Remnants of periglacial mounds in the Hautes Fagnes, ( Belgium): structure and age of the ramparts.

Five new sections were cut through ramparts surrounding depressions of the Hautes Fagnes plateau. A polyhedric structure which appears related to the growth of segregation lenses was seen in several sections. A new 14C age determination shows that a second mound grew during the last Dryas. The facts...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pissart, Albert
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Netherlands Journal of Geosciences Foundation 1983
Subjects:
Hautes Fagnes
periglacial mounds
Dryas
Physical
chemical
mathematical & earth Sciences
Earth sciences & physical geography
Physique
chimie
mathématiques & sciences de la terre
Sciences de la terre & géographie physique
The Ramparts
palsas
Online Access:https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/250024
https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/250024/1/geologie%20en%20mijnbouw.pdf
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Summary:Five new sections were cut through ramparts surrounding depressions of the Hautes Fagnes plateau. A polyhedric structure which appears related to the growth of segregation lenses was seen in several sections. A new 14C age determination shows that a second mound grew during the last Dryas. The facts suggest a periglacial genesis for the Hautes Fagnes depressions. They are not pingo scars but probably remnants of palsas without peat.

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