Uranium-series ages of corals and coexisting phosphate deposits on Pelsaert reef complex, Houtman-Abrolkos islands, western Australia

Auteurs :
VEEH, H. H.
FRANCE, R. E.

Description :
An unusually well-defined association between guano-derived phosphate rock (apatite) and coral carbonates on Pelsaert Island has provided an opportunity to test uranium-series dating methods as applied to insular phosphorites. The results suggest that phosphate deposition commenced soon after the peak of the last interglaciation and has been largely controlled by sea-level fluctuations and probably other factors associated with late Quaternary climate in this area.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research, 1988, vol. 30, n°. 2, p. 204-209, Références bibliographiques : 22 réf.

Date :
1988