@misc{10481/92059,
year = {2024},
month = {3},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/92059},
abstract = {Palaeocurrent analysis is vital for basin analysis and helps in the interpretation
of depositional environments (along-slope
or downslope). For that, it is crucial to
have multiple measuring methods at hand to apply palaeocurrent analysis with
a wide range of different datasets (outcrops, cores and photographs). Here, two
relatively underexploited palaeocurrent measurement techniques are assessed
when applied to trough cross-stratification
observed in the Arenazzolo Formation
at Eraclea Minoa (Sicily). The first technique is a novel design of a qualitative approach
to infer palaeocurrent directions from photographs of two-dimensional
sedimentary structures. The second technique involves measurements of the
anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility from drilled samples. A broad agreement,
with overlapping uncertainty boundaries, is observed between results from both
techniques. This agreement validates the use of trough cross-strata
to infer palaeocurrent
directions. Moreover, the addition of photographs improves reproducibility
and prevents a bias towards the best-exposed
troughs. The application of
both techniques to outcrops and sedimentary cores provides new opportunities
for palaeocurrent analysis in any type of sedimentary environment.},
organization = {Project SALTGIANT, which has received funding from the
European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation
program under the Horizon Europe 2020 grant agreement
no. 765256},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Analysis},
keywords = {Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility},
keywords = {Magnetic fabric},
title = {New palaeocurrent analysis approach from two-dimensional trough cross-strata using photographs and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility},
doi = {10.1002/dep2.277},
author = {Maars, Jasper and van Dijk, Gijs and Dekkers, Mark J. and Hernández Molina, Francisco Javier and Andreetto, Federico and Rodríguez Tovar, Francisco J. and Krijgsman, Wout},
}