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| Titel |
High-resolution and high-sensitivity tephra-inferred fingerprints in stalagmite geochemistry |
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Chung-Che Wu, Marcel Burger, Detlef Günther, Bodo Hattendorf, Chuan-Chou Shen |
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EGU General Assembly 2016
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en
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PDF |
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In: GRA - Volume 18 (2016) |
| Datensatznummer |
250131079
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 EGU/EGU2016-11437.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| High-resolution and high-sensitivity rare earth elements (REEs) profiles of Holocene stalagmites collected from East Timor (8° 47’ S, 126° 23’ E) provide detailed fluctuation information which can be inferred to super volcano eruptions. Since REEs are enriched in igneous rocks (~ μg/g) but depleted in carbonates (~ ng/g to pg/g), REEs preserved in stalagmites are acted as an ideal proxy of tephra-inferred signature; however, due to the low REE abundances in most natural stalagmite samples (1-100s ng/g), overall applicability has been sharply limited. Here we develop and apply an improved LA-GED-ICPMS methodology to determine REEs in such low concentration stalagmites. Two pronounced REE peaks occur where their concentrations sharply increased by 1-2 order of magnitudes, from 10s of ng/g to 100s of ng/g. This event was dated at 80 thousand years ago by U-Th methods. Nevertheless, the accurate timing of this REE anomalous event should be examined carefully. Also more multi-proxies evidences such as stable isotopes δ13C, δ18O, and S isotope, should be provided in the future. |
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