Large Salt Beds on the Surface of the Ross Ice Shelf Near Black Island, Antarctica

Abstract An extensive system of mirabilite (Na 2 SO 4 ยท 10H 2 O) beds has been mapped on the Ross Ice Shelf near Black Island. The salt beds are normally underlain by a thin layer of mud and their surface is covered by a non-marine algal mat and boulder lag. These authors suggest the salt has been f...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Brady, Howard Thomas, Batts, Barry
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1981
Subjects:
Earth-Surface Processes
Victoria Land
McMurdo Sound
Ross Ice Shelf
Black Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Journal of Glaciology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011187
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000011187

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