Gunz-Haslach interglacial

The Gunz-Haslach interglacial (German: Günz-Haslach-Interglazial), also Gunz-Haslach warm period (Günz-Haslach-Warmzeit), is one of the warm periods of the Pleistocene in the Alpine region. It lies between the Gunz and Haslach glaciations.

Classification

The Gunz-Haslach interglacial is defined as that erosion phase which follows the Günz and precedes the Haslach Glacial Stage. It thus corresponds to the stratigraphic gap between the Zeil gravels (Zeiler Schotter) in Swabia and Haslach gravels (Haslacher Schotter) northeast of the Rhine Glacier.^[1][2] Depositions from the time of the Gunz-Haslach interglacial have hitherto only been detected as weathering formations (soils) on the Zeil gravels. The erosion during the interglacial is very marked and there are different views on the assignment of the gravels (Schotter) before and afterwards.

The interglacial may possible correlated to MIS 15. In this case it would be about 540,000 to 600,000 years old.^[3] There are, however, clues that the interglacial could be older than MIS 15.^[4]

The Günz-Haslach interglacial definitely corresponds in part to the Swiss Deckenschotter glaciations.^[5]

Literature

• K.A. Habbe, in cooperation with D. Ellwanger und R. Becker-Haumann, T. Litt im Auftrag der Deutschen Stratigraphischen Kommission 2007, ed., "Stratigraphische Begriffe für das Quartär des süddeutschen Alpenvorlandes" (in German), Eiszeitalter und Gegenwart/Quaternary Science Journal (Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Nägele und Obermiller)) 56, No. 1/2: pp. 66–83, doi:10.3285/eg.56.1-2.03, ISSN 0424-7116 

• T. Litt et al., [Explanation; pdf file, 124 kB and table; pdf file, 182 kB "Das Quartär in der Stratigraphischen Tabelle von Deutschland 2002"] (in German), Newsletters in Stratigraphie (Berlin, Stuttgart) 41 (1-3): pp. 385-399, Explanation; pdf file, 124 kB and table; pdf file, 182 kB 

Weblinks

• Stratigraphische Tabellen des Bayerischen Geologischen Landesamtes. Ad-hoc-AG Geologie der Staatlichen Geologischen Dienste (SGD) und der BGR

References

1. A. Schreiner & R. Ebel (1981), "Quartärgeologische Untersuchungen in der Umgebung von Interglazialvorkommen im östlichen Rheingletschergebiet (Baden-Württemberg)" (in German), Geologisches Jahrbuch (Hannover) A 59: pp. 3–64 
2. W. Fesseler & W. Goos (1988) (in German), Geologische Karte 1:25,000 von Baden-Württemberg. Erläuterungen zu Blatt 8026 Aitrach, Stuttgart 
3. Lorraine E. Lisiecki, Maureen E. Raymo (2005), [Archive copy at the Wayback Machine "A Plio-Pleistocene Stack of 57 Globally Distributed Benthic δ¹⁸O Records"] (in German), Paleoceanography 20, Archive copy at the Wayback Machine 
4. Habbe 2007, p. 75
5. Ueli Reinmann (2004), [pdf file; 850 kB "Auf den Spuren der Eiszeit im Raum Wangen a. A.

   Neue Erkenntnisse auf Grund von bodenkundlichen Untersuchungen im Endmoränengebiet des Rhonegletschers"] (in German), Jahrbuch des Oberaargaus 47: pp. 135–152, pdf file; 850 kB