Radiometric fingerprinting of fluvial sediments in the Rhine-Meuse delta, the Netherlands – a feasibility test

The deposits of the Rhine and the Meuse in the Netherlands alternate in their delta in a complex way. This paper discusses a method todistinguish the deposits of the Rhine and the Meuse based on the differences in natural radioactivity of 40K, 238U and 232Th, and the effect ofthe age of the deposits on the radiometric signal. In total, six channel belts of the Rhine and the Meuse were selected for sampling with anapproximate age of about 2000, 4000 and 6000 14C years B.P. Of each channel belt 5 samples of different lithology were taken: clay (C), clayloam (CL), sandy clay loam (sCL), sandy loa... Mehr ...