Marine Geology Data

What can you find in marine sediments?

Radiolaria

Diatoms

Ice-Rafted Sand Grain

Placer Deposit

Polymetallic Nodule

Click on the images above for a closer view and explanation. Click on the links below the images to go to external resources related to the image. These are just a few of the components that can be found in samples of marine sediment.

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Video - A Library of Mud

Why is the composition of the seafloor important?

National Science Foundation Press Release 09-089
Sea-floor Sediments Illuminate 53 Million Years of Climate History

Links to educational sites related to marine geology and geophysics.