Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, KFU
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FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
 
PALEOSOLS AND HOST ROCKS FROM THE MIDDLE–UPPER PERMIAN REFERENCE SECTION OF THE KAZAN VOLGA REGION, RUSSIA: A CASE STUDY
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Year of publication2020
Языканглийский
  • Arefev Mikhail Pavlovich, author
  • Eskin Aleksey Aleksandrovich, author
  • Kropotova Tatyana Vladimirovna, author
  • Muravev Fedor Aleksandrovich, author
  • Silantev Vladimir Vladimirovich, author
  • Bibliographic description in the original language Mouraviev, F.A., Arefiev, M.P., Silantiev, V.V., Eskin A.A., Kropotova, T.V. Paleosols and host rocks from the Middle–Upper Permian reference section of the Kazan Volga region, Russia: A case study. Palaeoworld 29 (2020), pp. 405-425, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2019.05.004
    Annotation The Urzhumian (Wordian) and Severodvinian (Capitanian) reference section of the Monastery Ravine (Kazan Volga region, Russia), containstwo siltstone lithofacies: (a) laminated and (b) massive. Depositional settings of the laminated siltstones can be interpreted as perennial to ephemerallakes; depositional settings of the massive siltstones are interpreted as floodplains with soil cover and periodical silt influx in wet seasons. The bulkgeochemistry of siliciclastics has revealed a high degree of weathering of both types of siltstone. The similar chemical composition, mineralogy,and grain size suggest the same provenance of silt material. Geochemical data indicate eastern source rocks, which are the Permian red beds of theCis-Ural plains.The main genetic types of paleosols hosted in the massive siltstones in the studied section, include moderately developed Vertisols and Calcisolswith drab-colored root traces, calcareous nodules, low chroma mottles, angular blocky peds and slickensides. These pedofeatures indicate in generala semi-arid climate with clear seasonality of rainfall. Major oxides of the paleosol matrix were used to estimate paleoprecipitation through the basesto alumina ( Bases/Al) ratio and chemical index of alteration minus potassium (CIA-K) proxies. Estimates from Urzhumian paleosols indicaterelatively low mean annual precipitation (MAP) of 390 mm/yr. The transition to the Severodvinian paleosols is marked by a noticeable MAPincrease up to 777 mm/yr. This climate moistening coincides with changes in the morphology of paleosols from dolomitic with low redoximorphyto calcitic with gley horizons. The pedogenic carbonate nodules consisting of dolomicrite (5–10 m) are very common in the Urzhumian paleosolsand their morphology, micromorhology and isotopic features indicate the pedogenic origin of dolomite.Sedimentological and paleopedological features of the studied siltstones, as well as the location of the Volga-Ural basin in a mid-latitude position(25–32◦N) indicate a monsoonal character of precipitation during the Middle Permian.
    Keywords Permian, Urzhumian, Severodvinian, Siltstone, Paleosol, Dolomite
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    URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2019.05.004
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