Dr. Barbara Teichert, Dipl.-Geol.
Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie
Lehrstuhl für Historische und Regionale Geologie
Corrensstraße 24
D-48149 Münster

Telefon: +49 (0)251 / 83-33983
Telefax: +49 (0)251 / 83-33933
E-Mail: barbara.teichert [at] uni-muenster.de

Uni-Zimmer-Nr.: 402

Scientific career

• since 2008: University Münster
• 2005-2008: Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR)
• 2002-2005: University Bremen
• 1999-2002: Dr. rer. nat., DFG-fellowship, GEOMAR/Kiel
• 1997-1999: Dipl.-Geol., University Münster
• 1996-1997: University of Oklahoma
• 1992-1996: University Heidelberg

Research interests

• Geology of methane seep locations (modern and fossil)
• Diagenesis in marine sediments
• Formation and recrystallization of metastable carbonates
• Stable, radiogenic and radioactive isotopes
• Paleoclimate reconstructions

Current projects

• Formation of mega-glendonites in the Eocene
• Methane-induced carbonates along the Casciadia Margin
• Authigenic carbonates at the eastern continental margin of India
• Fluctuations of the oceanic Ca isotopic budget of the Cenozoic

Teaching

• Übungen zu "Die Erde", BSc. Geowissenschaften, 1. FS
• Geländeübung II (Fieldcamp), BSc. Geowissenschaften, 2. FS (with colleagues)
• Übungen zu "System Erde", BSc. Geowissenschaften, 3. FS
• Laborpraktikum "Geochemie der stabilen Isotope", BSc. Geowissenschaften, 5. FS (with H. Strauss, A. Fugmann)
• Laborpraktikum "Biogeochemie mariner Sedimente", MSc. Geowissenschaften, 2. FS (with H. Strauss, A. Fugmann)
• Laborpraktikum "Biogeochemie und stabile Isotope", BSc. Geowissenschaften, 2. FS (with H. Strauss, A. Fugmann)
• Laborprojekte zu biogeochemischen Fragestellungen, MSc. Geowissenschaften, 2. FS
• Vorlesung "Erd- und Lebensgeschichte", BSc. Geowissenschaften, 2. FS (with R.T. Becker, H. Kerp), SS 2009

Expeditions

• 09-10/2006: FS SONNE, SO 189-2 "Sumatra"
• 09-10/2005: RV JOIDES Resolution, Exp. 311 "Cascadia Margin Gas Hydrates"
• 07-09/2002: RV JOIDES Resolution, Leg 204 "Drilling Gas Hydrates on Hydrate Ridge"
• 07-08/2000: FS SONNE, SO 148 "Tecflux II"
• 06-09/1999: FS SONNE, SO 143 "Tecflux I"

Publications

Journal publications - in preparation, submitted, in review, accepted, in press:

• Ockert, C., Gussone, N., Kaufhold, S., Teichert, B.M.A. (accepted). Isotope fractionation during Ca exchange on clay minerals in a marine environment. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Luppold, F.W. (in review) Glendonites from an Early Jurassic methane seep – Climate or methane indicators? Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Meister, P., Mavromatis, V., Ockert, C., Gussone, N. (submitted) Early diagenetic, primary dolomite formation on the Peru Margin – Insights 1 from Ca and Mg isotopes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
• Wehrmann, L.M., Ockert, C., Mix, A., Gussone, N., Teichert, B.M.A., Meister, P. (submitted). Repeated occurrences of methanogenic zones, diagenetic dolomite 1 formation and linked silicate alteration in southern Bering Sea sediments (Bowers Ridge, IODP Exp. 323 Site U1341). Deep-Sea Research Part II.
• Qu, Y., Birgel, D., Teichert, B.M.A., Peckmann, J. (in prep.). A prominent role of bacterial sulfate reduction in the formation of ikaite/glendonite, Western Washington State. Palaios.

Journal publications (peer-reviewed):

• Strauss, H., Bast, R., Cording, A., Fugmann, A., Diekrup, D., Garbe-Schönberg, D., Lutter, A., Oeser, M., Rabe, K., Reinke, D., Teichert, B.M.A., Westernströer, U. (2012) Sulfur cycling in marine sediments revealed by multiple stable sulfur isotope data. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 48, 166-179.
• Siegert, M., Krüger, M., Teichert, B.M.A., Wiedicke, M., Schippers, A. (2011) Anaerobic oxidation of methane at a marine methane seep in a forearc sediment basin off Sumatra, Indian Ocean. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2, 1-16.
• Gussone, N., Nehrke, G., Teichert, B.M.A. (2011). Calcium isotope fractionation in ikaite and vaterite. Chemical Geology, 285, 194-202.
• van de Schootbrugge, B., Harazim, D., Sorichter, K., Oschmann, W., Fiebig, J., Püttmann, W., Peinl, M., Zanella, F., Teichert, B.M.A., Hoffmann, J., Stadnitskaia, A., Rosenthal, Y. (2010). The enigmatic ichnofossil Tisoa siphonalis and widespread authigenic seep carbonate formation during the Late Pliensbachian in southern France. Biogeosciences, 7, 3123-3138.
• Schippers, A., Köweker, G., Höft, C., Teichert, B.M.A. (2010). Quantification of microbial communities in forearc sediment basins of Sumatra. Geomicrobiology Journal, 27, 170-182.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Gussone, N., Torres, M.E. (2009). Controls on calcium isotope fractionation in sedimentary porewaters. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 279, 373-382. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.01.011.
• Bahr, A., Bohrmann, G., Teichert, B.M.A. (2008). Data report: Bulk mineralogical composition of Cascadia Margin sediments, IODP Expedition 311. In: Riedel, M., Collett, T.S., Malone, M.J., and the Expedition 311 Scientist, Proc. IODP, 311: Washington DC, doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.311.201.2008.
• Riedel, M, Collett, T., Malone, M., Akiba, F., Blanc-Valleron, M., Ellis, M., Guerin, G., Hashimoto, Y., Heuer, V., Higashi, Y., Holland, M., Jackson, P., Kaneko, M., Kastner, M., Kim, J.-H., Kitajima, H., Long, P., Malinverno, A., Palekar, L., Pohlman, P., Schultheiss, P., Teichert, B.M.A., Torres, M., Trehu, A., Wang, J., Wortmann, U., Yoshioka, H. (2006). Gas hydrate transect across northern Cascadia margin. EOS, 87 (33).
• Teichert, B.M.A., Bohrmann, G. (2006). Data report: Composition of authigenic carbonates in sediments of the Cascadia accretionary prism, ODP Leg 204. In: Tréhu, A.M., Bohrmann, G., Torres, M.E., Colwell, F.S. (Eds.), Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 204, College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 1-8. doi:10.2973/odp.proc.sr.204.116.2006.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Torres, M.E., Bohrmann, G., Eisenhauer, A. (2005). Fluid sources, fluid pathways and diagenetic reactions across an accretionary prism revealed by Sr and B geochemistry. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 239, 106-121.
• Gussone, N., Böhm, F., Eisenhauer, A., Dietzel, M., Heuser, A., Teichert, B.M.A., Reitner, J., Wörheide, G., Dullo, W.-C. (2005). Calcium isotope fractionation in calcite and aragonite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69 (18), 4485-4494.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Bohrmann, G., Suess, E. (2005). Chemoherms on Hydrate Ridge - Unique microbially-mediated carbonate build-ups growing into the water column. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 227, 67-85.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Gussone, N., Eisenhauer, A., Bohrmann, G. (2005). Clathrites – Archives of near-seafloor pore fluid evolution (δ^44/40Ca, δ¹³C, δ¹⁸O) in gas hydrate environments. Geology, 33(3), 213-216.
• Torres, M.E., Teichert, B.M.A., Trehu, A.M., Borowski, W., Tomaru, H. (2004). Relationship of pore water freshening to accretionary processes in the Cascadia margin: Fluid sources and gas hydrate abundance. Geophysical Research Letters, 31(22), 1-4. doi:2004GL021219.
• Tréhu, A.M., Long, P.E., Torres, M.E., Bohrmann, G., Rack, F.R., Collett, T.S., Goldberg, D.S., Milkov, A.V., Riedel, M., Schultheiss, P., Bangs, N.L., Barr, S.R., Borowski, W.S., Claypool, G.E., Delwiche, M.E., Dickens, G.R., Gracia, E., Guerin, G., Holland, M., Johnson, J.E., Lee, Y.-J., Liu, C.-S., Su, X., Teichert, B.M.A., Tomaru, H., Vanneste, M., Watanabe, M., Weinberger, J.L. (2004). Three-dimensional distribution of gas hydrate beneath southern Hydrate Ridge: Constraints from ODP Leg 204. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 222, 845-862.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Eisenhauer, A., Bohrmann, G., Haase-Schramm, A., Bock, B., Linke, P. (2003). U/Th systematics and ages of authigenic carbonates from Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia convergent margin: recorders of fluid composition and sealevel changes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 67, 3845-3857.
• Suess, E., Torres, M. E., Bohrmann, G., Collier, R. W., Rickert, D., Goldfinger, C., Linke, P., Heuser, A., Sahling, H., Heeschen, K., Jung, C., Nakamura, K., Greinert, J., Pfannkuche, O., Tréhu, A., Klinkhammer, G., Whiticar, M. J., Eisenhauer, A., Teichert, B., Elvert, M. (2001). Sea floor methane hydrates at Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia Margin. Geophysical Monograph Series, 124, 87-98.

Abstracts of talks:

• Teichert, B.M.A., Meister, P., Ockert, C., Gussone, N. (2010). Ca-Isotopes of Early Diagenetic Dolomite and Porewater From the Peru Margin.20^th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Knoxville Tennessee/USA, June, 13.–18.2010, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 74 (Supplement 1), p. A1033.
• Luppold, F.W., Teichert, B.M.A. (2008). Glendonite – Klima- oder Methanindikatoren? 75. Tagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Norddeutscher Geologen, 13.-16.05.2008, Hannover, Germany.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Lückge, A., Luppold, F.W., Erbacher, J. (2007). Glendonites: Is it methane or climate? Int. Conf. 2007 and 97^th Annual Meet. of the Geol. Ver. e.V., Terra Nostra, Vol. 2007/1-2, p. 221.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Riedel, M., Collett, T.S., Malone, M. and IODP Expedition 311 Scientific Party (2006). IODP Expedition 311 – Marine Gas Hydrates on the Northern Cascadia Margin. EuroForum, Cardiff, Great Britain. Invited keynote lecture.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Torres, M.E., Bohrmann, G., Eisenhauer, A. (2005). Fluid sources, fluid pathways and diagenetic reactions across an accretionary prism revealed by Sr and B geochemistry. ICDP/IODP-Kolloquium 2005, 14.-16.03., Potsdam.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Gussone, N., Eisenhauer, A., Bohrmann, G. (2004). Clathrites: Archives of near-seafloor pore-fluid evolution (δ^44/40Ca, δ¹³C, δ¹⁸O) in gas hydrate environments. 3^rd Ca-Isotope Workshop, Kiel, Germany.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Bohrmann, G., Torres, M., Eisenhauer, A., and Shipboard Scientific Party (2004). B, Sr and Ca isotopes in carbonates and porewaters of ODP Leg 204. 2^nd Postcruise Meeting ODP Leg 204, Barcelona, Spain.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Bohrmann, G., Eisenhauer, A. (2003). Chemoherme der Cascadia Konvergenzzone – Zeugen der Fluidaktivität an kalten Methanquellen. Workshop 'Mud volcanism/diapirism, slope stability and carbonate mounds', Bremen, Germany.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Bohrmann, G. (2003). Chemoherm build-ups on Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia Margin: A result of methane venting and anaerobic methane oxidation (AMO). GSA annual meeting, Seattle, USA.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Bohrmann, G., Eisenhauer, A. (2003). Microbially-mediated precipitation of chemoherm build-ups from Hydrate Ridge (Cascadia Margin). DMG-GV-DGG annual meeting, Bochum, Germany.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Eisenhauer, A., Bohrmann, G., Haase-Schramm, A., Bock, B. (2001). U isotopes: a sensitive tracer for pore fluid signatures in authigenic carbonates at methane vents. EUG XI, Vol. 6 (1): 152.

Abstracts of posters:

• Teichert, B.M.A., Meister, P., Ockert, C., Gussone, N. (2010). Ca-isotopes of early diagenetic, primary dolomite from the Peru Margin. IODP/ICDP Kolloquium, Frankfurt, Germany.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Luppold, F.W. (2009). Glendonite formation in Early Jurassic dark shales – Evidence for methane seepage in northern Germany. 19^th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Davos/Switzerland, June, 21.–26.2009, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 (Supplement 1), p. A1319.
• Teichert, B.M.A. (2008). Microbially-mediated carbonates at methane seeps. 5^th Japanese-German Frontiers of Science Symposium 2008, Mainz, Germany. Invited poster.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Johnson, J.E., Giosan, L., Rose, K. (2008). Authigenic carbonate precipitates from the Krishna-Godavari and Mahanadi Basins, eastern continental margin of India. International Conference on Gas Hydrate 2008, New Delhi, India.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Delisle, G., Heuer, V., Lückge, A., Ostertag-Henning, C., Schippers, A., Schlömer, S., Berglar, K. , Wiedicke-Hombach, M. (2007). Active methane seepage in the Simeulue forearc basin of Sumatra. Int. Conf. 2007 and 97^th Annual Meet. of the Geol. Ver. e.V., Terra Nostra, Vol. 2007/1-2, p. 220.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Delisle, G., Heuer, V., Lückge, A., Ostertag-Henning, C., Schippers, A., Schlömer, S., Berglar, K., Wiedicke-Hombach, M. (2007). The Simeulue Seep – observations on a methane seep in the forearc of Sumatra. EGU General Assembly 2007, Vienna, Austria.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Gussone, N., Eisenhauer, A. (2006). Processes influencing the Ca isotopes in porewaters of the Cascadia margin (ODP Leg 204). EGU General Assembly 2006, Vienna, Austria.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Gussone, N., Eisenhauer, A. (2006). Processes influencing the Ca isotopes in porewaters of the Cascadia margin (ODP Leg 204). ICDP/IODP Kolloquium, Greifswald, Germany.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Bohrmann, G., Torres, M.E., Eisenhauer, A. (2004). Fluid pathways influencing gas hydrate occurrence at Hydrate Ridge. Euro-Forum for Scientific Earth Drilling, Bremen, Germany.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Bohrmann, G., Gràcia, E., Johnson, J.E., Su, X., Weinberger, J.L., and Leg 204 Shipboard Scientific Party (2003). Authigenic carbonates from Hydrate Ridge (ODP Leg 204): Formation processes and evidence of fluid pathways. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, France.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Bohrmann, G., Gràcia, E., Johnson, J.E., Su, X., Weinberger, J.L. and Leg 204 Shipboard Scientific Party (2003). Authigenic carbonates from Hydrate Ridge (ODP Leg 204). ICDP/ODP-Kolloquium 2003, 26.-28. März, Mainz.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Bohrmann, G., Eisenhauer, A. (2001). Authigene Karbonate an den Cold Vents des Hydrat Rückens (Cascadia Akkretionskomplex): Charakterisierung geochemischer Environments. Statusseminar 'Meeresforschung mit FS Sonne': 235-237.
• Teichert, B.M.A., Bohrmann, G., Eisenhauer, A. (2001). Chemoherm buildups at the Cascadia Margin (Hydrate Ridge) – Evidence for long-term fluid flow. 2001 Margins Meeting, Kiel, Schriftenreihe der DGG, Vol. 14: 208.