BOTTOM SEDIMENTS OF CAMPECHE BANK (BAY OF MEXICO) AND PALEOCEANOGICALRECONSTRUCTION

Authors
BOGDANOV YA DMITRENKO OB PAVLIDIS YA TURPAEVA EP
Citation
Ya. Bogdanov et al., BOTTOM SEDIMENTS OF CAMPECHE BANK (BAY OF MEXICO) AND PALEOCEANOGICALRECONSTRUCTION, Okeanologia, 36(5), 1996, pp. 774-786
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy
Journal title
Okeanologia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00301574
Volume
36
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
774 - 786
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-1574(1996)36:5<774:BSOCB(>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Full column of soft sediments was obtained by gravity cores from a sur face flattened by stream and wave erosion in the western part of the C ampeche Bank (depth 51-53 m). These sediments cover hard ground formed by coral limestone or carbonate sandstone. Deposition of soft sedimen tary material started with the sea transgression 10-11 thousand years ago as a result of the sea level uplift after Wurm glaciation. Paleoce anological reconstructions were accomplished as a result of grain-size determination of bottom sediments, investigation of chemical composit ion and biogenic carbonate remains.