Stratigraphic characteristics of quaternary deposits on the left bank of the Sava River near Belgrade

Abstract

The Sava River separates the administrative areas of New Belgrade and the old part of Belgrade, which, from geographic and geotectonic standpoints, represent the lowland areas of the Pannonian Plain (Pannonian Basin) and hilly areas of the Balkan Peninsula, respectively. On the left bank of the Sava River, in the Belgrade area, the thickness of Quaternary sediments is about 30 m. The surface layers are mostly made up of Holocene alluvial sediments. Information on the older sediments of both Quaternary and Neogene age cannot be obtained by field studies, but only by exploration borehole drilling. According to previous research, data from the existing boreholes and water wells situated on the banks of the Sava River, but also in the areas of Ada Ciganlija, New Belgrade and Zemun, it is concluded that, in addition to significant thickness, the Quaternary sediments are also characterized by extensive spa

Depth geological relations of the wider area of Belgrade - based on the wells and geophysical data

“…), as evidenced by numerous data (e.g. IvkovIć, 1966;Mar kovIć, 1985;NENadIć et al, 2011;GaudENyI et al, 2015;kNEžEvIć et al, 2018b;ToLjIć et al, 2014).…”

“…above that, fluvial-eolian loess-paleosoil sequences cover most of the study area on both sides of the danube and Sava rivers (NENadIć et al, 2011;ToLjIć et al, 2014;GaudENyIet al, 2015;kNEžEvIć et al, 2018b).…”

Morphostratigraphical correlation of the Sava River sediments near Belgrade and the Južna Morava terraces

“…Due to frequent alternation of coarse-grained and fine-grained fractions, in horizontal as in the vertical direction, these sediments are also known as "polycyclic fluvial deposits". Based on lithofacies characteristics, two cycles of alluvial sedimentation could be singled out in these deposits: older fluvial phase (mostly sands and gravels) and younger fluvialpalustrine deposits, built mainly of sand and silts (Rakić 1990, Stejić 1997, Stejić & Rakić 1998, Nenadić 2003, Nenadić et al 2001, 2009, Knežević et al 2018. Beside index fossils the Pleistocene Corbicula and Viviparus boeckhi (Halavats) the commonest mollusks in these deposits are Microcolpia daudebartii acicularis (Férussac), Esperiana esperi (Férrusac), Holandriana holandrii (Pfeiffer), Lithoglyphus naticoides (Pfeiffer), L. fuscus (Pfeiffer), Theodoxus transversalis (Pfeiffer), T. danubialis (Pfeiffer), Bithynia tentaculata (Linnaeus), Pisidium amnicum (Müller), Unio crassus (Philipsson), etc.…”

“…Beside index fossils the Pleistocene Corbicula and Viviparus boeckhi (Halavats) the commonest mollusks in these deposits are Microcolpia daudebartii acicularis (Férussac), Esperiana esperi (Férrusac), Holandriana holandrii (Pfeiffer), Lithoglyphus naticoides (Pfeiffer), L. fuscus (Pfeiffer), Theodoxus transversalis (Pfeiffer), T. danubialis (Pfeiffer), Bithynia tentaculata (Linnaeus), Pisidium amnicum (Müller), Unio crassus (Philipsson), etc. , Nenadić et al 2001, 2009, Knežević et al 2018).…”

“…In this work, the compilation data obtained from several boreholes in the area of the Sava River of Belgrade (Makiš field and Novi Beograd) are used (Knežević et al 1998, 2018, Nenadić et al 2009 and the data on the Moravian terraces from the area of the southern part of Serbia were obtained based on the existing literature and Rakić's published papers (1977Rakić's published papers ( , 1990.…”