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Geochemical and spectroscopic data on core samples from Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania

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2017

Citation

Birdwell, J.E., and Ellis, G.S., 2024, Geochemical and spectroscopic data on core samples from Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1GYSKBS.

Summary

This data release contains geochemical and spectroscopic laboratory results associated with the journal article "Middle-Late Holocene paleolimnological changes in central Lake Tanganyika: Integrated evidence from the Kavala Island Ridge (Tanzania)". Data include bulk organic geochemistry, organic stable carbon isotope, and infrared spectroscopic analyses. Location for LT-TANG17-9B-1U-1: latitude: -5.952900, longitude: 29.639700. Coring site is located ~ 14 km offshore in ~ 420 m of water.

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Point of Contact :
Justin E Birdwell
Originator :
Justin E Birdwell, Geoffrey S Ellis
Metadata Contact :
Christa D Chavez
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Central Energy Resources Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Energy and Minerals

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Infrared Spectra v2.csv 2.04 MB text/csv
Organic Geochemistry v3.csv 7.69 KB text/csv

Purpose

The data were used in an integrated geochemical, geochronological, and mineralogical study Lake Tanganyika at the Kavala Island Ridge in Tanzania. Samples were taken from a drill core with the goal of evaluating the response of the East African Rift Valley’s largest lake to the termination of the African Humid Period and other Holocene environmental shifts in the region.

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