Stratigraphic Distribution of Lipoid Substances in Cedar Creek Bog, Minnesota

Research Article| December 01, 1954 STRATIGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF LIPOID SUBSTANCES IN CEDAR CREEK BOG, MINNESOTA F. M SWAIN; F. M SWAIN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar N PROKOPOVICH N PROKOPOVICH UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information F. M SWAIN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. N PROKOPOVICH UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 30 Mar 1954 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1954, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1954) 65 (12): 1183–1198. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1954)65[1183:SDOLSI]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 30 Mar 1954 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation F. M SWAIN, N PROKOPOVICH; STRATIGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF LIPOID SUBSTANCES IN CEDAR CREEK BOG, MINNESOTA. GSA Bulletin 1954;; 65 (12): 1183–1198. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1954)65[1183:SDOLSI]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The lake and bog deposits of Cedar Creek Forest, Isanti and Anoka counties, Minnesota, consist of a multiple-facies accumulation of marl, peat, copropel, and sapropel. Chromatographic analyses of the lipoid extracts of samples of the sediments show measurable amounts of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons as well as large proportions of asphalts and polar lipoid compounds. In general composition the “oily” fractions some-what resemble a Venezuelan asphalt. The ratio of total lipoids in the peat, marl, and underlying sand, respectively, in this deposit is approximately 12:3:1. The highest measured content of saturated hydrocarbons occurs just above the marl. The other fractions show no noteworthy relationship to depth or type of material. Most of the variation in distribution of the lipoids appears primary, but some shifting of the hydrocarbons may have resulted from movements of ground water within the bog. The data suggest that the hydrocarbon formation or liberation from the source material took place concomitantly with the accumulation of the lake and bog deposits. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.