Figure F16. Shipboard ICP-AES analyses of sedimentary Si and Ca weight percent and mass accumulation rates (MARs). MAR is a product of sedimentation rate, elemental weight percent, and dry bulk density. Si largely represents biogenic silica, whereas Ca represents CaCO3.

Figure F16. Shipboard ICP-AES analyses of sedimentary Si and Ca weight percent and mass accumulation rates (MARs). MAR is a product of sedimentation rate, elemental weight percent, and dry bulk density. Si largely represents biogenic silica, whereas Ca represents CaCO₃.