Sea-Ice and Iceberg Sedimentation in the Ocean Recent and Past

In many geological epochs, glacial sediments are widespread. This type of sedimentation results from the interaction between atmosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere under temperatures ranging from 0 to -80. Two types of glacial sediments exists: those from sea-ice and those from icebergs. Both types can be subdivided into various subfacies. Most widespread in the Northern Hemisphere is the Siberian subfacies, characterized by silt and clay and often misinterpreted as sediments of temperate zones. This reference book for researchers working on this kind of sediments provides a complete overview of the various glacial deposits in the ocean.

1 Introduction.- I The Earth’s Cryosphere and Peculiarities of Sedimentation in It.- 2 Materials and Methods.- 3 The Cryosphere and the Peculiarities of Glacial Environment — Fresh-Water and Sea Ice · Continental Ice (Glaciers and Permafrost).- 4 Types of Continental and Marine Glaciations · Preparation and Transportation of Sedimentary Material · Lithology and Geochemistry of Weathering Crusts in Ice Zones · Transportation of Sedimentary Material in Continental Drainage Basins.- II Sea-Ice Sedimentation in the Ocean.- 5 Supply of Riverine Sedimentary Material in Ice Zones · Arctic Marginal Filters · Sediment Input Due to Cryoabrasion · Longshore Drift of Sediments.- 6 Stages of Lithogenesis in Ice Zones · Three Types of Sea Ice Sedimentation and Two Vertical Levels of the Process.- 7 Sedimentary System of the Far Eastern Seas and North Pacific.- 8 Sedimentary System of the Arctic Ocean - Interactions between Outer and Inner Geospheres.- III Glacial (Iceberg) Sedimentation in the Ocean.- 9 Mechanisms of Sediment Incorporation in Continental Ice-Catchment Areas.- 10 Recent Iceberg-Rafted and Cryophilic Biogenic Deposits of Antarctica.- 11 Geology of Ice-Catchment Provinces in Relation to Petrography and Mineralogy of Bottom Sediments · Possible Reconstructions of Geological Composition of Ice-Hidden Land.- 12 Iceberg and Sea-Ice Sedimentation in the North Atlantic — Recent and Past.- 13 Lithology and Geochemistry of the Zones of Iceberg Sedimentation.- 14 Cryogenic Facies.- IV Glacial Sedimentogenesis in the Earth’s Geological Past.- 15 The Late Cenozoic and Earlier Glaciations.- V Basis for the Analysis of Cryogenic Formations · Tectonic Zonality.- 16 Cryogenic Formations of Passive Margins, Ice Shelves and Continental Slopes · Cryogenic Formations of Active Margins and the Regions Composed of Oceanic Crust.- 17 Conclusions.- References.- Additional References.