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Uranium-thorium dating
Dutton, A. (2015). Uranium-thorium dating, in: Shennan, I. et al. Handbook of sea-level research. pp. 386-403. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118452547.ch26
In: Shennan, I.; Long, A.J.; Horton, B.P. (Ed.) (2015). Handbook of sea-level research. John Wiley & Sons: Chichester. ISBN 978-1-13-9235-77-8. xiv, 581, a36 pp. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118452547, more

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    Over the past several decades U–Th dating, also known as U-series disequilibrium dating, has been applied to geologic archives of past sea-level position such as fossil coral reefs, submerged speleothems, aragonite carbonate bank sediments, and fossil mollusks in beach deposits. This chapter emphasizes the processes and issues pertaining to the U-series dating of fossil corals, which is the most widespread application of U-series dating in studies of past sea-level position. U-series dating of speleothems is also addressed, to allow for expanded discussion of the issues involved in obtaining and interpreting U-series dates of fossil coral reefs. The chapter also overviews how U-series dating in sea-level applications is carried out, including the basic theory behind the method, field techniques, assessment of sample integrity, data reporting, and relevant considerations for data interpretation.

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