The characteristics and source of laminated mud at Lake Barrine, Northeast Australia

• Published in: Quaternary science reviews Vol. 18; no. 14; pp. 1597 - 1624
• Main Authors: Walker, D., Owen, J.A.K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.1999

In a small (1 km 2) crater lake in the Australian upland tropics (17°15′S, 145°38′E, 721 m a.s.l.), laminated mud has accumulated throughout the past 5 ka. It is limited to a central region below 50–67 m of water where it is protected by a monimolimnion. The contents of the laminae (e.g., total lake...