The Ioffe drift / / edited by Ivar Murdmaa, Elena Ivanova

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 pages)
• Disciplina: 552.5
• Soggetto topico: Sedimentology; Oceanography; Geophysics/Geodesy
• Persona (resp. second.): MurdmaaIvar; IvanovaElena
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- References -- Regional Setting -- 1 Physiography -- 2 Oceanography -- 3 Geology -- 4 Sedimentology -- References -- Regional Stratigraphic Frameworks Based on Calcareous Microfossils -- 1 Major Principles of Developing a Stratigraphic Framework for the Study Area -- 2 Planktic Foraminiferal Zonation -- 3 Calcareous Nannofossil Zonation -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- General Methods -- 1 Sub-bottom profiling and seismic data -- 2 Bathymetry -- 3 Sediment Cores -- References -- The Geomorphology and Seismic Structure -- 1 Bathymetry -- 2 Acoustic Structure of the Drift -- 3 Seismic Evidence of the Contourite Origin of the Drift -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Lithology -- 1 Methods -- 1.1 Visual Description and Smear-Slide Examination -- 1.2 Core Logging, CaCO3 and TOC Content -- 1.3 Grain-Size Analysis -- 1.4 Mineralogical Analysis and Scanning Electron Microscopy -- 2 Lithology of Core Sections -- 2.1 Classification of Recovered Sediments -- 2.2 Lithostratigraphy of Individual Cores -- 3 Grain-Size Distribution -- 3.1 Common Features -- 3.2 End-Member Modeling of the Grain-Size Distribution -- 3.3 Correlation of SS Content in Fractions < -- 63 µm and Mean SS Particles Grain Size -- 4 Geochemistry (CaCO3, TOC, XRF) -- 5 Magnetic Susceptibility and Color Reflectance -- 6 Mineralogy (XRD Data) -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Micropaleontology and Biostratigraphy -- 1 Methods -- 2 Planktic Foraminiferal Assemblages and Stratigraphic Zones -- 2.1 Assemblages -- 2.2 Foraminiferal Preservation -- 2.3 Planktic Foraminiferal Zones -- 3 Nannofossil Assemblages and Stratigraphic Zones -- 4 Correlation of Foraminiferal and Nannofossil Zones in the Ioffe Drift Sediments -- 5 Correlation of Biostratigraphic Zones from the Ioffe Drift and Rio Grande Rise -- 6 Conclusions -- References. ; Ferromanganese Nodules -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Geochemistry -- 2.2 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM-EDS) -- 2.3 XRD Mineralogy -- 3 Distribution, Structure, and Composition of Nodules from the Core AI-2436 -- 3.1 Distribution and Morphology -- 3.2 Microstructures and Mineralogy -- 3.3 Geochemistry -- 4 Origin of the Ioffe Drift Ferromanganese Nodules -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Hiatuses and Core Correlations -- 1 Definition and Identification of Hiatuses -- 2 Multi-proxy Evidence and the Age of Hiatuses in the Upper Pliocene-Quaternary Sedimentary Cover of the Ioffe Drift -- 3 Paleoceanographic Implications of the Most Prominent Hiatuses -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- History of the Ioffe Drift -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Early Prehistory of the Ioffe Drift -- 3 Late Prehistory of the Ioffe Drift -- 4 Late Pliocene to Recent History of the Ioffe Drift -- 4.1 Sedimentological Effects of the Bottom Circulation: From Total Erosion Through Selective Deposition to Bulk Accumulation -- 4.2 Growth of the Ioffe Drift in the Pelagic Realm -- 4.3 Paleoceanographic Context of the History of the Ioffe Drift -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Conclusions and Perspectives -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ioffe Drift
• ISBN: 3-030-82871-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910506392203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Springer geology.