Masters Theses

Abstract

"Statistical interpretation of geochemical data was used to determine the environment of deposition of the Maquoketa Formation in Pike County, Missouri. A cyclic sequence was noted which can be best explained by cyclic climatic changes. During the study it was found that elemental relationships which would be expected in a freshly deposited sediment can be found in core samples. In samples from outcrops and quarry faces these relationships have been destroyed. As these elemental relationships reflect mineralogical relationships, serious doubts have arisen as to the validity of petrographic studies of samples taken from outcrops. This study indicates weathering may be responsible for many features which previously have been described as diagenetic--Abstract, page ii.

Advisor(s)

Bolter, Ernst

Committee Member(s)

Rockaway, John D.
Spreng, Alfred C., 1923-2012

Department(s)

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Geology

Sponsor(s)

V. H. McNutt Memorial Foundation

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

1969

Pagination

vi, 71 pages

Geographic Coverage

Missouri
Pike County (Mo.)

Rights

© 1969 John Siegfried Trapp, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Geochemistry -- Missouri -- Pike County
Drill cores -- Missouri
Outcrops (Geology) -- Missouri

Thesis Number

T 2243

Print OCLC #

6007900

Electronic OCLC #

835618794

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