PROVENANCE AND ALTERATION OF GLACIAL SEDIMENTS IN KING GEORGE ISLAND, ANTARCTICA

• Published in: Journal of Sedimentary Environments
• Main Authors: Gabrig Turbay Rangel, Caio Vinicius, D'Azeredo Orlando, Marcos Tadeu, Jardim, Hannah Almeida, Carreiro Almeida, Ivan Carlos, Mendonca, Eduardo De Sa, Teixeira, Daniel De Bortoli, Thomazini, Andre, Schaefer, Carlos Ernesto
• Other Authors: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Univ Estado Rio De Janeiro, Fac Geologia 2019
• Subjects: Sediment provenance; Alteration; Glaciogenic sediments; Mineralogy; Geochemistry; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; Low Head; South Shetland Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/184437; https://doi.org/10.12957/jse.2019.41788

Mineralogical and geochemical data of glacial sediments of Low Head, King George Island, Antarctica, are presented to approach its provenance and alterations aspects. Mineralogical analyses were performed using petrography and an x-ray diffraction method, while to the geochemistry was performed by x...