Week 2 - SCPs As A Dating Method Flashcards by M H

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What are Spheroidal Carbonaceous Particles (SCPs)?

Provides us with age markers to construct an age depth model

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What is a stratigraphic method in dating?

Dating single points through a core, using various methods

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What is fly Ash?

Fine Particulate matter, produced by burning fossil fuels. Tiny and widely distributed in the atmosphere, linked to industrial activities

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How do you count SCPs?

Calculate concentration as number of particles per gram of dry mass of peat

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Week 2 - SCPs As A Dating Method Flashcards

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