CONTENTS. 
Intropuction (Extracts from Dr. 
Alexander Agassiz’s prelimi- 
nary reports bearing on the 
bottom-deposits). . 
First Expedition 
Second Expedition . 
Third Expedition 
Fourth Expedition . 
Borrom Samptzs collected during fis 
fourth expedition of Dr. Alex- 
ander Agassiz, 1904-1905 . 
Types of Deposits . 
Pelagic Deposits. . 
Terrigenous Deposits. 
The Mineral Constituents observed 
in the different deposits 
Methods used for determination 
Manganese Nodules . . 
Palagonitic Tuffs . 
Hardened Deposit . 
Phosphatic Coneretion . ; 
Sharks’ Teeth and Cetacean Bones 
Detailed descriptions of the Deposit- 
Samples 
Bortom SAMPLES tolictbaa eee ee 
third expedition of Dr. Alex- 
ander Agassiz, 1899-1900 . 
Pace 
(se ie Ro eS 
14 
17 
ie, 
1g 
20 
21 
27 
28 
35 
37 
38 
38 
40 
80 
Detailed Descriptions of the Deposit- 
Samples 
Manganese Nodules Me eels 
Tur Deprus or THE PActFic OCEAN 
DistripuTion oF Marine Deposits 
IN THE Pacitric OCEAN . 
I. Red Clay 
. Globigerina Ooze . 
. Diatom Ooze. . 
. Radiolarian Ooze . . 
Y. Pteropod Ooze . . 
. Coral Mud and Sand 
VII. Other Terrigenous Deposits 
PERCENTAGE OF Catcium CARBO- 
NATE in the Deposits cover- 
ing the floor of the Pacific 
Ocean egies 
GENERAL REMARKS AND CONCLU- 
STONS a Ges 
Apprenpix. Notes on the i alten 
of materials from Station 2 
(1899-1900 cruise) and Station 
4719 (1904-1905 cruise) by Dr. 
W. A. Caspari. . Ce BAe, 
A. Palagonitic Tuff 
B. Red Clay 
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 
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