Open AccessPreserved strata of synsedimentary rotated loose sediments formed in a dead ice environment
Author(s) -
Dirk van Husen
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
bulletin of the geological society of denmark
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2245-7070
pISSN - 0011-6297
DOI - 10.37570/bgsd-1985-34-03
Subject(s) - geology , geomorphology , geochemistry , sediment , sequence (biology) , mineralogy , chemistry , biochemistry
In Drau valley (Carinthia, Austria) cohesionless unconsolidated sediment sequence with an inclination between ea. 90°-40° were found. The arrangement of the strata indicate a synsedimentary rotation. Formation of these strata probably occurred in contact with dead ice.