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Origin of the red earth and gravel deposits in Nankou piedmont, northwestern Beijing, China
Author(s) -
Li ShuDe,
Hou JianJun
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-9837(200005)25:5<455::aid-esp70>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - weathering , beijing , geology , sedimentary rock , geochemistry , deposition (geology) , glacial period , china , earth (classical element) , earth science , loess , geomorphology , structural basin , archaeology , geography , physics , mathematical physics
Analytic results of the mechanical and chemical composition, clay minerals, sedimentary structures and microtextures of the red earth and gravel deposits in Nankou piedmont, northwestern Beijing, China, suggest that the deposits have nothing to do with glaciation but are palaeodebris‐flow deposits. During the period of their deposition, the climate was humid and hot with plentiful rainfall, and oxidation, physical and chemical weathering were rather intense. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.