Track Fading and Its Applications in Archaeology, Tectonics and Geothermal Chronology in China

Track fading is a basic phenomenon in track science and has been the source of informa- tion in geosciences. This article summarizes the knowledge of track fading and gives some examples of successful applications of track fading in archaeology, tectonics and geothermal chronology in China. The appl...

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Published inJournal of earth science (Wuhan, China) Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 645 - 651
Main Author 郭士伦 袁万明 陈宝流 黄慰文 刘顺生
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2013
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Archaeology
Biogeosciences
Chemical composition
China
Chronology
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth science
Earth Sciences
Fading
Geochemistry
Geological structures
Geology
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Geothermal
Geothermal power
Minerals
Plate tectonics
Tectonics
中国
地热
年表
应用
构造
考古学
衰落
追踪
China
archaeology
geothermal chronology
tectonics
track fading
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ISSN1674-487X
1867-111X
DOI10.1007/s12583-013-0356-8

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Summary:Track fading is a basic phenomenon in track science and has been the source of informa- tion in geosciences. This article summarizes the knowledge of track fading and gives some examples of successful applications of track fading in archaeology, tectonics and geothermal chronology in China. The applications of track fading are classified into 5 modes： （1） mode of complete fading （annealing）; （2） mode of partial fading; （3） use of the dependence of track fading on time and temperature; （4） use of the differences of track fading between coexisting minerals; and （5） use of fading-reduced track length. Track fading mechanisms hints that scientists in geothermal chronology should adopt microprobes for quantitative elemental analysis to determine the detailed chemical compositions of each mineral grain or at least of the grains from each position of geological structures in order that one becomes well aware of the relation between the track fading behavior and chemical compositions of the mineral used.
Bibliography:Shilun Guo＊ Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China Wanming Yuan School of Earth Sciences and Resourses, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China Baoliu Chen Department of Radioisotopes, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China Weiwen Huang Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China Shunsheng Liu Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
track fading, archaeology, tectonics, geothermal chronology.
Track fading is a basic phenomenon in track science and has been the source of informa- tion in geosciences. This article summarizes the knowledge of track fading and gives some examples of successful applications of track fading in archaeology, tectonics and geothermal chronology in China. The applications of track fading are classified into 5 modes： （1） mode of complete fading （annealing）; （2） mode of partial fading; （3） use of the dependence of track fading on time and temperature; （4） use of the differences of track fading between coexisting minerals; and （5） use of fading-reduced track length. Track fading mechanisms hints that scientists in geothermal chronology should adopt microprobes for quantitative elemental analysis to determine the detailed chemical compositions of each mineral grain or at least of the grains from each position of geological structures in order that one becomes well aware of the relation between the track fading behavior and chemical compositions of the mineral used.
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ISSN:1674-487X
1867-111X
DOI:10.1007/s12583-013-0356-8