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{"title":"Mazovian Interglacial sites in the Sosnowica Depression and the Parczew-Kodeń Heights (Western Polesie, SE Poland), and their stratigraphic, palaeogeographic and palaeoenvironmental significance","authors":"Katarzyna Pochocka-Szwarc, Marcin Żarski, Anna Hrynowiecka, Artur Górecki, Irena Agnieszka Pidek, Marcin Szymanek, Renata Stachowicz - Rybka, Krzyszrof Stachowicz, Sylwia Skoczylas – Śniaź","doi":"10.7306/gq.1746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.1746","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We describe the geological context of the Pleistocene strata in the Sosnowica Depression and the Parczew-Kodeń Heights, as well as the main geological processes taking place in that area during the Middle Pleistocene. The stratigraphy of the Pleistocene succession is based on the analysis of new sites with Mazovian Interglacial deposits (MIS 11c) with age determinations obtained from palaeobotanical and palaeofaunal proxies, at Zahajki, Wygnanka, and Sytyta in the Sosnowica Depression, and Podedwórze and Gęś 3 in the Parczew-Kodeń Heights. The interglacial deposits documented occur in the direct subsurface and are not overlain by glacial deposits, which indicates that the study area was not covered by the ice-sheet of the Middle Polish Glaciations (Saalian, MIS 6). They are overlain by Early Liviecian (Fuhne, MIS 11b) lacustrine and bog deposits, or upper Vistulian (MIS 2) clastic and bog deposits. Holocene strata lie above. Therefore, the glacial deposits building the Parczew-Kodeń Heights are considered to derive from the Sanian 2 (Elsterian, MIS 12) Glaciation and not from the Saalian (MIS 6) Glaciation as previously thought. Palaeolakes formed in the late part of the Sanian 2 (Elsterian, MIS 12) Glaciation and remained open during the Mazovian Interglacial (Holsteinian, MIS 11c), with some still existing until the Early Liviecian (Fuhne, MIS 11b) Glaciation. The palaeolakes described were part of an extensive palaeolakeland of the Mazovian Interglacial, stretching from the southern part of Podlasie to the northern part of Western Polesie. The last ice-sheet in Western Polesie represented the Sanian 2 Glaciation.</p> <p> </p>","PeriodicalId":12587,"journal":{"name":"Geological Quarterly","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141947598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Remains of Canidae and Felidae from Południowa Cave (Sudetes Mts, SW Poland)","authors":"Adrian Przemysław Marciszak, Wiktoria Marianna Gornig, Lena Matyaszczyk, Krzysztof Demidziuk, Marek Kasprzak","doi":"10.7306/gq.1751","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.1751","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Południowa Cave is a locality that has been known for more than 500 years, where at least three or even four different faunal assemblages have been found. The oldest faunal elements are represented by the rodent <em>Baranomys loczyi</em>, and the carnivores <em>Baranogale helbingi</em> and <em>Mustela pliocaenica</em>, being the only Pliocene finds in the Sudetes Mts caves. The second faunal assemblage is dated back to the early Middle Pleistocene and consists of the following taxa: <em>Sorex</em> sp., <em>Rhinolophus</em> aff. <em>ferrumequinum</em>, <em>Glis sackdilligensis</em>, <em>Pliomys coronensis</em>, <em>Pliomys episcopalis</em>, <em>Mimomys</em> sp., <em>Lycaon lycaonoides</em>, <em>Canis mosbachensis</em>, <em>Vulpes vulpes</em>, <em>Ursus deningeri</em>, <em>Ursus arctos </em>ssp., <em>Ursus </em>cf. <em>thibetanus</em>, <em>Gulo gulo schlosseri</em>, <em>Meles meles atavus</em>, <em>Martes vetus</em>, <em>Mustela strandi</em>, <em>Mustela palerminea</em>, <em>Mustela praenivalis</em>, <em>Panthera spelaea fossilis</em>, <em>Homotherium latidens latidens</em>, <em>Panthera gombaszoegensis gombaszoegensis</em>, <em>Acinonyx pardinensis intermedius</em>, <em>Felis</em> cf. <em>silvestris</em>, <em>Pachycrocuta brevirostris</em> and <em>Capreolus</em> sp. The third assemblage is dated back to the Late Pleistocene (MIS 3), and consists of <em>Glis glis</em>, <em>Arvicola</em> sp., <em>Canis lupus spealeus</em>, <em>Ursus </em>ex. gr. <em>spelaeus</em>, and <em>Martes martes</em>. Finally, the youngest fauna, dated as MIS 1, is represented by <em>Arvicola</em> sp., <em>Apodemus</em> sp., <em>Lepus</em> sp., <em>Cricetus cricetus</em>, <em>Ursus arctos arctos</em>, <em>Meles meles</em>, <em>Martes martes</em>, and <em>Capreolus capreolus</em>. Possible relationships that may be inferred include the impact of new species in the disappearance of ancient carnivores.</p>","PeriodicalId":12587,"journal":{"name":"Geological Quarterly","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141947605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ERT field survey supported with numerical and analogue modeling applied to study a fragment of the Pieniny Klippen Belt (Spisz Pieniny Mountains, southern Poland)","authors":"Grzegorz Bania, Włodzimierz Jerzy Mościcki, Jan Golonka","doi":"10.7306/gq.1750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.1750","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) method was applied to study a fragment of the Pieniny Klippen Belt (PKB), which has been investigated for more than 100 years. The study area is located in the Spisz Pieniny Mountains of southern Poland. The PKB in this region includes a characteristic belt of limestone outcrops. ERT turned out to be an effective method to determine the structure of this part of the PKB, revealing its zonal nature and documenting the presence of limestone olistoliths and allowing estimates of their sizes. Moreover, we show that proper planning and conducting of ERT measurements in the field is critical to the effective use of resistivity data for geological inference and interpretation. This has been demonstrated by performing appropriate numerical and analogue ERT modeling that shows possible ambiguous results arising from the field ERT survey. Awareness of this issue can help researchers avoid and minimize false interpretation of ERT data.</p>","PeriodicalId":12587,"journal":{"name":"Geological Quarterly","volume":"90 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141947671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fluid and solid inclusions in large halite veins in the Kłodawa Salt Dome (Central Poland) – insights into its development","authors":"Tomasz Toboła","doi":"10.7306/gq.1748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.1748","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Secondary rocks are often found in salt domes. Among these, large halite crystal (LHC) veins and nests are common, as in the Kłodawa Salt Dome of Poland. Mineralogical tests carried out on LHC here showed the presence of fluid and solid inclusions in the halite crystals. The halite itself commonly exhibits birefringence, suggesting lattice stresses. Among the solid inclusions, anhydrite is the most common. Three types of anhydrite crystals have been distinguished as regards their size and occurrence, while small, rounded inclusions of sylvite appear much less frequently. Fluid inclusions are generally rare and mostly of the secondary type. This type of fluid inclusion assemblage (FIA) comprises various kinds as regards their size and shape, as well as in their liquid-to-gas phase ratio. Primary FIAs are of two types: small, chevron-like inclusions containing sylvite daughter minerals, and large liquid-gas inclusions with carnallite and other daughter minerals. The melting temperature of sylvite ranged from 90 to 278°C, and for carnallite from 68 to 142°C. Complete homogenization of the inclusions took place at temperatures between 260 and 471.2°C. This indicates the high-temperature origin of the LHC and the presence of significant amounts of K⁺, Mg⁺², Ca⁺², and SO₄^-2 ions in the solutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12587,"journal":{"name":"Geological Quarterly","volume":"79 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141947606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evolution of the hydrographic network in the middle Wieprz River Basin (E Poland)","authors":"Magdalena Kucharska, Mirosław Krawczyk, Anna Hrynowiecka","doi":"10.7306/gq.1743","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.1743","url":null,"abstract":"The Wieprz River Valley (Polesie Plain, east Poland) has evolved with regard to its dimensions, position and course since the end of the Neogene, its geological record showing how the Wieprz channel migrated and modified its character. Changes have also been observed in the water balance of the entire middle river basin, related to climate changes in the Pleistocene and Holocene. We provide new maps of the sub-Quaternary surface and trace topographical changes during the Pleistocene. Two separate rivers, the Pre-Bystrzyca and Pre-Wieprz, existed in Preglacial time. During the Narevian Glaciation, a network of subglacial troughs evolved in the area, largely disturbing and overprinting the earlier hydrographic system. Some of the troughs developed in older river valleys. The trough in which the present-day Wieprz gorge near Łęczna is located was most probably formed at that time. During subsequent glaciations and cold periods, sedimentary changes took place in the troughs and valleys – from erosion and removal of the accumulated material to their complete burial by sediments. During the Mazovian Interglacial (MIS 11c), several lakes formed in the study area, recorded by their infills of organic and mineral-organic deposits. During subsequent advances of the Scandinavian ice-sheet, water flow was dammed in towards the north, resulting in the formation of backwaters. Ice-sheet retreat resulted in the flow of proglacial waters towards the south-east, fluvioglacial sediment transport, and then unblocking of flow and subsequent reversal of flow directions to the north and west. During the Odranian Glaciation (MIS 6), catastrophic flow unblocked and shaped the present-day Wieprz gorge.<br /><br /><p> </p>","PeriodicalId":12587,"journal":{"name":"Geological Quarterly","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141947599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Improvement of maintenance and repair work on technological wells in the conditions of the “North and South Karamurun” deposit, Kazakhstan","authors":"Abay Omarov, Khalidilla Yussupov, Mukhtar Yeluzakh, Gulnaz Myrzabek","doi":"10.7306/gq.1744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.1744","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the complex and constantly changing area of uranium mining, the Republic of Kazakhstan is a world leader. Colmatation deposits adjacent to filters cause wells to lose efficiency over time, so periodic maintenance and repair are required to solve these problems. Our research aims to identify the most effective ways to improve well productivity with the development of science-based recommendations to help plan work in the conditions of the “North and South Karamurun” uranium field, Kazakhstan. The study involved observation, analysis, comparison, and synthesis. The processes of different types of repair and restoration work at the deposits were monitored, and the results obtained were analysed and compared, to determine which were the most effective. Units such as the XRVS Airlift Pumping unit, Wellbore pneumatic wellbore drilling unit, Mobile ammonium bifluoride chemical treatment unit, BA-15V drilling units, and 3A3 prospective drilling unit were analysed. Recommendations for enhancing pumping technology or replacing components were developed for each unit. Extending XRVS airlift pumping duration enhanced efficiency by 40% and improved reliability and radiation safety. Installing a pump with a capacity of 30 m³/hour or higher for the mobile wellbore washing unit helped handle heavy sand fractions effectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":12587,"journal":{"name":"Geological Quarterly","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141947600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Long-term subsidence over the Upper Silesia Coal Basin identified on differential LIDAR (2012–2021) and InSAR (2015–2020) data","authors":"Maria Przyłucka, Zbigniew Perski, Zbigniew Kowalski","doi":"10.7306/gq.1745","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.1745","url":null,"abstract":"<span lang=\"EN-US\">We </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">provide a map of subsidence caused by underground mining in Upper Silesia, which hosts the largest coal basin in Poland. The map combines data obtained using two InSAR processing techniques and differential LIDAR data. Persistent Scatterer Interferometry and Differential SAR Interferometry techniques were applied on images from the Sentinel-1 satellite covering a six-year period from 2015 to 2020. As a result, 132 subsidence areas affected by deformation of &gt;5 mm/year covering 430 km² were determined. Additionally, a differential LIDAR model covering the period 2012-2021 was analyzed, where 103 subsidence areas were identified, of a total area of 88 km² and where the largest recorded deformation value exceeded 10 m. Despite the large time difference between the two subsidence datasets, good correlation of the data regarding the location and shape of the troughs was observed. However, comparison of InSAR and LIDAR data showed a large underestimation by DInSAR of values of subsidence in the central parts of the basins. We show the potential of Sentinel-1 and LIDAR data to determine displacements taking place over large areas and over long periods, as a supplement to traditional measurement methods.</span>","PeriodicalId":12587,"journal":{"name":"Geological Quarterly","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141947601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Badenian/Sarmatian (Middle Miocene) boundary in the Central Paratethys (Kreminna, western Ukraine): Foraminiferal and palynological evidence","authors":"Danuta Peryt, Przemysław Gedl, Marek Jasionowski, Tadeusz Marek Peryt, Andriy V. Poberezhskyy","doi":"10.7306/gq.1731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.1731","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Badenian/Sarmatian boundary in the Paratethys basin, that marks the transition from normal marine to restricted semi-marine conditions due to isolation of the basin from the world ocean at the onset of Sarmatian time, is still far from being fully understood. The Kreminna section is located at the northeastern margin of the Carpathian Foreland Basin (Central Paratethys) in the Medobory Hills region. The Miocene deposits that overlie here the Upper Cretaceous substratum comprise the &gt;1 m thick upper Badenian marls and clays passing upwards into ~4 m thick Sarmatian marly limestones with intercalations of marls, clays and limestones, and &gt;2 m thick limestones in the uppermost part of the exposure. Fifty-three species of benthic foraminifera and four species of planktonic foraminifera have been recorded. Six benthic foraminiferal assemblages are composed almost exclusively of calcareous forms; agglutinated taxa are practically lacking. <em>Elphidium</em> spp., miliolids,<em> Lobatula lobatula</em> and <em>Ammonia</em> spp. are the most common calcareous benthic foraminifera in the material studied. Planktonic foraminifera are represented only by species of <em>Globigerina</em> and occur rarely in the lowermost part of the section. A characteristic feature of palynofacies is the very low proportion of land-derived elements – sporomorphs and cuticles, which suggests a sedimentary setting without terrestrial influx, and taxonomical impoverishment of dinoflagellate cyst assemblages, which are either monospecific or consist mainly of two to three species: in a majority of samples, assemblages with<em> Polysphaeridium zoharyi</em> and <em>P. subtile</em> occur. Most δ¹⁸O values range from –1.5 to ~+0.5‰ VPDB and most δ¹³C values are between 0 and +2‰ VPDB. In general, the δ¹³C curve mirrors the δ¹⁸O changes in the section. The Badenian/Sarmatian boundary is placed at the level where the <em>Cibicidoides ungerianus</em> Assemblage is replaced by the<em> Elphidium fichtelianum</em> Assemblage. At the boundary, planktonic foraminifers and most abundant stenohaline benthic foraminifera disappeared. Bottom waters were well-oxygenated both in the latest Badenian and earliest Sarmatian in the Kreminna location.</p>","PeriodicalId":12587,"journal":{"name":"Geological Quarterly","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140800430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A first record of alluvial gold in the Olănești and Cheia rivers, Southern Carpathians, Romania","authors":"Sergiu Drăgușanu, Călin Gabriel Tămaș, Mădălina Paula Andrii","doi":"10.7306/gq.1727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.1727","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We provide the first scientific record and the mineralogical characterization of alluvial gold in the Olănești area, Southern Carpathians, Romania, based on field evidence, optical microscopy, and XRD, BSE and EPMA data. Chemical data were acquired on 11 alluvial gold grains from the Olănești and Cheia rivers and revealed a generally continuous variation in gold and silver content with Ag ranging from 7.31 to 19.77 wt.% and Au ranging from 80.26 to 93.16 wt.%. The source of the primary native gold is inferred to be the Cu-Au Valea lui Stan and/or the Costești As-Au shear-zone-related ore deposits located towards the north and west, respectively, of the study area.</p>","PeriodicalId":12587,"journal":{"name":"Geological Quarterly","volume":"140 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140800428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of Late Carboniferous–Early Permian climate change on the sedimentary evolution – a case study of the lacustrine Lower Anthracosia Shales (Intra-Sudetic Basin, SW Poland)","authors":"Jolanta Dąbek-Głowacka, Patrycja Wójcik-Tabol, Grzegorz J. Nowak","doi":"10.7306/gq.1728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.1728","url":null,"abstract":"<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Anthracosia Shales are lacustrine deposits within the volcano-sedimentary Pennsylvanian– Lower Permian succession of the Intra-Sudetic Basin. Core from the Rybnica Leśna PIG 1 borehole, which penetrated the Lower Anthracosia Shales, was analysed to explore the influence of climate on the evolution of the palaeolake, as distinct from tectonic and volcanic forcing. This reconstruction was made using mineralogical and geochemical proxies (elemental and mineralogical composition, TOC values, presence of framboidal pyrite and siderite). Based on the results, three chemically different intervals previously introduced by Wójcik-Tabol et al. (2021) are described. They represent the following stages of lake evolution: transgression (interval I), open lake (interval IIA and IIB), and termination (interval IIC and III). The initial stage of the lake (interval I) was probably related to a rise in humidity in the Late Pennsylvanian, linked to a southern Gondwana interglacial episode. Interval IIA represents the deepest facies of the Anthracosia Basin, where lake-floor anoxia prevailed. This stage was followed by a gradual lake-level fall recorded in interval IIB, with documented seasonality in humid and warm conditions. Interval IIC represents a stepwise lake regression attributed to aridification, as indicated by proxies showing a decrease in chemical weathering. Turbiditic sandy laminae in interval III reflect the terminal stage of lake infill.</p>","PeriodicalId":12587,"journal":{"name":"Geological Quarterly","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140800427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}