释光测年仪是对沉积物上一次曝光事件年代的测定。自20 世纪80 年代该方法提出以来,得到了越来越广泛的应用。相对于14C测年,光释光测年虽存在误差偏大的不足(一般5%~10%),但是具有以下明显优势：
① 其测年年限范围比前者大得多;
② 测年物质(石英或长石)丰富,这在干旱半干旱区的沙漠和湖泊中尤其重要,因为在这些地区很难找到可用于14C测年的有机质;
③ 是对沉积物的直接定年;
④ 测年事件包括曝光、受热(400 ℃以上)、火山、地震和晶体(方解石等)形成等.
论文总结：
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