Slice of Stalagmite Core (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Slice of Stalagmite Core

Caption

A slice of a stalagmite core before samples are taken from it. The creamy or yellow area upper half of the slice is the region that can be tested to reveal past climate. The reddish, pockmarked region on the bottom half of the slice is the cave-floor rubble the stalagmite started growing on.

Credit

Mari N. Jensen, University of Arizona College of Science.

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This photo, Slice of Stalagmite Core, may only be used to illustrate a story about the research described in the accompanying news release, Cave Reveals Southwest's Abrupt Climate Swings During Ice Age.

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