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Holocene sediments of the South Atlantic Ocean : the calcite compensation depth and concentrations of calcite, opal and quartz

Creator:

Ellis, David Burl

Abstract:

The concentrations of calcite, opal and quartz have been measured in 113 South Atlantic core tops. The remainder of the total sample has been calculated as clay. A method for the quantitative determination of opal has been developed. Calcite is the dominant factor in South Atlantic sediments; its pattern can...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

was helped greatly in core sampling at Scripps Institution of Oceanography by William R. Riedel