Holocene geochemical record of Lake Kasplya (Smolensk oblast, Russia) bottom sediments and its interpretation

Authors

  • Andreev R.A. 1, 2 ID
  • Shasherina L.V. 2
  • Konstantinov E.A. 2
  • Manakova O.I. 1
    • 1 Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, Moscow, 119234, Russia
    2 Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Staromonetny per. 29, Moscow, 119017, Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31951/2658-3518-2024-A-4-251

Keywords:

palaeolimnology, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), principal component analysis (PCA), lake sediments

Abstract

This research focuses on the reconstruction of Lake Kasplya (Smolensk oblast) history in Holocene based on the interpretation of the bulk inorganic and organic geochemistry records. We derived bulk inorganic geochemistry for the lake bottom sediment record using X-ray fluorescence and conducted a principal component analysis (PCA) using geochemistry and lithogenic data. Based on PCA, we obtained a three-component model, which describes 73% of the variance. Each component represents a factor that contributes to the geochemical and lithogenic records: lithogenic, chemically altered matter, and organic matter inputs to the lake.

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Published

2024-08-26

Issue

2024: №4 (SI:Paleo2024)

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