Biogenic silica sedimentation in the central equatorial Pacific during the Cenozoic

A new technique for determining the amount of opal in deep-sea sediments of any age is described. Using a normative calculation, a portion of the analytical silica concentration of sediments is subtracted as non-biogenic in proportion to the concentration of aluminum in the sample. The ratio of SiO₂...

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Main Author: Leinen, Margaret, 1946-
Other Authors: van Andel, Tjeerd H.
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/28603