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Shemesh, Aldo; Mortlock, Richard A; Froelich, Philip N (1989): (Table 2) Silica analysis on Holocene surface sediment samples [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.361510, In supplement to: Shemesh, A et al. (1989): Late Cenozoic Ge/Si record of marine biogenic opal: implications for variations of riverine fluxes to the ocean. Paleoceanography, 4(3), 221-234, https://doi.org/10.1029/PA004i003p00221

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Funding:
Fourth Framework Programme (FP4), grant/award no. MAS3970141: Silicon Cycling in the World Ocean
Fourth Framework Programme (FP4), grant/award no. MAS3980185: Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -37.449611 * Median Longitude: 1.276139 * South-bound Latitude: -66.983000 * West-bound Longitude: -177.200000 * North-bound Latitude: 60.005000 * East-bound Longitude: 176.330000
Date/Time Start: 1964-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-01-01T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.030 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.505 m
Event(s):
ELT11-001-PC  * Latitude: -54.907000 * Longitude: -114.703000 * Date/Time: 1964-01-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3509.0 m * Recovery: 6.43 m * Location: Southern East Pacific Rise * Campaign: ELT11 * Basis: Eltanin * Method/Device: Piston corer (PC)
ELT11-002-PC  * Latitude: -56.073000 * Longitude: -115.093000 * Date/Time: 1964-01-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3133.0 m * Recovery: 11.46 m * Location: Southern East Pacific Rise * Campaign: ELT11 * Basis: Eltanin * Method/Device: Piston corer (PC)
ELT11-003-PC  * Latitude: -56.903000 * Longitude: -115.243000 * Date/Time: 1964-01-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4078.0 m * Recovery: 11.13 m * Location: Southern East Pacific Rise * Campaign: ELT11 * Basis: Eltanin * Method/Device: Piston corer (PC)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEvent
Latitude of eventLatitude
Longitude of eventLongitude
Elevation of eventElevationm
DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmGeocode
Germanium/Silica, biogenous opal ratioGe/SiShemesh, AldoGraphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer (GF-AAS)of diatoms
Germanium/Silica, biogenous opal ratioGe/SiShemesh, AldoGraphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer (GF-AAS)of radiolaria
Opal, biogenic silicabSiO2%Shemesh, AldoOpal, extraction; Mortlock & Froelich, 1989% opal presents the biogenic opal content of the bulk sediment
SiliconSi%Shemesh, AldoOpal, extraction; Mortlock & Froelich, 1989% Si presents the Si content of the diatom split from which Ge/Si was determined
10 Cycladophora davisianaC. davisiana%Shemesh, AldoCoarse fraction/modal analysis
Size:
143 data points

Data

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Event

Latitude

Longitude

Elevation [m]

Depth sed [m]

Ge/Si
(of diatoms, Graphite furnace ...)

Ge/Si
(of radiolaria, Graphite furna...)

bSiO2 [%]
(% opal presents the biogenic ...)

Si [%]
(% Si presents the Si content ...)
10 
C. davisiana [%]
(Coarse fraction/modal analysis)
ELT11-001-PC -54.9070-114.7030-3509.00.1350.2625.931.80.9
ELT11-002-PC -56.0730-115.0930-3133.00.1250.5310.35013.137.31.7
ELT11-003-PC -56.9030-115.2430-4078.00.1200.5450.31718.033.42.3
ELT14.005-PC -56.2000-160.5380-4106.00.1400.6180.31843.136.83.9
ELT15.004-PC -59.0170-99.7580-4999.00.1100.56947.237.87.7
ELT15.006-PC -59.9670-101.3170-4591.00.1300.5520.44863.737.73.0
ELT17.009-PC -63.0830-135.1170-4935.00.1250.706
ELT17.017-PC -66.9830-120.0500-4852.00.1400.5430.68137.726.70.8
ELT17.029-PC -62.0830-94.7000-4980.00.1250.6080.51432.024.62.5
ELT17.030-PC -58.1500-94.8170-3810.00.1350.4730.28511.240.11.8
ELT45.063-PC -53.4370114.2570-3969.00.0900.6760.58974.142.71.6
ELT45.064-PC -52.4830114.0900-3871.00.0600.68761.939.51.5
ELT49.006-PC -51.0070109.9880-3357.00.0650.6930.54551.942.7
ELT49.008-PC -55.0700110.0180-3728.00.0300.56466.140.8
ELT49.033-PC -57.7630100.0420-4095.00.1100.70871.140.02.2
ELT50.011-PC -55.9450104.9450-3975.00.0800.76075.534.9
ELT50.013-PC -59.9970105.0000-4270.00.0300.6730.41561.140.31.2
ELT50.017-PC -63.0020120.0500-4138.00.0650.64538.718.31.2
IO1176.055-PC -53.38206.6600-2926.00.1200.75355.942.8
IO1277.010-PC -52.018020.4720-2740.00.0600.68466.041.7
RC11-76 -54.3800-22.1300-5229.00.1200.74043.340.91.8
RC12-289 -47.9000-23.7000-4484.00.1150.5400.41222.630.81.7
RC12-401 40.8330148.1300-5415.00.1750.67825.028.6
RC13-255 -50.54002.8950-3332.00.0550.66238.137.72.0
RC13-256 -53.1800-0.3550-2525.00.2400.7520.21273.735.52.0
RC13-261 -56.1200-8.6870-4221.00.2450.65079.542.22.4
RC13-263 -53.8100-8.2170-3389.00.0700.71071.441.61.6
RC13-269 -52.6300-0.1250-2591.00.1750.62179.043.2
RC13-271 -51.99004.5220-3634.00.5050.73869.640.82.1
RC14-103 44.0330152.9400-5365.00.1700.69233.826.9
RC14-121 54.8500-170.7000-2532.00.1250.72636.233.2
RC14-126 60.0050173.3500-3085.00.0600.72131.621.0
RC17-54 -43.490028.1350-5452.00.0900.66922.229.05.4
V21-156 55.0830176.3300-3418.00.0300.45633.436.43.6
V21-162 58.5500-177.2000-2317.00.0450.66814.036.70.5
V29-104 -50.030016.5670-4076.00.0750.41144.141.01.6