Core Raised marine section near Thule (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 near Thule | Arctic, Greenland - Avannaata Municipality, terrestrial | July 1, 1978 | strat section | 76.58389 | -68.20600 | None | 12.0 | 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 Wolstenholme Fjord, Thule district | 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-194484 | 6.0 - 6.1 | sand and boulders | sea level was above this location and sand, boulders, and marine bivalves were deposited | Mya truncata, Hiatella arctica | Carbonate hydrolosis | 38000.0 ± 1000.0 | 40693.0 | 42108.0-39096.0 | No sampling interval reported - assumed middle of section |
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