The interpretative significance of ripple-derived sedimentary structures within an upper Neogene fluvial succession of central Poland

• Autorzy: Maciaszek Piotr , Chomiak Lilianna , Wachocki Robert , Widera Marek

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DOI

10.2478/logos-2019-0001

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Sedimentary structures discussed in the present study are genetically linked to ripples that consist of pure sand or alternating sand and mud layers. All types of ripple-related structures, such as climbing-ripple cross-lamination and heterolithic bedding, i.e., flaser, wavy and lenticular (nodular), have been identified for the first time in fluvial strata that have been characterised previously as commonly massive. These small-scale bedforms, produced by migrating ripples, have been documented in a fluvial channel of late Neogene age in central Poland. The abundance and co-occurrence of the structures discussed and their spatial distribution provide evidence of their formation under very low-energy conditions, when flow velocity changed markedly, but was often significantly less than 0.5 m/s. Therefore, these ripple-derived sedimentary structures are here recognised as typical of channel fills of an anastomosing river.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sedimentology; depositional structures; ripples; anastomosing river

PL

sedymentologia; struktury deponujące; riplemarki; rzeki anastomozujące

• Wydawca: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza. Instytut Geologii
• Czasopismo: Geologos
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 25, No. 1
• Strony: 1--13
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 66 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Maciaszek Piotr

• Institute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Krygowski 12, 61-680 Poznań, Poland

autor

Chomiak Lilianna

• Institute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Krygowski 12, 61-680 Poznań, Poland

autor

Wachocki Robert

• Konin Lignite Mine; 600-lecia 9, 62-540 Kleczew, Poland

autor

Widera Marek

• Institute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Krygowski 12, 61-680 Poznań, Poland

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Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).