Screen LibraryHandbook of luminescence dating /
Luminescence dating is now widely applied by scientists working in Quaternary geology and archaeology to obtain ages for events as diverse as past earthquakes, desertification and cave occupation sites. Using quartz or feldspar minerals found in almost ubiquitous sand and finer sediments, luminescen...
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Whittles Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Luminescence dating is now widely applied by scientists working in Quaternary geology and archaeology to obtain ages for events as diverse as past earthquakes, desertification and cave occupation sites. Using quartz or feldspar minerals found in almost ubiquitous sand and finer sediments, luminescence can provide ages from over 500,000 years ago to modern. Written by some of the foremost experts in luminescence dating from around the world, this book takes a new approach. It explains what luminescence can and can't do, what and where to sample, types of measurements available and how to inte |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 400 pages : color illustrations, maps (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781849953955 1849953953 |
| Index Number: | QE508 |
| CLC: | P533-62 |
| Call Number: | P533-62/H236 |
| Contents: | Principles and history of luminescence dating -- From sampling to reporting -- Incorporating luminescence ages into chronometric frameworks -- Applications in aeolian environments -- Applications in loessic environments -- Applications in glacial and periglacial environments -- Applications in fluvial and hillslope environments -- Applications in coastal and marine environments -- Applications of luminescence dating to active tectonic contexts -- pplications in archaeological contexts -- Rock surface burial and exposure dating -- Future developments in luminescence dating. |