An Iron-bearing Nepheloid Layer near Key West, Florida

VERY little is known about the suspended matter contributing to those turbid zones in the sea which occur well above the bottom. Recently, however, Ewing and Thorndike 1 reported a layer containing 2.5 mg/l. of lutite at 4,030 m in the Sargasso Sea 160 m above bottom. They did not indicate any furth...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1966-01, Vol.211 (5048), p.506-507
Main Authors: WILSON, DONALD F., ZILLIOUX, EDWARD J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:VERY little is known about the suspended matter contributing to those turbid zones in the sea which occur well above the bottom. Recently, however, Ewing and Thorndike 1 reported a layer containing 2.5 mg/l. of lutite at 4,030 m in the Sargasso Sea 160 m above bottom. They did not indicate any further characterization of their material.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/211506a0