Colour origin of red sandstone beds within the Hüdai Formation (Early Cambrian), Aydıncık (Mersin), southern Turkey
Yıl: 2013 Cilt: 22 Sayı: 4 Sayfa Aralığı: 563 - 573 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022
Colour origin of red sandstone beds within the Hüdai Formation (Early Cambrian), Aydıncık (Mersin), southern Turkey
Öz: The basal part of the Hüdai Formation (Early Cambrian) in the Aydıncık (Mersin) area comprises red sandstone beds at different stratigraphic levels, showing ripple cross-lamination. These beds were deposited in the middle to lower part of an intertidal flat environment. Bedding-parallel reddening and its cyclic character suggest syn-sedimentary or early diagenetic red colouration in a marine environment. Both X-ray diffraction and petrographic analyses indicate that the red sandstones are composed of predominantly K-feldspar and quartz grains and an illite matrix. These are dominantly arkosic wacke. A small amount of hematite (<5 wt.%) is present in all the samples, which gives a red colour to the whole rock. Scanning electron microscopy images show that hematite pigment appears as spherical and rod-shaped particles in sizes of 1 μm or less disseminated on the grains and in the matrix. Considering their size and morphology, the hematite particles can be interpreted as fossil bacteria, indicating a bacterially induced precipitation, probably from seawater. A 2-step biomineralisation process could explain iron oxidation during early diagenesis in an intertidal environment: (a) trapping of iron ($Fe^{2+}$) on the bacterial cell wall with oxidation by bacterial activity; (b) inorganic precipitation followed early-stage bacterial nucleation sites resulting in crystal growth. The Fe2+ for reddening is provided by an intrastratal alteration of the iron-bearing minerals.
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APA | Eren M, KADİR S (2013). Colour origin of red sandstone beds within the Hüdai Formation (Early Cambrian), Aydıncık (Mersin), southern Turkey. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 22(4), 563 - 573. |
Chicago | Eren Muhsin,KADİR Selahattin Colour origin of red sandstone beds within the Hüdai Formation (Early Cambrian), Aydıncık (Mersin), southern Turkey. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 22, no.4 (2013): 563 - 573. |
MLA | Eren Muhsin,KADİR Selahattin Colour origin of red sandstone beds within the Hüdai Formation (Early Cambrian), Aydıncık (Mersin), southern Turkey. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, vol.22, no.4, 2013, ss.563 - 573. |
AMA | Eren M,KADİR S Colour origin of red sandstone beds within the Hüdai Formation (Early Cambrian), Aydıncık (Mersin), southern Turkey. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences. 2013; 22(4): 563 - 573. |
Vancouver | Eren M,KADİR S Colour origin of red sandstone beds within the Hüdai Formation (Early Cambrian), Aydıncık (Mersin), southern Turkey. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences. 2013; 22(4): 563 - 573. |
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ISNAD | Eren, Muhsin - KADİR, Selahattin. "Colour origin of red sandstone beds within the Hüdai Formation (Early Cambrian), Aydıncık (Mersin), southern Turkey". Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 22/4 (2013), 563-573. |