An Early Tertiary Outcrop in North-Central Baffin Island, Northwest Territories, Canada: Environment and Significance

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Andrews, J. T., Ives, J. D., Guennel, G. K., Wray, J. L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1972
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Northwest Territories; Baffin Bay; Baffin Island; Canada; Barnes Ice Cap; Baffin; Davis Strait; Ice cap
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e72-019; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e72-019

A thin, impure limestone was found in situ on Precambrian bedrock at latitude 70°36.6′ N and longitude 75°20′ W some 26 km northwest of the Barnes Ice Cap. The unit consists of undulating laminations composed of alternating fine- and coarse-grained sediment, which are interpreted as a series of alga...