U-Pb dating of speleogenetic dolomite: A new sulfuric acid speleogenesis chronometer
The 1100-meter Big Room elevation level of Carlsbad Cavern, New Mexico USA, formed 4 Ma by hypogenic sulfuric acid speleogenesis (SAS). The age of the Big Room level of 4.0 ± 0.2 Ma was previously determined by dating alunite, a byproduct of speleogenesis, using the 40Ar/39Ar method. Duplication of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of South Florida Libraries
2016-05-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Speleology |
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| Online Access: | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol45/iss2/1/ |