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Bjorne Oeninsula, Ellesmere ground view

Bjorne Peninsula, Ellesmere ground view. Looking east-northeast from station 63K192 to show exposure of Triassic Heiberg sands and coals in gullies dissected into upland along north coast of Bjorne Peninsula. Aug 12, 1963.

Slide in Quebec on the Rimouski River

Slide in Quebec on the Rimouski River was caused partly by the 14 degree slope (cross section at the top) much steeper than slopes usually associated with quick clay. A layer of soft, silty clay heavily charged with water formed a slip surface. The debris filled river for several thousand feet and created a temporary lake. Hummocky surface is typical of clay slide (Kerr, P.F., 1963, Sci. Amer. Nov., p. 138).

Collapse of quick clay is shown on microscopic scale

Collapse of quick clay is shown on microscopic scale in these schematic cross sections. Undisturbed clay (left) is thought to possess a "house of cards" structure. The "cards" are flat bits of clay minerals. Irregular blobs represent sand grains and tiny sots are dissolve salt, which provide electrolytic "glue" for the structure. Water (colour) is being squeezed out as clay collapses (middle). Most of the salt was leached out before collapse. Remolded or collapsed clay (right) contains very little water (Kerr, P.F., 1963, Sci. Amer. Nov., p. 134).

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