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Microscale iron spherules as a trace of metallurgical activity in Old-Polish Industrial District river valleys

Tomasz Kalicki

Tomasz Kalicki

Department of Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology, Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University in KielcePoland
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Paweł Przepióra

Paweł Przepióra

Department of Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology, Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University in KielcePoland
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Przepióra, Paweł
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Piotr Kusztal

Piotr Kusztal

Poland
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Karolina Fularczyk

Karolina Fularczyk

Department of Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology, Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University in KielcePoland
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Geoffrey Houbrechts

Geoffrey Houbrechts

Fluvial Geomorphology and Hydrology Research Center, UR Spheres, University of LiègeBelgium
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Oct 31, 2023
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Published Online: Oct 31, 2023
Page range: 157 - 164
Received: May 08, 2023
Accepted: Jul 31, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0008
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Figure 1.

Study area (A) on Polish Uplands (according to Richling et al. 2021) and study sites location (B) within OPID area (according to Bielenin 1992; dashed line) Source: after P. Przepióra & P. Kusztal
Study area (A) on Polish Uplands (according to Richling et al. 2021) and study sites location (B) within OPID area (according to Bielenin 1992; dashed line) Source: after P. Przepióra & P. Kusztal

Figure 2.

Iron microspherule separated from alluvia (photo P. Przepióra 2019)
Iron microspherule separated from alluvia (photo P. Przepióra 2019)

Figure 3.

Location of study profiles (A) on the DEM (geoportal.gov.pl) and results of grain size analysis, Folk-Ward’s (1957) grain size parameters and microspherule concentration (B) Source: by K. Fularczyk
Location of study profiles (A) on the DEM (geoportal.gov.pl) and results of grain size analysis, Folk-Ward’s (1957) grain size parameters and microspherule concentration (B) Source: by K. Fularczyk

Figure 4.

ZSK1 profile location on the actual Suchedniów Reservoir bottom (Google Maps 2023) with historical borders of previous ponds (A), view of the outcrop (photo P. Przepióra 2017) with distinguished members and their age (B), grain size, Folk-Ward’s (1957) grain size parameters, geochemical measurements and microspherule concentration in deposits (C) source: by P. Przepióra
ZSK1 profile location on the actual Suchedniów Reservoir bottom (Google Maps 2023) with historical borders of previous ponds (A), view of the outcrop (photo P. Przepióra 2017) with distinguished members and their age (B), grain size, Folk-Ward’s (1957) grain size parameters, geochemical measurements and microspherule concentration in deposits (C) source: by P. Przepióra

Figure 5.

Study profiles and A–A’ section across the Sielpia Reservoir bottom location (Google Maps 2023) (A), lithology and microspherule concentration in the deposits (B) source: by P. Przepióra
Study profiles and A–A’ section across the Sielpia Reservoir bottom location (Google Maps 2023) (A), lithology and microspherule concentration in the deposits (B) source: by P. Przepióra
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