Geochemistry of minor elements in the Monterey Formation, California; seawater chemistry of deposition
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Abstract
Approximately 24 samples of the Monterey Formation, Southern California, have been analyzed for their major-element oxide and minor-element content. These analyses allow identification of a detrital fraction, composed of terrigenous quartz, clay minerals, and other Al silicate minerals, and a marine fraction, composed of biogenic silica, calcite, dolomite, organic matter, apatite, and minor amounts of pyrite. The minor-element contents in the marine fraction alone are interpreted to have required, at the time of deposition, a high level of primary productivity in the photic zone and denitrifying bacterial respiration in the bottom water.
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Piper, D., and Isaacs, C., 1995, Geochemistry of minor elements in the Monterey Formation, California; seawater chemistry of deposition: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1566, 41 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1566.
ISSN: 2330-7102 (online)
ISSN: 1044-9612 (print)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geochemistry of minor elements in the Monterey Formation, California; seawater chemistry of deposition |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1566 |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1566 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Description | 41 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | Monterey Formation |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |