Large salt beds on the surface of the Ross ice shelf near Black Island, Antarctica
An extensive system of mirabilite (Na 2 SO 4 .10H 2 O) beds has been mapped on the Ross ice shelf near Black Island. The salt beds are normally underlain by a thin layer of mud and their surface is covered by a non-marine algal mat and boulder lag. These authors suggest the salt has been formed by t...
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ftmacquarieunicr:oai:https://researchers.mq.edu.au:publications/6d5b05f2-6f38-4d40-bb36-a8474a9c6e32 2024-06-23T07:47:37+00:00 Large salt beds on the surface of the Ross ice shelf near Black Island, Antarctica Brady, H. T. Batts, B. 1981 https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/6d5b05f2-6f38-4d40-bb36-a8474a9c6e32 https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000011187 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0019365436&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Brady , H T & Batts , B 1981 , ' Large salt beds on the surface of the Ross ice shelf near Black Island, Antarctica ' , Journal of Glaciology , vol. 27 , no. 95 , pp. 11-18 . https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000011187 article 1981 ftmacquarieunicr https://doi.org/10.3189/S0022143000011187 2024-06-05T23:47:47Z An extensive system of mirabilite (Na 2 SO 4 .10H 2 O) beds has been mapped on the Ross ice shelf near Black Island. The salt beds are normally underlain by a thin layer of mud and their surface is covered by a non-marine algal mat and boulder lag. These authors suggest the salt has been formed by the displacement of sub-ice-shelf brines to the ice-shelf surface. Evidence also suggests that other terrestrial mirabilite beds in the McMurdo Sound area were formed in the same manner and deposited by the Ross ice shelf during its Wisconsin retreat from McMurdo Sound.-from Authors Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Antarctica Journal Ice Shelf Journal of Glaciology McMurdo Sound Ross Ice Shelf Black Island Macquarie University Research Portal Black Island ENVELOPE(70.100,70.100,-49.440,-49.440) McMurdo Sound Ross Ice Shelf Journal of Glaciology 27 95 11 18 |
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An extensive system of mirabilite (Na 2 SO 4 .10H 2 O) beds has been mapped on the Ross ice shelf near Black Island. The salt beds are normally underlain by a thin layer of mud and their surface is covered by a non-marine algal mat and boulder lag. These authors suggest the salt has been formed by the displacement of sub-ice-shelf brines to the ice-shelf surface. Evidence also suggests that other terrestrial mirabilite beds in the McMurdo Sound area were formed in the same manner and deposited by the Ross ice shelf during its Wisconsin retreat from McMurdo Sound.-from Authors |
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Large salt beds on the surface of the Ross ice shelf near Black Island, Antarctica |
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