A trace element study of terrace materials from Southern Limburg, the Netherlands

Abstract

The present paper deals with a trace element study of terrace materials in southern Limburg. Uncertainties and limitations of these types of studies are discussed and special attention is paid to matters like the relation between trace element content and heavy mineral association, metal ratios in various materials, and trace element trends in gravels of different age. It is suggested that discontinuities in these trends might represent important events in the development of the river system.