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Evidence for temperate soil development during the Early Devensian in Gower, South Wales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

D. J. Case
D. J. Case
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School of Environmental Management and Geography, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Frenchay, Bristol, BS16 1QY, U.K.
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Abstract

Investigations into the micromorphology of the Pwll Du Red Beds in Gower, South Wales, have revealed pedo-features in the form of compound void coatings. Overlying marine deposits dated to the Ipswichian (Oxygen Isotope Substage 5e), the Red Beds are interpreted as the product of sedimentation and pedogenesis during Early Devensian time.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 130 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 113 - 115
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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