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gray 1 uti t e s per s i s t n ear the B 1 a k e - B a ham a 0 ute r Rid g e (F i g .<br />

15 of Hollister and Heezen, 1972). The reddish-gray and<br />

reddish-brown lutites in cores from the Greater Antilles<br />

Outer Ridge (Figs. 4.1, 4.5) may represent a further<br />

extension of this color/sediment dispersal pattern, although<br />

the validity of this observation is uncertain.<br />

Samples from three cores on the Greater Antilles Outer<br />

Ridge (AII60-8: 16GC, 50-53 cm; AII60-8:6GC, 16-19 cm; and<br />

KN25:4GPC, 33-40 cm) were also examined for palynomorphs of<br />

northern affinity. Upper Carboniferous palynomorphs derived<br />

from the red-beds of the Canadian Maritime Provinces have<br />

been used to trace red-sediment dispersal to the south along<br />

the continental rise to the Blake-Bahama Outer Ridge<br />

(Needham and others, 1969; Habib, 1972). However, samples<br />

from the Greater Antilles Outer Ridge are dominated by pine<br />

103<br />

pollen and fern spores, except for a few grains of subtropical<br />

affinity (D. Habib, 1973, written comm.), and no palynomorphs<br />

are observed which would be useful in determining sediment<br />

provenance. This situation is not altogether surprising<br />

when we consider the probable distance of sediment transport<br />

and the consequent dilution of sediment tracers.<br />

In summary, sedimentary parameters of cores from the<br />

Greater Antilles Outer Ridge strongly suggest a sediment<br />

provenance along the northeastern continental margin of<br />

North America. Organic carbon is enriched in the cores<br />

( s i mil art 0 con tin e n tal mar gin sed i me n t san dun 1 i k e i sol ate d<br />

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