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Science 9 June 1961:
Vol. 133. no. 3467, pp. 1823 - 1824
DOI: 10.1126/science.133.3467.1823
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Ionium-Thorium Chronology of Deep-Sea Sediments of the Western North Pacific Ocean

Yasuo Miyake 1 and Yukio Sugimura 1

1 Geochemical Laboratory, Meteorological Research Institute, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

The rate of deposition of deep-sea deposits collected at the depths of 6215 to 8450 m in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean was estimated by means of the ionium/thorium ratio. The ratio was determined by an alpha-ray spectrometer. Results showed the rate of 0.5 to 0.8 mm/103 yr for the upper 10-cm layer below the sea bottom.

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