Delimitation of Weathering Zones in the Fiord Area of Eastern Baffin Island, Canada

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Research Article| May 01, 1974 Delimitation of Weathering Zones in the Fiord Area of Eastern Baffin Island, Canada STEPHEN J. BOYER; STEPHEN J. BOYER 1Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research; and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80302 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar DAVID R. PHEASANT DAVID R. PHEASANT 2Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information STEPHEN J. BOYER 1Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research; and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80302 DAVID R. PHEASANT 2Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1974) 85 (5): 805–810. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1974)85<805:DOWZIT>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation STEPHEN J. BOYER, DAVID R. PHEASANT; Delimitation of Weathering Zones in the Fiord Area of Eastern Baffin Island, Canada. GSA Bulletin 1974;; 85 (5): 805–810. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1974)85<805:DOWZIT>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Three weathering zones have been delimited in the Maktak/Narpaing Fiord area on the basis of data collected during field reconnaissance studies. A detailed sampling of weathering characteristics in Maktak Fiord and subsequent use of character analysis and discriminant analysis techniques supports the trizonal classification. The best combination of weathering characteristics for future use in statistical delimination of weathering zones was tested by multiple stepwise discriminant analysis procedures.Weathering zones appear to have a regional distribution. The zones are stratigraphic units that can be used as a framework upon which a late Cenozoic history of the Cumberland Peninsula and perhaps eastern Baffin Island could be constructed. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.