Ratio of Thorium-230 to Thorium-232 in Deep-Sea Sediments
- 15 December 1961
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 134 (3494), 1978-1979
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.134.3494.1978
Abstract
The ionium-thorium method for age determination in deep-sea sediments is critically reviewed, and its shortcomings are discussed. A method that allows an estimate of the rate of sedimentation in the superficial layer of the sediment is presented. A formula for calculating the error in age determination by the method is given for the case when the rate of sedimentation is changing and, with it, the rate of thorium-232 sedimentation.Keywords
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