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Stratigraphy of Till and Lake Beds of Late Wisconsinan Age in Iroquois and Neighboring Counties, Illinois

Moore, David Warren

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Title
Stratigraphy of Till and Lake Beds of Late Wisconsinan Age in Iroquois and Neighboring Counties, Illinois
Author(s)
Moore, David Warren
Issue Date
1981
Department of Study
Geology
Discipline
Geology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Geology
Language
eng
Abstract
Three surficial rock-stratigraphic till units and six textural units within glacial lake beds were recognized in Wisconsinan till plains 130 km south of Chicago. These deposits record fluctuations in the northward-retreating Woodfordian glacier between 17,000 and 14,500 yrs. BP., initially Lak
Graduation Semester
1981
Type of Resource
text
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