Stratigraphy and Glacial-Marine Sediments of the Amerasian Basin, Central Arctic Ocean.

Thirteen correlatable lithostratigraphic units are recognized in cores recovered from the central Artic Ocean. The stratigraphic units range in age from late Miocene to Holocene and can be correlated over several hundred thousand square kilometers. Six intervals of increased glacial ice-rafting are...

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Main Authors: Clark,David L, Whitman,Rick R, Morgan,Kirk A, Mackey,Scudder D
Other Authors: WISCONSIN UNIV-MADISON DEPT OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1981
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*SEDIMENTS
STRATIGRAPHY
CLAY
BASINS(GEOGRAPHIC)
MINERALS
SEDIMENTATION
SILT
ARCTIC OCEAN
Amerasian Basin
WUNR307311
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA096078
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Summary:Thirteen correlatable lithostratigraphic units are recognized in cores recovered from the central Artic Ocean. The stratigraphic units range in age from late Miocene to Holocene and can be correlated over several hundred thousand square kilometers. Six intervals of increased glacial ice-rafting are defined. A classification of glacial-marine sediment based on silt-clay histograms characterizes 4 classes. This is compared to non-Arctic glacial-marine sediment. (Author)

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