Organic carbon and nitrogen, sediment composition, and clay mineralogy of Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 603, western Atlantic Ocean ...

• Main Authors: Emeis, Kay-Christian, Mycke, Bernd, Richnow, H-H, Spitzy, Alejandro, Degens, Egon T
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 1987
• Subjects: Deep Sea Drilling Project DSDP; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.789311; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.789311

Sediment and interstitial water samples recovered during DSDP Leg 93 at Site 603 (lower continental rise off Cape Hatteras) were analyzed for a series of geochemical facies indicators to elucidate the nature and origin of the sedimentary material. Special emphasis was given to middle Cretaceous orga...