Lake conditions and detrital sources of Paleolake Olduvai, Tanzania, reconstructed using X-ray Diffraction analysis of cores
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109855
Abstract: Abstract The Olduvai Basin of northern Tanzania contains well-known Pleistocene archaeological sites in a palaeoenvironmental setting of interfingering paleolake and volcanic fan deposits. This study documents the mineral assemblages, as determined qualitatively through bulk X-ray… read more here.
Keywords: feldspar; ray diffraction; bed; lacustrine deposits ... See more keywords
Climatic signals in lacustrine deposits of the Upper Yacoraite Formation, Western Argentina: Evidence from clay minerals, analcime, dolomite and fibrous calcite
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DOI: 10.1111/sed.12700
Abstract: Authigenic clays are an important control on reservoir quality in lacustrine carbonates but remain challenging to predict. Lacustrine depositional systems respond to climatic variations in rainfall, surface runoff and groundwater input, and evaporation, and result… read more here.
Keywords: yacoraite formation; clay minerals; frequency; lacustrine deposits ... See more keywords