FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Weathering fluxes and sediment provenance on the SW Scottish shelf during the last deglaciation BT AF AROSIO, Riccardo CROCKET, Kirsty C. NOWELL, Geoffrey M. CANARD, S. Louise HOWE, John A. BENETTI, Sara FABEL, Derek MORETON, Steve CLARK, Chris D. AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:3;5:1;6:4;7:5;8:6;9:7; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:; C1 Scottish Assoc Marine Sci, Oban PA37 1QA, Argyll, Scotland. Univ Durham, NCIET, South Rd, Durham DH1 3LE, England. Univ Durham, Dept Geog, Durham DH1 3LE, England. Univ Ulster, Sch Environm Sci, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Londonderry, North Ireland. Scottish Univ, Environm Res Ctr, E Kilbride G75 0QF, Lanark, Scotland. NERC Radiocarbon Facil, E Kilbride G75 0QF, Lanark, Scotland. Univ Sheffield, Dept Geog, Sheffield S10 2TN, S Yorkshire, England. C2 SAMS SCOTLAND, UK UNIV DURHAM, UK UNIV DURHAM, UK UNIV ULSTER, UK UNIV SCOTTISH, UK NERC, UK UNIV SHEFFIELD, UK IF 3.349 TC 6 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00504/61592/83889.pdf LA English DT Article CR IMAGES 1-MD101 BO Marion Dufresne DE ;Glacial sediments;Pb geochemistry;FeMn oxyhydroxides;Provenance;Last Glacial Maximum;Western Scotland AB The reconstruction of past ice sheet dynamics can inform on long-term ice stream activity, and in turn provide constraints on the response of modern ice sheets to climate change. The Hebrides Ice Stream (HIS) flowed across part of the western Scottish shelf to the shelf-break during the last glacial cycle. To investigate the deglacial dynamics of the HIS following the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), lead (Pb) isotope records were extracted from the FeMn oxyhydroxide and detrital fractions of recovered laminated glacimarine mud sequences to monitor the changing activity of HIS during its retreat. These provide, respectively, relative timing of glacially weathered inputs to the marine environment and some source information on the eroded sediments. The FeMn oxyhydroxide fraction is dominated by pre-formed particles and shows a marked decrease from radiogenic at similar to 21 cal ka to less radiogenic Pb isotope compositions towards 15.4-13 ka. This decrease represents a reduction in the flux of subglacially-derived radiogenic Pb to the continental shelf, and it is interpreted as the result of the break-up of the ice-stream in western Scotland around that time. The Pb, Sr and Nd isotopic signatures of the detrital fraction indicate a preponderance of fine sediments originated from the NW Highlands throughout the period studied (similar to 21 to 15 cal ka BP), most likely dictated by the orientation of tidal and oceanic current directions and sediment delivery. Both fractions show inversion of the Pb-208/Pb-204 ratio relative to the other Pb isotope ratios. This is observed only in one core site in the detrital fraction, and extended to all cores in the FeMn oxyhydroxide fraction. This behaviour highlights the influence of ocean currents in restricting the detrital but encouraging dispersal of the FeMn oxyhydroxide signal. Periodic increased contributions from a high Th/U source, potentially the neighbouring Archaean amphibolitic Lewisian basement in the Outer Hebrides, are proposed as the source of these Pb-208/Pb-204 inversions. This study demonstrates how geochemical investigation on continental shelves can be used to constrain the activity and flow sources of palaeo-ice streams, and the utility of combining detrital and FeMn oxyhydroxides to determine the combined influence of the continental sources of material and their dispersal in the marine environment. PY 2018 PD AUG SO Marine Geology SN 0025-3227 PU Elsevier Science Bv VL 402 UT 000440121200007 BP 81 EP 98 DI 10.1016/j.margeo.2017.08.017 ID 61592 ER EF