Composition and origin of the Middle Weichselian interstadial deposit in Veskoniemi, northern Finland

• Published in: Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Niko Putkinen, Pertti Sarala, Jouni Pihlaja, Andrew Murray
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2010
• Subjects: stratigraphy; stratified sand; till; optically stimulated luminescence; interstadial; Middle Weichselian; Veskoniemi; Lapland; Finland; Geology; QE1-996.5; Inarijärvi; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3176/earth.2010.2.02; https://doaj.org/article/a32ff9d35a7b4eb8ad984930e42e68ff

The stratigraphy and sedimentology of a diamicton-stratified sand deposit have been studied in the Veskoniemi area, near Lake Inarijärvi in central Finnish Lapland. Test pit excavations were used for stratigraphical investigations. Till-covered laminar and cross-bedded sands were dated using optical...