Dispersal Patterns of Pleistocene Sands on the North Atlantic Deep-Sea Floor
Glauconitic, quartzose sands previously modified on the continental shelf from feldspathic glacial detritus were transported through submarine canyons onto the Hudson deep-sea fan, the Hatteras abyssal plain, and the western and central Sohm abyssal plain. These feldspar-poor, quartzose sands contra...
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1962
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.136.3514.383 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.136.3514.383 |
Summary: | Glauconitic, quartzose sands previously modified on the continental shelf from feldspathic glacial detritus were transported through submarine canyons onto the Hudson deep-sea fan, the Hatteras abyssal plain, and the western and central Sohm abyssal plain. These feldspar-poor, quartzose sands contrast with highly feldspathic sands derived directly from a glacial source and probably transported through the Newfoundland abyssal gap onto the eastern and southern Sohm abyssal plain. |
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