Accession Number:

AD0754578

Title:

The Mineralogy of Suspended Sediment in Some Alaskan Glacial Streams and Lakes.

Descriptive Note:

Research rept.,

Corporate Author:

COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H

Personal Author(s):

• Tice,Allen R.
• Gatto,Lawrence W.
• Anderson,Duwayne M.

Report Date:

1972-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

16.0

Abstract:

Suspended sediments were collected from glacial streams and lakes close to the sources to determine if any physical or chemical weathering had occurred within them. The mineralogical composition and the major constituents were determined using X-ray diffraction. In almost all cases the composition of the samples paralleled that of the native parent materials, indicating that no chemical changes had occurred in the fine suspended material. Author

Descriptors:

• *CLAY MINERALS
• *ALASKA
• SEDIMENTATION
• LAKES
• GLACIERS
• ROCK
• WEATHER
• HYDROLOGY
• EROSION

Subject Categories:

• Geology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE