Geochemical Stratigraphy of the Prima Porta Travertine Deposit (Roma, Italy)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geology of the Area
Hydrogeology Features
3. The Previous Studies
4. Sampling and Analytical Method
5. Results
6. Discussion
6.1. PP Travertine Chrono-Stratigraphy
6.2. Climate Evolution in PP Travertine Records
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
RF power | 1.3 kW |
Gas | Ar 99.999% |
Plasma Ar flux | 16.5 L min−1 |
Auxiliary Ar flux | 1.5 L min−1 |
Nebulizer Ar flux | 0.70 L min−1 |
Sample aspiration rate | 1 mL min−1 |
reading | 30 s |
number of replicates | 3 |
λ [nm] | LOD * [mg kg−1] | |
---|---|---|
Na | 589.592 | 2 |
K | 766.490 | 4 |
Ca | 396.847 | 0.06 |
Mg | 279.553 | 0.04 |
Fe | 259.940 | 0.8 |
Mn | 257.610 | 0.08 |
Sr | 407.771 | 0.05 |
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Sample | Depth (m) | δ13C (‰) | δ18O (‰) | Fe (ppm) | K (ppm) | Mg (ppm) | Mn (ppm) | Na (ppm) | Sr (ppm) | Age (ka) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TR8 C | 7.90 | 11.84 | −3.30 | 577 | 819 | 3710 | 1291 | 913 | 1027 | |
TR8 E | 7.98 | 11.42 | −3.29 | 477 | 961 | 4184 | 1480 | 1151 | 1133 | |
TR9 C | 8.08 | 10.57 | −3.11 | 752 | 809 | 3694 | 1637 | 912 | 850 | 24.2 |
TR9 L | 8.38 | 11.65 | −3.37 | 449 | 1019 | 3765 | 1775 | 1167 | 1201 | |
TR9 P | 8.55 | 11.26 | −3.25 | 474 | 934 | 3909 | 1593 | 1042 | 894 | 44.6 |
TR9 U | 8.76 | 11.24 | −3.6 | 638 | 830 | 2947 | 1395 | 908 | 727 | |
TR9 X | 8.84 | 11.54 | −3.41 | 586 | 706 | 2370 | 1127 | 672 | 478 | |
TR9 Z | 8.97 | 11.06 | −3.06 | 678 | 667 | 2463 | 1551 | 656 | 432 | |
TR10 C | 9.10 | 10.81 | −3.15 | 740 | 665 | 2197 | 1287 | 656 | 459 | |
TR10 E | 9.18 | 10.38 | −3.54 | 491 | 668 | 2107 | 1247 | 630 | 445 | |
TR10 F | 9.23 | 10.83 | −3.32 | 508 | 656 | 2248 | 1179 | 624 | 439 | 50.4 |
TR10 H | 9.32 | 10.61 | −3.16 | 612 | 638 | 1805 | 1271 | 593 | 315 | |
TR10 O | 9.54 | 11.00 | −3.30 | 590 | 677 | 2364 | 953 | 667 | 350 | |
TR11 G | 10.07 | 11.54 | −2.93 | 541 | 672 | 2671 | 1239 | 716 | 336 | |
TR11 M | 10.35 | 11.52 | −2.88 | 604 | 700 | 2992 | 1176 | 736 | 361 | 53.5 |
TR11 P | 10.46 | 11.22 | −3.08 | 694 | 774 | 2493 | 1392 | 757 | 339 | |
TR11 R | 10.53 | 11.82 | −2.66 | 790 | 712 | 3360 | 1047 | 767 | 412 |
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Brilli, M.; Giustini, F. Geochemical Stratigraphy of the Prima Porta Travertine Deposit (Roma, Italy). Minerals 2023, 13, 789. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13060789
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Chicago/Turabian StyleBrilli, Mauro, and Francesca Giustini. 2023. "Geochemical Stratigraphy of the Prima Porta Travertine Deposit (Roma, Italy)" Minerals 13, no. 6: 789. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13060789