Identifying eolian dust in the geological record
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DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103410
Abstract: Abstract Recognition of terrestrial dust in geological records is essential for reconstructing paleoenvironments and quantifying dust fluxes in the past. However, in contrast to eolian sands, silt-sized dust is difficult to recognize in pre-Quaternary records… read more here.
Keywords: eolian dust; dust; dust geological; geological record ... See more keywords
Role of dust fluxes in stimulating Ethmodiscus rex giant diatom blooms in the northwestern tropical Pacific during the Last Glacial Maximum
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.08.017
Abstract: Abstract The strontium (Sr) and neodymium (Nd) isotope compositions and clay-mineral assemblages of the lithogenic fraction of sediments in the southern Mariana Trench together with major- and trace-elements concentrations of bulk sediments have been determined… read more here.
Keywords: giant diatom; eolian dust; dust; last glacial ... See more keywords