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The sedimentary history of the inner-alpine Inn Valley, Austria: extending the Baumkirchen type section further back in time with new drilling.
- Source :
- Journal of Quaternary Science; Jan2017, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p63-79, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT The Baumkirchen clay pit near Innsbruck, western Austria, is a well-known site in Alpine Quaternary stratigraphy. Lacustrine sediments from the last glacial cycle from within the Alps provide a unique opportunity to investigate the regional palaeoclimate. Recent drilling has extended the known sequence to a total length of at least 250 m consisting of almost entirely well-laminated clayey silt. Luminescence dating identified two lake sequences, separated by a hiatus of ca. 7000-15 000 years. Lake phase 1 spans the period ca. 77-55 ka, i.e. from about Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5/4 to the MIS 4/3 transition. Lake phase 2 extends from mid- to late MIS 3 between ca. 45 and 33 ka. Down-core X-ray fluorescence core scanning confirmed the presence of the lake phases in the sediment composition, suggesting different sediment sources and/or transport mechanisms during these two intervals. A unique section of exotic, angular, silt matrix-supported gravel at the top of lake phase 1 is interpreted as ice-rafted debris. Luminescence dating constrains this layer to ca. 55 ka, thus providing the first evidence of a late MIS 4 or early MIS 3 ice advance confined to the interior of the Eastern Alps. A conceptual model of the sedimentary history of the valley is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02678179
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Quaternary Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120573262
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2924