Salts and Their Distribution in the McMurdo Region, Antarctica

• Main Author: Keys, John Ross (11663632)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1980
• Subjects: Geophysics not elsewhere classified; Geochemistry; Antarctic regions; Salt deposits; Salts distribution; School: School of Geography; Environment and Earth Sciences; 040499 Geophysics not elsewhere classified; Marsden: 260304 Inorganic Geochemistry not Elsewhere Classified; Marsden: 259902 Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry); Marsden: 269999 Earth Sciences not Elsewhere Classified; Degree Discipline: Geochemistry; Degree Level: Doctoral; Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy; Antarctic; McMurdo Sound; Ross Island; Taylor Valley; Marsden; Taylor Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.16958461.v1

Salts are widespread in the cold, arid McMurdo region of Antarctica. They exist in a variety of deposit types from massive subglacial and sub-lake deposits containing up to 1010 kilograms of salt, down to traces in soil, snow and ice. However, deposits on rock and soil typically amount to a few gram...