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Cyclostratigraphy of the Middle to Upper Ordovician successions of the Armorican Massif (western France) using portable X-ray fluorescence
Matthias Sinnesael
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Analytical, Environmental and Geo-Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Department of Geology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S9, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
IMCCE, CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, 77 Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France
Alfredo Loi
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Blocco A – 09042, Monserrato, Italy
Marie-Pierre Dabard
Géosciences UMR6118 CNRS/Université Rennes, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes CEDEX, France
deceased
Thijs R. A. Vandenbroucke
Department of Geology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S9, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Philippe Claeys
Analytical, Environmental and Geo-Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Short summary
We used new geochemical measurements to study the expression of astronomical climate cycles recorded in the Ordovician (~ 460 million years ago) geological sections of the Crozon Peninsula (France). This type of geological archive is not often studied in this way, but as they become more important going back in time, a better understanding of their potential astronomical cycles is crucial to advance our knowledge of deep-time climate dynamics and to construct high-resolution timescales.
We used new geochemical measurements to study the expression of astronomical climate cycles...
