Componentes mineralógicos en la arena y limo de las facies centrales del complejo inferior del yacimiento pleistoceno de Ambrona (Soria, España)
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2005
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Las facies centrales del Complejo inferior de Ambrona, son sedimentos con una textura en la que dominan, por lo general, las fracciones finas (limo+arcilla). El yacimiento descansa sobre el Keuper. La mineralogía del Complejo inferior está formada, casi exclusivamente, por cuarzo y carbonatos, y no hay sulfatos en el Keuper. En menor cantidad se identifican feldespatos y micas, éstas más frecuentes en los tamaños más finos. También aparecen minerales pesados, muy escasos, entre los que destacan los transparentes turmalina y circón. Otros minerales pesados son los opacos de alteración, leucoxenos y óxidos e hidróxidos de hierro; parte de estos últimos son pirita oxidada. Además de minerales, se presentan biomineralizaciones calizas y silíceas en el yacimiento, que están ausentes en el Keuper.
Aunque hay homogeneidad en los materiales que forman el yacimiento, se observan ligeras diferencias que permiten distinguir dos tramos. El primero abarca desde la Unidad AS 1/2 hasta la AS5, y el tramo segundo está constituido por la Unidad AS6.
El origen de estos sedimentos es local; provienen del norte de las laderas calizas del Trías Superior y del Jurásico.
The central facies of the Ambrona Lower Complex are comprised of sediments of a generally fine texture (silt+clay). The site overlies Keuper facies. The mineralogical suite of the complex is almost entirely comprised of quartz and carbonates; there are no sulphates in Keuper facies. In smaller quantities, feldspars and micas appear, most commonly in the finest size classes. Scarce heavy minerals can also be observed, including the transparent tourmaline and zircon. Other heavy minerals are the opaque alteration products leucoxenes and iron oxides and hydroxides; some of these last minerals are oxidised pyrite. Besides minerals, limestone and siliceous biominerals occur at the site. These are absent in Keuper facies. Although the materials forming the site are fairly homogenous, discrete differences serve to identify two sequences: one running from Unit AS 1/2 to Unit AS5, and the other encompassing Unit AS6. The origin of these sediments is local, from northern regions of the Upper Triassic and Jurassic limestone slopes.
The central facies of the Ambrona Lower Complex are comprised of sediments of a generally fine texture (silt+clay). The site overlies Keuper facies. The mineralogical suite of the complex is almost entirely comprised of quartz and carbonates; there are no sulphates in Keuper facies. In smaller quantities, feldspars and micas appear, most commonly in the finest size classes. Scarce heavy minerals can also be observed, including the transparent tourmaline and zircon. Other heavy minerals are the opaque alteration products leucoxenes and iron oxides and hydroxides; some of these last minerals are oxidised pyrite. Besides minerals, limestone and siliceous biominerals occur at the site. These are absent in Keuper facies. Although the materials forming the site are fairly homogenous, discrete differences serve to identify two sequences: one running from Unit AS 1/2 to Unit AS5, and the other encompassing Unit AS6. The origin of these sediments is local, from northern regions of the Upper Triassic and Jurassic limestone slopes.
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