Research Article

Paleo-Hydrothermal Predecessor to Perennial Spring Activity in Thick Permafrost in the Canadian High Arctic, and Its Relation to Deep Salt Structures: Expedition Fiord, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut

Table 3

Selected trace element concentrations from paleospring carbonates.

Ablation #1PhaseFe2O3MnOMgOSrBaLaCeYbLuPbZnCuSr/Ca2LaN/YbN
wt.%wt.%wt.%μg/gμg/gμg/gμg/gμg/gμg/gμg/gμg/gμg/g

10au20e03.xlcal20.0340.3610.0233410.500.711.300.04b.d.l.0.35b.d.l.0.100.02621.48
10au20e04.xlcal20.0250.4930.0141250.53b.d.l.b.d.l.b.d.l.b.d.l.0.150.21b.d.l.0.0096-
10au20e05.xlcal20.0250.5170.014116b.d.l.b.d.l.b.d.l.b.d.l.b.d.l.0.330.160.060.0089-
10au20e07.xlcal20.0110.2870.011290.962.082.200.080.010.17b.d.l.b.d.l.0.00232.02
10au20e08.xlcal20.0320.3470.0232520.410.660.86b.d.l.b.d.l.1.14b.d.l.b.d.l.0.0193-
10au20e09.xlcal20.0340.3770.0214832.540.721.220.040.010.410.13b.d.l.0.03701.33
10au20e10.xlcal20.0290.3140.0164061.540.611.04b.d.l.b.d.l.0.19b.d.l.0.120.0311-
10au20f03.xlcal20.0100.3210.0313499.310.620.98b.d.l.b.d.l.0.710.640.130.0268-
10au20f04.xlcal20.0110.4240.04217512.000.270.41b.d.l.b.d.l.1.220.750.150.0134-
10au20f06.xlcal20.0080.3400.0382146.960.490.69b.d.l.b.d.l.6.742.660.560.0164-
10au20f07.xlcal20.0110.3680.0332248.210.540.74b.d.l.b.d.l.0.560.43b.d.l.0.0172-
10au20f08.xlcal20.0090.4090.0361222.240.270.27b.d.l.b.d.l.0.12b.d.l.b.d.l.0.0093-
10au20f09.xlcal20.0110.4180.0482641.500.480.52b.d.l.b.d.l.0.49b.d.l.0.620.0202-
10au20f10.xlcal20.0060.4190.03826519.820.590.67b.d.l.b.d.l.3.43b.d.l.b.d.l.0.0203-
10au20f11.xlcal20.0140.4130.04426517.530.230.52b.d.l.b.d.l.3.512.04b.d.l.0.0203-
10au20f12.xlcal20.0120.4210.05632345.670.881.100.12b.d.l.0.380.360.210.02480.53
10au20f13.xlcal20.0100.4460.03656b.d.l.0.080.06b.d.l.b.d.l.0.370.49b.d.l.0.0043-
10au20f14.xlcal20.0110.4620.03850b.d.l.0.010.04b.d.l.b.d.l.0.08b.d.l.b.d.l.0.0038-
10au20d03.xlcal20.0090.4100.1692032.800.040.07b.d.l.0.020.44b.d.l.b.d.l.0.0156-
10au20d04.xlcal20.0120.4500.16422215.340.08b.d.l.b.d.l.b.d.l.2.012.07b.d.l.0.0170-
10au20d05.xlcal20.0120.4170.14021419.37b.d.l.0.15b.d.l.b.d.l.3.03b.d.l.b.d.l.0.0164-
10au20d06.xlcal20.0110.4800.15124813.110.040.100.140.022.220.800.250.01900.02
10au20d07.xlcal10.0100.2680.066925774.590.330.550.170.020.12b.d.l.0.460.07090.14
10au20d08.xlcal10.0100.3130.076940606.540.340.680.16b.d.l.6.132.580.400.07210.16
10au20d09.xlcal10.0100.2990.082990767.470.310.640.110.014.421.280.670.07590.20
10au20d10.xlcal10.0080.2460.052868527.300.270.59b.d.l.b.d.l.5.281.280.680.0666-
10au20d11.xlcal10.0090.2860.063905546.520.310.640.160.011.240.560.260.06940.14
10au20d12.xlcal10.0080.2600.052867556.460.320.560.160.020.430.690.420.06650.15
10au20d13.xlcal10.0090.2870.059937556.730.270.660.080.010.680.980.260.07190.25
10au20d14.xlcal10.0090.2420.055893578.830.320.510.090.020.761.000.430.06850.25
10au20d15.xlcal10.0100.2510.059926621.450.320.630.120.020.500.880.530.07100.20
10au20d16.xlcal10.0090.2690.081846583.220.260.670.140.011.002.480.550.06490.13

Notes: 1cal 2 = white/orange infilling sparry calcite; cal 1 = brown calcite lining vein wall; 2REE normalized to PAAS.