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8 - Dating of Postglacial Faults in Fennoscandia

from Part II - Methods and Techniques for Fault Identification and Dating

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2021

By
Colby A. Smith ,
Antti E. K. Ojala ,
Susanne Grigull  and
Henrik Mikko
Edited by
Holger Steffen ,
Odleiv Olesen  and
Raimo Sutinen
Holger Steffen
Affiliation:
Lantmäteriet, Sweden
Odleiv Olesen
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Norway
Raimo Sutinen
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Finland
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Summary

Numerous methods have been applied to dating postglacial faults in Fennoscandia. Traditionally, these range from determining relative ages based on cross-cutting relationships to determining absolute ages based on stratigraphy and radiocarbon dates. More recently, however, direct dating of fault scarps using terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide dating has been attempted.

The benefits and limitations of these methods are described citing examples from recent literature. Subsequently, the dates themselves are discussed in the context of the longstanding hypothesis that postglacial faults in Fennoscandia ruptured only once during or shortly after deglaciation. While each of the studies reviewed applies only to the investigated faults, collectively recent literature indicates a longer lasting and more complex spatial and temporal history of postglacial faulting in the Fennoscandian Shield area.

Keywords

Postglacial FaultFennoscandiaSurface Exposure DatingIndirect DatingStratigraphic DatingGeomorphic DatingRadiocarbon DatingHighest Postglacial ShorelineGlacial Landform
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Glacially-Triggered Faulting , pp. 133 - 150
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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