Eolian origin of quartz in soils of Hawaiian Islands and in the Pacific pelagic sediments
Rex RW, Syers JK, Jackson ML, Clayton RN. 1969. Eolian origin of quartz in soils of Hawaiian Islands and in the Pacific pelagic sediments. Science. 163(3864):277-279
The particle-size distribution and oxygen-isotopic composition of quartz isolated from Hawaiian soils, east-central Pacific sediments, and tropospheric dusts are remarkably uniform. A common origin and tropospheric transport from continental land masses is suggested.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Rex, R; Syers, J; Jackson, M; Clayton, R
- Units
- HAVO
- Keywords
- Chemical Analysis, Geochemistry, Geology, Hawaiian Archipelago, Isotopes, Mineral, Oxygen (O), Pedology, Quartz, Sediment