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Sedimentology of a Late Quaternary lacustrine record from the south‐eastern Carpathian Basin
Author(s) -
Zeeden Christian,
Hambach Ulrich,
Klasen Nicole,
Fischer Peter,
Schulte Philipp,
Nett Janina J.,
Veres Daniel,
Obreht Igor,
Chu Wei,
Papadopoulou Maria,
Viehberg Finn,
SchÄBitz Frank,
Gavrilov Milivoj B.,
MarkoviĆ Slobodan B.,
VÖTT Andreas,
Lehmkuhl Frank
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of quaternary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.142
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-1417
pISSN - 0267-8179
DOI - 10.1002/jqs.3297
Subject(s) - geology , sedimentology , pleistocene , quaternary , structural basin , sedimentary depositional environment , silt , loess , aeolian processes , sediment , deposition (geology) , context (archaeology) , paleontology , paleosol , geochemistry , geomorphology
ABSTRACT The Upper Pleistocene geoarchives in the south‐eastern Carpathian Basin are represented predominantly by loess–palaeosol records. In 2015, a 10 m sediment core composed of clay‐rich lacustrine sediments was recovered by vibracoring a dry lake basin located between the Vršac Mountains (Serbia) and the Banat Sands in the south‐eastern Carpathian Basin; a location relevant for placing regional archaeological results in a palaeoenvironmental context. Here, we present results from geoelectrical prospection and a lithostratigraphic interpretation of this sequence supported by a detailed granulometric study supplemented by ostracod analysis. An age model based on luminescence dating is discussed against sedimentological proxy data and its implication for palaeoenvironmental change. The cores show a stratigraphy of lighter ochre‐coloured and darker greyish sediment, related to the deposition of clay and silt trapped in an aquatic environment. Geophysical measurements show ~20 m thick lacustrine sediments. The grain‐size distributions including the variability in fine clay are indicative of a lacustrine environment. Fine particles were brought into the depositional environments by aquatic input and settled from suspension; also, direct dust input is constrained by grain‐size results. Riverine input and aeolian dust input interplayed at the locality.