Syngenetic sand veins and anti‐syngenetic sand wedges, Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, western Arctic Canada

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Murton, Julian B., Bateman, Mark D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2007
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Tuktoyaktuk; Ice; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes; wedge*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.577; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.577; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.577

Abstract Sand‐sheet deposits of full‐glacial age in the Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, western Arctic Canada, contain syngenetic sand veins 1–21 cm wide and sometimes exceeding 9 m in height. Their tall and narrow, chimney‐like morphology differs from that of known syngenetic ice wedges and indicates an un...