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New characterization aspects of carbonate accumulation horizons in Chalky Champagne (NE of the Paris Basin, France)

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The soil profiles of the Champagne area (NE of Paris Basin, France) occasionally show carbonate accumulation horizons (CAHs). From the top to the bottom, these soil profiles include a rendic leptosol horizon, a Quaternary cryoturbated paleosol (QCP), and a chalky substratum. The CAHs are located in the top part of the QCP. This study is aimed at highlighting the specific characteristics of CAHs compared to other soil profile horizons using geophysics, geochemistry, micromorphology, and mercury injection porosimetry. It is the first essential step for understanding the impact of CAHs on water transfers into the Champagne soil profiles. Our analyses show that Champagne CAHs are not systematically characterized by a typical induration unlike generally put forward in the regional literature. They are more porous and heterogeneous than their parent material (QCP). Carbonate accumulation horizons are also characterized by singular colorimetric parameters that are linked to their geochemical specific content, even if they bear a signature of the initial QCP before the pedogenic modification.
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hal-01689081 , version 1 (11-04-2018)

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Damien Linoir, Céline Thomachot-Schneider, Maxime Gommeaux, Gilles Fronteau, Vincent Barbin. New characterization aspects of carbonate accumulation horizons in Chalky Champagne (NE of the Paris Basin, France). Comptes Rendus Géoscience, 2016, 348 (5), pp.368 - 378. ⟨10.1016/j.crte.2015.11.005⟩. ⟨hal-01689081⟩
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