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Observations on the Kaiserstuhl loess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

I. J. Smalley ,
D. H. Krinsley  and
C. Vita-Finzi
I. J. Smalley
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
D. H. Krinsley
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge CB2 3EQ
C. Vita-Finzi
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University College London, London WC1E 6BT
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Summary

Examination of Kaiserstuhl loess material by scanning electron microscopy reveals fine material adhering to the major particles, fracture features, carbonate overgrowths and signs of particle weathering; all of which appear typical of loess material. The carbonate overgrowths included discrete rhombic crystals, which are possibly dolomite. Alpine and Northern glaciers could have provided fine quartz material for the Kaiserstuhl loess; an Alpine source seems more likely, with perhaps some fluvial transportation involved.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 110 , Issue 1 , January 1973 , pp. 29 - 36
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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