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Climate of the Last Glaciation in New Zealand, Based on Aerosolic Quartz Influx in an Andesitic Terrain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Brent V. Alloway ,
Robert B. Stewart ,
Vincent E. Neall  and
Colin G. Vucetich
Brent V. Alloway
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, Massey University, Private Bag, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Robert B. Stewart
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, Massey University, Private Bag, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Vincent E. Neall
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, Massey University, Private Bag, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Colin G. Vucetich
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, Massey University, Private Bag, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Abstract

On western North Island, New Zealand, a record of climatic change during the last glaciation is preserved in a terrestrial coverbed sequence of dominantly andesitic provenance. Here, a succession of five loess-like Andisol units postdates the global high sea-level stand of oxygen isotope substage 5e (<125,000 yr). Tephra erupted from western and central North Island allow precise chronological correlation of the loess-like units. Aerosolic quartz additions determined by quantitative X-ray diffraction (XRD) record two major peaks that correlate with oxygen isotope stages 2 and 4. The most likely source of quartz-rich dust at these times is the surrounding continental shelf, then exposed by low sea level; however, quartz of Australian provenance may also be represented. This study provides the first confirmation from the terrestrial New Zealand record that rates of atmospherically transported particles increase during glacial stages.

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Quaternary Research , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , September 1992 , pp. 170 - 179
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University of Washington

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