Geochemical investigation of perennial spring activity and associated mineral precipitates at Expedition Fiord, Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian high arctic

• Main Author: Omelon, Christopher R.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 1999
• Subjects: Earth Sciences > Geochemistry; Arctic; Axel Heiberg Island; Colour Peak; Expedition Fiord; Heiberg; Arctique*
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=18255

Two groups of perennial springs are observed in the Canadian High Arctic at Expedition Fiord on Axel Heiberg Island. Saline discharge (~1.3-2.5 molal) produces a variety of calcite (travertine) and gypsum-rich precipitates. Field observations, laboratory experiments, and geochemical modeling of the...