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A geochronological approach for cave evolution in the Cantabrian Coast (Pindal Cave, NW Spain)

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Abstract

Some of the oldest speleothems in the North Cantabrian Coast (Spain) are reported for the first time in this work. Pindal Cave is developed at 24 m above sea level, in a karstic massif reaching its highest surface in a marine terrace (rasa) located at 50-64 m above the present sea level. Several phases of evolution were previously recognized into the cave, including block collapse of the roof, episodic flooding and detrital sedimentation, and chemical precipitation of at least four speleothem generations over both alluvial and collapse deposits. Three of these speleothem generations have been dated by U/Th. The first generation yielded ages from 124,2 ?? 1, 5 ka BP to 73,1 ?? 0,9 ka BP, giving a minimum age for the main detritic sediments in the cave. The second one is not dated. The third generation gives an age of 3,71 ?? 0,4 ka BP (mathematically corrected to 2.7 ?? 0.5 ka BP), while for the youngest generation, with actively growing stalagmites in the cave, basal ages of 200 years BP are estimated by counting annual laminae. The data suggest a tentative maximum elevation rate close to 0, 2 mm/yr for the Cantabrian Margin in this area, although further chronological studies will be needed to check this hypothesis. ?? 2006 Gebru??der Borntraeger.

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Jimenez-Sanchez, M., Bischoff, J.L., Stoll, H., Aranburu, A., 2006, A geochronological approach for cave evolution in the Cantabrian Coast (Pindal Cave, NW Spain), in Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, Supplementband, v. 147, p. 129-141.

Publication type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Title A geochronological approach for cave evolution in the Cantabrian Coast (Pindal Cave, NW Spain)
Volume 147
Year Published 2006
Language English
Larger Work Title Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, Supplementband
First page 129
Last page 141
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