Week 2 - SCPs As A Dating Method

Question 1

What are Spheroidal Carbonaceous Particles (SCPs)?

Answer 1

Provides us with age markers to construct an age depth model

Question 2

What is a stratigraphic method in dating?

Answer 2

Dating single points through a core, using various methods

Question 3

What is fly Ash?

Answer 3

Fine Particulate matter, produced by burning fossil fuels. Tiny and widely distributed in the atmosphere, linked to industrial activities

Question 4

How do you count SCPs?

Answer 4

Calculate concentration as number of particles per gram of dry mass of peat