Journal article
High-resolution U-Pb dating of an Early Pleistocene stalagmite from Corchia Cave (central Italy)
P Bajo, R Drysdale, J Woodhead, J Hellstrom, G Zanchetta
Quaternary Geochronology | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2012
Abstract
Recent developments in the uranium-lead (U-Pb) dating of speleothems have opened up new opportunities in palaeoclimate research. An important goal in this new frontier is to produce palaeoclimate records underpinned by precise and accurate age models, which together will increase the range of palaeoclimate questions that can be addressed by the speleothem research community. In this paper, we investigate the level of age-model precision that is achievable by applying high-resolution U-Pb dating of a stalagmite (CC8) from Corchia Cave (Italy) whose period of growth spans part of the Middle Pleistocene Transition (∼970-810 ka). Focussing largely on the periods encompassing three glacial termin..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
We are most grateful for the support of the Gruppa Speleologica Toscana and the Gruppo Speleologico Lucchese during our field campaigns at Corchia Cave. This work was conducted under an Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant (2011-2013: #DP110102185). Dan Condon and an anonymous reviewer are thanked for their reviews, which greatly improved this manuscript, and QG editor David Richards for his editorial handling and further helpful suggestions. PB is the recipient of a PhD scholarship from the University of Melbourne.