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Articles | Volume 19, issue 8
Articles | Volume 19, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1607-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1607-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 8
Research article
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04 Aug 2023
Research article |  | 04 Aug 2023

Cryogenic cave minerals recorded the 1889 CE melt event in northeastern Greenland

Anika Donner, Paul Töchterle, Christoph Spötl, Irka Hajdas, Xianglei Li, R. Lawrence Edwards, and Gina E. Moseley

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This study investigates the first finding of fine-grained cryogenic cave minerals in Greenland, a type of speleothem that has been notably difficult to date. We present a successful approach for determining the age of these minerals using 230Th / U disequilibrium and 14C dating. We relate the formation of the cryogenic cave minerals to a well-documented extreme weather event in 1889 CE. Additionally, we provide a detailed report on the mineralogical and isotopic composition of these minerals.
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