On the nature and origin of "muck" deposits in the Klondike area, Yukon Territory

Organic-rich "muck" deposits, which blanket auriferous gravels in the Klondike area, Yukon Territory, comprise two principal stratigraphic units: (i) a silty Late Pleistocene deposit, and (ii) Holocene organics lying unconformably on the silt. The deposits are found predominantly in valley...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Authors: Fraser, T.A. (T. A.), Burn, C. (Christopher R.)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1997
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Online Access:https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/1397
https://doi.org/10.1139/e17-106