Clay mineralogy and sedimentary environments of Eureka Sound Formation, Ellesmere Island Canadian Arctic Archipelago

• Main Author: Masood, Hamid
• Other Authors: Zinsmeister, William J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Purdue University 1987
• Subjects: Geochemistry|Biogeochemistry; Arctic; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Ellesmere Island; Eureka; Eureka Sound; Strathcona; Strathcona Fiord; Arctic Archipelago
• Online Access: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/dissertations/AAI8807642

Eureka Sound Formation is composed mainly of shallow marine to brackish water deltaic sediments. The sequence ranges from three thousand to four thousand meters in thickness and is exposed throughout the Canadian Arctic. This study was conducted at Strathcona Fiord located on west central part of El...