Stratigraphy, structure, absolute age, and paleontology of the upper Pleistocene deposits at Sankaty Head, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
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Abstract
The Sankaty Head cliff exposes drift of at least two glaciations and interglacial marine deposits. Radiocarbon, amino-acid- racemization, and uranium-thorium analyses were used to determine the absolute ages of the beds. The results indicate that 1) the Sankaty Sand correlates with oxygen-isotope stage 5 (Sangamonian), 2) the underlying drift is older than stage 5 (Illinoian or older) , and 3) the overlying drift is Wisconsinan in age. -from Authors
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Publication type | Article |
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Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Title | Stratigraphy, structure, absolute age, and paleontology of the upper Pleistocene deposits at Sankaty Head, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts |
Series title | Geology |
DOI | 10.1130/0091-7613(1982)10<246:SSAAAP>2.0.CO;2 |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 5 |
Year Published | 1982 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Geological Society of America |
Contributing office(s) | Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
Description | 7 p. |
First page | 246 |
Last page | 252 |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
Other Geospatial | Nantucket Island, Sankaty Head |
Online Only (Y/N) | N |
Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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