Meridianiite detected in ice

2009/01/01 by F.E. Genceli, Shinichirou Horikawa, Yoshinori Iizuka +4 · 3 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena #Isotope Analysis in Ecology

paper · pdf · doi:10.3189/002214309788608921

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Abstract

Abstract Inclusions affect the behavior of ice, and their characteristics help us understand the formation history of the ice. Recently, a low-temperature magnesium sulfate salt was discovered. This paper describes this naturally occurring MgSO 4 ·11H 2 O mineral, meridianiite, derived from salt inclusions in sea ice of Lake Saroma, Japan and in Antarctic continental core ice. Its occurrence is confirmed by using micro-Raman spectroscopy to compare Raman spectra of synthetic MgSO 4 ·11H 2 O with those of the inclusions.

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