Mineral composition of the modern bottom sediments of the White Sea |
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Authors: | A. I. Gusakova |
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Affiliation: | 16454. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Abstract: | The mineral composition of the modern bottom sediments were studied in the White Sea. The single terrigenous-mineralogical province is defined; it is characterized by the mineral association of amphibole, epidote, garnet, and pyroxene. Five regions are assigned in the White Sea in accordance with the mineral composition of the surface bottom sediments. We argue that the granite-metamorphic rock complexes of the Baltic Shield are the main source of the modern sediments in the White Sea, while the East European Craton (Russian Platform) plays a secondary role. |
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