scholarly journals Structural and chemical heterogeneity of Proterozoic organic microfossils of the ca. 1 Ga old Angmaat Formation, Baffin Island, Canada

Geobiology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami Nabhan ◽  
Linda C. Kah ◽  
Bhoopesh Mishra ◽  
Kilian Pollok ◽  
Ashley R. Manning‐Berg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Heterogeneity ◽  
Baffin Island

Silicon Tetrachloride Synthesis from Rice Hulls: Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscope Study

1972 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 236-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard S. Thomas ◽  
Prabir K. Basu ◽  
Francis T. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Tetrachloride ◽  
Silica Sand ◽  
Mineral Matter ◽  
Chemical Heterogeneity ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope Study ◽  
Rice Hulls ◽  
Hull Structure ◽  
Lower Temperature ◽  
Image Position ◽  
Disposal Problem

Silicon tetrachloride, used in industry for the production of highest purity silicon and silica, is customarily manufactured from silica-sand and charcoal.SiCl4 can also be made from rice hulls, which contain up to 20 percent silica and only traces of other mineral matter. Hulls, after carbonization, actually prove superior as a starting material since they react at lower temperature. This use of rice hulls may offer a new, profitable solution for a rice mill byproduct disposal problem.In studies of the reaction kinetics with carbonized hulls, conversion of SiO2 to SiCl4 was found to proceed within a few minutes to a constant, limited yield which depended reproducibly on the ambient temperature of the reactor. See Fig. 1. This suggested that physical or chemical heterogeneity of the silica in the hull structure might be involved.

Gem hornblende from Baffin Island, NWT, Canada

1986 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
Willow Wight
Keyword(s):  
Baffin Island

ORGANIC MATTER PRESERVATION IN CHERT: MESOPROTEROZOIC ANGMAAT FORMATION, BAFFIN ISLAND, CANADA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley R. Manning-Berg ◽  
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Michael L. Tuite ◽  
Kenneth H. Williford ◽  
Linda C. Kah
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Baffin Island

POLIOMYELITIS IN CANADIAN ESKIMOS: LABORATORY STUDIES. V. TYPE 1 AND TYPE 3 POLIOMYELITIS ANTIBODY LEVELS IN BAFFIN ISLAND ESKIMOS

1954 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
W. Wood ◽  
Eina M. Clark ◽  
F. T. Shimada ◽  
A. J. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Baffin Island ◽  
Tissue Cultures ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Poliomyelitis Virus ◽  
Antibody Titers ◽  
Antibody Levels ◽  
Type 3

Studies on the basic immunology of poliomyelitis in Canadian Eskimos have been continued. Some 87 sera collected from Eskimos at Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, have been examined for the presence of Type 1 and Type 3 poliomyelitis antibody by quantitative tests in tissue cultures. The same sera were previously examined for Type 2 antibody by quantitative tests in mice. The results of the three determinations are now presented together for comparison. These sera came from Eskimos aged 2 to 72 years of age. None of the Eskimos showed any evidence of paralysis. Examination of the medical records did not suggest that any paralytic disease had been present in this part of Baffin Island. Very few of the sera showed the presence of poliomyelitis antibody; thus, Type 1 antibody was demonstrated in the sera of 8%, Type 2 antibody in the sera of 9%, and Type 3 antibody in the sera of 14%. No significant number of Eskimos below the age of 45 years had acquired poliomyelitis antibody. The antibody titers mostly ranged between 10−1.0 and 10−2.0, and were significantly lower than the titers customarily found in recently paralyzed cases. These findings suggest that poliomyelitis infection occurred in Pangnirtung Eskimos many years before the date on which the samples were taken (1951). These results point to the worldwide prevalence of the three types of poliomyelitis virus.

Some observations on rock weathering, Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island

1979 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 977-983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen H. Waits
Keyword(s):  
Salt Crystallization ◽  
Rock Weathering ◽  
Baffin Island ◽  
Significant Modification ◽  
Bedrock Weathering ◽  
Arctic Conditions ◽  
Selective Preservation ◽  
Mechanical Weathering ◽  
High Level

A variety of bedrock weathering features—both modern and remnant—including surface grus, polygonal cracks, siliceous glaze, tors, weathering pits, and tafoni typify upland outcrops on the Cumberland Peninsula. Tor ridges are particularly prevalent and at lower elevations they show significant modification and streamlining by flowing ice. On summit areas at elevations above 750 m, however, remnant corestones are preserved in situ, suggesting selective preservation of upland surfaces. Bedrock structure and composition, topographic position, and intensity of process strongly influence tor development. Weathering pits are common on high level, open summit surfaces where weathering occurs in response to both climate and continued removal of derived debris. Pit enlargement through lateral undercutting has been favoured by accumulation of protective bottom residua, mechanical weathering, and the presence of exfoliation crusts. It is postulated that salt crystallization plays a role in outcrop microweathering under present upland arctic conditions.

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