Origin of a salt-water lens in permafrost at Kotzebue, Alaska
Bulletin of the Geological Society of America
By: D.J. Cedarstrom
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Abstract
Frozen sediments were found to a depth of 238 feet in the drilling of a 325-foot well at Kotzebue, Alaska. Between 79 and 86 feet, however, highly saline water was found in a gravel lens. The writer suggests that the salt water originated by fractionation by freezing. Analyses of this water and of slightly saline water from below the permafrost are given.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Origin of a salt-water lens in permafrost at Kotzebue, Alaska |
| Series title | Bulletin of the Geological Society of America |
| DOI | 10.1130/0016-7606(1961)72[1427:OOASLI]2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Year Published | 1961 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 1427 |
| Last page | 1431 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| City | Kotzebue |
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