Late Saalian and Eemian deposits in the Amsterdam glacial basin:

• Main Authors: Gans, W.de, Beets, D.J., Centineo, M.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Geosciences; Amsterdam glacial basin; Barrier deposits; Compaction; Dropstones; Eemian; Lake deposits; Lake level; Saalian; Shallow-marine deposits; Varves; Washover deposits; basin fill; glacial deposit; glaciolacustrine deposit; Pleistocene; Netherlands; Geological Survey Netherlands; Energy / Geological Survey Netherlands; The Spit; Ice cap
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b7575433-6a1b-4f58-a89b-6c7d9a5aed7a

During its maximum extension, the Saalian ice cap reached into the central Netherlands, where glacier tongues excavated over 100 m deep basins in the unconsolidated Middle and Early Pleistocene sediments. The basins are filled by relatively thick successions of Late Saalian, Eemian and Weichselian s...