Syngenetic sand veins and anti-syngenetic sand wedges, Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, western Arctic Canada

Sand-sheet deposits of full-glacial age in the Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, western Arctic Canada, contain syngenetic sand veins 1-21 cm wide and sometimes exceeding 9 m in height. Their tall and narrow, chimney-like morphology differs from that of known syngenetic ice wedges and indicates an unusually c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Julian Murton, Mark Bateman
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Ice
Online Access:https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Syngenetic_sand_veins_and_anti-syngenetic_sand_wedges_Tuktoyaktuk_Coastlands_western_Arctic_Canada/23312642