Journal article
An attempt to correct for the fading in million year old basaltic rocks
Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark1
Radiation Research Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark2
Center for Nuclear Technologies, Technical University of Denmark3
Radiation Physics, Center for Nuclear Technologies, Technical University of Denmark4
University of Coimbra5
Physical Research Laboratory India6
The use of feldspar for luminescence dating has been restricted because of anomalous fad-ing. This has made its application to several important geological problems such as volcanic terrains difficult. Presently, two correction procedures are used to correct for anomalous fading. The present study tests these correction procedures using volcanic samples of known ages spanning the time peri-od of 400 ka to 2.2 Ma.
These correction procedures provided grossly underestimated ages (up to 60%). The possible causes for the underestimation are discussed.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | SP Versita |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Pages: | 223-230 |
| Journal subtitle: | Journal on Methods and Applications of Absolute Chronology |
| ISSN: | 18971695 and 17338387 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.2478/s13386-011-0033-6 |
| ORCIDs: | Jain, Mayank |
