Paleosalinity and dolomitization of a Lower Paleozoic carbonate sequence, Somerset and Prince of Wales Islands, Arctic Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Veizer, Ján, Lemieux, Jean, Jones, Brian, Gibling, Martin R., Savelle, Jim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1978
• Subjects: Somerset Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e78-151; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e78-151

Trace element study of Lower Paleozoic carbonate formations on Somerset and Prince of Wales Islands (Arctic Canada) suggests the following interpretation: (1) Na contents of the formations studied reflect the paleosalinities of their depositional and (or) early diagenetic environments; (2) K is not...