Chlorine-36 dating of saline sediments: preliminary results from Searles Lake, California

Journal Article · Fri Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.222.4626.925· OSTI ID:5361134

Phillips, F M; Smith, G I; Bentley, H W; Elmore, D; Gove, H E

Measurements have been made of the ratios of chlorine-36 to chlorine in five halite samples from Searles Lake sediments, previously dated by carbon-14, thorium-230, and magnetostratigraphic techniques. The ages calculated from the chlorine ratios are generally concordant with those from the other methods, implying the constancy of the chlorine input ratio over the last million years.

• Research Organization: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro
• OSTI ID: 5361134
• Journal Information: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Vol. 222
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
SEDIMENTS
ISOTOPE DATING
CALIFORNIA
CHLORINE
CHLORINE 36
LAKES
QUANTITY RATIO
AGE ESTIMATION
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHLORINE ISOTOPES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION IX
HALOGENS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
SURFACE WATERS
USA
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
520101* - Environment
Aquatic- Basic Studies- Radiometric Techniques- (-1989)