Abstract
The composition of sediment on the ocean floor differs significantly from that of average passive margin and continental sediment, so that the loss of ocean floor sediment through subduction may drive the composition of global sediment toward enrichment in silica, alumina, and potash and toward depletion in calcium. -from Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 14,933-14,940 |
| Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue number | B12 |
| State | Published - 1988 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Geophysics
- Oceanography
- Forestry
- Aquatic Science
- Ecology
- Water Science and Technology
- Soil Science
- Geochemistry and Petrology
- Earth-Surface Processes
- Atmospheric Science
- Space and Planetary Science
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Palaeontology