Late Quaternary foraminiferal stratigraphy from western Svalbard

• Published in: Boreas
• Main Authors: LYCKE, ANNE KATRINE, MANGERUD, JAN, SEJRUP, HANS PETTER
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1992
• Subjects: Arctic; Skilvika; Svalbard; Foraminifera*; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1992.tb00032.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1502-3885.1992.tb00032.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1992.tb00032.x

In the lower part of sections at Skilvika and Linneelva, western Svalbard, marine silts and sands characterized by infinite radiocarbon ages (<40,000 BP) on shells are found. These sediments are covered by at least one basal till of Late Weichselian age. The till is overlain by marine sediments f...