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什么是 Speleothem; varve?

又称: speleothem · varve

Definition 24.8 University Earth and Space Sciences — Year 2 · 第 24 章 — Climate Archives and Proxies

A speleothem is a mineral deposit formed from groundwater within a cave: stalagmites, stalactites and other forms. A varve is the deposit of one year in a lake or sea floor sediment, usually a pair of laminae of contrasting composition, one laid down in summer and one in the rest of the year.

A cut and polished section of a calcite speleothem from Diamond Caverns, Kentucky, coloured by iron oxide impurities: each band was once the surface of the deposit. (James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.)
A cut and polished section of a calcite speleothem from Diamond Caverns, Kentucky, coloured by iron oxide impurities: each band was once the surface of the deposit. (James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.)
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