The Origin and Stratigraphic Significance of Pink Layers in Late Cenozoic Sediments of the Arctic Ocean.

The study investigates the nature of particular color intervals in deep sea sediment cores from the Arctic Ocean Basin to determine their origin and usefulness in stratigraphic correlation. Peculiar to many of these cores is a thin interval of salmon pink colored sandy lutite about 1-2 centimeters t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoffman,Thomas Frank
Other Authors: WISCONSIN UNIV MADISON DEPT OF GEOLOGY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Geology
Geochemistry and Mineralogy
(*ARCTIC OCEAN
*STRATIGRAPHY)
(*OCEAN BOTTOM SAMPLING
SEDIMENTARY ROCK)
COLORS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
IRON OXIDES
X RAY DIFFRACTION
THESES
MINERALOGY
CORES
Cenozoic Era
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0758379
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0758379
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Summary:The study investigates the nature of particular color intervals in deep sea sediment cores from the Arctic Ocean Basin to determine their origin and usefulness in stratigraphic correlation. Peculiar to many of these cores is a thin interval of salmon pink colored sandy lutite about 1-2 centimeters thick. The study obtains detailed information about these pink intervals, including textural, compositional, and stratigraphic relationships. Master's thesis.

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