Figure 7. BSE image of a typical hemipelagic sediment from the western Alboran Sea (Sample 161-976B-60X-3, 28 cm; 556.41 mbsf; collected at 200x). Lower calcite content at this site relative to more eastern sites is evident in the lower abundance of foraminifers and nannofossils.

Figure 7. BSE image of a typical hemipelagic sediment from the western Alboran Sea (Sample 161-976B-60X-3, 28 cm; 556.41 mbsf; collected at 200x). Lower calcite content at this site relative to more eastern sites is evident in the lower abundance of foraminifers and nannofossils.