Published April 1993 | Version v1
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ESR dating of quartz in sediments

Creators

  • 1. Inst. of Marine Geology, Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, Qingdao (China)
  • 2. National Inst. of Metrology, Beijing (China)

Description

Based on the experiments of ESR dating for more than 100 samples, the feasibilities of ESR dating using different centres of quartz in sediments at room temperature are discussed. Reliable ESR ages of sediments within several hundred thousands years can be obtained from Ge centres of quartz, while the ESR ages of older sediments (more than 5 x 105 a) can be obtained from E' centres of quartz in some geological conditions (marine sediments or loess) by using a higher microwave power. OHC centres can not be used for ESR dating, but it can judge whether quartz samples are from the same origin

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Techniques
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 222-224.
ISSN
0253-3219
CODEN
NUTEDL

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
24071389
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
AGE ESTIMATION; COLOR CENTERS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTS
Descriptors DEC
CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; POINT DEFECTS; RESONANCE; VACANCIES