Unravelling the complex geological evolution of one of Earth's final remaining frontiers: East Siberia
East Siberia represents one of the most remote and inhospitable regions on the planet, home to the coldest permanently inhabited settlement on Earth (Oymyakon), where temperatures frequently fall below −50°C in winter. Geological investigations in this part of northern Asia are severely hampered by...
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crwiley:10.1111/gto.12336 2024-06-02T08:13:05+00:00 Unravelling the complex geological evolution of one of Earth's final remaining frontiers: East Siberia Barnet, James S.K. Steiner, Benedikt M. 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gto.12336 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gto.12336 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/gto.12336 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Geology Today volume 37, issue 1, page 12-17 ISSN 0266-6979 1365-2451 journal-article 2021 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12336 2024-05-03T11:31:10Z East Siberia represents one of the most remote and inhospitable regions on the planet, home to the coldest permanently inhabited settlement on Earth (Oymyakon), where temperatures frequently fall below −50°C in winter. Geological investigations in this part of northern Asia are severely hampered by thick permafrost, a lack of infrastructure, vast tracts of barren uninhabited rough terrain, and political challenges. However, the rocks buried below the freezing tundra and taiga of this remote land provide evidence of an interesting and diverse geological history, including vast hypersaline salt basins, voluminous volcanic eruptions, Himalayan‐style mountain ranges, and extensive swamps. Following a comprehensive study of publically available literature, the majority published in Russian language and challenging to obtain in the UK, we aim to decipher the diverse and complicated geological history of this remote region over the past 1650 Myr. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost taiga Tundra Siberia Wiley Online Library Geology Today 37 1 12 17 |
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East Siberia represents one of the most remote and inhospitable regions on the planet, home to the coldest permanently inhabited settlement on Earth (Oymyakon), where temperatures frequently fall below −50°C in winter. Geological investigations in this part of northern Asia are severely hampered by thick permafrost, a lack of infrastructure, vast tracts of barren uninhabited rough terrain, and political challenges. However, the rocks buried below the freezing tundra and taiga of this remote land provide evidence of an interesting and diverse geological history, including vast hypersaline salt basins, voluminous volcanic eruptions, Himalayan‐style mountain ranges, and extensive swamps. Following a comprehensive study of publically available literature, the majority published in Russian language and challenging to obtain in the UK, we aim to decipher the diverse and complicated geological history of this remote region over the past 1650 Myr. |
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