Luminescence dating of quaternary sediments: recent advances

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. A. T. Duller
Keyword(s):  
Luminescence Dating ◽  
Quaternary Sediments ◽  
Recent Advances

scholarly journals Geomorphic evidence of recent activity along the Vodice thrust fault in the Ljubljana Basin (Slovenia) – a preliminary study

2014 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Jamšek Rupnik ◽  
Lucilla Benedetti ◽  
Frank Preusser ◽  
Miloš Bavec ◽  
Marko Vrabec
Keyword(s):  
Slip Rate ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Thrust Fault ◽  
Luminescence Dating ◽  
Quaternary Sediments ◽  
Infrared Stimulated Luminescence ◽  
Recent Activity ◽  
The Town ◽  
Geomorphological Analysis ◽  
Central Slovenia

<p>We investigated two prominent, <strong><sup>~</sup></strong>E-W trending scarps in Quaternary sediments, located close to the town of Vodice in the Ljubljana Basin (central Slovenia). By using detailed geomorphological analysis of the scarps, field surveying, and structural observations of deformed Quaternary sediments, we conclude that the scarps are the surface expression of a N-dipping thrust fault that has been active during the Quaternary. From Optically Stimulated Luminescence and Infrared Stimulated Luminescence dating of deformed Quaternary sediments we estimate a slip rate of 0.1 to 0.3 mm a<sup>-1 </sup>in the last 133 ka. Using the published empirical fault-scaling relationships, we estimate that an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 to 6.5 may be expected on the Vodice thrust fault. The fault may, therefore, present a major seismic hazard for the densely populated and urbanised region of central Slovenia.</p>

Recent developments in luminescence dating of Quaternary sediments

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.A.T. Duller
Keyword(s):  
Age Determination ◽  
Depositional Environments ◽  
Optically Stimulated Luminescence ◽  
Luminescence Dating ◽  
Quaternary Sediments ◽  
Sedimentary Sequences ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Novel Methods ◽  
Age Range

Luminescence dating is an important technique for providing chronological control for Quaternary sedimentary sequences. In this article recent developments in luminescence dating are described, together with the implications of these developments for the application of the various types of luminescence dating techniques now available. In particular, the development of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) techniques has had a profound effect upon the field, enabling younger materials to be dated, increasing the diversity of depositional environments that can be dated, and allowing the development of novel methods of age determination. The most exciting developments are the ability to obtain luminescence ages for samples in the age range from 100 to 1000 years, and the ability to date individual sand grains from a sample.

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