United States. Office of Naval ResearchHawaii Institute of GeophysicsNational Science Foundation (U.S.)Burnett, William C.2015-05-222015-05-221971http://hdl.handle.net/10125/35986Prepared for National Science Foundation under grant GA-13822 and the Office of Naval Research under contract N-00014-70-A-0016-0001.Bibliography: p. [107]-112.ix, leaves, 112 pages illustrations, maps, tables 28 cmThis study was initiated in order to investigate the elemental abundance of certain trace metals in surface sediments from the region of the Hawaiian Islands and the Central Pacific. The elements studied fall into two groups: (1) the alkali and alkaline-earth metals Mg, K, Ca, Rb, Sr and Ba; and (2) the transitional metals Cr, Fe, Co and Ni. Cu and Zn, which are often associated with these elements.All UHM dissertations and theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission from the copyright owner.Marine sediments -- Pacific Ocean -- AnalysisMarine sediments -- Hawaii -- AnalysisTrace elements -- AnalysisMarine sediments -- Pacific OceanMarine sedimentsPacific OceanThesis