Zonation of Pleistocene Sedimentation in the Atlantic Ocean

Key Points

• To analyze sedimentation zonation types in Pleistocene sediments of the Atlantic Ocean using existing data.
• Compiled schematic maps of CaCO3, Al2O3, and SiO2 distribution from DSDP, ODP, and IODP Legs.
• Analyzed various types of sedimentation zonation including circum-continental, latitudinal, vertical, and tectonomagmatic.
• Identified distinct sedimentation zonation types in the Pleistocene sediments of the Atlantic Ocean.
• Found similarities and differences when compared to Recent epoch zonation types.
• Concluded that modern zonation is influenced by Pleistocene sedimentation patterns.

Abstract