Stratigraphy of Late Mid-Pleistocene in Lithuania: the current status and issues

IF 2.4 3区 地球科学 Q2 GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
Boreas Pub Date : 2023-12-29 DOI:10.1111/bor.12645
Vaida Šeirienė, Albertas Bitinas
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The principal aim of this paper is to present a critical overview of the stratigraphical subdivision and correlation of the Late Mid-Pleistocene (LMP) sediments in Lithuania. In recent decades, a number of studies of LMP sediments have been carried out, allowing clarification of the stratigraphical position of individual sedimentary sections. Particular efforts have been made to determine the age of sediments using a variety of absolute age determination methods. However, there are still several outstanding questions. It is still unclear how many warm periods occurred during the Saalian in Lithuania and of what magnitude. The least problematic issue is identification of the Butėnai (Holsteinian) Interglacial as it correlates well biostratigraphically with the contemporaneous sections of adjacent areas. The most controversial unit is the Snaigupėlė Interglacial, the age of which continues to be a subject of debate. Recently, more evidence has emerged that the sediments considered to be of the Snaigupėlė Interglacial are contemporaneous with the Merkinė (Eemian) Interglacial. The chronological placement of these sediments closely hinges on the unresolved stratigraphical classification of the Medininkai deposits (MIS 6 or MIS 8?) and the Žemaitija tills (MIS 8 or MIS 10?). The debate is centred on whether these two tills were formed during two entirely different glaciations or represent different phases of a single major glaciation event. Traditionally, these two tills were attributed to distinct glaciation events separated by the Snaigupėlė Interglacial. However, no sedimentary sections have been discovered that contain both these tills and the interglacial sediments that separate them. Given the similar lithological, geochemical and petrographic composition of the Medininkai and Žemaitija tills some research has supported their possible stadial rank. The clarification of these stratigraphical issues in the future may be facilitated by the application of new proxies and re-examination of the existing LMP key sections.

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立陶宛中更新世晚期地层学:现状与问题
本文的主要目的是对立陶宛晚中新世(LMP)沉积物的地层划分和相关性进行批判性概述。近几十年来,对 LMP 沉积物进行了大量研究,从而明确了各个沉积剖面的地层位置。特别是在使用各种绝对年龄测定方法确定沉积物年龄方面做出了努力。然而,仍有几个问题悬而未决。目前尚不清楚立陶宛萨利阿期发生了多少次暖期以及暖期的规模。问题最少的是 Butėnai(荷尔斯泰因)间冰期的鉴定,因为它与邻近地区同时代的剖面在生物地层学上有很好的相关性。Snaigupėlė 间冰期是最有争议的单元,其年龄仍是一个争论的话题。最近,有更多证据表明,被认为属于斯奈古普利间冰期的沉积物与梅尔金(埃米安)间冰期是同时代的。这些沉积物在年代学上的位置与尚未解决的 Medininkai 沉积物(MIS 6 或 MIS 8?争论的焦点在于这两个堆积层是在两次完全不同的冰川期形成的,还是代表了一次大冰川期的不同阶段。传统上,这两个岩层被认为是不同的冰川事件,被斯奈盖间冰期(Snaigupėlė Interglacial)隔开。然而,目前还没有发现同时包含这两个冰碛层和将它们分开的间冰期沉积物的沉积剖面。鉴于 Medininkai 和 Žemaitija 丘陵的岩性、地球化学和岩石学成分相似,一些研究支持它们可能的层位划分。应用新的代用指标和重新审查现有的 LMP 关键剖面可能有助于在未来澄清这些地层问题。
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Boreas
Boreas 地学-地球科学综合
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5.90
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36
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>12 weeks
期刊介绍: Boreas has been published since 1972. Articles of wide international interest from all branches of Quaternary research are published. Biological as well as non-biological aspects of the Quaternary environment, in both glaciated and non-glaciated areas, are dealt with: Climate, shore displacement, glacial features, landforms, sediments, organisms and their habitat, and stratigraphical and chronological relationships. Anticipated international interest, at least within a continent or a considerable part of it, is a main criterion for the acceptance of papers. Besides articles, short items like discussion contributions and book reviews are published.
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