# **************************************************************** # ** Please acknowledge the contributors and the International ** # ** Multiproxy Paleofire Database when using these data. ** # **************************************************************** # # Site name: Slack Lake # Place: USA:Michigan # Latitude: 42.87167N # Longitude: 83.61042W # Elevation(m): 282 # Site size(ha): 19 # Investigators: Joanne Ballard, Thomas V. Lowell # # Sampling date: 02/20/2008 # Sampling device: Livingstone corer # Diameter(cm): 5 # Water depth(cm): 945 # Sample Storage: University of Cincinnati # Analysis method: Macroscopic charcoal methodology. Fine resolution and coarse resolution. # Fine resolution contiguous 2 cc samples taken at 1 cm increments. Treated # with SHMP & bleach; sieved and wet counted. # Coarse resolution 2 cc samples taken contiguously at 4 cm depth x 1 cm surface # width and v-channel cut. Treated with H2O2, sieved, oven-dried and counted. # # Location description: Situated just inside Saginaw Lobe moraine, near Flint MI. Privately owned lake with # steep approach, deciduous vegetation, and is a lacustrine natural open # water glacial origin kettle lake. Within 1 km of the Gainey archaeological site # investigated by Donald B. Simons. # # Radiocarbon dates: # Sample ID Type of sample Abs. Depth d13C Fm Error 14C Age Age Error CalPal+/- CalPal 68% NOSAMS # GNY-SLK A4 51 Lacustrine, Plant/wood 1756 -24.25 0.003 12050 110 14073±263 13809-14336 OS-70592 # GNY-SLK-A3- 58-60 cm Lacustrine, organics 1659 -24.95 0.001 9630 25 11005±116 10888-11121 OS-71334 # # Publications: Joanne Ballard thesis, Sept. 2009: A Lateglacial Paleofire Record for # East-central Michigan. University of Cincinnati. # # Notes: See Betty Sodder's book Michigan on fire for historical information on the Thumb Fire # and the Great Chicago Fire/Peshtigo Fire which affected IL/MI/WI. # Sample was contiguous but not laminated. # Since the coarse resolution sample is taken across a 4 cm depth, the same data is entered for all 4 cm. # 1 Core 2 Depth (cm) 3 Charcoal fragments >125 micrometers (fine resolution) 4 Charcoal fragments >125 micrometers (coarse resolution) B1,1451,92, B1,1452,85, B1,1453,90, B1,1454,114, B1,1455,89, B1,1456,131, B1,1457,205, B1,1458,62, B1,1459,84, B1,1460,97, B1,1461,86, B1,1462,65, B1,1463,81, B1,1464,98, B1,1465,107, B1,1466,115, B1,1467,185, B1,1468,179, B1,1469,132, B1,1470,74, B1,1471,96, B1,1472,73, B1,1473,67, B1,1474,66, B1,1475,37, B1,1476,50, B1,1477,54, B1,1478,64, B1,1479,85, B1,1480,87, B1,1481,88, B1,1482,81, B1,1483,68, B1,1484,62, B1,1485,89, B1,1486,94, B1,1487,63, B1,1488,55, B1,1489,44, B1,1490,88, B1,1491,50, B1,1492,58, B1,1493,62, B1,1494,40, B1,1495,55, B1,1496,37, B1,1497,18, B1,1498,38, B1,1499,37, B1,1500,36, A2,1501,, A2,1502,,30 A2,1503,,30 A2,1504,,30 A2,1505,,30 A2,1506,,31 A2,1507,,31 A2,1508,,31 A2,1509,,31 A2,1510,,23 A2,1511,,23 A2,1512,,23 A2,1513,,23 A2,1514,,23 A2,1515,,23 A2,1516,,23 A2,1517,,23 A2,1518,,10 A2,1519,,10 A2,1520,,10 A2,1521,,10 A2,1522,,32 A2,1523,,32 A2,1524,,32 A2,1525,,32 A2,1526,,55 A2,1527,,55 A2,1528,,55 A2,1529,,55 A2,1530,,85 A2,1531,,85 A2,1532,,85 A2,1533,,85 A2,1534,,92 A2,1535,,92 A2,1536,,92 A2,1537,,92 A2,1538,,85 A2,1539,,85 A2,1540,,85 A2,1541,,85 A2,1542,,43 A2,1543,,43 A2,1544,,43 A2,1545,,43 A2,1546,,36 A2,1547,,36 A2,1548,,36 A2,1549,,36 A2,1550,,93 A2,1551,,93 A2,1552,,93 A2,1553,,93 A2,1554,,113 A2,1555,,113 A2,1556,,113 A2,1557,,113 A2,1558,,64 A2,1559,,64 A2,1560,,64 A2,1561,,64 A2,1562,,146 A2,1563,,146 A2,1564,,146 A2,1565,,146 A2,1566,,46 A2,1567,,46 A2,1568,,46 A2,1569,,46 A2,1570,,73 A2,1571,,73 A2,1572,,73 A2,1573,,73 A2,1574,,39 A2,1575,,39 A2,1576,,39 A2,1577,,39 A2,1578,,53 A2,1579,,53 A2,1580,,53 A2,1581,,53 A2,1582,,74 A2,1583,,74 A2,1584,,74 A2,1585,,74 A2,1586,,131 A2,1587,,131 A2,1588,,131 A2,1589,,131 A2,1590,,73 A2,1591,,73 A2,1592,,73 A2,1593,,73 A3,1600,,69 A3,1601,,69 A3,1602,,69 A3,1603,,69 A3,1604,,25 A3,1605,,25 A3,1606,,25 A3,1607,,25 A3,1608,,35 A3,1609,,35 A3,1610,,35 A3,1611,,35 A3,1612,,54 A3,1613,,54 A3,1614,,54 A3,1615,,54 A3,1616,,69 A3,1617,,69 A3,1618,,69 A3,1619,,69 A3,1620,,59 A3,1621,,59 A3,1622,,59 A3,1623,,59 A3,1624,,120 A3,1625,,120 A3,1626,,120 A3,1627,,120 A3,1628,,121 A3,1629,,121 A3,1630,,121 A3,1631,,121 A3,1632,,68 A3,1633,,68 A3,1634,,68 A3,1635,,68 A3,1636,,57 A3,1637,,57 A3,1638,,57 A3,1639,,57 A3,1640,,42 A3,1641,,42 A3,1642,,42 A3,1643,,42 A3,1644,,89 A3,1645,,89 A3,1646,,89 A3,1647,,89 A4,1648,,84 A4,1649,,84 A4,1650,,84 A4,1651,,84 A4,1652,,71 A4,1653,,71 A4,1654,,71 A4,1655,,71 A4,1656,,83 A4,1657,,83 A4,1658,,83 A4,1659,,83 A4,1660,,72 A4,1661,,72 A4,1662,,72 A4,1663,,72 A4,1664,,159 A4,1665,,159 A4,1666,,159 A4,1667,,159 A4,1668,,140 A4,1669,,140 A4,1670,,140 A4,1671,,140 A4,1672,,180 A4,1673,,180 A4,1674,,180 A4,1675,,180 A4,1676,,153 A4,1677,,153 A4,1678,,153 A4,1679,,153 A4,1680,,131 A4,1681,,131 A4,1682,,131 A4,1683,,131 A4,1684,,197 A4,1685,,197 A4,1686,,197 A4,1687,,197 A4,1688,,138 A4,1689,,138 A4,1690,,138 A4,1691,,138 A4,1692,,137 A4,1693,,137 A4,1694,,137 A4,1695,,137 A4,1700,,258 A4,1701,,258 A4,1702,,258 A4,1703,,258 A4,1704,,153 A4,1705,,153 A4,1706,,153 A4,1707,,153 A4,1708,,22 A4,1709,,22 A4,1710,,22 A4,1711,,22 A4,1712,,38 A4,1713,,38 A4,1714,,38 A4,1715,,38 A4,1716,,205 A4,1717,,205 A4,1718,,205 A4,1719,,205 A4,1720,,162 A4,1721,,162 A4,1722,,162 A4,1723,,162 A4,1724,,154 A4,1725,,154 A4,1726,,154 A4,1727,,154 A4,1728,,125 A4,1729,,125 A4,1730,,125 A4,1731,,125 A4,1732,,151 A4,1733,,151 A4,1734,,151 A4,1735,,151 A4,1736,,92 A4,1737,,92 A4,1738,,92 A4,1739,,92 A4,1740,,81 A4,1741,,81 A4,1742,,81 A4,1743,,81 A4,1744,,199 A4,1745,,199 A4,1746,,199 A4,1747,,199 A4,1748,,235 A4,1749,,235 A4,1750,,235 A4,1751,,235 A4,1752,,132 A4,1753,,132 A4,1754,,132 A4,1755,,132 A4,1756,,75 A4,1757,,75 A4,1758,,75 A4,1759,,75 A4,1760,,4 A4,1761,,4 A4,1762,,4 A4,1763,,4 A4,1764,,3 A4,1765,,3 A4,1766,,3 A4,1767,,3 A4,1768,,1 A4,1769,,1 A4,1770,,1 A4,1771,,1 A4,1772,,0 A4,1773,,0 A4,1774,,0 A4,1775,,0 A4,1776,,0 A4,1777,,0 A4,1778,,0 A4,1779,,0 A4,1780,,0 A4,1781,,0 A4,1782,,0 A4,1783,,0 A4,1784,,2 A4,1785,,2 A4,1786,,2 A4,1787,,2