Sediments and fossiliferous rocks from the eastern side of the Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas
Deep-Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts
By: Thomas G. Gibson and John Schlee
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Abstract
In August 1966, two dives were made with the deep-diving submersible Alvin along the eastern side of the Tongue of the Ocean to sample the rock and sediment. Physiographically, the area is marked by steep slopes of silty carbonate sediment and precipitous rock cliffs dusted by carbonate debris. Three rocks, obtained from the lower and middle side of the canyon (914–1676 m depth), are late Miocene-early Pliocene to late Pleistocene-Recent in age; all are deep-water pelagic limestones. They show (i) that the Tongue of the Ocean has been a deep-water area at least back into the Miocene, and (ii) that much shallow-water detritus has been swept off neighbouring banks to be incorporated with the deep-water fauna in the sediment.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Sediments and fossiliferous rocks from the eastern side of the Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas |
| Series title | Deep-Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0011-7471(67)80007-X |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1967 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 691 |
| Last page | 694 |
| Country | Bahamas |
| Other Geospatial | Tongue of the Ocean |
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