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Facies structure and quantitative parameters of pleistocene pelagic sedimentation in the Indian Ocean

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We compiled lithofacies maps for the early and middle-late Pleistocene (Eopleistocene and Neopleistocene, respectively) pelagic sedimentation of the Indian Ocean and a database for sediment thicknesses in the respective stratigraphic subdivisions. Using these data, we calculated areas, volumes, masses, and intensities of accumulation of main sediment types for both Pleistocene subdivisions. A comparison of the results confirmed a strong increase in the rate of terrigenous sedimentation. Special attention was given to the evolution of siliceous and carbonate sedimentation of the biogenic type.

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Original Russian Text © M.A. Levitan, T.A. Antonova, T.N. Gelvi, 2014, published in Geokhimiya, 2014, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 350–360.

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Levitan, M.A., Antonova, T.A. & Gelvi, T.N. Facies structure and quantitative parameters of pleistocene pelagic sedimentation in the Indian Ocean. Geochem. Int. 52, 316–324 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016702914040053

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