Keywords: 11; AFRIDEEP; Beckman Coulter Laser diffraction particle size analyzer LS 200; Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; DEPTH, sediment/rock; GeoB9307-3; Gravity corer (Kiel type); M63/1; MARUM; Meteor (1986); Sambesi Fan; Size fraction 0.412-0.375 µm; Size fraction 0.452-0.412 µm; Size fraction 0.496-0.452 µm; Size fraction 0.545-0.496 µm; Size fraction 0.598-0.545 µm; Size fraction 0.656-0.598 µm; Size fraction 0.721-0.656 µm; Size fraction 0.791-0.721 µm; Size fraction 0.868-0.791 µm; Size fraction 0.948-1.041 mm; Size fraction 0.953-0.868 µm; Size fraction 1.041-1.143 mm; Size fraction 1.047-0.953 µm; Size fraction 1.143-1.255 mm; Size fraction 1.149-1.047 µm; Size fraction 1.255-1.377 mm; Size fraction 1.261-1.149 µm; Size fraction 1.377-1.512 mm; Size fraction 1.384 -1.261 µm; Size fraction 1.512-1.660 mm; Size fraction 1.520-1.384 µm; Size fraction 1.668-1.520 µm; Size fraction 1.822-1.660 mm; Size fraction 1.832-1.668 µm; Size fraction 10.78-9.818 µm; Size fraction 101.1-92.09 µm; Size fraction 11.83-10.78 µm; Size fraction 111.0-101.1 µm; Size fraction 12.99-11.83 µm; Size fraction 121.8-111.0 µm; Size fraction 133.7-121.8 µm; Size fraction 14.26-12.99 µm; Size fraction 146.8-133.7 µm; Size fraction 15.65-14.26 µm; Size fraction 161.2-146.8 µm; Size fraction 17.18-15.65 µm; Size fraction 176.9 -161.2 µm; Size fraction 18.86-17.18 µm; Size fraction 194.2 -176.9 µm; Size fraction 2.000-1.822 mm; Size fraction 2.010-1.832 µm; Size fraction 2.207-2.010 µm; Size fraction 2.423-2.207 µm; Size fraction 2.660-2.423 µm; Size fraction 2.920-2.660 µm; Size fraction 20.70-18.86 µm; Size fraction 213.2-194.2 µm; Size fraction 213.2-234.1 µm; Size fraction 22.73-20.70 µm; Size fraction 234.1-256.8 µm; Size fraction 24.95-22.73 µm; Size fraction 256.8-282.1 µm; Size fraction 27.38-24.95 µm; Size fraction 282.1-309.6 µm; Size fraction 3.205-2.920 µm; Size fraction 3.519-3.205 µm; Size fraction 3.862-3.519 µm; Size fraction 30.07-27.38 µm; Size fraction 309.6-339.8 µm; Size fraction 33.01-30.07 µm; Size fraction 339.8-373.1 µm; Size fraction 36.24-33.01 µm; Size fraction 373.1-409.6 µm; Size fraction 39.77-36.24 µm; Size fraction 4.240-3.863 µm; Size fraction 4.655-4.240 µm; Size fraction 409.6-449.7 µm; Size fraction 43.67-39.78 µm; Size fraction 449.7-493.6 µm; Size fraction 47.94-43.67 µm; Size fraction 493.6-541.9 µm; Size fraction 5.110-4.655 µm; Size fraction 5.610-5.110 µm; Size fraction 52.62-47.94 µm; Size fraction 541.9-594.9 µm; Size fraction 57.77-52.62 µm; Size fraction 594.9-653.0 µm; Size fraction 6.158-5.611 µm; Size fraction 6.761-6.158 µm; Size fraction 63.41-57.77 µm; Size fraction 653.0-716.9 µm; Size fraction 69.62-63.41 µm; Size fraction 7.421-6.760 µm; Size fraction 716.9-786.9 µm; Size fraction 76.42-69.61 µm; Size fraction 786.9-863.9 µm; Size fraction 8.147-7.421 µm; Size fraction 8.943-8.147 µm; Size fraction 83.89-76.42 µm; Size fraction 863.9-948.2 µm; Size fraction 9.818-8.943 µm; Size fraction 92.09-83.90 µm; SL