Chronology and paleoenvironment of Peoria Silt deposition and Jules Geosol development along the Illinois Valley, Illinois, USA

• Main Author: Nash, Thomas Andrew
• Other Authors: Conroy, Jessica L, Grimley, David A
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Peoria Silt; Peoria Loess; Gastropods; Illinois River Valley; Jules Geosol; Jules; Peoria; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/92862

The chronology and processes that led to the formation of the Jules Geosol were previously not well understood. This last glacial paleosol developed in thick loess deposits (Peoria Silt) proximal to the Illinois River Valley around the time of the last glacial maximum. Two sites, New Cottonwood Scho...