Absolute Dating Techniques Course
This course equips you to master absolute dating methods for creating solid geological timelines. Delve into radiocarbon, luminescence, U-Pb, Ar-Ar, and tephrochronology techniques. Learn to combine multiple methods effectively, minimise uncertainties, and apply them in practical geography and geology fieldwork across diverse settings like Zambia's varied terrains.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
Gain practical skills to confidently date basalts, fluvial sands, tuffs, lake sediments, shelter deposits, and granitoids. Master K-Ar, Ar-Ar, U-Pb, radiocarbon, luminescence, fission-track, and (U-Th)/He methods, learn optimal application timing, sidestep sampling and lab pitfalls, validate results, and construct reliable chronological frameworks with precise uncertainty quantification.
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Develop skills
- Design effective multi-method dating strategies selecting ideal radiocarbon, Ar-Ar, U-Pb, and OSL approaches.
- Properly collect and manage samples including charcoal, bones, ash, basalts, and sediments.
- Identify and fix dating issues like contamination, reworking, diagenesis, and inheritance.
- Develop strong chronologies by combining stratigraphy, paleomagnetism, and Bayesian age-depth models.
- Clearly quantify and communicate age uncertainties for professional geochronology applications.
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