Abstract
The type locality of the Loveland formation was destroyed in 1957 when the site was used as a borrow pit for road construction. A new cut adjacent to the type section is described and characterized by textural, organic-carbon, and mineralogical analyses. The exposure is recommended as a new type section. The sequence and characteristics of the Pleistocene deposits exposed in the new section are similar to those of the former type locality except for the lack of reddish color in the Loveland loess and the presence of 13.5 feet of Farmdale loess, one of the largest thicknesses yet reported in Iowa. Distinguishing features of the Sangamon and Farmdale paleosols are color, texture, and content of organic carbon and the clay mineral vermiculite.
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