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.

From: Speleothem growth intervals reflect New Zealand montane vegetation response to temperature change over the last glacial cycle

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