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Atlantic Ocean Basin
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The floor of the Atlantic Ocean Basin is covered by a heterogeneous blanket of sediments, classified primarily by their origin and proximity to continental sources. Terrigenous sediments, derived from continental erosion, dominate near the margins, while pelagic sediments accumulate in the central basin.
A peculiar, yet consistently documented, sedimentary component is Cryolite Residue (CR-A)/), found primarily in the deeper…