| Abstract: | On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez supertanker grounded on Bligh Reef, spilling North Slope crude oil into Prince william Sound, Alaska. Tracking the geochemical fate of this spilled oil has revealed, in addition to weathered products from the spill, minor oil residues on beaches from a distinctly different source. This probably was the Great Alaska Earthquake of March 27, 1964. This quake and the subsequent tsunami destroyed asphalt storage facilities at the old Valdez town site, spilling asphalt into Port Valdez fjord. From there the asphalt apparently advanced south into the sound. -from Authors |
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| Citation Author: | Kvenvolden, K. A.; Carlson, P. R.; Threlkeld, C. N.; Warden, A. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Geology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Possible connection between two Alaskan catastrophes occurring 25 yr apart (1964 and 1989); 1993; Article; Journal; Geology; Kvenvolden, K. A.; Carlson, P. R.; Threlkeld, C. N.; Warden, A. |
| Citation Start Page: | 813 |
| Citation Volume: | 21 |
| Citation Year: | 1993 |
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| Text: | Possible connection between two Alaskan catastrophes occurring 25 yr apart (1964 and 1989); 1993; Article; Journal; Geology; Kvenvolden, K. A.; Carlson, P. R.; Threlkeld, C. N.; Warden, A. |
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| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00 -0600 |
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