Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Pilkey, Orrin H., and James B. Rucker. 1966. "Mineralogy of Tongue of the ocean sediments." Journal of Marine Research 24, (3). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1076