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Itinerary of Field Trip for Fifth National Clay Conference, October 8, 1956

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

W. A. White
Affiliation:
Illinois State Geological Survey and University of Illinois, Urbana, USA Illinois State Geological Survey, Urbana, USA
A. H. Beavers
Affiliation:
Illinois State Geological Survey and University of Illinois, Urbana, USA Soil Physics, Agronomy Dept., University of Illinois, Urbana, USA
H. L. Wascher
Affiliation:
Illinois State Geological Survey and University of Illinois, Urbana, USA Soil Physics, Agronomy Dept., University of Illinois, Urbana, USA
G. M. Wilson
Affiliation:
Illinois State Geological Survey and University of Illinois, Urbana, USA Illinois State Geological Survey, Urbana, USA
J. B. Droste
Affiliation:
Illinois State Geological Survey and University of Illinois, Urbana, USA Geology Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

Abstract

A road log of a 37-mile field trip is presented. The route passed over a group of Early Tazewell moraines and the till plains in between. Stops were made at Flanagan, Drummer and Elliot soil profiles and the type Fithian illite locality. The soil profiles and Fithian cyclothem are described.

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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 1956

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