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Météorisation des Blocs de Granite à la Surface des Pédiments dans le Nord du Yukon, Canada

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  • Jean Bjornson
  • Bernard Lauriol

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This article describes how tors calve granite boulders which are then distributed in three zones on the surrounding pediments. The boulders are broken down to granules, sand, silt and clay on the surface of the pediments. The study site is located on a rounded hill of the Old Crow batholith near the Yukon‐Alaska border. The methods and techniques used were grain size analysis, rock and sediment geochemistry and boulder fabric. Results show that boulders become smaller and less frequent on the pediment as distance from the tor increases. Weathering processes disaggregate the boulders before they reach the talwegs. Chronological evaluation suggests that 10s to 100s ka are necessary for weathering to reduce the boulders to fine particles. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cet article montre que les blocs de granite issus de tors se distribuent selon trois zones distinctes sur les pédiments et qu'ils sont réduits en granules, sable et fines à la surface même de ces pédiments. Le lieu d'étude se situe sur une des collines du batholite d'Old Crow, à la frontière internationale entre l'Alaska et le Yukon. Les méthodes et techniques utilisées sont la granulométrie et la géochimie des roches et des particules fines ainsi que la mesure de l'orientation des blocs. Les résultats indiquent que les blocs libérés par les tors deviennent de moins en moins nombreux et de plus en plus petits à la surface des pédiments quand leur distance par rapport au lieu d'origine augmente. Les processus de météorisation les détruisent avant qu'ils n'atteignent les talwegs. Des évaluations chronologiques permettent d'estimer à plusieurs dizaines, voire centaines de milliers d'années le temps nécessaire à la transformation des blocs en particules fines. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Jean Bjornson & Bernard Lauriol, 2001. "Météorisation des Blocs de Granite à la Surface des Pédiments dans le Nord du Yukon, Canada," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 12(3), pages 289-298, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:12:y:2001:i:3:p:289-298
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp.391
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