Mineralogical Characteristics and Control Factors of Surface Sediments in the Sea Area Northwest of the Antarctica Peninsula

Analysis and study of clastic and clay minerals of surface sediments and their chemical composition in the sea area northwest of the Antarctica Peninsula enable the authors to divide this area basically into four mineralogical provinces : (1) the mineralogical province of coast and island shelf of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kejian, Ma, Zhizhen, Li, Shuitu, Gao
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 1991
Subjects:
Bransfield Strait
Advances in Polar Science
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Science
Online Access:http://library.arcticportal.org/2039/
http://library.arcticportal.org/2039/1/A199102008.pdf
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Summary:Analysis and study of clastic and clay minerals of surface sediments and their chemical composition in the sea area northwest of the Antarctica Peninsula enable the authors to divide this area basically into four mineralogical provinces : (1) the mineralogical province of coast and island shelf of the Southern Shetland Islands, (2) the mineralogical of the eastern Bransfield Strait, (3) the mineralogical province of the western Bransfield Strait, and (4) the mineralogical province of the western Antarctica Peninsula. Finally, the relationships between the mineral distribution and geologic, structure, material sources, glaciers, currents, and environments are briefly described.

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