Chronology of Quaternary terrace deposits at the locality Hohle Gasse (Pratteln, NW Switzerland)

The Quaternary stratigraphy of the Alpine Foreland consists of distinct terrace levels, which have been assigned to four morphostratigraphic units: Höhere (Higher) Deckenschotter, Tiefere (Lower) Deckenschotter, Hochterrasse (High Terrace) and Niederterrasse (Lower Terrace). Here, we focus on the te...

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Published in:Swiss Journal of geosciences 2017-10, Vol.110 (3), p.793-809
Main Authors: Claude, Anne, Akçar, Naki, Ivy-Ochs, Susan, Schlunegger, Fritz, Rentzel, Philippe, Pümpin, Christine, Tikhomirov, Dmitry, Kubik, Peter W., Vockenhuber, Christof, Dehnert, Andreas, Rahn, Meinert, Schlüchter, Christian
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Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Braided rivers
Chronology
Dating techniques
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Fluvial deposits
Geology
Gravel
Isotopes
Minerals
Morphometry
Quaternary
Radiometric dating
Rivers
Sediments
Stratigraphy
Terraces
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Summary:The Quaternary stratigraphy of the Alpine Foreland consists of distinct terrace levels, which have been assigned to four morphostratigraphic units: Höhere (Higher) Deckenschotter, Tiefere (Lower) Deckenschotter, Hochterrasse (High Terrace) and Niederterrasse (Lower Terrace). Here, we focus on the terrace gravels at Hohle Gasse, SSE of Pratteln near Basel, which are mapped as Tiefere Deckenschotter. Petrographic and morphometric data established from clasts allowed to infer the transport mechanisms and sources of the gravels. Sedimentological analyses indicate that the gravels were transported by a braided river and deposited in a distal glaciofluvial setting. In addition, it can be shown that the majority of the clasts display multiple reworking and only a minority maintained a distinct glaciofluvial shape. Cosmogenic multi-isotope dating using 10 Be and 36 Cl allowed direct dating of the sediments at the study site. A depth-profile age of 270 - 190 + 830  ka for 10 Be was achieved for the deposits at Hohle Gasse. Unfortunately, no age could be modelled from the 36 Cl concentrations as the blank correction was too high. Furthermore, this age proves that the studied terrace level should be assigned to the morphostratigraphic unit Hochterrasse.
ISSN:1661-8726
1661-8734
DOI:10.1007/s00015-017-0278-z