Environments of Aeolian Deposition in South-Central Nebraska During the Last Glacial Maximum

• Main Authors: Feng, Zhao-Dong, Johnson, William C., Diffendal,, Robert F., Jr.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1994
• Subjects: Peoria loess; dust; Great Plains; last Glacial Maximum; Earth Sciences; Geology; Geomorphology; Hydrology; Stratigraphy; Peoria; permafrost
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/diffendal/30; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/diffendal/article/1029/viewcontent/Diffendal_PG_1994_Environments_of_Aeolian__DC_VERSION.pdf

The Peoria loess of south-central Nebraska, deposited approximately during the last Glacial Maximum, can be subdivided into three zones: an upper laminated loess and a lower massive loess, separated by a dark gley zone in which bison bones and spruce charcoal are found. The lower Peoria unit is char...