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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Geochronology, Geomorphology, Geology

ISO 19115 Topic Category

biota

Other Subject Keywords

Isochron, Aluminum-26, Sedimentation, River terrace, Burial dating, Beryllium-10

Place Keywords

North Carolina, Sparta

Cosmogenic Al-26/Be-10 Isochron Burial Data for the Sparta, NC Area

This data release contains three spreadsheets that have aluminum-26 and beryllium-10 concentrations for samples collected in and near Sparta, North Carolina in 2021-2022. These samples were prepared for burial dating at the Reston Cosmogenic Nuclide (RECON) Lab and measured via accelerator mass spectrometry at the Purdue Rare Isotope Measurement (PRIME) Lab. The file “Sparta_SiteLocations_Odom.csv” contains site locations and interpreted ages; measurements of aluminum-26 and beryllium-10 and related data are located in respective .csv files.

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Author(s) William E Odom orcid, Mark W Carter orcid, Arthur J Merschat orcid
Publication Date 2024-02-05
Beginning Date of Data 2021
Ending Date of Data 2023
Data Contact
William Odom
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P13R3IAP
Citation Odom, W.E., Carter, M.W., and Merschat, A.J., 2024, Cosmogenic Al-26/Be-10 Isochron Burial Data for the Sparta, NC Area: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13R3IAP.
Metadata Contact
William E Odom
Metadata Date 2024-07-31
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