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14 C DATES OF CALCAREOUS SAMPLES, HERON ISLAND, GREAT BARRIER REEF 1
Author(s) -
WOLF KARL H.,
ÖSTLUND GÖTE
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
sedimentology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.494
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1365-3091
pISSN - 0037-0746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1967.tb01324.x
Subject(s) - heron , geology , calcareous , paleontology
SUMMARY Two samples of plant‐rich limy sand collected from the 9‐ and 11‐ft.‐level of the Heron Island cay were subjected to 14 C dating. Uncertainties related to secondary changes and contaminations, and the unknown transportation history of the woody material prior to accumulation at Heron Island, in combination with the relatively young age of the carbon, did not result in 14 C values useful for correlation and absolute dating purposes.