<p>The Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary asteroid impact is recorded globally as a negative <sup>187</sup>Os/<sup>188</sup>Os excursion, including in sediments recovered from the IODP-ICDP drilling within the peak ring of the Chicxulub structure in the Gulf of Mexico. The reconstructed marine <sup>187</sup>Os/<sup>188</sup>Os curves can be used for global age correlations on the ~10 kyr scale. However, the versatility of Os isotope clock between the proximal and distal sites remains unclear. This paper presents <sup>187</sup>Os/<sup>188</sup>Os records from early Paleocene sediments deposited in the Chicxulub impact basin and Mexican sites with biochronological scales. The results for these proximal sites show a recovery timescale of ~700 kyr, which is significantly longer than that of the distal sites (~200 kyr). The interval showing the <sup>187</sup>Os/<sup>188</sup>Os decline coincides with the enrichment of hydrothermally-derived Mn, implying that hydrothermal venting at the Chicxulub structure may have played a role in the marine chemistry and ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico.</p>

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Prolonged 187Os/188Os excursion implies hydrothermal influence after the Chicxulub impact in the Gulf of Mexico

  • Honami Sato,
  • Akira Ishikawa,
  • Ignacio Arenillas,
  • José A. Arz,
  • Vicente Gilabert,
  • Philippe Claeys,
  • Steven Goderis,
  • Christopher M. Lowery,
  • Sean P. S. Gulick,
  • Joanna V. Morgan

摘要

The Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary asteroid impact is recorded globally as a negative 187Os/188Os excursion, including in sediments recovered from the IODP-ICDP drilling within the peak ring of the Chicxulub structure in the Gulf of Mexico. The reconstructed marine 187Os/188Os curves can be used for global age correlations on the ~10 kyr scale. However, the versatility of Os isotope clock between the proximal and distal sites remains unclear. This paper presents 187Os/188Os records from early Paleocene sediments deposited in the Chicxulub impact basin and Mexican sites with biochronological scales. The results for these proximal sites show a recovery timescale of ~700 kyr, which is significantly longer than that of the distal sites (~200 kyr). The interval showing the 187Os/188Os decline coincides with the enrichment of hydrothermally-derived Mn, implying that hydrothermal venting at the Chicxulub structure may have played a role in the marine chemistry and ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico.