Atmospheric and environmental interpretations of Early Paleozoic halite (Upper Ordovician, Hudson Bay Basin, & Upper Silurian, Michigan Basin)

• Main Author: Davis, Alyssa M.
• Other Authors: Department of Earth Sciences
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Brock University 2018
• Subjects: halite paleoatmosphere Silurian Ordovician; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Red Head Rapids
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10464/13769

Halite sourced from Upper Ordovician strata (Red Head Rapids Formation) in the Hudson Bay Basin and Upper Silurian strata (Salina Group A-2 and B units) in the Michigan Basin was used to interpret atmospheric and environmental conditions during their respective depositional periods. Primary halite w...