Dissolution and analysis of amorphous silica in marine sediments.
The analytical estimation of amorphous silica in selected Atlantic and Antarctic Ocean sediments, the U.S.G.S. standard marine mud (MAG-1), A.A.P.G. clays, and samples from cultures of a marine diatom, Hemidiscus, has been examined. Our values for amorphous silica-rich circum-Antarctic sediments are equal to or greater than literature values, whereas our values for a set of amorphous silica-poor sediments from a transect of the N. Atlantic at 11oN, after appropriate correction for silica released from clays, are significantly lower than previous estimates from the same region. -from Authors
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1980 |
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Title | Dissolution and analysis of amorphous silica in marine sediments. |
Authors | D.W. Eggimann, F. T. Manheim, P.R. Betzer |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Journal of Sedimentary Petrology |
Index ID | 70012180 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |