Testing optically stimulated luminescence dating on sand-sized quartz of deltaic deposits from the Sperchios delta plain, central Greece

作者：Evangelos Tsakalos,Elias Dimitriou,Maria Kazantzaki,Christos Anagnostou,John Christodoulakis,Eleni Filippaki

摘要：This study reports on the first investigation into the potential of luminescence dating to establish a chronological framework for the depositional sequences of the Sperchios delta plain, central Greece. A series of three borehole cores (20 m deep) and two shallow cores (4 m deep), from across the delta plain, were extracted, and samples were collected for luminescence dating. The luminescence ages of sand-sized quartz grains were obtained from small aliquots of quartz, using the Single-Aliquot Regenerative-dose (SAR) protocol. The equivalent dose determination included a series of tests and the selection of the Minimum Age Model (MAM) as the most appropriate statistical model. This made it possible to confirm the applicability of quartz Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating to establish absolute chronology for deltaic sediments from the Sperchios delta plain.Testing age results of the five cores showed that the deltaic sediments were deposited during the Holocene. A relatively rapid deposition is implied for the top ~14 m possibly as a result of the deceleration in the rate of the sea-level rise and the transition to terrestrial conditions, while on the deeper parts, the reduced sedimentation rate may indicate a lagoonal or coastal environment.

发文机构：Hellenic Centre for Marine Research Laboratory of Archaeometry Department of Geophysics Hellenic Centre of Marine Research Climate Research Group

关键词：LuminescenceDATINGHOLOCENESEDIMENTATIONratesDELTAICDEPOSITSSperchiosdeltaplainCentralGreece

分类号： P[天文地球]