Composition of bottom sediments from the Campeche Bank

A complete section of an unconsolidated sedimentary sequence about 5 m thick was sampled in the western margin of the Campeche Bank with use of gravity cores. The sequence forms a flat sea bottom at depth of 51-53 m and rests on a consolidated basement composed of coral limestones and carbonate sandstones. Initiation of deposition of unconsolidated sediments in this area is related to a sea transgression caused by sea level rise that followed the Würm glaciation stage about 10-11 ky ago. Analysis of grain size and chemical compositions of sediments and study of biogenic carbonate remains made it possible to outline environmental changes in this region during the last 10 ky.

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Bogdanov, Yury A, Dmitrenko, Olga B, Pavlidis, Yury A, Turpaeva, Elena P (1996). Dataset: Composition of bottom sediments from the Campeche Bank. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.759405

DOI retrieved: 1996

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Source https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.759405
Author Bogdanov, Yury A
Given Name Yury A
Family Name Bogdanov
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Dmitrenko, Olga B
Pavlidis, Yury A
Turpaeva, Elena P
Source Creation 1996
Publication Year 1996
Resource Type application/zip - filename: Bogdanov_1996
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Name: Oceans

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Title: Bottom sediments of the Campeche Bank (Gulf of Mexico) and paleoceanological reconstructions
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Year: 1996
Source: Translated from Okeanologiya, 1996, 36(5), 774-786
Authors: Bogdanov Yury A , Dmitrenko Olga B , Pavlidis Yury A , Turpaeva Elena P .