Fission track dating of a volcanic ash layer near Pisticci (Basilicata, Italy)

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G. Bigazzi
F.P. Bonadonna

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The results of fission track dating on a volcanic ash level interlayered in a sedimentary clay section are reported. The section is located near Pisticci (Basilicata, South Italy) and is formed by a marine clay, about 100 m thick. The volcanic ash level, 7-8 cm thick, shows wavy upper and lower boundaries. Fission track measurements were made with the reactors of Pavia University and IPEN-CNEN (São Paulo, Brazil). The obtained results (an age between 3 and 2.5 MA) are coherent and in good agreement with biostratigraphical results.

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Bigazzi, G., and F.P. Bonadonna , trans. 1988. “Fission Track Dating of a Volcanic Ash Layer Near Pisticci (Basilicata, Italy)”. Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary 1 (2): 127-29. https://doi.org/10.26382/.
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Bigazzi, G., and F.P. Bonadonna , trans. 1988. “Fission Track Dating of a Volcanic Ash Layer Near Pisticci (Basilicata, Italy)”. Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary 1 (2): 127-29. https://doi.org/10.26382/.