5. Determination of Equatorial Pacific Mineralogy Using Light Absorption Spectroscopy

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

PALEOCLIMATE OBJECTIVE OF LAS

INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUE

RESULTS OF INITIAL STUDIES

Feasibility Study #1: Mineral Standards

Feasibility Study #2: Equatorial Pacific Sediments

Feasibility Study #3: Variations in Low-Latitude Pacific Clays

Feasibility Study #4: Opal-A/Opal-CT Transition

DETERMINATION OF LAS-BASED MINERALOGY

GOALS FOR LEG 199 AND POSTCRUISE RESEARCH

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

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