Clay Mineralogical Characteristics of Sediments Deposited during the Late Quaternary in the Larsen Ice Shelf B Embayment, Antarctica

• Published in: Minerals
• Main Authors: Jaewoo Jung, Kyu-Cheul Yoo, Kee-Hwan Lee, Young Kyu Park, Jae Il Lee, Jinwook Kim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: Larsen ice shelf; clay mineral composition; smectite/illite; isotopic composition; ice shelf retreat and advance; Mineralogy; QE351-399.2; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Larsen Ice Shelf; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Korea Polar Research Institute
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/min9030153; https://doaj.org/article/c1a261953ac64089bccd23d20d20e806

Variations in grain size, clay mineral composition, and stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) are closely linked to the sedimentary facies that reflect mineralogical and geochemical modification during the retreat and advance of the Larsen ice shelf. A whole round core of marine sediment (EAP13-GC17, 236...