Late pleistocene sedimentation history of the Shirshov Ridge, Bering Sea

• Published in: Geochemistry International
• Main Authors: Levitan, M. A., Kuzmina, T. G., Luksha, V. L., Roshchina, I. A., Syromyatnikov, K. V., Max, L., Nuernberg, D., Riethdorf, J. R., Tiedemann, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER 2013
• Subjects: Bering Sea; Yukon river; Alaska; Beringia; Yukon
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/35318/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/35318/1/Levitan2013.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43328; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43328.d001

The analysis of the lithology, grain-size distribution, clay minerals, and geochemistry of Upper Pleistocene sediments from the submarine Shirshov Ridge (Bering Sea) showed that the main source area was the Yukon-Tanana terrane of Central Alaska. The sedimentary materials were transported by the Yuk...