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EVALUATION OF CLASTIC CAVE SEDIMENT RECORD VARIABILITY

Hochstetler, Bethany Irene
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1136495477

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2006, Master of Science, University of Akron, Geology-Earth Science.
Four caves in Greenbrier and Monroe Counties of West Virginia were investigated to test whether deposits found in a single karst conduit are representative of regional paleoenvironmental conditions. Caves were selected based on proximity to each other, similar geology, presence of discrete input, and apparently similar ages. Stratigraphic columns were constructed in the field and samples were collected for sediment, environmental magnetic, and paleomagnetic analyses. Sediment analyses showed sizes ranging from clay to cobbles, and most paleomagnetic results indicated normal polarity. Environmental magnetism demonstrated that some samples contained high magnetic concentrations, abundant superparamagnetic grains, and a low-coercivity magnetic mineral, possibly maghemite. Therefore, cave sediments with a similar magnetic signature were inferred to correspond to warmer periods of increased pedogenesis and the mechanical transport of soils into the caves. Although it was not possible to associate sediments with specific interglacial cycles, lithostratigraphic correlations were established, allowing for intra-cave and inter-cave correlations.
Ira Sasowsky (Advisor)
298 p.
Geology
environmental magnetism; paleomagnetism; paleoclimate; karst; West Virginia; Scott Hollow Cave; Organ Cave; Hunt Cave; Union Cave; inter-cave correlation; intra-cave correlation; cave sediments

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  • Hochstetler, B. I. (2006). EVALUATION OF CLASTIC CAVE SEDIMENT RECORD VARIABILITY [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1136495477

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hochstetler, Bethany. EVALUATION OF CLASTIC CAVE SEDIMENT RECORD VARIABILITY. 2006. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1136495477.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hochstetler, Bethany. "EVALUATION OF CLASTIC CAVE SEDIMENT RECORD VARIABILITY." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1136495477

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