Geochemical Processes Leading to the Precipitation of Subglacial Carbonate Crusts at Bossons Glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (French Alps)

Geochemical Processes Leading to the Precipitation of Subglacial Carbonate Crusts at Bossons Glacier, Mont Blanc Massif (French Alps)

Cold climate carbonates can be used as paleoclimatic proxies. The mineralogy and isotopic composition of subglacially precipitated carbonate crusts (SPCCs) provide insights into the subglacial conditions and processes occurring at the meltwater-basement rock interface of glaciers. This study documen...

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Main Authors: Christophe Thomazo, Jean-Francois Buoncristiani, Emmanuelle Vennin, Pierre Pellenard, Theophile Cocquerez, Jean L. Mugnier, Emmanuelle Gérard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
glacier
paleoclimate
Mont Blanc
subglacially precipitated carbonate crusts
stable isotope
Holocene climatic optimum
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2017.00070/full

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