Chapter
Paleoclimate Information from Speleothems: The Present as a Guide to the Past
Abstract
Speleothems are the secondary mineral deposits formed in caves. The most common type of speleothems are the calcium carbonate (CaCO3) stalactites, stalagmites, and flowstones which are a ubiquitous feature of caves worldwide. Variations in the18O/16O and 13C/12C ratios in calcite speleothems can provide important information about terrestrial paleoclimate, if deposition occurred under equilibrium conditions because (i) they contain a …
Authors
Harmon RS; Schwarcz HP; Gascoyne M; Hess JW; Ford DC
Book title
Studies of Cave Sediments
Pagination
pp. 199-226
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2004
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4419-9118-8_11