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ABSTRACT Thermoluminescence (TL) is a well-established archaeological dating1 technique but the most common mineral in volcanic rocks, plagioclase feldspar, is affected by ‘anomalous fading’

which prevents its use for dating lava flows. We describe here how the _α_ contribution to annual dose rate is calculated. Plagioclase ages are compared with those obtained by 14C, K–Ar and

TL dating on quartz. Our samples come from the Chaîne des Puys (Massif Central, France). We conclude that TL is a promising tool for dating continental lava flows in the range 3,000–300,000

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AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Centre des Faibles Radioactivités Laboratoire mixte CNRS-CEA, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France G. Guérin & G. Valladas Authors * G. Guérin View

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PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE Guérin, G., Valladas, G. Thermoluminescence dating of volcanic plagioclases. _Nature_ 286, 697–699 (1980).

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