Articles
Non-destructive characterization of variously colored gypsum and aragonite/calcite speleothems from the Cigalère Cave (Ariège, France)
Martin Vlieghe, Johan Wouters, Gérald Fanuel, Jean-François Drion du Chapois, Anne Gallez, Stéphane Pire-Stevenne, Gaëtan Rochez, and Johan Yans
- Portable X-ray fluorescence allows non-destructive elemental analysis in the field
- Designated calibration greatly increases accuracy and reproducibility
- Detection of Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb, and Cu, responsible for the various colorations
- Metals and sulphate ions likely originate from the overlying Pb-Zn sulfide ores
A cave in Miocene conglomerate: the Törökpince-Abaliget cave system, Hungary
Krisztina Sebe, Piroska Pazonyi, Márton Bauer, Bálint Szappanos, Márton Szabó, Zoltán Szentesi, Mihály Gasparik, Ákos Juhász, Luca Pandolfi, Máté Gregorits, József Haász, Ágnes Novothny, and Zsófia Ruszkiczay-Rüdiger
- A 536 m-long through cave segment developed in Miocene conglomerates
- Cave development through dissolution, collapse, and granular disintegration
- Rich Miocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene vertebrate fossil assemblage
- A cave minimum age of 0.8-0.7 Ma, potentially reaching several Ma
- A rich archive of – partly syn-sedimentary – tectonic features
