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Lacustrine carbonates of Iberian Karst Lakes: Sources, processes and depositional environments

AutorValero-Garcés, Blas L. CSIC ORCID ; Morellón, Mario CSIC ORCID; Moreno Caballud, Ana CSIC ORCID ; Corella, Juan Pablo CSIC ORCID; Martín-Puertas, Celia; Barreiro-Lostres, Fernando CSIC ORCID ; Pérez-Sanz, Ana CSIC; Giralt, Santiago CSIC ORCID ; Mata Campo, Maria Pilar
Fecha de publicación24-oct-2013
EditorElsevier
CitaciónSedimentary Geology (on-line first): 2013
Resumen[EN] Carbonates are the main components of Iberian Quaternary lake sediments. In this review we summarize the main processes controlling carbonate deposition in extant Iberian lakes located in Mesozoic and Tertiary carbonate-dominated regions and formed through karstic activity during the Late Quaternary. The lakes, relatively small (1 ha to 118 ha) and relatively shallow (Zmax = 11 to 40 m) provide examples of the large variability of sedimentary facies, depositional environments, and carbonate sources. Hydrology is dominated by groundwater inflow except those directly connected to the fluvial drainage. Nine lakes have been selected for this review and the main facies in palustrine, littoral and profundal environments described and interpreted. Clastic carbonates occur in all Iberian lakes due to the carbonate composition of the bedrocks, surface formations and soils of the watersheds. Low temperatures and dilute meteoric waters seem responsible for the low carbonate content of sediments in high elevation lakes in the glaciated terrains in the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Mountains. Clastic carbonates are dominant in small karst lakes with functional inlets where sediment infill is dominated by fining upward sequences deposited during flood events. Re-working of littoral carbonates is common in shallow environments and during low lake level stages. In most lakes, endogenic carbonate production occurs in two settings: i) littoral platforms dominated by Chara and charophyte meadows and ii) epilimnetic zone as biologically-mediated calcite precipitates. Continuous preservation of varves since the Mid-Holocene only occurs in one of the deepest lake (Montcortès Lake, up to 30 m) where calcite laminae textures (massive, fining upward and coarsening upward) reflect seasonal changes in limnological conditions. However, varves have been formed and preserved in most of the lakes during short periods associated with increased water depth and more frequent meromictic conditions. Most Iberian lakes are in a mature stage and karstic processes are not very active. An outstanding example of a lake with intense karstic activity is Banyoles Lake where increased spring discharge after long rainy periods causes large remobilization and re-suspension of the sediments accumulated in the deepest areas, leading to the deposition of thick homogeneous layers (homogeinites). The Iberian karst lake sequences underline the large variability of facies, carbonate sources, and depositional environments in small lake systems. They illustrate how lake types evolve through the existence of a lake basin at centennial or even smaller time scales. Hydrology is the paramount control on facies and depositional environment patterns distribution and lake evolution and, consequently, a lake classification is proposed based on hydrology and sediment input. A correct interpretation of carbonate sources and depositional history is key for using lake sequences as archives of past global changes. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Versión del editorhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2013.10.007
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/85470
DOI10.1016/j.sedgeo.2013.10.007
ISSN0037-0738
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