Radiometric dating of hillslope calcrete in the Negev Desert, Israel
| Autor: | M.A. Geyh, J.C. Vogel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
geography
geography.geographical_feature_category Bedrock Geochemistry General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology law.invention law General Earth and Planetary Sciences Radiometric dating Radiocarbon dating Precipitation General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Geomorphology Geology Colluvium |
| Zdroj: | South African Journal of Science, Volume: 104, Issue: 11-12, Pages: 493-495, Published: DEC 2008 |
| Popis: | The radiometric dating of calcrete is often problematical because impurities and open system conditions affect the apparent ages obtained. By applying both radiocarbon and uranium-series dating to calcrete in colluvium, it is shown that such conditions can be identified. In correlation with the stratigraphy, it is found that partial recrystallization severely decreases the radiocarbon ages of the upslope and shallower samples further down, whereas incorporation of limestone fragments from bedrock significantly increases the apparent ages of some of the uranium-series samples. It is concluded that the hillslope calcrete at the study site near Sede Beker in the Negev Desert, Israel, mainly developed shortly after 40 kyr ago, at a time when the Jordan Valley was being inundated to form the fossil Lake Lisan. Since their formation would have required higher rainfall than today, the results provide further evidence that the whole region was experiencing an increase in precipitation. |
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