Erratic boulder statistics as a stratigraphic aid - Examples from Schleswig-Holstein -

Lüttig, Gerd

doi:10.1127/nos/25/1991/61

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“…The usefulness of glaciofluvial sediments for petrographic studies has been previously noted [16,29,40,62,63,65,67]. The research in Łubienica-Superunki fully confirmed this [96].…”

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“…We are of the opinion that the occurrence of carbonate rocks, irrespective of the lithogenetic type of sediment from which they originate, is a consequence of ice-sheet movement upon the Lower Palaeozoic outcrops in the bottom of the Baltic Proper. There are examples in the literature proving the usefulness of glaciofluvial sediments in petrographic analyses [16,62,63,65,67]. This issue, with reference to appropriate sources, is widely discussed in Górska-Zabielska [45].…”

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“…The results of petrographic research have been treated as unreliable in advance and they have not been included in palaeogeographic and lithostratigraphic interpretations. In contrast, in Germany [16,62,63], the study of petrographic composition has not been limited only to till, but also carried out in glaciofluvial sediments. Studies on the petrographic composition of glaciofluvial sediments that were carried out even earlier can be found in the literature, e.g., in Lithuania or Latvia [64][65][66][67].…”

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Transport Direction and Scandinavian Source Regions of the Saalian Glacial and Glaciofluvial Deposits in a Case Study of Łubienica-Superunki (Central Poland)

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The article contains detailed petrographic studies, which covered a coarse and medium-grain gravel fraction of two layers of glacial till (units ŁS II and ŁS IV) and two layers of sand-gravelly outwash deposits (units ŁS I and ŁS III) related to the Odranian Glaciation (MIS6, Saalian) in Łubienica-Superunki, North Mazovian Lowland, central Poland. Additionally, the indicator erratics were identified to indicate their Scandinavian source areas and the directions of the ice sheet transgressions. This case study is discussed against the background of similar sediments and forms from the same age but from other places in the Polish Lowlands. Regardless of the facies types and fractions, crystalline rocks dominated over all other petrographic groups in all samples. The most common were the indicator erratics derived from the Åland Islands, followed by those from the south-eastern area of Sweden (Småland) and from Dalarna in central Sweden. Amongst the erratics of limited indicative significance, the most common were Lower Palaeozoic limestones and the Jotnian red sandstones. The complex petrographic analyses point to the dipartite nature of the studied profile. This separateness was confirmed by the TBC: 59.1–59.2° N and 18.0–18.2° E for the lower units and 58.8–59.4° N and 17.3–17.9° E for the upper ones.

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“…The usefulness of glaciofluvial sediments for petrographic studies has been previously noted [16,29,40,62,63,65,67]. The research in Łubienica-Superunki fully confirmed this [96].…”

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Transport Direction and Scandinavian Source Regions of the Saalian Glacial and Glaciofluvial Deposits in a Case Study of Łubienica-Superunki (Central Poland)

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“…fundamental changes in the main source areas and stream directions of the ice sheet. Consequently, all Saalian deposits not characterized by a 'Baltic' composition, were associated with the Drenthe Stadium (Lüttig 1957(Lüttig , 1991(Lüttig , 1999Lüttig & Meyer 2002;Meyer 1976Meyer , 2005. However, Stephan (1980Stephan ( , 1998 pointed out that both stadia showed a cyclic development with an earlier drift characterized by mainly Swedish rocks and a later drift characterized by relatively frequent Balticor East Baltic components.…”

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Climato-stratigraphic subdivision of the Pleistocene in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and adjoining areas: status and problems

Stephan¹

2014

E&G Quaternary Sci. J.

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Abstract. In Schleswig-Holstein wurden in den zurückliegenden vier Jahrzehnten detaillierte Untersuchungen an Probenmaterial aus Aufschlüssen und Kernbohrungen durchgeführt. Analysen der Kiesfraktion und von ‚Leitgeschieben‘ aus glazialen Ablagerungen wurden für die Interpretation und Korrelation genutzt. Glazifluviatile Sedimente wurden TL- und OSL-datiert. Zusammen mit der stratigraphischen Information aus organischen Ablagerungen konnte eine neue klimatostratigraphische Tabelle des Pleistozäns für Schleswig-Holstein mit revidierter Gliederung des Mittel- und Oberpleistozäns erstellt werden. Die Pollensequenz der ältesten pleistozänen Warmzeit (Warmhörn-Thermomer) wird erstmals veröffentlicht. Das Unterpleistozän (Altpleistozän) und das untere Mittelpleistozän sind bei Lieth und bei Gorleben (Niedersachsen) in zwei kontinuierlichen Schichtfolgen vollständig dokumentiert, abgelagert in einem Wechsel von warmen und kalten Klimaphasen. Der oberste Abschnitt der Abfolge von Lieth und der unterste der Abfolge von Gorleben überlappen. Die kombinierte Abfolge bietet ein einzigartiges Referenzprofil für Korrelationen innerhalb Europas. Bisher wurden in Schleswig-Holstein nur drei Kaltzeiten mit Vergletscherungen nachgewiesen, Elster- und Saale-Kaltzeit im oberen Mittelpleistozän und die Weichsel-Kaltzeit im Oberpleistozän. Eine mögliche prä-elsterzeitliche Vergletscherung wird diskutiert. Die Holstein-Warmzeit wird mit MIS 9e korreliert. Das Saale umfasst einen unteren Abschnitt mit nicht-glaziären Kaltzeiten und mit Warmzeiten, der ‚Wacken-Warmzeit‘ (=Dömnitz) und der ‚Leck-Warmzeit‘, korreliert mit MIS 7e und MIS 7c, und einen glaziären oberen Abschnitt. Während des Weichsel gab es wahrscheinlich zwei Phasen mit Vergletscherung, die erste im frühen Mittelweichsel (‚Ellund-Phase‘, spätes MIS 4 oder/und frühes MIS 3), die zweite im oberen Weichsel (MIS 2). Die weichselzeitliche Vergletscherung Schleswig-Holsteins endet um 15 ka BP, als großflächige stagnierende Eisflächen und Toteismassen des Jungbaltischen Gletschervorstoßes (‘Mecklenburg-Phase’) schmolzen.

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“…However, rather than classifying the type of rock, the present research is focused on highlighting the Scandinavian origin of erratic boulders and/or their use for stratigraphic sediment recognition (e.g. Meyer 1990Meyer , 1993Meyer , 2000Lüttig 1991;Górska-Zabielska 2008;Woźniak and Czubla 2015;Czubla et al 2019).…”

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The Selected Erratic Boulders in the Świętokrzyskie Province (Central Poland) and Their Potential to Promote Geotourism

Górska-Zabielska

Witkowska²,

Pisarska³

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In the present paper, ten erratic boulders in the Świętokrzyskie Province (Central Poland) are described in detail, indicating their Scandinavian origin area, location, form of protection, petrographic type and morphology. In particular, special attention is placed on an evaluation of these boulders' current and potential significance for geotourism with the aim of promoting geotourism. The Devil's Stone from Kamienna Wola has a very high potential for promoting geotourism. Two other erratic boulders in Radoszyce and Wilków can promote geotourism to a lesser degree. The potential of the remaining boulders to promote nature-based tourism is medium or low. Some solutions are proposed to increase the importance of these erratic boulders in the sustainable development of the research area. Keywords Indicator erratic boulders. Scandinavian origin. Assessment of geosites. Geotourism. Świętokrzyskie Province. Central Poland than axis length, the weight of the boulder is occasionally taken into consideration (Meyer 1999). Scandinavian erratics found in Poland correspond with various types of rocks (igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary), although igneous plutonic and metamorphic rocks are dominant. The significant quantitative dominance of these rocks over sedimentary ones results from their higher resistance to destruction and from the geological structure of their source area in

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Erratic boulder statistics as a stratigraphic aid - Examples from Schleswig-Holstein -

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Transport Direction and Scandinavian Source Regions of the Saalian Glacial and Glaciofluvial Deposits in a Case Study of Łubienica-Superunki (Central Poland)

Transport Direction and Scandinavian Source Regions of the Saalian Glacial and Glaciofluvial Deposits in a Case Study of Łubienica-Superunki (Central Poland)

Climato-stratigraphic subdivision of the Pleistocene in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and adjoining areas: status and problems

The Selected Erratic Boulders in the Świętokrzyskie Province (Central Poland) and Their Potential to Promote Geotourism

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