CRYOLITHOSTRATIGRAPHY AND CRYOFACIes ANALySiS
V.E. Tumskoy
Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SB RAS, Yakutsk, Russia
vtumskoy@gmail.com
Keywords: cryolithostratigraphy, climatostratigraphy, cryofacies, cryostratigraphy, cryogenic contact, cryogenic formation
Abstract
The present article discusses the current theoretical problem of the dissection of thicknesses of frozen Quaternary formations for the purpose of reconstructing the history of their development, stratigraphy and mapping. This justifies the utilization of the cryofacies and cryoformation methods. Cryolithostratigraphy is discussed as a new branch of science at the junction of cryolithology and climatostratigraphy. The concepts of “cryofacies”, “cryogenic contact”, “cryogenic formation” are defined; distinctive types of cryofacies cryostratigraphy and cryogenic contacts are highlighted. A range of cryolithological studies from the primary dissection of frozen thicknesses to the solution of cryolithostratigraphic problems is proposed. The relationship between cryolithostratigraphy and paleocryolithostratigraphy is revealed.
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