Data Release for Luminescence: OSL Data and Ages in support of the Surficial Geology and Quaternary Fault Map of the Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada

Description

The data release includes 35 new luminescence ages and 3 new radiocarbon ages. The new age data further brackets the ages of the Las Vegas basin Quaternary stratigraphy and provide new constraints on the timing of Quaternary fault activity.

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Name Format Description Link
55 The metadata original format https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.65049a6cd34eb6693be7c6d0.xml
55 Landing page for access to the data https://doi.org/10.5066/P96WSHCM

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  • radiation-dosimetry
  • geochronology
  • las-vegas-formation
  • luminescence-dating
  • age-estimation-methods
  • optically-stimulated-luminescence
  • clark-county
  • frenchman-mountain-fault-system
  • las-vegas-valley
  • usgs-65049a6cd34eb6693be7c6d0
  • nevada

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