Cryogenic cave carbonates from the Ural Mountains (Russia)
Journal: Digital Library of the University of Innsbruck (University of Innsbruck)
Year: 2018

Coarsely crystalline cryogenic cave carbonates (CCCcoarse) are widely used indicators of past permafrost conditions. Nevertheless, details of their formation with respect to macroscopic morphology, stable isotope evolution and potential metastable precursor phases are poorly understood. CCCcoarse were found in 5 caves located along a north-south transect of the Ural Mountains, Russia. A comprehensive data set was generated including results of carbonate stable isotope composition, stable isotopi