Abstract
Pleistocene speleothems of the Soreq Cave, Beth Shemesh, Israel, situated within karstic Cretaceous dolomitic rocks, consist of two major mineralogical types: 1) monomineralic, low-magnesium calcite straw stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, and pool deposits; 2) mineralogically heterogeneous deposits in the form of conical stalactites, flowstones and cave corals produced from thin-flowing solution films or sprays. Mineralogical features such as the oscillations between LMC and Mg-enriched composite zones may indicate environmental alternations in the past. Aragonites occur as late infillings or as overgrowths on present day or paleosurfaces. -from Authors
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 189-207 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Journal of Geology |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |