Structure and occurrence conditions of ice complex in valley of the middle Indigirka

¹Platonov I.A., ²Tumskoy V.Е., ¹Tarasov A.I., ²Torgovkin N.V., ²Romanis T.V.

STRUCTURE AND OCCURRENCE CONDITIONS OF ICE COMPLEX IN VALLEY OF THE MIDDLE INDIGIRKA

Relief and Quaternary deposits of the Arctic, Subarctic and North-West Russia. Issue 9.

doi: 10.24412/2687-1092-2022-9-211-215

1 Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

2 Melnikov Permafrost Institute SB RAS, Yakutsk, Russia

Abstract. Distribution, structure and occurrence conditions of Ice Complex in the Indigirka valley are almost unknown. The paper presents the results of field Ice Complex outcrops study in the middle Indigirka valley. It is clarified the location of south extreme Ice Complex distribution point. The two Ice Complex horizons with different cryogenic structure are identified: Yedoma Ice Complex and probably Allaikha Ice Complex with less ice content and massive cryostructure.

Keywords: Ice Complex, Indigirka, ice wedge, cryogenic structure, cave ice, thermocar

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Platonov I.A., Tumskoy V.Е., Tarasov A.I., Torgovkin N.V., Romanis T.V. 2022. Structure and occurrence conditions of ice complex in valley of the middle Indigirka // Relief and Quaternary deposits of the Arctic, Subarctic and North-West Russia. Issue 9. P. 211-215. doi: 10.24412/2687-1092-2022-9-211-215