THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE ALLUVIAL CHEMO-FACIES OF BOUMERZOUG WADI, CONSTANTINE, NORTHEASTERN ALGERIA: PALEOENVEROMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE AND CLIMATE EVOLUTION
The authorities of Constantine city have been working on the redevelopment and calibration of the Rhumel and Boumerzoug wadis since 2015. The latter calebrage works caused great damage to the banks, thus affecting the Quaternary geological formations in place (alluvial terraces, flood plains). A...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Editura Universitatii din Oradea
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Analele Universităţii din Oradea: Seria Geografie |
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| Online Access: | http://istgeorelint.uoradea.ro/Reviste/Anale/Art/2021-1/auog.311108-865.pdf |
| Summary: | The authorities of Constantine city have been working on the redevelopment and
calibration of the Rhumel and Boumerzoug wadis since 2015. The latter calebrage works
caused great damage to the banks, thus affecting the Quaternary geological formations in
place (alluvial terraces, flood plains). A multidisciplinary research project based on a
geomorphological and sedimentological approach was quickly set up to create a scientific
data base before their total destruction and loss of physical traces all along the wadis. The
present study focuses on the sedimentological and geochemical analysis of the alluvial
deposits of Boumerzoug wadi in order to describe the sediments, to reconstitute their
nature, and to interpret both the climatic evolution and the paleo-environments of the
region. Sedimentological and geochemical results confirm the succession of deposition
cycles linked to progressive climate change.
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| ISSN: | 1221-1273 2065-3409 |