Metadata Overview for Tephra "TA-8"

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General
IGSN:10273/GF1211S-3E
Related Resource:Is Part Of Data Paper "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2012.08.029" (DOI)
Lab IDs:TA-8, TA8btsi
Comment:Crusted layer between halite layers. 40Ar/39Ar biotite age from Saez et al., 2012
Collection:CG_1.2
Responsible Party
Creator:Alberto Sáez (unknown@unknown.com)
Contributors:Project Leader: Volker Wennrich (volker.wennrich@uni-koeln.de), Researcher: Niklas Leicher (n.leicher@uni-koeln.de)
Collection Details
Collection Site:TA-7-8
Sample Collection Method:Manual
Sample Collection Date:01.01.2015
Sampling Method:Unknown
Physical Details
Resource Type:Individual Sample
Sample Access:Accessible
Material:Tephra
Depositional Process:Other Depositional or Emplacement Type
Analysis Details
Major/Minor Element Analysis Method:EPMA-WDS, glass
Trace Element Analysis Method:LA-ICP-MS, glass
Isotope Analysis Method:None
Dating Method:40Ar/39Ar, Biotite
Geochemistry
TAS Classification:Rhyolite
WDS-EDS Analysis:WDS-EDS .csv file
LA-ICP-MS Analysis:LA-ICP-MS .csv file
Chronology
Chronological Analysis 1:
This is the best age estimate for this sample.
Dating Method40Ar/39Ar, Biotite (Stepwise Heating)
LabHelmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)
Age Range0.144 - 0.276 Ma
Best Age Estimate0.21 (Uncertainty: 0.066)
Age CalculationPlateau
Uncertainty Type2 sigma
Xenocryst PresenceNot determined
Stratigraphy
Erathem:Cenozoic
System:Quaternary
Series:Pleistocene
Stage:Chibanian
Regional Stratigraphic Unit:Lower Soledad Formation