Three main sedimentary sequences are briefly characterized in geochemical terms. Metalliferous sediments have lower average contents of Fe, Mn, and combined microelements, and higher average contents of Ti and Al, than other recent and ancient metalliferous sediments of the Pacific Ocean. We propose the history of hydrothermal activity in the eastern equatorial Pacific for the last 17 m.y.
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