Carbonate mineralogy of lake sediments and surrounding soils. 2. The Qu'Appelle lakes ( Canada).

Abstract

The nature and distribution of carbonate minerals in the upper Qu'Appelle basin in S-central Saskatchewan were investigated. The equivalent carbonate content and calcite:dolomite ratios of the deposits reflect the mechanisms of glacial deposition and some differences in the sources of the original parent material. A good correlation exists between the lake water ionic activity products for CaCO3 and the relative equivalent carbonatic mineral contents of the sediments.-from Authors