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Title: Experimental formation of chalk from calcareous ooze. Technical progress report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6006685· OSTI ID:6006685

Samples of calcareous ooze collected from the tropical and equatorial Atlantic Ocean were subjected to hydrothermal alteration in order to simulate the diagenesis of chalk. Changes in mineralogy and morphology of enclosed microfossils were measured. (ACR)

Research Organization:
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-81ER10837
OSTI ID:
6006685
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/10837-1; ON: DE82002158
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English