Mollusc shell dating by uranium series method on quaternary material at Moroccan sea level

U-series disequilibrium dating method study on a set of 17 different specimens molluscan shells, sampled around the Atlantic Moroccan coast region at Larache city, show the existence of two high sea levels: the first is assigned to the Harounien episode dated around 282 thousand years and not to the...

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Published in:Radiation physics and chemistry (Oxford, England : 1993) England : 1993), 2001-06, Vol.61 (3), p.713-715
Main Authors: Azougagh, M., Choukri, A., Lferde, M., Cherkaoui El Moursli, R., Chouak, A., Abrkan, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Mollusc shells
Mollusca
Quaternary
Sea level
U/Th dating
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Summary:U-series disequilibrium dating method study on a set of 17 different specimens molluscan shells, sampled around the Atlantic Moroccan coast region at Larache city, show the existence of two high sea levels: the first is assigned to the Harounien episode dated around 282 thousand years and not to the Anfatien as deduced by Lecointre (1959), and the second is dated to 135 thousand years and is assigned to Ouljien, also this study show that the aragonite/calcite mineralogy criterion cannot be a deciding factor in validating the measured age.
ISSN:0969-806X
1879-0895
DOI:10.1016/S0969-806X(01)00384-X