COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH:  Stratigraphy, Geochemistry and     Paleonceanography of Organic Carbon-Rich Aptian and Albian  Sequences
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The proposed research involves a multidisciplinary approach                to the study of Aptian-Albian black shales:  1)  Refinement of                  Aptian-Albian stratigraphy with development of an integrated                    higher resolution foraminiferal and calcareous nannofossil                      biostratigraphy is proposed, and 2) detailed sedimentologic and                 geochemical (organic; stable isotopic) studies of Aptian-Albian                 "black shale" sequences in order to document the stratigraphic                  sequence of anoxic vs. oxic conditions and resulting changes in                 type and/or preservation of organic matter.  Our study will                     involve intensive investigation of selected land and DSDP/ODP                   sequences of Aptian-Albian age from a broad spread of                           paleolatitudes and paleoenvironments.  The objectives are:  1) to               improve the understanding of and better constrain models for the                origin of organic carbon-rich strata of mid-Cretaceous age, which               are a major portion of the hydrocarbon source best of the world;                2) to investigate the forcing of black shale deposition by                      tectonic, paleoceanographic, eustatic and climatic events; and 3)               to understand the relationships between biotic evolution and                    formation of sedimentary (e.g. Mn) ore deposits to OAEs and OASEs.
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