Carbonate Concretions in the Karlicher Loess Profile, Rheinland

Authors

E. Rosauer, Iowa State UniversityFollow
J. Frechen, Mineralogisches-Petrologisches Institut der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat

Document Type

Research

Abstract

A loess profile near the town of Karlich in the Rhein-land of Western Germany contains various forms of carbonate which are described in detail. A systematic relationship concerning a transition from finely divided grains of carbonate to large complex concretions is given. The stratigraphic presence of three distinct zones of carbonate concretions and the results of analysis for carbonate content in the entire profile are presented as additional evidence for a ternary (and possibly a quaternary) climatic differentiation of the most recent glacial stage in the Middle Rhein region.

Publication Date

1960

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

67

Issue

1

First Page

346

Last Page

356

Copyright

©1960 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Rosauer, E. and Frechen, J. (1960) "Carbonate Concretions in the Karlicher Loess Profile, Rheinland," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 67(1), 346-356.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol67/iss1/45