Some remarks on distribution and genesis of palaeoincisions in the East Baltic area

Until the recent time genesis of palaeoincisions is one of the debatable problems among the Quaternary investigators in the East Baltic area. Distribution of palaeoincisions in the East Baltic area is closely correlated with the pre-Quaternary bedrock lithology and permeability as well as with recen...

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Main Author: Bitinas, Albertas
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute 2013
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Online Access:https://gq.pgi.gov.pl/article/view/8195
https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.v43i2.8195
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Summary:Until the recent time genesis of palaeoincisions is one of the debatable problems among the Quaternary investigators in the East Baltic area. Distribution of palaeoincisions in the East Baltic area is closely correlated with the pre-Quaternary bedrock lithology and permeability as well as with recently active faults. These regularities confirm the theory that most palaeoincisions in this area were formed as subglacial tunnel valleys during catastrophic discharge of meltwaters, due to high pressure conditions beneath the ice sheet.