Late Carboniferous hydrocarbon-seep carbonates from the glaciomarine Dwyka Group, southern Namibia.

Himmler T, Freiwald A, Stollhofen H, Peckmann J (2008)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2008

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Publisher: Elsevier

Pages Range: 185-195

Journal Issue: 257

DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.09.018

Abstract

Limestone deposits with columnar to lenticular geometry (max. 3.2 m in height and 1.5 m in diameter) occur within the uppermost part of the Ganigobis Shale Member, a marine mudstone unit capping the second deglaciation sequence of the glaciomarine Dwyka Group in southern Namibia. The limestones mainly consist of four authigenic carbonate phases (microspar, banded/botryoidal cement, yellow calcite, spheroidal calcite). Extremely negative δ13C values (as low as - 51‰ VPDB) indicate a hydrocarbon-derived origin of the carbonates with biogenic methane being the most likely carbon source. The limestones contain a low-diversity but high-abundance faunal assemblage of tubular fossils. These fossils closely resemble the tubes of modern and fossil seep-dwelling vestimentiferan tube worms in terms of size, shape, arrangement, and taphonomical patterns. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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APA:

Himmler, T., Freiwald, A., Stollhofen, H., & Peckmann, J. (2008). Late Carboniferous hydrocarbon-seep carbonates from the glaciomarine Dwyka Group, southern Namibia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 257, 185-195. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.09.018

MLA:

Himmler, Tobias, et al. "Late Carboniferous hydrocarbon-seep carbonates from the glaciomarine Dwyka Group, southern Namibia." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 257 (2008): 185-195.

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