Introduction to Paleolimnology

ancient lake basins ANTEVs aragonite auger Bonneville BONYTHON BROECKER CaCO3 calcite calcium carbonate California caused changes chemical clastics clays climatic closed lake contamination core debris deflation density deposits depth desiccation dolomite dunes EMILIANI environment equation evaporation rate evaporites exists formed fossil Geol glacial gravels gypsum halite increase indicate influents isotope lacustrine lacustrine carbonates lacustrine section lacustrine sediments lacustrine strata Lake Bonneville Lake Eyre Lake Palomas lake water LANGBEIN Lynn County mainly marine Mexico mirabilite Mound Nevada occurs ocean oxidation Pearlette PENCK period Photo by courtesy playa Pleistocene pluvial lake basins pollen precipitation present produced radiocarbon dates ratio REEVES runoff saline lakes Salt Lake sand Searles Lake shallow snow line sodium sodium sulfate soils solubility southern High Plains spring sulfate surface Surv temperature Terry Counties Texas pluvial lake U.S. Geological Survey Utah vegetation volcanic West Texas pluvial western United wind