite from Site 897 in the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 413-424.
K. Seifert and D. Brunotte
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Chapter 24: Acoustic properties of ultramafic rocks from the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 425-429.
D.L. Harry and M. Batzle
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Chapter 25: Magnetic signatures of peridotite rocks from Sites 897 and 899 and their implications, p. 431-446.
X. Zhao
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SECTION 5. MAFIC ROCKS (GENESIS, EMPLACEMENT, AND AGE)

Chapter 26: Petrology of the mafic rocks cored in the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 449-469.
G. Cornen, M.-O. Beslier, and J. Girardeau
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Chapter 27: Geochemistry of metamorphosed cumulate gabbros from Hole 900, Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 471-488.
K. Seifert, I. Gibson, D. Weis, and D. Brunotte
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Chapter 28: 40Ar/39Ar dating of gabbros from the ocean/continent transition of the western Iberia Margin: preliminary results, p. 489-495.
G. Feraud, M.-O. Beslier, and G. Cornen
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Chapter 29: Geochemistry of weathered mid-ocean-ridge basalt and diabase clasts from Hole 899B in the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 497-515.
K. Seifert and D. Brunotte
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SECTION 6. LOW TEMPERATURE ALTERATION AND MASS WASTING OF BASEMENT ROCKS

Chapter 30: Major- and trace-element seawater alteration profiles in serpentinite formed during the development of the Galicia Margin, Site 897, p. 519-527.
I.L. Gibson, M.-O. Beslier, G. Cornen, K.L. Milliken, and K.E. Seifert
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Chapter 31: Marine weathering of serpentinites and serpentinite breccias, Sites 897 and 899, Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 529-540.
K.L. Milliken, F.L. Lynch, and K.E. Seifert
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Chapter 32: Mineralogical, and oxygen isotopic features of serpentinites recovered from the ocean/continent transition in the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 541-552.
P. Agrinier, G. Cornen, and M.-O. Beslier
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Chapter 33: Chemical evidence for near-seafloor precipitation of calcite in serpentinites (Site 897) and serpentinite breccias (Site 899), Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 553-558.
K.L. Milliken and J.K. Morgan
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Chapter 34: Petrography of calcite veins in serpentinized peridotite basement rocks from the Iberia Abyssal Plain, Sites 897 and 899: kinematic and environmental implications, p. 559-569.
J.K. Morgan and K.L. Milliken
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Chapter 35: Serpentinite-breccia landslide deposits generated during crustal extension at the Iberia Margin, p. 571-575.
I.L. Gibson, K.L. Milliken, and J.K. Morgan
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Chapter 36: Serpentinized peridotite breccia and olistostrome on basement highs of the Iberia Abyssal Plain: implications for tectonic margin evolution, p. 577-591.
M.C. Comas, M. Sánchez-Gómez, G. Cornen, and E. de Kaenel
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SECTION 7. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CORES RELATED TO GEOCHEMICAL LOGGING

Chapter 37: Relationship between lithology and the neutron absorption cross section (SIGMA) of samples from Leg 149, p. 595-599.
J.C. Lofts, P.K. Harvey, M.A. Lovell, and J. Locke
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SECTION 8. TECTONICS AND REGIONAL GEOPHYSICS

Chapter 38: Evidence for detachment tectonics on the Iberia Abyssal Plain rifted margin, p. 603-615.
C.M. Krawczyk, T.J. Reston, M.-O. Beslier, and G. Boillot
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Chapter 39: Seismic stratigraphy and tectonic history of the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 617-633.
R.C.L. Wilson, D.S. Sawyer, R.B. Whitmarsh, J. Zerong , and J. Carbonell
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Chapter 40: Dynamic models of multiphase continental rifting and their implications for the Newfoundland and Iberia conjugate margins, p. 635-647.
D.L. Tett and D.S. Sawyer
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Chapter 41: Detailed relationship between tectonics and sedimentation from Pasisar deep-tow seismic data acquired in the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 649-657.
J.-C. Sibuet, Y. Thomas, B. Marsset, H. Nouzé, V. Louvel, B. Savoye, and J.-P. Le Formal
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Chapter 42: Compilation of magnetic anomaly chart west of Iberia, p. 659-663.
P.R. Miles, J. Verhoef, and R. Macnab
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Chapter 43: Geological and geophysical implications of deep-tow magnetometer observations near Sites 897, 898, 899, 900, and 901 on the west Iberia continental margin, p. 665-674.
R.B. Whitmarsh, P.R. Miles, J.-C. Sibuet, and V. Louvel
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Chapter 44: Measurements of radiogenic heat production on basement samples from Sites 897 and 900, p. 675-682.
K.E. Louden and J.-C. Mareschal
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SECTION 9. SYNTHESES

Chapter 45: Sedimentary facies and depositional history at the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 685-704.
D. Milkert, M. Comas, B. Alonso, E. de Kaenel, L. Liu, and X. Zhao
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Chapter 46: Organic matter accumulation, sulfate reduction, and methanogenesis in Pliocene-Pleistocene turbidites on the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 705-712.
P.A. Meyers and T.J. Shaw
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Chapter 47: The ocean/continent transition beneath the Iberia Abyssal Plain and continental-rifting-to-seafloor-spreading processes, p. 713-733.
R.B. Whitmarsh and D.S. Sawyer
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SECTION 10. DATA REPORTS

Chapter 48: Data Report: The seismic line LG 12 in the Iberia Abyssal Plain, p. 737-739.
M.-O. Beslier

Chapter 49: Data Report: Textural and mineral composition of Cenozoic sedimentary facies off the Western Iberian Peninsula, Sites 897, 898, 899, and 900, p. 741-754.
B. Alonso, M.C. Comas, G. Ercilla, and A. Palanques
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SECTION 11. INDEX

Index, p. 757-785.
(For JOIDES Advisory Groups and ODP Sample and Data Distribution Policy, please see ODP Proceedings, Scientific Results, Volume 148, pp. 491-500.)

BACK-POCKET MATERIALS

Chapter 4.

Table 9. Stratigraphic distribution of calcareous nannofossil taxa in Hole 900A (Cores 149-900A-11R-CC through 53R).

Chapter 39.

Figure 2. Location map of the line drawings of interpreted seismic lines shown on Figure 3. Part of the structural map of Masson et al. (1994) is included to show the distribution of Miocene folding and faulting.

Figure 3. Line drawings of interpretations of migrated seismic lines LG04, LG12, SO16, SO17, SO18, and SO20. The location of these lines is shown on text Figure 1 and on Figure 2 on this back-pocket foldout. Roman numerals at site locations indicate the lithostratigraphic units drilled and described in the Leg 149 Initial Reports volume (Sawyer, Whitmarsh, Klaus, et al., 1994).

Chapter 42:

Figure 1. Magnetic anomaly chart of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the Iberian peninsula.

Chapter 48:

Figure 2. Three sections (a, b, and c) of seismic line LG12 (time migrated), from west to east (see location in Fig. 1). Section d is a pre-stack depth migration of the section framed on c. (From Beslier et al., 1995.)


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