40AR/39AR DATING OF VERY FINE-GRAINED SAMPLES - AN ENCAPSULATED-VIAL PROCEDURE TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM OF 39AR RECOIL LOSS

被引:64
作者
FOLAND, KA [1 ]
HUBACHER, FA [1 ]
AREHART, GB [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN, DEPT GEOL SCI, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 USA
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10.1016/0009-2541(92)90161-W
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
40Ar/39Ar dating of very fine-grained materials is compromised by the loss of 39Ar by recoil, and also sometimes other Ar isotopes, during irradiation. An encapsulated sample 40Ar/39Ar procedure is described which overcomes this problem and which produces a K-Ar equivalent date. Measurements indicate that the procedure yields reliable and reproducible results. It offers the potential for dating small amounts of material of many types, for example very fine-grained authigenic sheet silicates from rock cores, which may suffer Ar loss during irradiation.
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