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<p>Olivine has so far attracted limited attention as a potential luminescence dosimeter. In particular, there is a dearth of information concerning the luminescence properties of geochemically characterised, pure olivine samples. Six well-characterised olivine samples from four intraplate settings are investigated in this study, including emission wavelengths and intensities, growth of signal with absorbed dose, signal stability and recovery of a given dose with a single aliquot regeneration (SAR) protocol. All tested olivines share a low-temperature (90–100°C) UV/blue thermoluminescence (TL) peak, and five of six samples also produce a low-temperature red/yellow emission. Higher temperature TL peaks, which would be thermally stable over geological timescales and could be used for dating, are rarely observed at low doses (<italic>c</italic>. 46 Gy), but detectable though dim at significantly higher doses (<italic>c</italic>. 460 Gy). Photostimulated luminescence (PSL) emissions are very dim, but reliably detected emissions are stimulated by blue, yellow and infrared (IR) light. PSL yielded generally successful dose recovery results; however, all tested signals are prone to significant anomalous fading and complex thermal transfer between unbleachable and bleachable traps. These characteristics must be addressed if olivine is to be used as a natural dosimeter for luminescence dating. Given the variety of luminescence responses, it appears that olivine samples in future dating work may need to be individually characterised prior to measurement.</p>
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Olivine has so far attracted limited attention as a potential luminescence dosimeter. In particular, there is a dearth of information concerning the luminescence properties of geochemically characterised, pure olivine samples. Six well-characterised olivine samples from four intraplate settings are investigated in this study, including emission wavelengths and intensities, growth of signal with absorbed dose, signal stability and recovery of a given dose with a single aliquot regeneration (SAR) protocol. All tested olivines share a low-temperature (90–100°C) UV/blue thermoluminescence (TL) peak, and five of six samples also produce a low-temperature red/yellow emission. Higher temperature TL peaks, which would be thermally stable over geological timescales and could be used for dating, are rarely observed at low doses (c. 46 Gy), but detectable though dim at significantly higher doses (c. 460 Gy). Photostimulated luminescence (PSL) emissions are very dim, but reliably detected emissions are stimulated by blue, yellow and infrared (IR) light. PSL yielded generally successful dose recovery results; however, all tested signals are prone to significant anomalous fading and complex thermal transfer between unbleachable and bleachable traps. These characteristics must be addressed if olivine is to be used as a natural dosimeter for luminescence dating. Given the variety of luminescence responses, it appears that olivine samples in future dating work may need to be individually characterised prior to measurement.

Luminescence Characteristics of Intraplate-Derived Olivines

Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Geochronometria

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Olivine has so far attracted limited attention as a potential luminescence dosimeter. In particular, there is a dearth of information concerning the...

Luminescence Characteristics of Intraplate-Derived Olivines

Published Online: Jun 29, 2021

Page range: 73 - 94

Received: Dec 21, 2020

Accepted: May 18, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/geochr-2021-0006

Keywords
Olivine, TL, OSL, Dating, Dosimetry, Luminescence

© 2021 Laine Clark-Balzan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Luminescence Characteristics of Intraplate-Derived Olivines

Published Online: Jun 29, 2021

Page range: 73 - 94

Received: Dec 21, 2020

Accepted: May 18, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/geochr-2021-0006

KeywordsOlivine, TL, OSL, Dating, Dosimetry, Luminescence

© 2021 Laine Clark-Balzan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Olivine, TL, OSL, Dating, Dosimetry, Luminescence