Geochemical evolution of drip-water and present-growing calcite at Kaite cave (N Spain)

Turrero Jiménez, María Jesús; Garralón Lafuente, Antonio; Gómez González, Paloma; Sánchez Moreno, Lorenzo; Martín Chivelet, Javier; Ortega Martínez, Ana Isabel

Geochemical evolution of drip-water and present-growing calcite at Kaite cave (N Spain)

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2007

Authors

Turrero Jiménez, María Jesús

Garralón Lafuente, Antonio

Gómez González, Paloma

Sánchez Moreno, Lorenzo

Martín Chivelet, Javier

Ortega Martínez, Ana Isabel

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Bullen, Thomas D.

Wang, Yanxin

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/101439

Abstract

A range of parameters is analyzed from drip-waters and present-growing calcites at Kaite cave (Ojo Guareña complex, Burgos, N Spain) from mid-2002. The objective is establishing the linkage between the geochemical processes occurring in the drip-water/calcite system and the changes external to the cave. The selected site is Las Velas Hall, characterized by a stable cave climate and absence of significant air currents. Two seepage points (with “low” and “fast” drip-water rate) were chosen for the study, both with calcite growing at present time. The low drip-water point does not have a direct response to rainfall, as opposite to the fast drip-water point which respond rapidly to external precipitation. Intra- and inter- annual variations in the chemical and isotopic components are observed.