Three distinct Holocene intervals of stalagmite deposition and nondeposition revealed in NW Madagascar, and their paleoclimate implications

Petrographic features, mineralogy, and stable isotopes from two stalagmites, ANJB-2 and MAJ-5, respectively from Anjohibe and Anjokipoty caves, allow distinction of three intervals of the Holocene in NW Madagascar. The Malagasy early Holocene (between ca. 9.8 and 7.8 ka) and late Holocene (after...

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Main Authors: N. R. G. Voarintsoa, L. B. Railsback, G. A. Brook, L. Wang, G. Kathayat, H. Cheng, X. Li, R. L. Edwards, A. F. M. Rakotondrazafy, M. O. Madison Razanatseheno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-12-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:https://www.clim-past.net/13/1771/2017/cp-13-1771-2017.pdf