Geochemical and Glacio-geomorphic Implications of Basalt Weathering in the Queen Maud Mountains, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Talkington, R. W., Mayewski, Paul Andrew, Gaudette, H. E.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 1982
• Subjects: Glaciogeology; Geochemistry; Glaciology; Cryology; Climate Change; Geomorphology; Hydrology; Sedimentology; Cumulus Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ers_facpub/202; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1207&context=ers_facpub

Summary. The weathering of a suite of basalt clasts. that have been transported by mass wasting downslope in the Cumulus Hills region of the Queen Maud Mountains. Antarctica. is examined from both geochemical and glacio-geomorphic viewpoints. Chemical weathering. predominantly oxidation and hydratio...