Table 1 Mount Arthur speleothem core samples arranged by altitude of the overlying surface. Length is of total recovered core sample and basal age is the deepest U-Th age measurement successfully obtained.
Core | surface altitude (m) | length (mm) | Basal age (ka) | Number of U-Th ages |
---|---|---|---|---|
NB11 | 490 | 452 | 121 | 64 |
NB3 | 500 | 358 | 162 | 35 |
NB15-3 | 540 | 376 | 70 | 10 |
NB15-2 | 560 | 294 | 66 | 9 |
MD3 | 590 | 595 | 32 | 60 |
NB5 | 650 | 496 | 95 | 12 |
NB15-1 | 680 | 1011 | 129 | 13 |
NB6 | 760 | 196 | 120 | 5 |
NB7 | 785 | 277 | 117 | 7 |
ED1 | 870 | 233 | 84 | 15 |
HC15-2 | 940 | 89 | 14 | 9 |
HC15-1 | 945 | 290 | 35 | 7 |
HC15-3 | 950 | 450 | 87 | 10 |
NB9 | 1010 | 143 | > 550 | 15 |
NB8 | 1210 | 499 | 248 | 18 |