Preservation of aragonite in Late Pleistocene sediments in the deep basin of the Western Gulf of Mexico.

The Late Pleistocene sediments in the deep basin of the Gulf of Mexico are marked by several episodes of the preservation of aragonitic pteropods. Pteropods are not preserved on the sea floor of the abyssal Gulf today nor were they preserved during previous interglacial periods. In three cores taken...

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Main Author:	Joyce, John Edward
Other Authors:	Bryant, WIlliam R. (degree committee member.), Grossman, Ethan L. (degree committee member.), Jeffery, Lela M. (degree committee member.), Koenig, Karl J. (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1984.
Subjects:	From 10 thousand to 2 million years ago Aragonite. Geology, Stratigraphic > Pleistocene. Marine sediments > Mexico, Gulf of. Oceanography Pleistocene Geologic Epoch. Gulf of Mexico. Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest Copy Link to OAKTrust copy