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On the precision of the Elk Lake varve chronology
Donald R. Sprowl
On the precision of the Elk Lake varve chronology (in Elk Lake, Minnesota; evidence for rapid climate change in the north-central United States, J. Platt Bradbury (editor) and Walter E. Dean (editor))
Special Paper - Geological Society of America (1993) 276: 69-74
On the precision of the Elk Lake varve chronology (in Elk Lake, Minnesota; evidence for rapid climate change in the north-central United States, J. Platt Bradbury (editor) and Walter E. Dean (editor))
Special Paper - Geological Society of America (1993) 276: 69-74
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Abstract
Multiple varve counts over common intervals in four parallel cores permit estimation of the precision of the Elk Lake varve chronology. At the 95% confidence level, the imprecision of the counts averages 12%. External evidence and comparison of independent varve counts suggest that the accuracy of the varve chronology is well within this limit. Magnetic susceptibility is shown to be an exceptional tool for determining stratigraphic correlations, allowing unambiguous matching of all cores used.
ISSN: 0072-1077
EISSN: 2331-219X
Coden: GSAPAZ
Serial Title: Special Paper - Geological Society of America
Serial Volume: 276
Title: On the precision of the Elk Lake varve chronology
Title: Elk Lake, Minnesota; evidence for rapid climate change in the north-central United States
Affiliation: University of Kansas, Department of Geology,
Lawrence, KS,
United States
Affiliation: U. S. Geological Survey,
Denver, CO,
United States
Pages: 69-74
Published: 1993
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society of America (GSA),
Boulder, CO,
United States
ISBN: 0-8137-2276-4
References: 2
DOI:
10.1130/SPE276-p69
Accession Number: 1993-033215
Categories: Quaternary geology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. 4 tables
N47°08'60" - N48°01'60", W95°34'60" - W95°10'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 1993
