Soil formation in Late Glacial Meuse sediments related to the Peel Boundary Fault activity

  • R. Miedema Wageningen University, Laboratory for Soil Science and Geology, P.O. Box 37, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; e-mail:rienk.miedema@alg.osa.wau.nl
  • T. Jongmans Wageningen University, Laboratory for Soil Science and Geology, P.O. Box 37, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; e-mail:rienk.miedema@alg.osa.wau.nl
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020576
Keywords: soil formation, (banded) Bt horizon, micromorphology, clay illuviation, ferrolysis, rotation features, active faulting

Abstract

Micromorphological studies relating the soil formation history (processes and timing) to activity events of the Peel Boundary Fault (PBF) showed rotation features (circular distribution pattern of sand grains) in mechanically displaced rounded fragments of Bt bands. These features are interpreted as being caused by ‘mudflow’ during active faulting event (PBF event F2). The micromorphological interpretation of Late Weichselian soil formation (clay illuviation, degradation features and offsetting of Bt bands) agrees with the hypothesized 3 PBF periods of fault activity events (Fl, F2 and F3).

Published
2002-03-01
How to Cite
R. Miedema, & T. Jongmans. (2002). Soil formation in Late Glacial Meuse sediments related to the Peel Boundary Fault activity. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 81, 71-81. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020576
Issue
Volume 81 - 2002
Section
Regular paper
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