The Late-Quaternary deposits of the Piedra Buena Terrace (Patagonian continental slope, SW Atlantic): An example of interaction between bottom currents and seafloor morphology

2021 ◽  
pp. 106459
Author(s):  
J.I. Isola ◽  
M.E. Bravo ◽  
G. Bozzano ◽  
F.I. Palma ◽  
J.P. Ormazabal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continental Slope ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
Quaternary Deposits ◽  
Seafloor Morphology ◽  
Bottom Currents ◽  
Sw Atlantic

scholarly journals Living Benthic Foraminifera from the Surface and Subsurface Sediment Layers Applied to the Environmental Characterization of the Brazilian Continental Slope (SW Atlantic)

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 1863
Author(s):  
Luciana Cristina de Carvalho Santa-Rosa ◽  
Sibelle Trevisan Disaró ◽  
Violeta Totah ◽  
Silvia Watanabe ◽  
Ana Tereza Bittencourt Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
Continental Slope ◽  
Benthic Foraminifera ◽  
Subsurface Layer ◽  
Environmental Characterization ◽  
Potiguar Basin ◽  
Middle Slope ◽  
Sw Atlantic ◽  
Sediment Layers ◽  
Lower Slope

Living benthic foraminifera (>63 µm) were studied to characterize the continental slope of the Potiguar Basin (SW Atlantic). Foraminifers from the surface (0–2 cm), subsurface (2–5 cm), and integrated (0–5 cm) sediment layers were analyzed to verify their contribution to environmental characterization. It was also estimated if and which changes occur when the subsurface is added. Sampling stations were distributed in five transects in four isobaths (150, 400, 1000, and 2000 m). Sediment samples were fixed with 4% buffered formaldehyde and stained with Bengal rose. Were recorded 396 species in the surface layer, 228 in the subsurface, and 449 in integrating both layers. This study did not include tubular agglutinated species. The assemblages from 150 m isobath indicated the upper slope, from 400 m indicated the middle slope and the ones from the 2000 m indicated the lower slope. The surface layer’s assemblage at 1000 m isobath was more similar to the middle slope; in contrast, its subsurface layer´s assemblage had more similarity with the lower slope. Rarefaction curves, Permanova, and NMDS routines indicated a high resemblance between surface and integrated layers. Therefore, the first two centimeters were sufficient to characterize this region based on living benthic foraminifera.

Upper slope sands: Late Quaternary shallow-water sandy contourities of Campos Basin, SW Atlantic Margin

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 261-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriano R. Viana ◽  
Waldemar De Almeida ◽  
Cleide Wilhelm De Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
Campos Basin ◽  
Sw Atlantic ◽  
Atlantic Margin ◽  
Upper Slope

scholarly journals Geology and Aquifer Sensitivity of Quaternary Glacial Deposits Overlying a Portion of the Mahomet Buried Bedrock Valley Aquifer System

Hydrology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Andrew Watson ◽  
Eric W. Peterson ◽  
Dave Malone ◽  
Lisa Tranel
Keyword(s):  
Land Surface ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
Geologic Mapping ◽  
Quaternary Deposits ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
Geologic Materials ◽  
Lithostratigraphic Units ◽  
Glacial Outwash ◽  
Aquifer Sensitivity ◽  
Geologic Data

To characterize the distribution of Holocene and Late Quaternary deposits and to assess the contamination potential of the Mahomet Aquifer, surficial geologic and aquifer sensitivity maps of the Gibson City East 7.5-Minute Quadrangle were created. Geologic data, extent, and thickness of the geologic materials were coupled with LiDAR topographic data and analyzed using ESRI’s ArcGIS 10.6.1. Aquifer sensitivity to contamination was calculated based on the depth to the first aquifer unit, aquifer thickness, and the lithology of the aquifer materials. The surficial geologic mapping identified five lithostratigraphic units: the Cahokia Formation, the Equality Formation, the Henry Formation, and the Yorkville and Batestown Members of the Lemont Formation. The southeast to northwest trending Illiana Morainic System is the most prominent feature in the study area and delineates the maximum extent of the glaciers during the Livingston Phase of glaciation. Postglacial deposits of the Cahokia Formation, alluvium, interfinger, and overlie with glacial outwash of the Henry Formation along channels and drainage ways downslope of the moraine. The areas of least sensitivity are located over the Illiana Morainic System, whereas the greatest potential to contamination occurs where the thickest deposits of the Henry Formation and Cahokia Formation lie at or just below the land surface.

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