Physical Characteristics and Chemical Properties of Some High-Arctic Organic Materials from Southwest Devon Island, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Main Authors: Bunting,B. T., Hathout,S. A.
• Other Authors: MCMASTER UNIV HAMILTON (ONTARIO) DEPT OF GEOGRAPHY
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: Geology; Geochemistry and Mineralogy; Soil Mechanics; (*SOILS; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES); MINERALS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; SWAMPS; SAMPLING; TERRAIN; ROCK; CRACKS; CORRELATION TECHNIQUES; BEACHES; STATISTICAL DATA; ARCTIC REGIONS; CANADA; SOILS; *DEVON ISLAND; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Canada; Devon Island
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0744555; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0744555

The main purposes of this study are to determine the characteristics and degree of alteration of some organic and organo-mineral materials taken from various surfaces and sites in the High-Arctic terrain of southwest Devon Island, N.W.T., Canada.