Locality
71°20´ west longitude, 24°9´ south latitiude [ map ]
Name
Chile deep trench, Pacific
Geological relevance of location
Diatomaceous ooze covers about 8 % of the sea floor and consists of the small frustles of diatoms, which mainly accumulate in high latitudes and fertile upwelling areas.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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clay
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Colour
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grey-brown
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other
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7.100 m Wassertiefe
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Donor
Dr. Hermann-Rudolf Kudraß,
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Hannover,
Germany