Isotopic composition and origin of lacustrine brines in the Arctic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Pagé, P., Michaud, J., Ouellet, M., Dickman, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1987
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Arctic; Cornwallis; Little Cornwallis Island; Cornwallis Island; Arctic Archipelago
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e87-023; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e87-023

Meromictic lakes in the Arctic Archipelago were analyzed to determine whether the isotope content of the water molecule might confirm their oceanic origin. The 25 m bottom layer of Lake Garrow, on Little Cornwallis Island, is filled with a homogeneous sodium chloride solution with 2.6 times the chlo...