A sedimentological study of the preglacial Pleistocene QI palynozone of Sdom-2 borehole, Southern Dead Sea, Israel

Abstract

A sedimentological study using grain-size distribution analysis investigated the processes of deposition that occurred during the preglacial Pleistocene age of the QI palynozone in the Sdom-2 borehole. The QI palynozone of this borehole is found in a continuous very well sorted and coars-grained sand column.

The lithological and textural characteristics of this sand unit reflect processes of deposition that commonly prevail in environments of regional sand blankets. The sand was probably transported by aeolian processes and by braided stream river systems of the Bijou-Creek type.