Published October 15, 1982
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Journal article
The 230Th/234U disequilibrium dating of cave travertines
Description
The age of a 'pure' calcite speleothem can be determined from the ratio of the 230Th to 234U contents. The straightforward age determination is upset if thorium or uranium bearing detrital contaminants are present in the calcite. The importance and possibility of correcting for detrital contamination is discussed and examples given of the magnitude of the corrections for particular samples from the Petralona cave in North Greece. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res.
- Journal Volume
- 201
- Journal Issue
- 2/3
- Series
- Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res.
- Journal Page Range
- 507-510
- ISSN
- 0029-554X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 14731574
- Subject category
- S58: GEOSCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- CALCITE; CAVES; CORRECTIONS; GREECE; ISOTOPE DATING; MINERALS; THORIUM 230; URANIUM 234
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; AGE ESTIMATION; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CALCIUM CARBONATES; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBONATES; CAVITIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EUROPE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES