Point du Jour Quarry in Tongrinnes: influence of periglacial phenomena on remanent magnetization

Authors

  • Raoul Geeraerts Centre de Physique du Globe à Dourbes, Belgium

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26485/BP/1981/28/29

Keywords:

loess, deposit deformations

Abstract

Article in French.

ORIGINAL TITLE: Carrière Point du Jour à Tongrinnes: influence de phénomènes périglaciaires sur l'aimantation rémanente

The palaeomagnetism of the loess in which an ice wedge cast is located shows clearly that sediments around the ice wedge have been deformed at various points.

References

Paepe, R., 1966 – Comparative stratigraphy of Würm loess deposits in Belgium and Austria. Bull. Soc. Belge Géol., 75; p. 203-216.

Paepe, R. and Vanhoorne, R., 1967 - The stratigraphy and palaeobotany of the Late Pleistocene in Belgium. Mém. Expl. Cartes Géologiques et Minières de la Belgique, 8; 96 pp.

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2025-11-19

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