‘Antarctica’
Utilizing Salt Accumulation and Organic Carbon as Proxies for Exposure Age Dating in Beacon Valley, Antarctica
An overview of investigating whether salt deposits and organic carbon traces can reveal the environmental history and surface exposure duration of Beacon Valley.
Posted by buchanle on Thursday, May 14th, 2026 in May 2026, Antarctica, Exposure-Age Dating, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Polar Sciences
Tracking Provenance of Glacial Sediments in Ong Valley, Antarctica
Comparing sections of till in Ong Valley to track the past movement of the Argosy glacier.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 in May 2023, Antarctica, detrital zircon, Ong Valley
Determining the provenance of glacial till from the Tucker Glacier, Antarctica
Lead and uranium dating of zircon minerals from glacial till indicates that Tucker Glacier in Antarctica experienced a shift in flow pattern.
Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 in May 2019, Antarctica, Glacial Till, U/Pb Dating, Zircon