Kerogen Recycling in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

Analyses of the stable isotopes of the organic carbon and microscopic examination of the sediment particles suggest that up to 90 percent of the organic matter in Ross Sea sediments is derived from the igneous and ancient metamorphic and sedimentary rocks that are being glacially eroded on the Antar...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Sackett, William M., Poag, C. Wylie, Eadie, Brian J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1974
Subjects:
Antarctic
Ross Sea
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.185.4156.1045
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.185.4156.1045
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Summary:Analyses of the stable isotopes of the organic carbon and microscopic examination of the sediment particles suggest that up to 90 percent of the organic matter in Ross Sea sediments is derived from the igneous and ancient metamorphic and sedimentary rocks that are being glacially eroded on the Antarctic continent and transported seaward.

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