Revised limit of the Saalian ice sheet in central Europe

Marks, Leszek; Karabanov, A. K.; Nitychoruk, Jerzy; Богдасаров, Максим Альбертович; Krzywicki, Tomasz; Majecka, Aleksandra; Pochocka-Szwarc, Katarzyna; Rychel, Joanna; Woronko, Barbara; Zbucki, Łukasz; Hradunova, Aksana; Hrychanik, Mikalai; Mamchyk, Sergey; Rylova, Tatyana; Nowacki, Łukasz; Pielach, Monika

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2016.07.043

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“…Recent studies carried through in eastern Poland and western Belarus indicated a more limited ice sheet extent of the Odranian Glaciation in this region (cf. Marks et al 2016b). Several ice-dam lakes developed in Upper Pilica, Middle Vistula and Upper Wieprz river valleys.…”

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Quaternary stratigraphy and palaeogeography of Poland

Marks

Dzierżek

Janiszewski

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Acta Geologica Polonica

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Though the stratigraphical and palaeogeographical framework of the Quaternary in Poland is still to be completed, several crucial points have been confirmed recently. The preglacial series, accepted for years as belonging to the Lower Pleistocene, is undoubtedly of Early Pliocene age, with a huge hiatus above almost until the uppermost Lower Pleistocene. The earliest glaciation in Poland (Nidanian) occurred at about 900 ka BP when the ice sheet reached the mid-southern part of the country. The following Podlasian Interglacial embraced the Brunhes/Matuyama boundary in the middle, in a similar fashion to the corresponding Cromerian Complex in Western Europe. The late Early and early Middle Pleistocene interglacials in Poland comprised 2–3 optima each, whereas every one of the younger interglacials was characterised by a single optimum only. The Late Vistulian ice sheet was most extensive in the western part of Poland (Leszno Phase) whereas the younger Poznań Phase was more extensive in the central and eastern part of the country. This was due to the varied distance from the glaciation center in Scandinavia, making the ice sheet margin reach a terminal position in different times. Palaeoclimatological research in the Tatra Mountains has provided new evidence for the atmospheric circulation over Europe. During cold phases of the Pleistocene in Poland a continental climate extended further westwards, quite the opposite that occurring during warmer intervals.

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Quaternary stratigraphy and palaeogeography of Poland

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Dzierżek

Janiszewski

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Acta Geologica Polonica

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“…The study area has experienced numerous glacial episodes (Lindner et al, ), most recently the Saalian (Marks et al, ). Therefore, we also expected grain features characteristic of subglacial sands associated with a large, proximal ice sheet.…”

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Microtextural Inheritance on Quartz Sand Grains from Pleistocene Periglacial Environments of the Mazovian Lowland, Central Poland

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Woronko

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2017

Permafrost & Periglacial

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Sand grains from Quaternary glacial, aeolian and fluvial deposits in the Mazovian Lowland, central Poland, were examined to characterize the effects of different Quaternary processes on sand‐grain surfaces that experienced repeated cycles of intense polar‐desert‐like conditions during the Middle and Late Pleistocene. A cold, dry and windy periglacial environment prevailed here at least twice between the Saalian (Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 6) and Holocene (MIS 1) stages. Because the surface characteristics of quartz sand grains can provide important palaeoenvironmental information, we examined grains extracted from sediment samples in different landforms to determine their surficial features from scanning electron microscope images. The grain surfaces were dominated by microtextures characteristic of aeolian‐induced grain transformation, indicated by a high percentage of well‐rounded, low‐relief‐worn grains with dish‐shaped depressions, bulbous edges and upturned plates. Although remnants of previous sedimentary cycles were occasionally observed, aeolian effects were dominant even in glacial and fluvial settings. Quartz microtextures indicated that none of the examined grains represented their original setting, but rather suggested remobilisation under periglacial conditions. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…The occurrence of this erratic in surface deposits indicates that it has been brought to this region by the scandinavian ice sheet during the younger part of Odranian Glaciations (=Warthian stadial, MIs 6; Marks et al 2016). It was eroded from the bedrock in the south-eastern sweden (småland region), as is indicated by its mineral composition.…”

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“…These rock fragments were eroded by the ice sheet in scandinavia, incorporated by the ice mass (Górska 2006, Górska-Zabielska 2008, 2016 and transported to central Poland during the advance between 215-210 ka BP and 130-125 ka BP (= MIS 6; Marks et al 2016;Mojski, 2005). When the ice sheet melted, the erratics were left in surface deposits, e.g.…”

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Potential Values of Urban Geotourism Development in a Small Polish Town (Pruszków, Central Mazovia, Poland)

Górska-Zabielska

Zabielski

2017

Quaestiones Geographicae

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Górska-Zabielska M., Zabielski r., 2017. Potential values of urban geotourism development in a small Polish town (Pruszków, Central Mazovia, Poland). Quaestiones Geographicae 36(3), Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Poznań, pp. 75-86. 12 figs, 2 tables.abstract: The paper presents abiotic resources which are located in a small town in central Poland. They remain unknown to authorities and inhabitants. For the first time they are illustrated in a scientific paper. The objects of local geological heritage point to geodiversity of this district town in the south-western Mazovia. When the geodiversity is interpreted in a simple, an understandable way, it may become attractive for tourists. We show how abiotic resources located within an urban area can be used to support urban geotourism development. The scientific, educational and aesthetic values of these resources may create the town image in accordance with the principles of environmental protection.

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Revised limit of the Saalian ice sheet in central Europe

Cited by 51 publications

References 20 publications

Quaternary stratigraphy and palaeogeography of Poland

Quaternary stratigraphy and palaeogeography of Poland

Microtextural Inheritance on Quartz Sand Grains from Pleistocene Periglacial Environments of the Mazovian Lowland, Central Poland

Potential Values of Urban Geotourism Development in a Small Polish Town (Pruszków, Central Mazovia, Poland)

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