Stratigraphic significance of carbon isotope variations in the shallow-marine Seis/Siusi Permian–Triassic boundary section (Southern Alps, Italy)

Carbonate carbon-isotope values from the Permian–Triassic (P–T) boundary section at Seis/Siusi (Southern Alps, Italy) show a trend similar to that in numerous other P–T boundary sections worldwide. Values decrease from 3.2‰ (V-PDB) in the upper Bellerophon Limestone Formation (Late Permian) to a min...

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Main Authors: S. H. Kraus, S. Siegert, W. Mette, U. Struck, C. Korte
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2009-08-01
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author S. H. Kraus
S. Siegert
W. Mette
U. Struck
C. Korte
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S. Siegert
W. Mette
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C. Korte
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description Carbonate carbon-isotope values from the Permian–Triassic (P–T) boundary section at Seis/Siusi (Southern Alps, Italy) show a trend similar to that in numerous other P–T boundary sections worldwide. Values decrease from 3.2‰ (V-PDB) in the upper Bellerophon Limestone Formation (Late Permian) to a minimum of –1.7‰ in the lower Mazzin Member. This minimum may represent the P–T boundary. The overall declining carbon-isotope trend is interrupted by a ca. 1‰ positive excursion in the higher Tesero Oolite Horizon. This positive peak is located at a higher lithostratigraphic level than a comparable peak in the adjacent Pufels section, which suggests that the Tesero Oolite Horizon in the Seis section is stratigraphically slightly older than in the Pufels section, and this is also suggested by palaeomagnetic correlation. It is therefore concluded that the base of the Tesero Oolite Horizon does not reflect a synchronous "current event" but is slightly diachronous, a result that was previously shown by biostratigraphic correlation. Nevertheless, this suggestion should be verified by further detailed litho-, magneto- and chemostratigraphic analysis of other P–T sections in the Southern Alps.doi:10.1002/mmng.200900007
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spelling doaj.art-718cb753c3ae460c97ff26ae3b27f1672024-01-02T04:39:14ZengPensoft PublishersFossil Record2193-00742009-08-0112219720510.1002/mmng.20090000730404Stratigraphic significance of carbon isotope variations in the shallow-marine Seis/Siusi Permian–Triassic boundary section (Southern Alps, Italy)S. H. Kraus0S. Siegert1W. Mette2U. Struck3C. Korte4Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften, Freie Universität Berlin, Malteserstr. 74–100Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften, Freie Universität Berlin, Malteserstr. 74–100Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie, Universität Innsbruck, Innrain 52Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Invalidenstraße 43Department of Geography and Geology & Nordic Center for Earth Evolution (NordCEE), University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark and Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften, Freie Universität Berlin, Malteserstr. 74–100Carbonate carbon-isotope values from the Permian–Triassic (P–T) boundary section at Seis/Siusi (Southern Alps, Italy) show a trend similar to that in numerous other P–T boundary sections worldwide. Values decrease from 3.2‰ (V-PDB) in the upper Bellerophon Limestone Formation (Late Permian) to a minimum of –1.7‰ in the lower Mazzin Member. This minimum may represent the P–T boundary. The overall declining carbon-isotope trend is interrupted by a ca. 1‰ positive excursion in the higher Tesero Oolite Horizon. This positive peak is located at a higher lithostratigraphic level than a comparable peak in the adjacent Pufels section, which suggests that the Tesero Oolite Horizon in the Seis section is stratigraphically slightly older than in the Pufels section, and this is also suggested by palaeomagnetic correlation. It is therefore concluded that the base of the Tesero Oolite Horizon does not reflect a synchronous "current event" but is slightly diachronous, a result that was previously shown by biostratigraphic correlation. Nevertheless, this suggestion should be verified by further detailed litho-, magneto- and chemostratigraphic analysis of other P–T sections in the Southern Alps.doi:10.1002/mmng.200900007https://fr.pensoft.net/article/30404/download/pdf/
spellingShingle S. H. Kraus
S. Siegert
W. Mette
U. Struck
C. Korte
Stratigraphic significance of carbon isotope variations in the shallow-marine Seis/Siusi Permian–Triassic boundary section (Southern Alps, Italy)
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title Stratigraphic significance of carbon isotope variations in the shallow-marine Seis/Siusi Permian–Triassic boundary section (Southern Alps, Italy)
title_full Stratigraphic significance of carbon isotope variations in the shallow-marine Seis/Siusi Permian–Triassic boundary section (Southern Alps, Italy)
title_fullStr Stratigraphic significance of carbon isotope variations in the shallow-marine Seis/Siusi Permian–Triassic boundary section (Southern Alps, Italy)
title_full_unstemmed Stratigraphic significance of carbon isotope variations in the shallow-marine Seis/Siusi Permian–Triassic boundary section (Southern Alps, Italy)
title_short Stratigraphic significance of carbon isotope variations in the shallow-marine Seis/Siusi Permian–Triassic boundary section (Southern Alps, Italy)
title_sort stratigraphic significance of carbon isotope variations in the shallow marine seis siusi permian triassic boundary section southern alps italy
url https://fr.pensoft.net/article/30404/download/pdf/
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