Flowstones from the Račiška Pečina Cave (SW Slovenia) Record 3.2-Ma-Long History

0542294 - GLÚ 2022 RIV PL eng J - Journal Article
Sierpień, P. - Pawlak, J. - Hercman, H. - Pruner, Petr - Zupan Hajna, N. - Mihevc, A. - Bosák, Pavel
Flowstones from the Račiška Pečina Cave (SW Slovenia) Record 3.2-Ma-Long History.
Geochronometria. Roč. 48, č. 1 (2021), s. 31-45. ISSN 1733-8387
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IAA3013201; GA AV ČR KSK3046108; GA MŠMT(CZ) MEB090619
Grant - others:AV ČR(CZ) SAZU-16-03; AV ČR(CZ) SAZU-19-01
Program: Bilaterální spolupráce; Bilaterální spolupráce
Institutional support: RVO:67985831
Keywords : stable isotopes * paleoclimate * OIS method * paleomagnetic data * Dinarides
OECD category: Geology
Method of publishing: Open access
https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/geochr-2021-0004

Establishing a chronology of events is a critical step in reconstructing the palaeoclimate and it is important for all types of environmental records, including speleothems. Here, we analysed a unique series of flowstones deposited between 3.2 Ma (marine isotope stage (MIS) Km3) and 0.08 Ma (MIS 5). The studied flowstones are located in a classic karstic environment, the Račiška Pečina Cave in south-western Slovenia. Further, a detailed chronology of events was constructed based on oxygen isotope stratigraphy (OIS), combined with magnetostratigraphy and U-series dating. Two curves were selected as reference records where the LR04 record was used as the global curve and a Mediterranean record was used as the regional curve. The Račiška Pečina profile was divided into two segments separated by a principal disconformity. The lower segment correlated better with the regional Mediterranean curve, while the upper segment was with the global LR04 curve. These findings suggest that the main factors controlling environmental conditions in the cave area changed between 3.2 and 0.8 million years ago.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0321383