Publication Date:
1986-01-01
Description:
14C dates of carbonate and organic matter fractions are compared with a series of calcareous tufa samples from selected sites representing different geochemical environments and associated with different bedrocks. Results obtained in this study indicate values of apparent age ranging from 940 ± 110 yr for calcareous tufas associated with Pleistocene sediments to 2000 ± 110 yr and even ca 4000 yr for tufas from sites associated with Jurassic or Cretaceous limestone. It was found also that within each of the investigated sites the value of apparent age does not change significantly with the age of the tufa layer.
Print ISSN:
0033-8222
Electronic ISSN:
1945-5755
Topics:
Archaeology
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Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Geosciences