This example highlights the potential of the K-Ar dating
clock to date recent events of the Quaternary period. One of
the applications of these chronological data to calibrate time
scales, with various other useful applications in the earth
sciences, archeology and paleoclimatology.
References
Berger, G. W., & York, D. (1981). Geothermometry from
40
Ar/
39
Ar
dating experiments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 45, 795–
811.
Fig. 5.12 Age spectra and isochron diagrams for samples from the Laschamp-1, Laschamp-2 and Olby sites. Isochron ages and statistics are
weighted mean values from experiments on all the subsamples, (in Guillou et al. 2004). n = number of steps retained in the age calculation
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clock to date recent events of the Quaternary period. One of
the applications of these chronological data to calibrate time
scales, with various other useful applications in the earth
sciences, archeology and paleoclimatology.
References
Berger, G. W., & York, D. (1981). Geothermometry from
40
Ar/
39
Ar
dating experiments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 45, 795–
811.
Fig. 5.12 Age spectra and isochron diagrams for samples from the Laschamp-1, Laschamp-2 and Olby sites. Isochron ages and statistics are
weighted mean values from experiments on all the subsamples, (in Guillou et al. 2004). n = number of steps retained in the age calculation
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