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Extended-range luminescence dating of quartz and alkali feldspar from aeolian sediments in the eastern Mediterranean
Galina Faershtein
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Geological Survey of Israel, 32 Yesha'ayahu Leibowitz St., Jerusalem 9692100, Israel
The Fredy & Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
Naomi Porat
Geological Survey of Israel, 32 Yesha'ayahu Leibowitz St., Jerusalem 9692100, Israel
Ari Matmon
The Fredy & Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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Short summary
Optically stimulated luminescence dates the last exposure of quartz and feldspar minerals to sunlight. We investigated its sub-methods (TT-OSL, VSL, and pIRIR) to date middle and early Pleistocene sediments. Inspection of natural signals of samples can reveal saturated samples that produce only minimum ages. Using these sub-methods, minimum ages of up to the early Pleistocene can be obtained for eastern Mediterranean aeolian sediments of Nilotic origin.
Optically stimulated luminescence dates the last exposure of quartz and feldspar minerals to...
