Fossil carbon in coastal sediments

Fossil carbon, as present in coal, oil and their derivatives, is free from radioactive 14 C and its presence in even small concentrations within sedimentary materials can lead to anomalously old radiocarbon ages. For example, Erlenkeuser et al. 1 have noted artificially high 14 C ages in the upper 2...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1980-09, Vol.287 (5777), p.35-36
Hauptverfasser:	Baxter, M. S., Stenhouse, M. J., Drndarski, N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Humanities and Social Sciences letter multidisciplinary Science Science (multidisciplinary)
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