EXTRACTION OF MICROCHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM FORT SAGE SOUTH PALEOSEISMIC TRENCH, CALIFORNIA
Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings
Year: 2009
Summary
Sediment samples were collected from a trench across an active normal fault in the Fort Sage Mountains in northeast California with the purpose of gaining insight into earthquake activity. These sediment samples were examined to recover organic material suitable for AMS radiocarbon dating. No macroscopic charcoal or other organic fragments were noted in these samples; therefore, they were processed to recover microscopic charcoal fragments (microcharcoal) for dating. Two of the samples yielded sufficient microcharcoal to obtain AMS radiocarbon dates.
Cite this Record
EXTRACTION OF MICROCHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM FORT SAGE SOUTH PALEOSEISMIC TRENCH, CALIFORNIA. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2009-159. 2009 ( tDAR id: 380097) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8R210ZZ
Keywords
Material
Bulk Sediment
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Dating Sample
Site Name
Fort Sage Mountain Trench
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
09-159
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AMS Radiocarbon Analysis
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AMS Radiocarbon Dating
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Bulk Sediment Analysis
Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory)
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Fort Sage Mountain
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Northeast California
Spatial Coverage
min long: -122.926; min lat: 38.638 ; max long: -119.982; max lat: 41.987 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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