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The flandrian sequence of north Wirral (N. W. England)
Author(s) -
Kenna R. J. B.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
geological journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1099-1034
pISSN - 0072-1050
DOI - 10.1002/gj.3350210102
Subject(s) - radiocarbon dating , geology , chronology , sequence (biology) , borehole , paleontology , archaeology , geography , genetics , biology
The correlation of borehole logs, together with evidence from temporary exposures, shows the relationship between glacial deposits and the overlying Flandrian strata. The courses of buried channels in‐filled with Flandrian strata have been plotted. Radiocarbon assays and pollen and diatom analyses have mainly been confined to samples taken from near the main lithological boundaries, but some radiocarbon assays have been undertaken on in situ tree stumps and on bone. New thick buried channel sequences are described, and an outline chronology from c. 6420 years BP is proposed for the Flandrian coastal sequence of the North Wirral. The data can be applied to the interpretation of sea‐level change and coastal archaeology.