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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 316-337 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | E and G Quaternary Science Journal |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
A description and classification of the successions of the new scientific core drillings at Heidelberg is presented. Since 2002 drilling and research activities were ongoing in the Heidelberg Basin (HDB), as a mid-continental sedimentary archive within the Upper Rhine Graben (URG), Germany. The HDB is supposed to host one of the longest continuous successions of Quaternary sediments in Europe, due to continuous subsidence of the basin and sediment input from various sources. The HDB is about half-way between the Alpine source area of the Rhine and the North Sea. Here the Quaternary input is least affected by discontinuities due to climate events as alpine glacier meltdown events or periods of low sea level. Reversely, the low influence of climate leads to a larger tectonic control. The sedimentary succession of more than 500 m is considered as primarily controlled by tectonics, but with incorporated climate signals. For classification purposes, sediment provenance, lithofacies-associations, and the ratio of accommodation space and sediment input are used. Some biostratigraphic markers are also available. We suggest a sedimentary scenario where the overall fluvial environment is twice interrupted by lacustrine intervals. The accommodation space varies too: in one period it expands even beyond the eastern boundary fault of the HDB.
Keywords
- biostratigraphy, differential uplift, Heidelberg Basin, lithofacies, lithostratigraphy, research borehole, sediment provenance, sequence stratigraphy, subsidence, Upper Rhine Graben
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- Geology
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Stratigraphy
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Palaeontology
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In: E and G Quaternary Science Journal, Vol. 57, No. 3-4, 01.04.2009, p. 316-337.
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T1 - Long sequence of Quaternary Rocks in the Heidelberg Basin Depocentre
AU - Ellwanger, Dietrich
AU - Gabriel, Gerald
AU - Simon, Theo
AU - Wielandt-Schuster, Ulrike
AU - Greiling, Reinhard O.
AU - Hagedorn, Eva Marie
AU - Hahne, Jürgen
AU - Heinz, Jürgen
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