Optical dating of young feldspars: the zeroing question

Authors

  • J. Ollerhead Department of Geography and Environment, Mount Allison University, Sackville
  • D. J. Huntley Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26034/la.atl.2011.451

Abstract

We present evidence that when using 1.4 eV excitation for optical dating of young K-feldspars, one must recognize that the state of the mineral after a long light exposure depends on the spectrum of that light. Hence, a modern analogue is necessary for the determination of the equivalent dose. In particular, it is required for determining the spectrum of light exposure to be used for the thermal transfer correction.

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2011-11-15

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Ollerhead, J., & Huntley, D. J. (2011). Optical dating of young feldspars: the zeroing question. Ancient TL, 29(2), 59–63. https://doi.org/10.26034/la.atl.2011.451

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Vol. 29 No. 2 (2011)

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Copyright (c) 2011 J. Ollerhead, D. J. Huntley

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