<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, a lithological study taking into account trace metals of the profundal sediments from Słupiańska Bay in Wigry Lake is presented. A profile 5.26 m long has sandy muds at the bottom and moving upwards layers of calcareous gyttja, lacustrine chalk, and again calcareous gyttja are present. The profile is continuous, typical for the sediments of NE Poland formed from Allerøde to recent time. The results of the lithological analysis were correlated with results of high-resolution seismic survey. The results together with radiocarbon dating are part of interdisciplinary complex research comprising paleobiological study of pollen, Cladocera, diatom successions and human activity, which will be published in successive papers.</p></abstract>

In this paper, a lithological study taking into account trace metals of the profundal sediments from Słupiańska Bay in Wigry Lake is presented. A profile 5.26 m long has sandy muds at the bottom and moving upwards layers of calcareous gyttja, lacustrine chalk, and again calcareous gyttja are present. The profile is continuous, typical for the sediments of NE Poland formed from Allerøde to recent time. The results of the lithological analysis were correlated with results of high-resolution seismic survey. The results together with radiocarbon dating are part of interdisciplinary complex research comprising paleobiological study of pollen, Cladocera, diatom successions and human activity, which will be published in successive papers.

Lithology of the Profundal Sediments in Słupiańska Bay (Wigry Lake, NE Poland) - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study

Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland

Geochronometria

In this paper, a lithological study taking into account trace metals of the profundal sediments from Słupiańska Bay in Wigry Lake is presented. A profile 5.26...

Lithology of the Profundal Sediments in Słupiańska Bay (Wigry Lake, NE Poland) - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study

Publié en ligne: 04 juil. 2007

Pages: 47 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10003-007-0020-3

Mots clés
Lake deposits, Wigry Lake, Holocene, trace metals

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Lithology of the Profundal Sediments in Słupiańska Bay (Wigry Lake, NE Poland) - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study

Publié en ligne: 04 juil. 2007

Pages: 47 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10003-007-0020-3

Mots clésLake deposits, Wigry Lake, Holocene, trace metals

This content is open access.

Mots clés
Lake deposits, Wigry Lake, Holocene, trace metals