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Mineralogy of Tongue of the ocean sediments
The carbonate mineralogy of 25 short cores from the Tongue of the Ocean has been determined. Evidence presented in this paper indicates that carbonate mineralogy may reflect Pleistocene sea-level changes due to an increased contribution of low magnesium calcite from the subaerially exposed Bahama Banks when sea levels were low. It is suggested that this relationship of mineralogy to sea level may find wide application in the study of carbonate sedimentation in intermediate-depth water, proximal to carbonate banks
Sedimentation Processes on the Atlantic Southeastern United States Contintental Shelf
In lieu of presenting a summary of activities of the Duke University Marine Geology Program, a summary of sedimentological conclusions concerning the S. E. U. S. Atlantic shelf is presented. These conclusions are based in large part on term papers and thesis projects carried out by geology students at Duke University
Temperature and Salinity Control of the Concentration of Skeletal Na, Mn, and Fe in Dendraster excentricus
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Electron Microscopy of Quartz Grain Surface Textures: The U.S. Eastern Atlantic Continental Margin
Abrasion features on quartz grain surfaces from sand on the continental shelf from Nova Scotia to Florida follow a predictable pattern which reflects the relict nature of sediment covering most of the U.S. Atlantic Shelf. Grains with features indicative of glacial abrasion are present in many samples from the shelf north of Delaware. Beach textures are present on grains from most shelf areas studied. Solution features are dominant on quartz grains from the Florida shelf. Possibly these sand grain features are related to the high calcium carbonate content of Florida beach and shelf sediments in that the number of quartz grain-to-quartz grain impacts is reduced. A study of local variability of surface textures in sediments off the North Carolina coast indicated some minor differences in wave energies of relict beaches may have existed. An examination of sand grains from lower continental rise turbidite sands on the Hatteras Outer Ridge off North Carolina revealed the presence of glacially abraded quartz grains. Surface features of glacial were not observed on grains from the adjacent shelf, therefore, the glacial grains are assumed to have been derived from the ice age Chesapeake Bay drainage system
Realism in response to shoreline erosion problems : a call for a new world order
Partant du simple constat dâun recul sensible de la ligne de rivage de part et dâautre de lâatlantique nord (pour se limiter Ă cette aire gĂ©ographique), lâauteur passe en revue les diverses solutions qui sâoffrent Ă qui veut y faire face. Bien que - et câest dans lâordre des choses - ces solutions fassent lâobjet dâune prĂ©sentation dĂ©taillĂ©e, dâautres possibilitĂ©s qui relĂšvent dâailleurs de lâamĂ©nagement global des littoraux sont Ă©galement prĂ©sentĂ©es (dĂ©finition de zones inconstructibles du fait de la menace Ă terme...). Au plan de lâingĂ©niĂ©rie cĂŽtiĂšre, chacune des techniques employĂ©es est discutĂ©e : avantages et inconvĂ©nients du systĂšme sont ainsi prĂ©sentĂ©s. Lâopinion de lâauteur est que, finalement, il nâexiste pas plus de âremĂšde-miracleâ que de mĂ©thode intrinsĂšquement perverse : tout est Ă la fois affaire de situation gĂ©ographique et de choix politique Ă Ă©chelle pertinente. Pour autant, la trop grande assurance de certains, lâarrogance de corps pourrait-on dire, doit ĂȘtre critiquĂ©e et lâauteur appelle scientifiques et ingĂ©nieurs Ă lâinnovation pour que lâĂ©ventail des solutions soit Ă la fois le plus large et le plus crĂ©dible.Pilkey Orrin H., Neal William J. Realism in response to shoreline erosion problems : a call for a new world order. In: Cahiers du Centre nantais de recherche pour l'amĂ©nagement rĂ©gional, n°41-42, 1994. DĂ©fense des cĂŽtes ou protection de l'espace littoral, quelles perspectives ? Actes du colloque international (17-20 octobre 1991) pp. 1-8