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The use of mineral magnetic analyses in the study of glacial diamicts: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Walden John,
Smith John P.,
Dackombe Roger V.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of quaternary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.142
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-1417
pISSN - 0267-8179
DOI - 10.1002/jqs.3390020107
Subject(s) - quaternary , glacial period , geology , mineral , sequence (biology) , sediment , geochemistry , paleontology , ecology , chemistry , biochemistry , biology
Abstract Mineral magnetic methods of characterising glacial diamicts and their associated sediments are applied to deposits within the Manx Quaternary sequence. The possible advantages of these techniques over more traditional methods of sediment characterisation are outlined, and the results obtained in a pilot study are examined. Results show that both distinctions and similarities exist within the magnetic mineral assemblages of the four diamict units studied. The possible implications of these results for interpreting the Late Quaternary history of the Isle of Man and the future potential of the techniques are briefly discussed.