Surface microtextures of ice-rafted quartz grains revealing glacial ice in the Cenozoic Arctic

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 374, Issue , 2013, Pages 293-302

  Immonen, Ninna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arctic; Cenozoic; Glaciation; Lomonosov Ridge; Quartz grain; Surface microtextures

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; COOLING; DATA SET; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIATION; ICE RAFTING; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; QUARTZ; REWORKING; SAMPLING; SEA ICE; TEXTURE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; LOMONOSOV RIDGE;

EID: 84875065537     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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