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

Abstract

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.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0758379

Entities

People

  • Thomas Frank Hoffman

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Intervals
  • Ocean Basins
  • Oceans
  • Sediments

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Oceanography.