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Exploring the relationships between Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)/Luminescence (OSL/TL) properties and trace element composition from quartz in various bedrocks (Strengbach catchment, Vosges)
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), 3 Avenue Claude Guillemin, BP 36009, 45060 Orléans, France
Histoire naturelle des Humanités Préhistorique (HNHP) – UMR 7194, 1 Rue René Panhard, 75013 Paris, France
Magali Rizza
Aix Marseille University, CNRS, IRD, INRAE, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Département des sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada
Claire Aupart
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), 3 Avenue Claude Guillemin, BP 36009, 45060 Orléans, France
Gilles Rixhon
Laboratoire Image Ville Environnement (LIVE UMR 7362), Université de Strasbourg CNRS ENGEES ZAEU LTER, 3 rue de l'Argonne, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Pierre G. Valla
Institut des Sciences de La Terre (ISTerre), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, IRD, Univ. Gustave Eiffel, Grenoble, France
Manon Boulay
Aix Marseille University, CNRS, IRD, INRAE, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Philippe Lach
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), 3 Avenue Claude Guillemin, BP 36009, 45060 Orléans, France
Pierre Voinchet
Histoire naturelle des Humanités Préhistorique (HNHP) – UMR 7194, 1 Rue René Panhard, 75013 Paris, France
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Short summary
In this study, Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL), Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) and Laser Ablation-Induced Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy (La-ICPMS) trace element (TE) analyses shows that TE composition may influence OSL and ESR-Ti sensitivities in quartz, which vary with bedrock type. Pressure may take a part in OSL/ESR-Ti sensitivities variability while ESR-Al intensities could be linked to initial fluid composition and crystallization conditions
In this study, Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL), Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) and Laser...
