The upland soils of Randolph County, Indiana were studied for the following purposes: to provide an additional characterization of these soils, to identify a set of soil parameters that could delineate the extent of Late Wisconsinan glaciation in that county and to determine if there were any geographic trends in silt cap thickness. The study was prompted from observations by the recent Randolph County Soil Survey team that high clay content soils commonly associated with the county's Late Wisconsinan till (Lagro Formation) were found south of its previously mapped boundary.The only soil parameters that were effective in mapping the extent of Late Wisconsinan glaciation were: particle size analyses and some combinations of particle size analysis data with other soil parameters. The data support the previously mapped boundary of the Late Wisconsinan sediments in Randolph County, Indiana.Silt cap thickness was identified to be greatest in three areas of the county. However, the source(s) of these silts could not be determined. / Department of Geology
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/183501 |
| Date | January 1988 |
| Creators | Anderson, Noel P. |
| Contributors | Ball State University. Dept. of Geology., Roepke, Harlan H. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | viii, 238, [6] leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
| Coverage | n-us-in |
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