The Paleocene-Eocene boundary in a flysch sequence from Goriška Brda (Western Slovenia): Oxygen and carbon stable isotope variations

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  • Tadej Dolenec
  • Jernej Pavšič
  • Sonja Lojen

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https://doi.org/10.5474/geologija.2000.002

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Stable (δ13Ccarb., δ13Corg., δ18O) isotopic records were studied to elucidate the problem of the Paleocene/Eocene (P/E) boundary in a flysch sequence at Nožno in Goriška Brda, W. Slovenia. A remarkable disturbance in organic carbon as well as in carbonate C and O isotopic records and associated Ir anomalies provide strong evidence that something unusual happened at the time of the Paleocene-Eocene transition. The diverse character of the negative excursion of δ13C of carbonate and sedimentary organic carbon indicates a significant perturbation in the global carbon cycle and climatic changes, most probably controlled by a combination of volcanic activity and fluctuations in bioproductivity. The corresponding δ18O variability may be related to global warming due to a higher greenhouse effect and/or diagenetic alteration.

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Dolenec, T., Pavšič, J., & Lojen, S. (2000). The Paleocene-Eocene boundary in a flysch sequence from Goriška Brda (Western Slovenia): Oxygen and carbon stable isotope variations . Geologija, 43(1), 37–42. https://doi.org/10.5474/geologija.2000.002

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