Applications of the 238U_230Th decay series to dating of fossil and modem corals using MC-ICPMS

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2008

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McCulloch, Malcolm
Mortimer, Graham

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Methods for U-series dating of corals are described using a multi-collector (MC) ICPMS. The utility of this approach is illustrated with two examples: first, dating of Last Interglacial (∼105 years) corals from southwestern Western Australian; and secon

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Keywords: coral; geochronology; geological record; inductively coupled plasma method; Last Interglacial; uranium series dating; Australasia; Australia; Cape Leeuwin; Coral Sea; Great Barrier Reef; Indian Ocean; Leeuwin Current; Pacific Ocean; Queensland; Western Au Corals; Great Barrier Reef; Last Interglacial; Uranium-series dating; Western Australia

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Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

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Journal article

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2037-12-31