# **************************************************************** # ** Please acknowledge the contributors, the International ** # ** Multiproxy Paleofire Database, and and the North American ** # ** Pollen Database when using these data. ** # **************************************************************** # # Site name: Posy Lake # Place: USA:Utah # Latitude: 37.57.00N ( 37.95 ) # Longitude: 111.42.00W (-111.7 ) # Elevation(m): 2653 # Sigle: POSYLAKE # Entity name: core A & B # Contact person: Shafer, D.S. # Entity notes: Core is a composite of two deep water cores from Posy Lake. # # Radiocarbon dates: # Depth Thk Age SDup SDlo Lab no. Basis Material # 80.0 10 2420 80 80 Beta-28098 L peat # 137.5 5 3810 70 70 Beta-28099 L wood # 350.0 1 4740 110 110 Beta-28100 L wood # 513.0 1 7330 160 160 Beta-27672 L wood # 580.0 10 6860 140 140 Beta-28102 L peat # Dating notes: Shafer (1989) rejects Beta-28102 due to reversal, believes # date on wood to be more reliable. # # Chron name: NAPD 1 # Age model: linear interpolation # Age bounds: -40 - 8590 # Chron notes: Chron uses top and four C14 dates. Inverted date Beta-28102 # (6860±140) rejected. Accepted date Beta-27672 (7330±160) is # on wood. # # Age basis: # Depth Thk Age AgeUp AgeLo RCode # 0.0 0 -39 0 -39 TOP # 80.0 10 2420 2580 2260 C14 # 137.5 5 3810 3950 3670 C14 # 350.0 1 4740 4960 4520 C14 # 513.0 1 7330 7650 7010 C14 # # Publications: Shafer, D.S. 1989. The timing of late Quaternary monsoon # precipitation maxima in the southwest United States. # Dissertation. University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona, USA. # # Pollen counts from this site are available via the North American Pollen # Database at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/napd.html # 1 Depth (cm) 2 Age (YrBP) 3 Charcoal Fragment Count 0,-39,91 60,1805,389 90,2662,210 120,3387,112 150,3865,97 210,4127,6708 225,4193,1932 270,4390,1749 300,4521,627 320,4609,54 340,4696,24 360,4899,176 420,5852,35 440,6170,16 460,6488,28 480,6806,41 500,7123,2800 520,7441,7 540,7759,13 560,8077,40 592,8585,7