Radiocarbon and Uranium Profiles in Marine Gastropods Around the Japanese Archipelago
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9244335 |
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| Authors | Shoko Hirabayashi (0000-0002-6120-9110), Takahiro Aze (0000-0002-5675-0033), Yosuke Miyairi (0000-0003-3428-5342), Hironobu Kan (0000-0003-2693-9596), Yūsuke Yokoyama (0000-0001-7869-5891) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1883-1897 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/rdc.2023.122 |
| OpenAlex | W4391573862 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 46 |
In this study, we investigate the distribution of radiocarbon and uranium in the calcified opercula of Turbo sp. collected from Ryukyu region and Chiba, Japan, to explore the potential of U/Th dating using mollusks collected from the Japanese archipelago. We acquired high-resolution radiocarbon and uranium concentration measurements using single-stage accelerator mass spectrometry and laser ablation−inductively coupled plasma−mass spectrometry. Our results show that uranium in the opercula of modern Turbo sp. is unevenly distributed at concentrations 1000 times less than those in coral skeletons. Radiocarbon found in the calcified opercula samples record ambient seawater radiocarbon values as well as coral skeletons. Uranium in the calcified opercula of Holocene Turbo marmoratus were also unevenly distributed and concentrated within the opercula in a different manner than observed in modern samples, suggesting uranium exchange after death. Our results suggest variable uptake of uranium isotopes into mollusk shells and highlights the need for rigorous sample selection criteria when choosing mollusks species for U/Th dating around Japan
Absolute dating · Archaeology · Archipelago · Geography · Radiocarbon dating · Radionuclide · Uranium · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Radioactive contamination and transfer · Radioactivity and Radon Measurements · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology
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