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Geological structure of the quaternary sedimentary sequence in the Klaipėda strait, Southeastern Baltic
Type of publication
Straipsnis konferencijos medžiagoje Web of Science duomenų bazėje / Article in conference proceedings in Web of Science database (P1a1)
Type of document
type::text::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper
Author(s)
LT | Vilniaus universitetas | LT | ||
Damušytė, Aldona | Lietuvos geologijos tarnyba | LT | ||
Molodkov, Anatoly | Tallinn University of Technology | EE |
Title
Geological structure of the quaternary sedimentary sequence in the Klaipėda strait, Southeastern Baltic
Publisher
Berlin : Springer-Verlag
Date Issued
Date Issued | Start Page | End Page |
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2011-02-09 | 133 | 146 |
Is part of
The Baltic sea basin
Series/Report no.
Central and Eastern European development studies, ISSN 1614-032X
Field of Science
Abstract
The Klaipėda Strait is located between the Curonian Spit and the mainland coast of Lithuania. It links the Curonian Lagoon with the Baltic Sea. The Quaternary sequence is represented here by Pleistocene sediments formed during a few glaciations and interglacials. Its uppermost part is composed of Late glacial and Holocene sediments originating from different stages of the Baltic Sea development. One of the main problems of Quaternary geology in the vicinities of the Klaip˙eda Strait, as well as in the whole Lithuanian Coastal Area, is the reliable geochronology and stratigraphic correlation of sediments. To contribute to the solution of this problem, the infrared optically stimulated luminescence (IR-OSL) dating of the lacustrine inter-till sandy sediments was done during the engineering geological mapping of the Klaip˙eda Strait. The absolute majority of the IR-OSL ages obtained for the investigated inter-till sediments fall within the age range of marine isotope stages (MIS) 5d-5a. The subsequent more detailed examination of geological setting of Quaternary sequence has led to the assumption that the sampled inter-till sediments occur not in situ, i.e. they are found as blocks (rafts) in a thick till bed that have been formed by the ice advance during theWeichselian early pleniglacial maximum (MIS 4). This conclusion does not support the former standpoint that the till beds beneath the bottom of the Klaipėda Strait were formed during the Warthanian (Medininkai, MIS 6) glaciation.
ISBN (of the container)
9783642172199
9783642172205
WOS
000292846900006
eLABa
2539926
Coverage Spatial
Vokietija / Germany (DE)
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Bibliographic Details
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