Berger, Glenn W (2007): (Table 6) Relative abundance of minerals in surface sediments of the Arctic Ocean [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.669643, In supplement to: Berger, GW (2006): Trans-arctic-ocean tests of fine-silt luminescence sediment dating provide a basis for an additional geochronometer for this region. Quaternary Science Reviews, 25(19-20), 2529-2551, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2005.07.024
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 81.103570 * Median Longitude: 153.975189 * South-bound Latitude: 71.070000 * West-bound Longitude: 15.190830 * North-bound Latitude: 87.529300 * East-bound Longitude: -14.022000
Date/Time Start: 1987-07-27T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-09-16T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.0150 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 1.2000 m
Event(s):
88-BC22 * Latitude: 74.600000 * Longitude: -158.050000 * Elevation: -954.0 m * Location: Arctic Ocean * Method/Device: Box corer (BC)
88-GGC23 * Latitude: 74.600000 * Longitude: -158.050000 * Elevation: -954.0 m * Location: Arctic Ocean * Method/Device: Giant gravity corer (GGC)
89-BC11 * Latitude: 71.070000 * Longitude: -143.060000 * Elevation: -2152.0 m * Location: Arctic Ocean * Method/Device: Box corer (BC)
Comment:
grain size: 4-11 µm
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | ||||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | ||||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | ||||
| 4 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | |||
| 5 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Geocode | ||
| 6 | Depth, top/min | Depth top | m | Berger, Glenn W | ||
| 7 | Depth, bottom/max | Depth bot | m | Berger, Glenn W | ||
| 8 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Berger, Glenn W | |||
| 9 | Total counts | Total counts | # | Berger, Glenn W | Point counting with SEM/EDAX | total points |
| 10 | Quartz | Qz | % | Berger, Glenn W | Point counting with SEM/EDAX | |
| 11 | Kalifeldspar | Kfs | % | Berger, Glenn W | Point counting with SEM/EDAX | |
| 12 | Feldspar | Fsp | % | Berger, Glenn W | Point counting with SEM/EDAX | represents composite grains of feldspar (e.g., partially altered feldspars) |
| 13 | Albite | Ab | % | Berger, Glenn W | Point counting with SEM/EDAX | |
| 14 | Plagioclase | Pl | % | Berger, Glenn W | Point counting with SEM/EDAX | |
| 15 | Lithic grains | Lithic | % | Berger, Glenn W | Point counting with SEM/EDAX | |
| 16 | Minerals, other | Min other | % | Berger, Glenn W | Point counting with SEM/EDAX | muscovite (or other Al-rich K-silicates) and minor-Fe clay minerals, with minor amounts of biotite and amphibole |
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