Review and Analysis of Dating Techniques for Neogene and Quaternary VolcanicRocks

摘要

The report was prepared as part of the Volcanic Systems of the Basin and Rangeresearch project at the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (CNWRA) to provide a critical review of rock dating techniques for young basaltic volcanic systems. It is designed to present a summary of the techniques and assumptions used for modern geochronologic studies and to provide information on the limitations and uncertainties associated with these methods. The techniques reviewed are those that have been applied, or have the potential to be applied, to young basaltic rocks in the Yucca Mountain Region (YMR). Application of these techniques to structural geology or tectonic studies in the YMR will be discussed as part of Task 5 of the Tectonic Processes of the Central Basin and Range Region research project.