Core Raised marine section in Melville Bugt-2 (raised marine sediments)
Associated publications
| Title | Author(s) | Publication | DOI | View cores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary investigations of the Quaternary of Melville Bugt and Dundas, North-West Greenland_1980 | Kelly, M. | Rapport Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, 1980 | https://doi.org/10.34194/rapggu.v100.7691 |
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Core information
| Core name | Region | Collection date | IGSN ID | Core type | Latitude (DD) | Longitude (DD) | Water depth (m) |
Core length (m) |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised marine section in Melville Bugt-2 | Arctic, Greenland - Avannaata Municipality, terrestrial | July 1, 1978 | strat section | 76.23336 | -62.80588 | None | 2.0 | Estimated lat/lon from Kelly 1980 Figure 10. Published coordinates were too coarse. ; presumed interglacial sea level; No sampling interval reported - assumed middle of section; Corrected for isotopic fractionation. |
Lake information
| Lake name | Lake description | Catchment area (m2) | Open vs closed | Mictic state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised marine section from Ivarqigsorssuaq, Melville Bugt | raised marine sediments | False | None |
Samples in this core
| Sample ID | Core depth (m) |
Lithology | Facies interpretation | Carbon type | Sample preparation type | Age (14C yr ± 1σ) | Calibrated age, median probability (cal. yr BP) | Calibrated age, 2σ range (cal. yr BP) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GGU-194478 | 1.6 - 1.7 | fossiliferous sand and gravel | sea level was above this location and clayey silt and marine bivalves were deposited | Mya truncata | Carbonate hydrolosis | 35500.0 ± None | Calibrated age for default reservoir correction not available | Calibrated age for default reservoir correction not available | No sampling interval reported - assumed middle of section |
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