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The Chronology of Modern Sedimentation in the Storefjorden Strait (Svalbard Archipelago)
AbstractPeriods of formation of different sedimentary lithotypes were determined using the results of the study of modern sedimentation processes in...
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Chronology and Main Stages of the Vegetation Development During the Mikulino Interglacial on the Russian Plain According to the Results of Buried Lake and Peat Sediments Study from Tver and Smolensk Province
AbstractThe chronology of the Mikulino Interglacial and its individual phases has been the subject of discussion. The goal of this study is to...
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A comparative study of different radiometric dating techniques applied to Quaternary volcanic rocks from Jeju Island, South Korea
To constrain the timing of magma emplacement and eruption of volcanic rocks at Mt. Halla, Jeju Island, South Korea, a range of dating techniques...
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A review of radiometric dating and pigment characterizations of rock art in Indonesia
Over the past decades, physicochemical-based analyses have been widely utilized to study many aspects of rock art, including the composition,...
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Geological History, Chronology and Magmatic Evolution of Merapi
This chapter provides a synthesis of the geological history, chronology and magmatic evolution of Merapi. Stratigraphic field and geochronological...
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Determination of sedimentation rates and life of Kodaikanal Lake, South India, using radiometric dating (210Pb and 137Cs) techniques
A study describes the use of natural ( 210 Pb) and anthropogenic ( 137 Cs) radiometric dating techniques to determine sedimentation rates and age of...
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Radiometric ages and time–space distribution of volcanism in the Campo de Calatrava Volcanic Field (Iberian Peninsula)
The volcanic region of Campo de Calatrava, which is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, is characterized by monogenetic, strombolian and...
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First Results of Complex Dating and Growth Rate Estimation of Speleothem from Vorontsovskaya Cave (Krasnodar Region, Russia)
AbstractSpeleothems are unique archives of information on climate, geomagnetism, and environmental conditions of the past, and have been successfully...
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U–Pb zircon age and chronology of the Torfufell central volcano: implications for timing of rift relocation in North Iceland
The Late-Miocene Torfufell central volcano (ToCV), situated between the now extinct Snæfellsnes-Húnaflói rift zone and the presently active rift in...
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Cenozoic Transformations of the Mountain Range: Evidence from Denudation Chronology and Landforms
This chapter focuses on the Neogene evolution of the Pyrenean mountain range. Based on methods of denudation chronology and landform analysis, the...
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Tephrostratigraphy and chronology of the Quaternary Gölludağ and Acıgöl volcanic complexes (Central Anatolia, Turkey)
The two Göllüdağ and Acıgöl volcanic complexes are located in Cappadocia and belong to the Central Anatolia Volcanic Province. Their activity covers...
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The Palaeolithic in the Karst Area of Vârghiș (Vargyas) Gorges
The deposition of tephra, such as volcanic ash and other pyroclastics, can provide important chronological context in archaeological records where...
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Paleolimnological evidence of the Inverted Trophic Cascade Hypothesis in a Neotropical lake
In a natural lake of southeastern Brazil (Lake Carioca), the current scarcity of limnetic cladocerans is attributed to the predatory activity of the...
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Revisiting afro-alpine Lake Garba Guracha in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia: rationale, chronology, geochemistry, and paleoenvironmental implications
Previous paleolimnological studies demonstrated that the sediments of Garba Guracha, situated at 3950 m asl in the afro-alpine zone of the Bale...
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A record of late Holocene precipitation on the Central Tibetan Plateau inferred from varved lake sediments
Lake sediments on the Tibetan Plateau are important natural archives for studying past climate and environment changes. A precise sediment core...
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Debris Flow Dating and Magnitude Reconstruction
Debris flows typically occur in mountain regions with high energy relief, complex geology and extreme climate conditions, where they often affect...
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Radioactive Decay and Rock Ages
The question of the age of the Earth and the Universe was long the subject of contentious discussion. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, it...