The silicate fractions of recent pelagic sediments in the central north Pacific Ocean are dominated by eolian dust derived from central Asia. An 11 Myr sedimentary record at ODP Sites 885/886 at 44.7°
Florencite-(Y), synonymous with the discredited koivinite-(Y), represents a mineral species not recognized by International Mineralogical Association. Based on electron microprobe analyses, there is a
The South Kitakami belt is unique in exposing a thick, well-preserved Paleozoic shelf sequence in Japan in which Phanerozoic accretionary complexes dominate. Its origin with respect to continental blo
