Pleistocene Glaciation of Ohio, USA

Millennial-scale oscillations of late Wisconsinan ice front are responsible for the bulk of Pleistocene sediments in Ohio. Illinoian deposits crop out in a narrow band or in deeply dissected valleys in eastern and central Ohio, whereas extensive Illinoian sediments occur in southwestern Ohio where p...

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Published inDevelopments in Quaternary Science Vol. 15; pp. 513 - 519
Main Authors Szabo, John P., Angle, Michael P., Eddy, Alex M.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published The Netherlands Elsevier Science & Technology 2011
Elsevier
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Geological surface processes (geomorphology)
Historical geology
Illinoian
Lake Erie
Ohio
Pleistocene
Wisconsinan
Lake Erie
Ohio
Wisconsinan
Illinoian
Pleistocene
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Summary:Millennial-scale oscillations of late Wisconsinan ice front are responsible for the bulk of Pleistocene sediments in Ohio. Illinoian deposits crop out in a narrow band or in deeply dissected valleys in eastern and central Ohio, whereas extensive Illinoian sediments occur in southwestern Ohio where pre-Illinoian deposits are also exposed.
ISBN:9780444534477
0444534474
ISSN:1571-0866
DOI:10.1016/B978-0-444-53447-7.00039-8