Radiocarbon age of late pleistocene glacigenic sediments in jonionys section of Merkine (Eemian) interglacial

• Autorzy: Gaigalas A. , Pazdur A. , Pawlyta J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The stratotype of Merkine (Eemian) interglacial in Lithuania is the Jonionys section near Merkine town in south Lithuania. The lacustrine sediments containing rich fossil flora in this section were formed under the conditions of Merkine interglacial and Nemunas (Vistulian) glacial. The fossil-bearing Merkine deposits are overlain by a probably complete sequence of Early Nemunas and partly of Middle Nemunas deposits. Rewashed till-covered organic sediments were found in the upper part of Jonionys section. The exact age of glacial sediments of this section has remained largely unknown. Peat with wood remnants under the rewashed till have been investigated in Gliwice Radiocarbon Laboratory (Gd-10825: 31,500+2300/-1800 BP and Gd-14000: >31,000 BP). Its deposition probably took place just before the maximum of the last glaciation. In Jonionys section the Merkine interglacial, Early and Middle Nemunas nonglacial sediments were probably accumulated in the time of climatic fluctuations, but without glacigenic sedimentation. The glacigenic sediments in the upper part of Jonionys stratotype section are younger than 30,000 BP and belong to the Late Nemunas glacial maximum. Recent radiocarbon dating are important for the establishment of the standard area of the European Würm (Vistulian, Valdaian, Poozerian and Nemunas) glacial.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

radiocarbon age; ESR age; OSL age; Late Pleistocene; glacigenic sediments; jonionys section; stratigraphy; Lithuania

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Geochronometria
• Rocznik: 2001
• Tom: Vol. 20
• Strony: 75--80
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 22 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Gaigalas A.

• Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Vilnius University, Čiurlionio 21/27, LT 2009 Vilnius, Lithuania

autor

Pazdur A.

• Radiocarbon Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 2,PL 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Pawlyta J.

• Radiocarbon Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 2,PL 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

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