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Ulusoya, Ülkã¼; Anbara, Gã¼L; Bayarä±B, Serdar; Uysalc, Tonguã§
Esr and 230h/234u dating of speleothems from aladaglar mountain range (amr) in turkey
Quaternary Research
2014
81
1
14

Electron spin resonance (ESR) and 230Th/234U ages of speleothem samples collected from karstic caves located around 3000 m elevation in the AladaÄŸlar Mountain Range (AMR), south-central Turkey, were determined in order to provide new insight and information regarding late Pleistocene climate. ESR ages were validated with the 230Th/234U ages of test samples. The ESR ages of 21 different layers of six speleothem samples were found to range mostly between about 59 and 4 ka, which cover the Marine Oxygen Isotope Stages (MIS) MIS 3 to MIS 1. Among all, only six layers appear to have deposited during MIS 8 and 5. Most of the samples dated were deposited during the late glacial stage (MIS 2). It appears that a cooler climate with a perennial and steady recharge was more conducive to speleothem development rather than a warmer climate with seasonal recharge in the AMR during the late Quaternary. This argument supports previous findings that suggest a two -fold increase in last glacial maximum mean precipitation in Turkey with respect to the present value.

ESR dating; 230Th/234U dating; Speleothem; Last glacial stage; MIS 2; Late Pleistocene; AladaÄŸlar; Turkey
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Ulusoya, Ülkã¼; Anbara, Gã¼L; Bayarä±B, Serdar; Uysalc, Tonguã§, 2014, Esr and 230h/234u dating of speleothems from aladaglar mountain range (amr) in turkey , Quaternary Research , 81 , 1 - 14 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033589413001622, PDF