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Abstract
An attempt is made to study the localization of radioelements in different mineral phases of pelagic clay sediments. The results so far obtained indicate that the ionium supported radium is redistributed by diffusion through the interstitial solution and that the authigenic zeolite phillipsite plays an important role as a scavenger of radioelements within the deposit. The mechanism of transfer of radioelements from the ocean to pelagic deposits is discussed, and points of uncertainty in the interpretation of the distribution of gross beta-activity are indicated.