Radiolarian contourites record Eocene AABW circulation in the equatorial East Atlantic

• Published in: Sedimentary Geology
• Main Authors: Sarntheim, Michael, Faugères, J.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 1993
• Subjects: Kane; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/33624/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/33624/1/Sarnthein.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/0037-0738(93)90118-O

50 m of Middle Eocene pure radiolarian ooze were drilled at ODP Site 660 in the equatorial East Atlantic, 80 km northeast of the Kane Gap. The oozes comprise a 10 m high and 2 km broad mound of seismic reverberations, covered by manganese-rich sediment, and contain trace amounts of sponge spicules a...