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Stratigraphic and lithologic characteristics of Pleistocene fluvial deposits in the Danube and Sava riparian area near Belgrade (Serbia)

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The Quaternary sediments in the Danube and Sava riparian area near Belgrade have a considerable thickness. Several categories of deposits (fluvial-lacustrine, fluvial and aeolian) of Pliocene and Quaternary age have been identified. Their thickness, granulometric composition and paleontological features change depending on the distance from the recent Danube and Sava riverbeds. The Pleistocene fluvial deposits are underlain by sediments of the Late Miocene (Sarmatian and Pannonian) or the Plio-Pleistocene age, and are overlain by fluvial-palustrine deposits of the Pleistocene age and recent alluvial deposits. Pleistocene fluvial deposits that form a major part of the Quaternary sediments, have a great significance, since they are proved to be excellent collectors of ground water. Although these deposits are at lower altitudes in the area of Srem, they could be correlated with the high Danube and Morava terraces in Serbia and Drava in Croatia on the basis of their lithologic and paleontological features.

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  1. University of Belgrade–Faculty of Mining and Geology, Kamenička 6, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    D. Nenadić

  2. Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić”, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Djure Jakšića 9, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    T. Gaudenyi

  3. University of Belgrade–Faculty of Mining and Geology, Kamenička 6, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    K. Bogićević

  4. University of Belgrade–Faculty of Mining and Geology, Djušina 7, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    R. Tošović

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Nenadić, D., Gaudenyi, T., Bogićević, K. et al. Stratigraphic and lithologic characteristics of Pleistocene fluvial deposits in the Danube and Sava riparian area near Belgrade (Serbia). Stratigr. Geol. Correl. 24, 427–437 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0869593816040055

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