Geological History of the Dry Valleys, Antarctica, Based on the Stable Isotope Studies

• Main Authors: Nobuyuki NAKAI, Yoshihiko MIZUTANI
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1977
• Subjects: Geography (General); G1-922; McMurdo Sound; Taylor Valley; Vanda; Wright Valley; Lake Vanda; Laver; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15094/00007923; https://doaj.org/article/0fdeb9b320b045eda974681e76f5ffb6

In 1973, DVDP 4 drilling was performed to obtain unconsolidated sediments of Lake Vanda, McMurdo Oasis. The cored sediments were found to contain layered salt concretions composed of gypsum, thenardite and calcite. On the basis of stable isotope compositions, δ^<13>C, δ^<18>O and δ^<3...