<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In many papers different authors was described problem of systematic underestimation of TL ages for sediments older then 100 ka. We presented the results which probably are not significantly rejuvenated. This is another example of the TL dates made in Lublin laboratory which are likely in agreement with the stratigraphic interpretation. In 2002 Kusiak et al. published the TL ages ranging from 200 to 800 ka for the Zahvizdja loess profile in Ukraine. These first promising results of TL dating of so old deposits encouraged us to undertake further studies. In next years were discovered other Ukrainian loess profiles with the Middle and Lower Pleistocene deposits, among others in the Skala Podils’ka, Mamalyha and Vendychany sites. The thermoluminescence dating made for these profiles in the Lublin laboratory gave the next, after Zahvizdja, series of 15 TL ages ranging from 200 to 700 ka. This way we confirmed the possibility of TL dating of the deposits older than 400 ka BP.</p></abstract>

In many papers different authors was described problem of systematic underestimation of TL ages for sediments older then 100 ka. We presented the results which probably are not significantly rejuvenated. This is another example of the TL dates made in Lublin laboratory which are likely in agreement with the stratigraphic interpretation. In 2002 Kusiak et al. published the TL ages ranging from 200 to 800 ka for the Zahvizdja loess profile in Ukraine. These first promising results of TL dating of so old deposits encouraged us to undertake further studies. In next years were discovered other Ukrainian loess profiles with the Middle and Lower Pleistocene deposits, among others in the Skala Podils’ka, Mamalyha and Vendychany sites. The thermoluminescence dating made for these profiles in the Lublin laboratory gave the next, after Zahvizdja, series of 15 TL ages ranging from 200 to 700 ka. This way we confirmed the possibility of TL dating of the deposits older than 400 ka BP.

Problems of TL dating of the Mesopleistocene loess deposits in the Podillya and Pokuttya regions (Ukraine)

Department of Physical Geography and Palaeogeography, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Al. Kraśnicka 2 cd, 20-718, Lublin, Poland

Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland

Department of Geomorphology and Palaeogeography, Ivan Franko National University, Doroshenka 41, 79000, Lviv, Ukraine

Geochronometria

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In many papers different authors was described problem of systematic underestimation of TL ages for sediments older then 100 ka. We presented the results which...

Problems of TL dating of the Mesopleistocene loess deposits in the Podillya and Pokuttya regions (Ukraine)

Publicado en línea: 27 dic 2012

Páginas: 51 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13386-012-0023-3

Palabras clave
TL dating, loess-soil sequence, Mesopleistocene, Podillya and Pokuttya regions

© 2012 Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

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

Problems of TL dating of the Mesopleistocene loess deposits in the Podillya and Pokuttya regions (Ukraine)

Publicado en línea: 27 dic 2012

Páginas: 51 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13386-012-0023-3

Palabras claveTL dating, loess-soil sequence, Mesopleistocene, Podillya and Pokuttya regions

© 2012 Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

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

Palabras clave
TL dating, loess-soil sequence, Mesopleistocene, Podillya and Pokuttya regions