Metadata Overview for Tephra "IRU-15"

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General
IGSN:10273/GF1211S-7P
Related Resource:Is Part Of Data Paper "http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0716-02082000000200004" (DOI)
Lab ID:IRU-15
Comment:K-Ar ages not reliable due to low portion of radiogenic Ar.
Responsible Party
Creator:Gerhard Wörner (unknown@unknown.com)
Collection Details
Collection Site:IRU-15
Sample Recovery Technique:Manual
Sample Collection Date:01.01.1989
Sampling Method:Hand-picked clasts
Sample Details
Resource Type:Individual Sample
Sample Access:Restricted
Material:Tephra
Depositional Process:Pyroclastic Flow
Volcanic Origin:Irruputuncu
Analysis Details
Major/Minor Element Analysis Method:None
Trace Element Analysis Method:None
Isotope Analysis Method:None
Dating Method:K/Ar, Mica
Chronology
Chronological Analysis 1:
This is the best age estimate for this sample.
Dating MethodK/Ar, Mica (Stepwise Heating)
LabNERC (U. K.)
Age Range0.07 - 0.57 Ma
Best Age Estimate0.32 Ma (Uncertainty: 0.25)
Age Calculationplateau age
Uncertainty Type2 sigma
Xenocryst PresenceNot determined
Stratigraphy
Erathem:Cenozoic
System:Quaternary
Series:Pleistocene