Resolving problematic luminescence chronologies for carbonate- and evaporite-rich sediments spanning multiple humid periods in the Jubbah Basin, Saudi Arabia

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2018, Pages 50-73

  Clark Balzan, Laine ^a   Parton, Ash ^b,c   Breeze, Paul S ^d   Groucutt, Huw S ^e,f   Petraglia, Michael D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagenetic alteration; Dose rate; Feldspar; Luminescence dating; Post IR IRSL; Quartz

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CHRONOLOGY; DIAGENESIS; EVAPORITE; FELDSPAR; HUMIDITY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOCLIMATE; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

NEFUD; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 85031107855     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2017.06.002     Document Type: Article

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