The isotopic geochemistry of CaCO3 encrustations in Taylor Valley, Antarctica: Implications for their origin

• Published in: Acta geographica Slovenica
• Main Authors: Berry Lyons, Kelly Foley, Anne Carey, Melisa Diaz, Gabriel Bowen, Thure Cerling
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Slovenian
• Published: ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2020
• Subjects: calcium carbonate; isotopic ratio; salt deposit; mcmurdo dry valleys; antarctica; geo; envir; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS.7233; https://doaj.org/article/18ebfa07f99740adbeb418ed30447580

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) encrustations occur in most desert soils, including polar ones, and such encrustations preserve records of geochemical, hydrological, and atmosphere processes affecting these soils. We have collected a series of CaCO3 encrustations found underneath surface rocks in the soil...