Lenhardt, Nils ; Böhnel, Harald ; Hinderer, Matthias ; Hornung, Jens (2013)
Paleocurrent direction measurements in volcanic settings by means of anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility: A case study from the Lower Miocene Tepoztlán Formation (Transmexican Volcanic Belt, Central Mexico).
In: Sedimentary Geology, 290
Artikel, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
Sources of ancient volcanic rocks are often unknown if they are either eroded and/or covered by younger deposits. This problem, as well as the provenance of reworked volcaniclastic, fluvial and mass-flow deposits, can be partially solved by the application of anisotropy of the magnetic susceptibility (AMS). For massive and poorly sorted volcaniclastic rocks in particular this may be the only way of finding reliable transport directions and therefore allowing for paleogeographic reconstructions. Here, we present a data set of 428 AMS measurements and 249 measurements of sedimentary paleocurrent indicators from the Miocene Tepoztlán Formation at the southern edge of the Transmexican Volcanic Belt (Central Mexico). The highest degree of reliability of AMS measurements is gained for data from lava samples and the lowest from mass flows. Sedimentary structures in sandstones and conglomerates such as trough cross-stratification, asymmetric ripple marks, and the shape of scours and channels could be used to calibrate the results from AMS data and to prove their reliability. AMS data on fluvial deposits point to a drainage system with a W–E flow direction, indicating an outflow of the river system into the ancient Gulf of Mexico.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2013 |
| Autor(en): | Lenhardt, Nils ; Böhnel, Harald ; Hinderer, Matthias ; Hornung, Jens |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | Paleocurrent direction measurements in volcanic settings by means of anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility: A case study from the Lower Miocene Tepoztlán Formation (Transmexican Volcanic Belt, Central Mexico) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 15 Mai 2013 |
| Verlag: | Elsevier |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | Sedimentary Geology |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 290 |
| URL / URN: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0037073813... |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | Sources of ancient volcanic rocks are often unknown if they are either eroded and/or covered by younger deposits. This problem, as well as the provenance of reworked volcaniclastic, fluvial and mass-flow deposits, can be partially solved by the application of anisotropy of the magnetic susceptibility (AMS). For massive and poorly sorted volcaniclastic rocks in particular this may be the only way of finding reliable transport directions and therefore allowing for paleogeographic reconstructions. Here, we present a data set of 428 AMS measurements and 249 measurements of sedimentary paleocurrent indicators from the Miocene Tepoztlán Formation at the southern edge of the Transmexican Volcanic Belt (Central Mexico). The highest degree of reliability of AMS measurements is gained for data from lava samples and the lowest from mass flows. Sedimentary structures in sandstones and conglomerates such as trough cross-stratification, asymmetric ripple marks, and the shape of scours and channels could be used to calibrate the results from AMS data and to prove their reliability. AMS data on fluvial deposits point to a drainage system with a W–E flow direction, indicating an outflow of the river system into the ancient Gulf of Mexico. |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Geowissenschaften 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Geowissenschaften > Fachgebiet Angewandte Sedimentgeologie |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 19 Jun 2015 11:27 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 19 Jun 2015 11:27 |
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