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Geology; September 1994; v. 22; no. 9; p. 775-778
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Tertiary plutons monitor climate change in East Greenland

Richard J. Nevle, Mark E. Brandriss, Dennis K. Bird, Michael O. McWilliams, and James R. O'Neil

Stanford University, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States

The delta D values of amphibole and biotite in Tertiary plutons in central eastern Greenland decreased by approximately 30per mil between 55 and 50 Ma and then increased by approximately 35per mil between 50 and 43 Ma. The delta D values of amphibole and biotite in the plutons range from -160per mil to -123per mil. These low values reflect isotopic exchange between the igneous rocks and hydrothermal fluids that were dominated by meteoric water. The changes in mineral delta D values between 55 and 43 Ma are explained most plausibly by shifts in the isotopic composition of meteoric waters that fed hydrothermal recharge areas. At 50 Ma, uplift related to the Iceland mantle plume elevated hydrothermal recharge areas by 1-2 km. High-altitude, low-delta D meteoric waters collected by the uplifted recharge areas caused the approximately 30per mil decrease in mineral delta D values between 55 and 50 Ma. The subsequent increase in mineral delta D values from 50 to 43 Ma corresponds to widening of the North Atlantic Ocean and a change from continental to maritime climate. Thus Tertiary plutons in central eastern Greenland represent a network of paleoclimate stations that monitored the delta D of meteoric water during opening of the North Atlantic Ocean basin.

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