Stratigraphy and chronology of the Cala Mosca site, SW Sardinia (Italy)

The relict beach deposit of the Cala Mosca marine terrace is considered an important section of Marine Isotopic Stage (MIS) 5e (ca. 125 ka) sea-level highstands. Analysis of the stratigraphy and sediments of the deposit indicates the presence of a composite marine terrace comprising two superimposed...

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Published in:	Quaternary research 2023-03, Vol.112, p.160-179
Main Authors:	Sechi, Daniele, Andreucci, Stefano, Cocco, Fabrizio, Pascucci, Vincenzo
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Coasts Fault lines Geology Plate tectonics Pleistocene Review Article Sea level Stratigraphy
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Summary:	The relict beach deposit of the Cala Mosca marine terrace is considered an important section of Marine Isotopic Stage (MIS) 5e (ca. 125 ka) sea-level highstands. Analysis of the stratigraphy and sediments of the deposit indicates the presence of a composite marine terrace comprising two superimposed marine units, luminescence dated to the MIS 5e (137 ± 7, 134 ± 7 ka) and MIS 5c (92 ± 6 ka) substages. The stratigraphic superimposition of the two highstands, both placed ~5 m above present sea level, agrees with other areas along the Sardinia coasts. The evident superimposition of two sea-level highstands and development of the composite terrace cannot be accounted solely by high-frequency sea-level oscillation that occurred within MIS 5 for the Mediterranean Sea. This suggests controversial, but significant, regional versus local tectonic activity occurred during the Late Pleistocene.
ISSN:	0033-5894 1096-0287