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The micromorphology of quaternary river terrace deposits in the Kennet Valley, Berkshire, England
Author(s) -
Chartres C. J.
Publication year - 1984
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/esp.3290090407
Subject(s) - solifluction , terrace (agriculture) , geology , river terraces , quaternary , fluvial , geomorphology , river valley , archaeology , paleontology , glacial period , structural basin , geography
Three groups of micromorphological features are recognized in the river terrace deposits of the Kennet Valley. These are orthic pedological features, orthic pedological features disrupted by cryoturbation, and transport‐inherited features. Fluvial and solifluction processes account for the presence of the transport‐inherited features. Used in conjunction with sedimentological and geomorphological investigations the distribution, composition, size, shape, and relative proportions of micromorphological features are helpful in separating pedogenically‐altered materials from undisturbed sediments, and in recognizing the occurrence of more than one phase of soil development.