SPELEOTHEMS

Sample Chau-stm8

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Site

Country :  France
Name :  Chauvet
Altitude :  185 meter(s)
Number of samples :  11

Site sampling

Date :  2001-05-15
Sampling site name :  unknown

Collect method :  Unknown
Collect method description :  at the bottom of the scree, lower part

Information

Sample characteristics

Material :  Mineral
Classification :  Sedimentary>Carbonate
Mineral :  Calcite
Sample Type :  stalagmite
Crystalline Fabrics :  Columnar calcite (Railsback Atlas glossary) [SPEL+]
Number of fragments :  1


Sample Description and others measurements :  unknown
Height :  19.25 cm
Sample petrography description :  unknown



Dating

Climatic stratigraphy :  unknown
Dating Method :  TIMS [Pangaea631]

Begin age :   11500±172Yr / a BP
End age :  8648±155Yr / a BP
Mission
Mission Leader :  Genty Dominique
All mission Members : Genty Dominique,  


Project

Scientific purpose :  This project aims to study paleoclimatic changes in SW-France with speleothems
Scientific Program :  SPELEOCLIM
Principals investigators :  
Genty Dominique

Original archive place :  EPOC

International Geo Sample Number (IGSN) :  changeme

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More information

Document Name File Type Action
CHAU-STM8-AGE.pdf application/pdf
CHAU-STM8-ISO.XLS application/vnd.ms-excel