Potential impacts of chemical weathering on feldspar luminescence dating properties

Bartz, Melanie; Peña, Jasquelin; Grand, Stéphanie; King, Georgina E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-51-2023

Articles | Volume 5, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-51-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-51-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 5, issue 1

Research article

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02 Feb 2023

Research article |

| 02 Feb 2023

Potential impacts of chemical weathering on feldspar luminescence dating properties

Melanie Bartz, Jasquelin Peña, Stéphanie Grand, and Georgina E. King

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Potential impacts of chemical weathering on feldspar luminescence dating properties Melanie Bartz, Jasquelin Peña, Stéphanie Grand, and Georgina E. King https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7463140

Short summary

Chemical weathering alters the chemical composition of mineral grains, and it follows that luminescence dating signals may also be progressively modified. We artificially weathered feldspar samples under different chemical conditions to understand the effect of feldspar partial dissolution on their luminescence properties. Only minor changes were observed on luminescence dating properties, implying that chemical alteration of feldspar surfaces may not affect luminescence dating signals.