In a recent publication co-authored by Wojciech Tylmann, the authors studied the crater lake Laguna de Santa Maria del Oro, located within the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (pol. Transmeksykański Pas Wulkaniczny). Drawing on sediments spanning the last 1,500 years and combining mineralogical and geochemical analyses (XRD and XRF), the authors reconstructed changes in hydroclimatic conditions in the region over that period. Dry intervals were characterized by intensive carbonate deposition, while wetter periods were marked by a dominant influx of mineral material from the catchment.
Fagel N., Rantala M., Safaierad R., Tylmann W., Etmański P., Pellenard P., Francus P., Metcalfe S., Mattielli N., Israde-Alcántara I., 2026, Climate forcings on sedimentary fluxes in Lake Santa Maria del Oro (west-central Mexico) over the last 1500 years. Quat. Sci. Rev. 384, 110005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2026.110005 LINK