MICROMORPHOLOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME SOILS FROM DEVON AND KING CHRISTIAN ISLANDS, N.W.T.
Investigation of soils from Devon and King Christian Islands show frost processes as having a dominating influence upon microfabric characteristics. Frost processes are expressed in the various modifications of banded fabric observed in the soils, and fine-grained cappings on framework members. Whil...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Soil Science |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1975
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjss75-043 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.4141/cjss75-043 |
| Summary: | Investigation of soils from Devon and King Christian Islands show frost processes as having a dominating influence upon microfabric characteristics. Frost processes are expressed in the various modifications of banded fabric observed in the soils, and fine-grained cappings on framework members. While soils from Devon Island show little evidence of chemical alteration, the soil from King Christian Island has chemical attributes which reflect desalinization and alkalization processes. Mineralogical weathering is minimal, but the soils can be differentiated on the basis of carbonate rock content and clay mineral distribution. Soils from Devon Island are classified as Regosolic Turbic Cryosols, while the soil from King Christian Island cannot be readily classified in the Canadian system of soil classification. |
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