概括
肯尼亚的KBS岩的阿贡-阿贡 (Ar-Ar) 测年准确地提供了188万年的年龄. 这解决了这个重要的地质标记床的前期差异.
科学领域:
- 地质时间学
- 火山层结构
- 古人类学
背景情况:
- 肯尼亚的KBS岩是一个重要的标志床, 对于早期人类遗址的测定时间至关重要.
- 之前使用Ar-Ar和K-Ar方法进行的地质年代研究给出了KBS Tuff的相矛盾日期.
研究的目的:
- 为了解决KBSTuff的年龄数据冲突.
- 为了确定这个关键的地质标记床的精确和可靠的年龄.
主要方法:
- -40/-39 (Ar-40/Ar-39) 年龄谱分析.
- 在KBS Tuff中的三种石晶体的分析.
主要成果:
- 获得了近乎理想的平面Ar-40/Ar-39年龄光谱图案,显示出最小的结晶后干扰.
- 确定KBS的一致年龄为1.88±0.02万年.
- 新的Ar-40/Ar-39数据证实了KBS Tuff的年龄,并解决了之前的日期冲突.
结论:
- 现在KBS石的年代非常好,为1.88±0.02万年.
- 这种精确的日期增强了库比福拉形成和该地区古人类学研究的时间框架.
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