Geological History of the Dry Valleys, Antarctica, Based on the Stable Isotope Studies

In 1973, DVDP 4 drilling was performed to obtain unconsolidated sediments of Lake Vanda, McMurdo Oasis. The cored sediments were found to contain layered salt concretions composed of gypsum, thenardite and calcite. On the basis of stable isotope compositions, δ^<13>C, δ^<18>O and δ^<3...

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Main Authors: Nobuyuki NAKAI, Yoshihiko MIZUTANI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1977-03-01
Series:Antarctic Record
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.15094/00007923