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Optically stimulated luminescence dating of late Holocene raised strandplain sequences adjacent to Lakes Michigan and Superior, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Erin P. Argyilan ,
Steven L. Forman ,
John W. Johnston  and
Douglas A. Wilcox
Erin P. Argyilan*
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, Indiana University Northwest, 3400 Broadway, Marram 243, Gary, IN 46408, USA
Steven L. Forman
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St. M/C 186, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
John W. Johnston
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo, CEIT Building, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Douglas A. Wilcox
Affiliation:
Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center, 1451 Green Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
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*Corresponding author. Fax: +1 219 980 6673.E-mail address:eargyila@iun.edu (E.P. Argyilan).
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Abstract

This study evaluates the accuracy of optically stimulated luminescence to date well-preserved strandline sequences at Manistique/Thompson bay (Lake Michigan), and Tahquamenon and Grand Traverse Bays (Lake Superior) that span the past ∼4500 yr. The single aliquot regeneration (SAR) method is applied to produce absolute ages for littoral and eolian sediments. SAR ages are compared against AMS and conventional 14C ages on swale organics. Modern littoral and eolian sediments yield SAR ages <100 yr indicating near, if not complete, solar resetting of luminescence prior to deposition. Beach ridges that yield SAR ages <2000 yr show general agreement with corresponding 14C ages on swale organics. Significant variability in 14C ages >2000 cal yr B.P. complicates comparison to SAR ages at all sites. However, a SAR age of 4280 ± 390 yr (UIC913) on ridge77 at Tahquamenon Bay is consistent with regional regression from the high lake level of the Nipissing II phase ca. 4500 cal yr B.P. SAR ages indicate a decrease in ridge formation rate after ∼1500 yr ago, likely reflecting separation of Lake Superior from lakes Huron and Michigan. This study shows that SAR is a credible alternative to 14C methods for dating littoral and eolian landforms in Great Lakes and other coastal strandplains where 14C methods prove problematic.

Keywords

Optically stimulated luminescenceLittoral sedimentsGreat Lakes water levelsRadiocarbonBeach ridges
Type
Research Article
Information
Quaternary Research , Volume 63 , Issue 2 , March 2005 , pp. 122 - 135
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University of Washington

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