Sanidine in obsidian and its applicability in neutron flux monitor development for 40Ar/39Ar dating

Authors :: Wan-Feng Zhang
De-Wen Zheng
Peng-Li He
Yi-Gang Xu
Yan-Qiang Zhang
Yu-Lian Zhang
Jun-jie Wang
Source :: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 37:2286-2293
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2022.
Abstract: The neutron flux monitor is a critical part of the process of 40Ar/39Ar dating. We report a new protocol to prepare a neutron flux monitor from the sanidine contained within obsidian, a rock which has undergone rapid eruption and cooling on the surface.

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