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Stalagmite-based rare earth elements geochemistry from southwestern China and its implications for paleoenvironment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2025

Wei Huang Open the ORCID record for Wei Huang [Opens in a new window] ,
Yaoqi He ,
Xiuyang Jiang ,
Xiaoyan Wang ,
Chung-Che Wu ,
Chuan-Chou Shen ,
Chun-Yuan Huang ,
Yi Wang  and
Guangxu Liu
Wei Huang
Affiliation:
School of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China Department of Geographical Science, Yichun University, Yichun 336000, China
Yaoqi He
Affiliation:
College of Tourism and Air Service, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
Xiuyang Jiang*
Affiliation:
School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
Xiaoyan Wang
Affiliation:
School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
Chung-Che Wu*
Affiliation:
College of Marine Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China High-Precision Mass Spectrometry and Environment Change Laboratory (HISPEC), Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, China
Chuan-Chou Shen
Affiliation:
High-Precision Mass Spectrometry and Environment Change Laboratory (HISPEC), Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, China
Chun-Yuan Huang
Affiliation:
High-Precision Mass Spectrometry and Environment Change Laboratory (HISPEC), Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, China
Yi Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK
Guangxu Liu
Affiliation:
School of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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Corresponding authors: Xiuyang Jiang; Email: xyjiang@fjnu.edu.cn; Chung-Che Wu; Email: chwuethz@163.com
Corresponding authors: Xiuyang Jiang; Email: xyjiang@fjnu.edu.cn; Chung-Che Wu; Email: chwuethz@163.com
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Abstract

Rare earth elements (REEs) preserved in speleothems have garnered increasing attention as ideal proxies for the paleoenvironmental reconstruction. However, due to their typically low contents in stalagmites, the availability of stalagmite-based REE records remains limited. Here we present high-resolution REEs alongside oxygen isotope (δ18O) records in stalagmite SX15a from Sanxing Cave, southwestern China (110.1–103.3 ka). This study demonstrates that REE records could provide useful information for the provenance and formation process of the stalagmite, due to consistent distribution pattern across different periods indicating stable provenance. More interestingly, the total REE (ΣREE) record could serve as an effective indicator to reflect local hydrological processes associated with monsoonal precipitation. During Marine Isotopic Stage (MIS) 5d, a relatively low ΣREE content is consistent with the positive SX15a δ18O and negative NGRIP δ18O, reflecting a dry-cold environment; while during MIS 5c, a generally high ΣREE content suggests a humid-warm circumstance. Furthermore, the ΣREE record captured four prominent sub-millennial fluctuations within the Greenland interstadial 24 event, implying a combined influence by the regional climate and local soil redox conditions. Our findings indicate that the stalagmite-based REE records would be a useful proxy for better understanding of past climate and environment changes.

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Rare earth elementsstalagmiteMIS 5d/5cGIS 24paleoenvironment
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W.H. and Y.H. contributed equally to this work.

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