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Glacial Meltwater in Lake Huron during Early Postglacial Time as Inferred from Single-Valve Analysis of Oxygen Isotopes in Ostracodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

David L. Dettman ,
Alison J. Smith ,
David K. Rea ,
Theodore C. Moore Jr.  and
Kyger C. Lohmann
David L. Dettman
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1006 C.C. Little Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1063
Alison J. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Kent State University, 221 McGilvrey Hall, Kent, Ohio 44242
David K. Rea
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences and Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences, University of Michigan, 1006 C.C. Little Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1063
Theodore C. Moore Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences and Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences, University of Michigan, 1006 C.C. Little Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1063
Kyger C. Lohmann
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1006 C.C. Little Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1063
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Abstract

δ18O measurements of benthic ostracodes are used to reconstruct the δ18O history of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay water between 10,600 and 7600 14C yr B.P. This δ18O record was calibrated using a comparison of the δ18O values of modern ostracodes and Lake Huron water, where a fractionation of 1.0358 was measured between the oxygen isotope ratios of the most isotopically positive ostracode Candona subtriangulata and lake water. The most positive shell δ18O value was used because it is precipitated in the cold (0° to 2°C) water common to both deep and shallow environments. The δ18O of Lake Huron water reflects a large glacial meltwater component for much of its history before 7600 14C yr B.P. Times of low lake level correlate with the highest ratio of glacial meltwater to local precipitation in the basin (most negative δ18O values). Georgian Bay water was more negative in δ18O than Lake Huron water of the same age; this reflects a higher proportion of glacial meltwater in Georgian Bay and its separation from Lake Huron during times of low lake level.

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Quaternary Research , Volume 43 , Issue 3 , May 1995 , pp. 297 - 310
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University of Washington

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