Cosmogenic Exposure Dating (36Cl) of Landforms on Jan Mayen, North Atlantic, and the Effects of Bedrock Formation Age Assumptions on 36Cl Ages

• Published in: Geosciences
• Main Authors: Anjar, Johanna, Akҫar, Naki, Larsen, Eiliv A., Lyså, Astrid, Marrero, Shasta, Mozafari, Nasim, Vockenhuber, Christof
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: 550 Earth sciences & geology; Beerenberg; Jan Mayen; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://boris.unibe.ch/166685/1/geosciences-11-00390.pdf; https://boris.unibe.ch/166685/

Jan Mayen is a small volcanic island situated 550 km north of Iceland. Glacial sediments and landforms are relatively common on the island but, so far, only a few of them have been dated. In this study, we present and discuss 89 36Cl dates of primarily glacial and volcanic events on Jan Mayen. Calcu...