Eolian Origin of Quartz in Soils of Hawaiian Islands and in Pacific Pelagic Sediments
- 17 January 1969
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 163 (3864), 277-279
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.163.3864.277
Abstract
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.Keywords
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