Lithological anomalies in a relict coastal dune: Geophysical and paleoenvironmental markers

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May 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007georl..3409707b&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 34, Issue 9, CiteID L09707

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Electromagnetics: Instruments And Techniques, Geochronology: Geomorphological Geochronology, Geochronology: Sedimentary Geochronology, Geographic Location: Europe

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Ground exposures of migration surfaces (slipfaces) of a relict Holocene coastal dune along the southeastern Baltic Sea coast provide an ideal opportunity for establishing the causes of prominent reflections on geophysical profiles. High-amplitude reflections on high-resolution ground-penetrating radar (GPR) images correlate well with two major lithological anomalies: 1) paleosols developed on dune slipfaces, and 2) slipfaces consisting of heavy-mineral concentrations (HMCs). Paleosols serve as indicators of dune stability, represent datable chronostratigraphic surfaces, and help reconstruct dune paleo-morphology. HMCs have substantially higher magnetic susceptibility values than background quartz-rich sands and, where they are well-developed, can be also used for spatial correlation. Based on their occurrence at the study site, these enriched horizons likely represent periods of increased wind activity (storminess). Multiple HMCs upwind of paleosol P1 (800-670 cal years BP) likely reflect periods of intensified wind activity along the southeast Baltic region during the Medieval Warm Period.

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