Stratigraphy and lithology of the loess deposits in eastern Srem, Serbia

Abstract

Eolian loess sediments in the eastern Srem area, the youngest Pleistocene deposits, occur either as a loess plateau, or as a slope-type of loess, formed on the slopes of the Fruska Gora mountain. Lithological, sedimentological, and mineralogical characteristics of these sediments, which were studied from several common clay deposits and boreholes, demonstrated differences between them and the underlying pre-loess sediments, and supported the stratigraphic division of the Quaternary sediments.Mladji nivoi pleistocenskih tvorevina na prostoru istocnog Srema izgradjeni su od ekoloskih naslaga koje se javljaju u vidu lesnog platoa na zaravnjenim delovima terena ili kao padinski tip ovog sedimenta na obroncima Fruske Gore. Sedimentolosko-mineraloske karakteristike ovih tvorevina ispitivanih na osnovu podataka sa izdanaka i busotina na vise lokaliteta ukazuju na bitnu razliku u odnosu na sedimente u padini, koje neki istrazivaci jos uvek svrstavaju u nize horizonte lesnih naslaga.