Grèzes litées and their genesis: the site of Enscherange in the Rhenish-Ardennes Massif as a case study

Grèzes litées and their genesis: the site of Enscherange in the Rhenish-Ardennes Massif as a case study

The freeze-thaw cycles in periglacial areas during the Quaternary glacials increased frost weathering, leading to a disintegration of rock formations. Transported downslope, clasts allowed in some areas the formation of stratified slope deposits known as “grèzes litées”. This study reviews the exist...

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Main Authors: Nyssen, Jan, Van Nieuland, Jasper, Vandenberghe, Dimitri, Juilleret, Jérôme, Terhorst, Birgit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin 2016-03-01
Series:DIE ERDE: Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin
Subjects:
Stratified scree
slope deposits
Pleistocene
Luxembourg
Oesling
Online Access:http://www.die-erde.org/index.php/die-erde/article/view/251/121

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