Estimation of grain size variability with micro X-ray fluorescence in laminated lacustrine sediments, Cape Bounty, Canadian High Arctic.

• Published in: Journal of Paleolimnology
• Main Authors: Cuven, Stéphanie, Francus, Pierre, Lamoureux, Scott F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: micro X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF); particle size analysis; image analysis; clastic varves; Arctic lakes; microfacies characterisation; Arctic; Cape Bounty
• Online Access: https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/10725/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-010-9453-1

Finely laminated sediment cores from two Arctic lakes were investigated using the Itrax™ Core Scanner that provides micro X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF) measurements with a spatial resolution of 100 μm. We compared these chemical measurements with standard geochemical methods using, at the macroscopic s...