Sediments Exposed on the Surface of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Gaylord, David R., Robertson, James D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1975
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Ross Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000021821; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000021821

A highly crevassed region near a grounded ice rise on the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica was investigated and found to contain poorly sorted sediments. Preliminary analysis of a 27 g sample of sediments was undertaken using megascopic, microscopic, and X-ray diffraction methods. Igneous and meta-morphic rock fragments, their constituent minerals, and micro-fossils were noted in the sample. Insufficient data have been collected at this time to denote a particular source area for the sediments.