Pyritization: a palaeoenvironmental and redox proxy reevaluated

Pyrite as a proxy for the redox states of bottom waters was evaluated in the context of modern salt marsh sediments. Two sites, 40 m apart, with very different physicochemical properties were sampled seasonally. The sites differed from each other in (1) the amount of tidal flushing, (2) vegetation,...

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Published in:Estuarine, coastal and shelf science coastal and shelf science, 2003-08, Vol.57 (5), p.1183-1193
Main Authors: Roychoudhury, Alakendra N., Kostka, Joel E., Van Cappellen, Philippe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
degree of pyritization
iron
Marine
proxy
pyrite
redox
saltmarsh
sulfur
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Summary:Pyrite as a proxy for the redox states of bottom waters was evaluated in the context of modern salt marsh sediments. Two sites, 40 m apart, with very different physicochemical properties were sampled seasonally. The sites differed from each other in (1) the amount of tidal flushing, (2) vegetation, (3) redox condition below the sediment–water interface, (4) carbon content and (5) solid phase iron oxyhydroxide and iron sulfide content of the sediment. The calculated degree of pyritization (DOP) varies between 0.44 and 1.0, depending on the site and the season. Different DOP values were obtained for the same samples when different techniques were applied for extraction of reactive iron. Framboidal pyrite was dominant; however, other textural forms of pyrite were also observed. The size distribution of the individual pyrite crystals and the framboids was fairly narrow; with the majority of them having diameters
ISSN:0272-7714
1096-0015
DOI:10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00058-1