RT Journal Article
T1 Estacionalidad de la laminación espeleotémica de las Cuevas de Ortigosa de Cameros (La Rioja): aproximación experimental
T1 Seasonal pattern of speleothemic lamination in the Ortigosa de Cameros Caves (La Rioja): an experimentalapproach
A1 Muñoz Jiménez, Arsenio
A1 Osácar, María Cinta
A1 Sancho, Carlos
AB Monitoring of both carbonate precipitation process and environmental parameters inside two cavesin Ortigosa de Cameros (La Rioja, Spain) has allowed us to establish the seasonality of speletohem laminationin these caves. Temperature record shows a minimum in March-June and a maximum in August with littleoscillation (< 1ºC). Drip water flow is maximum in autumn and spring. The carbonate record displayswhite porous laminae (WPL) and dark compact laminae (DCL) of seasonal origin. DCL are organic matterrich and form in high drip water flow periods, when soil organic matter is flushed into the caves. Stableisotope analyses of drip water (δ18O and δD) and carbonate (δ18O and δ13C) confirm the seasonal pattern:δ13C minimus correspond to the warm seasons (WPL) while δ18O pattern can be explained on the basis ofthe corresponding drip water δ18O variations
YR 2009
FD 2009
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8036
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8036
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DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026