Beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol in slope sediments at DSDP Leg 67 Holes

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Sediments collected from three continental slope sites of Leg 67 have been examined for total organic carbon content and amount of the sterols beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol. The amount of beta-sitosterol relative to stigmasterol is found to increase landward in the sediment, despite differing ages of the samples studied. The ratio of beta-sitosterol to stigmasterol in near-shore sediments is proposed as a source proximity indicator.

Supplement to: Curiale, Joseph A; Harrison, William E (1982): Beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol in slope sediments. In: Abouin, J; von Huene, R; et al. (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project (U.S. Govt. Printing Office), 67, 587-590

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.817496
Related Identifier IsSupplementTo https://doi.org/10.2973/dsdp.proc.67.125.1982
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.817496
Provenance
Creator Curiale, Joseph A; Harrison, William E
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 1982
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
OpenAccess true
Representation
Resource Type Supplementary Publication Series of Datasets; Collection
Format application/zip
Size 2 datasets
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (-90.942W, 12.689S, -90.795E, 13.064N); North Pacific/TRENCH; North Pacific/SLOPE
Temporal Coverage Begin 1979-05-30T00:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 1979-06-18T00:00:00Z