宇宙成因核素~(21)Ne测年原理和应用

宇宙成因核素测年方法在地表暴露测年和沉积物埋藏测年方面均具有重要应用价值,还可用于定量计算地表侵蚀、地形抬升和河流下切等反映气候及构造运动影响的地表过程速率,对研究地球各圈层之间的相互作用关系具有重要意义,是第四纪年代学领域中一种重要的测年方法。与放射性宇宙成因核素10Be、26Al相比,稳定核素21Ne在地表暴露定年方面具有测年范围宽、测年材料选择范围广、测试所需样品量少、前处理过程简单等优点。通过与放射性核素的结合使用,稳定核素21Ne还可用于沉积物的埋藏测年,并具有比10Be-26Al埋藏测年法更高的测年上限和测年精度。稳定核素21Ne测年方法的应用在国内尚处于起步阶段,但可以预见,这一方法将以其独特的优势在第四纪地质学、地貌演化及活动构造等诸多研究领域得到广泛的应用。     

贵州高原沉积物原位宇宙成因核素~(10)Be、~(26)Al和~(21)Ne测年研究

地貌演化受到区域构造抬升、气候变化和河流动力学共同调节.然而,如何通过地表剥蚀和河流下切作用来区分这些机制仍存在争议.本文对贵州高原地区洞穴沉积物、现代河流沉积物和基岩中石英颗粒的原位宇宙成因核素~(10)Be、~(26)Al和~(21)Ne含量进行分析,探讨了~(21)Ne在地质年代学中的适用性,并讨论了该地区第四纪地貌演化历史.通过~(26)Al-~(10)Be和~(21)Ne-~(10)Be核素对的对比分析,我们发现石英样品中由U和Th衰变产生的核反应成因~(21)Ne含量不可忽视,同时也有可能存在继承性宇宙成因~(21)Ne.在前人的研究基础上,我们总结了宇宙成因核素~(21)Ne精确定年须注意的几个方面:(1)评估样品中核反应成因~(21)Ne的贡献;(2)避免采集有复杂埋藏历史的样品以排除继承性~(21)Ne的影响;(3)对第四纪样品~(10)Be-~(26)Al-~(21)Ne三核素联用.基于~(26)Al-~(10)Be核素对计算出的样品埋藏年代和流域在埋藏前的剥蚀速率,我们确定了贵州高原地区不同时间尺度地表剥蚀速率和河流下切速率的变化.不同时间尺度的~(26)Al-~(10)Be流域剥蚀速率、~(36)Cl剥蚀速率和现代河流剥蚀速率的一致性,表明贵州高原景观尺度的地表剥蚀速率可能在第四纪以来已经达到稳定状态.该地区河流下切速率略高于局部地表剥蚀速率,表明区域构造抬升导致的河流动力学可能尚未达到稳定状态.     

云南三营组宇宙成因核素埋藏年龄及成因

三营组是一套河湖相沉积,沿红河断裂及其西北延伸线分布,主要出露在洱源附近.三营组中夹多层草煤,与下伏三叠系灰岩呈不整合接触,上覆第四纪砾石和松散沉积物.我们通过宇宙成因核素埋藏年龄法定量证明了三营组沉积于上新世,其顶部第四纪砾石层的宇宙成因核素埋藏年龄提供了三营组结束时间:2 Ma.从空间分布和沉积时间上看,三营组的形成与红河断裂和剑川断裂相关:中新世末期由于红河断裂和剑川断裂的触发,在洱源一带断裂拉张区形成断陷盆地,在红河断裂中南段一些拉张区也形成局部断陷湖盆,金沙江南流水系提供水源沉积了三营组.第四纪初期由于云岭山脉的隆起阻断了金沙江南去的水流,红河断裂带拉张区多数断陷湖盆干涸,结束了河湖相沉积.     

宇宙成因核素测年中石英分离流程的改进

就地宇宙成因核素测年是基岩断层面和滑坡、崩塌体古地震研究中至关重要的年代测定方法之一,其测定的目标矿物较多。石英因其成分简单、分布广泛且易于进行化学处理而成为就地宇宙成因核素测年中的一种理想测年矿物。从野外采集的岩石中分离出纯石英是就地宇成核素测年实验的首要步骤,同时也是一个关键环节。常规的HF/HNO₃蚀刻分离提纯石英的方法耗时长、效率低,影响就地宇宙成因核素测年方法在活动构造中的应用。文中报道了一种采用实验室集成的石英浮选提纯装置及提纯方法,选取活动构造研究中2种宇成核素测年常用的长英质岩石样品——花岗质片麻岩和石英岩,经破碎、筛分出0.25～0.50mm粒径的颗粒作为试验样,成功实现了石英与长石等杂质矿物的有效分离,获得的石英组分中石英占90%以上,效果显著。结果表明,花岗岩类样品浮选分离后的石英组分再用HF/HNO₃继续蚀刻2、 3次后,石英中的Al含量降至200ppm以下,完全满足宇宙成因核素测年的要求,隐晶质的石英岩经过浮选分离再蚀刻提纯,比全岩粉碎后直接提纯减少了一倍以上的时间。文中的浮选提纯装置和方法极大地减少了HF/HNO<...     

活动构造研究中相关速率的原地宇宙成因核素年代学约束

活动构造研究中获得的相关速率是解释活动构造运动方式和幅度的重要基础,同时也能够提供检验和建立有关运动学和动力学模型的必要参数。原地宇宙成因核素年代学是近几十年来随着加速质谱的出现而逐渐发展并不断广泛应用于地学,特别是地表过程以及活动构造研究中来的。由于仪器测试费用高以及处理流程比较复杂,国内早期相关研究没有得以广泛开展,然而目前正呈现逐渐升温的趋势。在样品采集以及精细野外地质调查测量的基础上,活动构造研究中的活动断裂运动速率,活动构造区的河流水系侵蚀下切速率以及古地震事件,活动火山喷发事件等均可以通过原地宇宙成因核素年代学定量约束。文中在概述原地宇宙成因核素年代学基本原理的基础上,总结了国内外有关该年代学在活动构造研究应用中的最新成果和资料,重点介绍了基于原地宇宙成因核素年代学方法获取和解释活动构造研究中相关速率的成果     

原地宇宙成因核素测年中石英样品分离提纯的几组实验对比

原地宇宙成因核素测年方法在地质及地理研究领域应用广泛,测年对象众多。石英因其致密的晶体结构不易被大气成因10Be污染,以及较低的27Al含量的特点而成为宇宙成因核素测年方法中一种理想的测年物质。在分离石英样品10Be和26Al的实验流程中,石英的提纯是其中的一个关键环节。原始的HCl/H2O2和HF/HNO3蚀刻分离提纯石英方法应用广泛、安全可靠,但处理样品周期长、效率较低。因此,在原始流程的基础上,设计了3组实验流程与原始流程进行对比。结果显示,在样品石英纯度较高的基础上,可以通过减少超声波使用时间、增加蚀刻溶液浓度及每步样品处理量的方法,提高样品的处理效率,同时可以用加热磁力搅拌器替代超声波清洗器进行石英样品的HF/HNO3蚀刻提纯     

基岩断层面古地震研究的主要方法与选点原则

随着断层面形貌测量、宇宙成因核素测年、地球化学元素测定和光释光等一系列新兴技术的突破,基岩断层面在古地震研究方面的特征优势被不断发掘,日益成为国际古地震研究的热点与前沿.国内外学者从不同专业角度开展了大量的基岩断层面古地震研究,取得了一系列丰硕成果.本文在系统介绍基岩断层面古地震研究的进展、梳理归纳各类研究方法特点的基...     

基岩就地~(14)C测年及古地震潜在应用

在陆地表面系统,~(14)C主要通过宇宙射线与大气和暴露岩石2个明显不同的介质发生核反应产生。在大气中生成的~(14)C,由此建立的~(14)C测年方法已广泛应用于考古学和古环境及地球各圈层的相互作用等方面的研究,推动了相关学科的发展;在基岩中产生的就地(in situ)~(14)C,随着加速器质谱计探测灵敏度的提升,就地~(14)C对地表过程的研究潜力开始得到广泛认可和关注,也已成为解决一些地球科学问题的重要方法。文中简要介绍了就地~(14)C的形成机制、产率值、实验方法的历史与现状以及使用宇宙成因核素研究基岩正断层活动性方面的最近进展。     

近百年来湖泊有机碳与无机碳埋藏响应流域开发的协同变化——以石林喀斯特地区为例

有机碳和无机碳的流域输出是湖泊碳埋藏的重要驱动因子,而喀斯特地区无机碳循环具有反应迅速且对人类活动影响敏感的特点.在流域开发持续增强的背景下,喀斯特地区湖泊有机碳和无机碳的来源、含量与埋藏通量可能会出现同步变化的协同模式.本文以云南省石林喀斯特地区流域土地利用类型不同的两个中型湖泊(长湖、月湖)开展对比分析,通过对沉积物钻孔的土壤侵蚀强度(磁化率)、流域外源输入(C:N比值)、水动力(粒度)、营养盐(总氮、总磷)、藻类生产力(叶绿素色素)等代用指标的分析,结合监测数据和历史资料重建了两个湖泊环境变化的近百年历史,并定量识别了有机碳和无机碳埋藏响应流域开发的变化特征与协同模式.沉积物磁化率和C:N比值结果揭示了流域地表侵蚀和外源输入的阶段性特征,同时总氮和总磷含量记录了长湖和月湖营养水平上升的长期模式.在流域森林覆被较高(33.43%)的长湖中,全岩和有机质C:N比值分别与磁化率信号呈显著正相关(r=0.95和0.89,P<0.001),且与无机碳和有机碳含量呈显著负相关(r=-0.94,P<0.001和r=-0.52,P=0.01),反映了森林植被退化时流域碳输出的减少对沉...     

南极格罗夫山地表岩石样品中宇宙成因~(21)Ne的含量及暴露年龄

地表岩石中21Ne和22Ne有多种来源:宇宙成因、原位放射性成因、捕获的地壳源放射性成因和捕获的微量大气.本研究报道了首次在中国开展的对地表石英中宇宙成因21Ne和22Ne的测定工作.我们采用了一个独创的样品前处理方法,有效地去除了石英中的包体,最大限度地减少了放射性成因21Ne和22Ne的贡献.多阶段加热结果表明南极格罗夫山地区哈丁山地表岩石样品R9202和R9203中宇宙成因21Ne和22Ne的含量分别为(3.83±0.87)×108和(5.22±0.51)×108atom·g-1,其相应的最小暴露年龄为(2.2±0.5)和(3.0±0.3)Ma,表明哈丁山顶的暴露至少从上新世中期就已开始.     

Effects of long soil surface residence times on apparent cosmogenic nuclide denudation rates and burial ages in the Cradle of Humankind,South Africa

In situ cosmogenic nuclides are an important tool for quantifying landscape evolution and dating fossil-bearing deposits in the Cradle of Humankind (CoH), South Africa. This technique mainly employs cosmogenic 10-Beryllium (¹⁰Be) in river sediments to estimate denudation rates and the ratio of 26-Aluminium (²⁶Al) to ¹⁰Be (²⁶Al/¹⁰Be), to constrain ages of sediment burial. Here, we use ¹⁰Be and ²⁶Al concentrations in bedrock and soil above the Rising Star Cave (the discovery site of Homo naledi) to constrain the denudation rate and the exposure history of soil on the surface. Apparent ¹⁰Be-derived denudation rates obtained from pebble- to cobble-sized clasts and coarse-sand in soil (on average 3.59 ± 0.27 m/Ma and 3.05 ± 0.25 m/Ma, respectively) are 2-3 times lower than the bedrock denudation rates (on average 9.46 ± 0.68 m/Ma). In addition, soil samples yield an average ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be ratio (5.12 ± 0.27) that is significantly lower than the surface production ratio of 6.75, which suggests complex exposure histories. These results are consistent with prolonged surface residence of up to 1.5 Ma in vertically mixed soils that are up to 3 m thick. We conclude that the ¹⁰Be concentrations accumulated in soils during the long near-surface residence times can potentially cause underestimation of single-nuclide (¹⁰Be) catchment-wide denudation rates in the CoH. Further, burial ages of cave sediment samples that consist of an amalgamation of sand-size quartz grains could be overestimated if a pre-burial ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be ratio calculated from the surface production is assumed. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Isochron‐burial dating of glaciofluvial deposits: First results from the Swiss Alps

In this study, we use isochron‐burial dating to date the Swiss Deckenschotter, the oldest Quaternary deposits of the northern Alpine Foreland. Concentrations of cosmogenic ¹⁰Be and ²⁶Al in individual clasts from a single stratigraphic horizon can be used to calculate an isochron‐burial age based on an assumed initial ratio and the measured ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be ratio. We suggest that, owing to deep and repeated glacial erosion, the initial isochron ratio of glacial landscapes at the time of burial varies between 6.75 and 8.4. Analysis of 22 clasts of different lithology, shape, and size from one 0.5 m thick gravel bed at Siglistorf (Canton Aargau) indicates low nuclide concentrations: <20 000 ¹⁰Be atoms/g and <150 000 ²⁶Al atoms/g. Using an ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be ratio of 7.6 (arithmetical mean of 6.75 and 8.4), we calculate a mean isochron‐burial age of 1.5 ± 0.2 Ma. This age points to an average bedrock incision rate between 0.13 and 0.17 mm/a. Age data from the Irchel, Stadlerberg, and Siglistorf sites show that the Higher Swiss Deckenschotter was deposited between 2.5 and 1.3 Ma. Our results indicate that isochron‐burial dating can be successfully applied to glaciofluvial sediments despite very low cosmogenic nuclide concentrations. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Role of in situ cosmogenic nuclides 10be and 26al in the study of diverse geomorphic processes

The central premises of applications of the in situ cosmogenic dating method for studying specific problems in geomorphology are outlined for simple and complex exposure settings. In the light of these general models, we discuss the information that can be derived about geomorphic processes, utilizing concentrations of in situ produced cosmogenic radionuclides ¹⁰Be (half-life=1·5 ma) and ²⁶A1 (half-life=0·7 ma) in a variety of geomorphic contexts: glacial polish and tills; meteorite impact craters; alluvial fans; paleo-beach ridges; marine terraces; sand dunes; and bedrock slopes. We also compare ¹⁰Be-²⁶Al data with results obtained by other dating methods. We conclude that the technique of measuring in situ cosmic ray produced nuclides holds promise for quantitative studies of processes and time-scales in a wide range of geomorphological problems.     

P–PINI: A cosmogenic nuclide burial dating method for landscapes undergoing non-steady erosion

Existing methods of cosmogenic nuclide burial dating perform well provided that sediment sources undergo steady rates of erosion and the samples experience continuous exposure to cosmic rays. These premises exert important limitations on the applicability of the methods. And yet, high mountain sediment sources are rife with transient processes, such as non-steady erosion by glacial quarrying and/or landsliding, or temporary cosmic-ray shielding beneath glaciers and/or sediment. As well as breaching the premises of existing burial dating methods, such processes yield samples with low nuclide abundances and variable ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be ratios that may foil both isochron and simple burial-age solutions. P–PINI (Particle-Pathway Inversion of Nuclide Inventories) is a new dating tool designed for dating the burial of sediments sourced from landscapes characterized by abrupt, non-steady erosion, discontinuous exposure, and catchments with elevation-dependent ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be production ratios. P–PINI merges a Monte Carlo simulator with established cosmogenic nuclide production equations to simulate millions of samples (¹⁰Be–²⁶Al inventories). The simulated samples are compared statistically with ¹⁰Be–²⁶Al measured in field samples to define the most probable burial age. Here, we target three published ¹⁰Be–²⁶Al datasets to demonstrate the versatility of the P–PINI model for dating fluvial and glacial sediments. (1) The first case serves as a robust validation of P–PINI. For the Pulu fluvial gravels (China), we obtain a burial age of 1.27 ± 0.10 Ma (1σ), which accords with the isochron burial age and two independent chronometers reported in Zhao et al. (2016) Quaternary Geochronology 34, 75–80. The second and third cases, however, reveal marked divergence between P–PINI and isochron-derived ages. (2) For the fluvial Nenana Gravel (USA), we obtain a minimum-limiting burial age of 4.5 ± 0.7 Ma (1σ), which is compatible with unroofing of the Alaska Range starting ∼ 6 Ma, while calling into question the Early Pleistocene isochron burial age presented in Sortor et al. (2021) Geology 49, 1473–1477. (3) For the Bünten Till (Switzerland), we obtain a limiting burial age of <204 ka (95th percentile range), which conforms with the classical notion of the most extensive glaciation in the northern Alpine Foreland assigned to the Riss glaciation (sensu marine isotope stage 6) contrary to the isochron burial age presented in Dieleman et al. (2022) Geosciences, 12, 39. Discrepancies between P–PINI and the isochron ages are rooted in the challenges posed by the diverse pre-burial ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be ratios produced under conditions characteristic of high mountain landscapes; i.e., non-steady erosion, discontinuous cosmic-ray exposure, and elevation-dependent ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be production ratios in the source region, which are incompatible with the isochron method, but easily accommodated by the stochastic design of P–PINI.     

26Al/10Be ratios reveal the source of river sediments in the Kimberley,NW Australia

We use cosmogenic ¹⁰Be and ²⁶Al in both bedrock and fluvial sediments to investigate controls on erosion rates and sediment supply to river basins at the regional scale in the Kimberley, NW Australia. The area is characterised by lithologically controlled morphologies such as cuestas, isolated mesas and extensive plateaus made of slightly dipping, extensively jointed sandstones. All sampled bedrock surfaces at plateau tops, ridgelines, and in the broader floodplain of major rivers over the region show similar slow lowering rates between 0.17 and 4.88 m.Myr^-1, with a mean value of 1.0 ± 0.6 m.Myr^-1 (n=15), whilst two bedrock samples collected directly within river-beds record rates that are one to two orders of magnitude higher (14.4 ± 1.5 and 20.9 ± 2.5 m.Myr^-1, respectively). Bedrock ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be ratios are all compatible with simple, continuous sub-aerial exposure histories. Modern river sediment yield lower ¹⁰Be and ²⁶Al concentrations, apparent ¹⁰Be basin-wide denudation rates ranging between 1.8 and 7.7 m.Myr^-1, with a median value of 2.6 m.Myr^-1, more than double the magnitude of bedrock erosion rates. ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be ratios of the sediment samples are lower than those obtained for bedrock samples. We propose that these depleted ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be ratios can largely be explained by the supply of sediment to river basins from the slab fragmentation and chemical weathering of channel gorge walls and plateau escarpments that result in diluting the cosmogenic nuclide concentration in river sediments measured at the basin outlets. The results of a mass-balance model suggest that ~60–90% of river sediment in the Kimberley results from the breakdown and chemical weathering of retreating vertical sandstone rock-walls in contrast to sediment generated by bedrock weathering and erosion on the plateau tops. This study emphasises the value of analysing two or more isotopes in basin-scale studies using cosmogenic nuclides, especially in slowly eroding post-orogenic settings. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

In situ cosmogenic ~(10)Be,~(26)Al,and ~(21)Ne dating in sediments from the Guizhou Plateau,southwest China

Landscape evolution is modulated by the regional tectonic uplift,climate change,and river dynamics.However,how to distinguish these mechanisms through the research of surface exhumation and fluvial incision remains controversial.In this study,cosmogenic~(10)Be,~(26)Al,and~(21)Ne concentrations in quartz from cave deposits,modern river sediments,and bedrocks were measured to constrain the applicability of cosmogenic~(21)Ne and discuss Quaternary landscape evolution history in the Guizhou Plateau,southeast China.Using the~(26)Al-~(10)Be and~(21)Ne-~(10)Be pairs to distinguish the cosmogenic~(21)Ne concentration from the excess~(21)Ne,we found that the nucleogenic~(21)Ne produced by the U and Th decay in quartz is significant in the samples although there is the possibility of inherited cosmogenic~(21)Ne.Combining with previous studies,we suggest that the precise approach for applying the cosmogenic~(21)Ne could be reached by (1) estimating the contribution from nucleogenic~(21)Ne,(2) avoiding samples with complex burial histories to exclude inherited cosmogenic~(21)Ne,and (3) combining the~(10)Be-~(26)Al-~(21)Ne nuclides method for the Quaternary samples.In addition,both pre-burial basin denudation rates and burial ages derived from the~(26)Al-~(10)Be pair were used to determine the different timescale surface denudation rate and fluvial incision rate in relation to previous work.The consistency of the different timescales pre-burial basin denudation rate,~(36)Cl surface denudation rate,and modern basin denudation rate indicates that the landscape-scale surface denudation has been likely stabilized since the Quaternary in the Guizhou Plateau area.The slightly higher river incision rates than the local surface denudation rate show that the river dynamics may not have reached a steady-state due to the regional tectonic uplift in the Guizhou Plateau.     

Cosmetic Isotope Analyses Applied to River Longitudinal Profile Evolution: Problems and Interpretations

The use of cosmogenic isotopes to determine surface exposure ages has grown rapidly in recent years. The extent to which cosmogenic nuclides can distinguish between mechanistic hypotheses of landscape evolution is an important issue in geomorphology. We present a case study to determine whether surface exposure dating techniques can elucidate the role knickpoint propagation plays in longitudinal profile evolution. Cosmogenically produced ¹⁰Be, ²⁶Al, ³⁶Cl, ³He and ²¹Ne were measured in olivines collected from 5·2 Ma basalt flows on Kauai, Hawaii. Several obstacles had to be overcome prior to the measurement of In situ-produced radionuclides, including removal of meteoric ¹⁰Be from the olivine grains. Discrepancies between the radionuclide and noble gas data may suggest limits for exposure dating. Approximate surface exposure ages calculated from the nuclide concentrations indicate that large boulders may remain in the Hawaiian valley below the knickpoint for hundreds of thousands of years. The ages of samples collected above the knickpoint are consistent with estimates of erosion based on the preservation of palaeosurfaces. Although the exposure ages can neither confirm nor reject the nickpoint hypothesis, boulder ages downstream of the knickpoint are consistent with a wave of incision passing upvalley. The long residence time off the coarse material in the valley bottom further suggests that knickpoint propagation beneath a boulder pile is necessary for incision of the bedrock underlying the boulders to occur. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Combining surface exposure dating and burial dating from paired cosmogenic depth profiles. Example of El Límite alluvial fan in Huércal-Overa basin (SE Iberia)

Cosmogenic nuclide depth-profiles are used to calculate the age of landforms, the rates at which erosion has affected them since their formation and, in case of deposits, the paleo-erosion rate in the source area. However, two difficulties are typically encountered: 1) old deposits or strongly affected by cosmogenic nuclide inheritance often appear to be saturated, and 2) a full propagation of uncertainties often yields poorly constrained ages. Here we show how to combine surface-exposure-dating and burial-dating techniques in the same profile to get more accurate age results and to constrain the extent of pre-depositional burial periods. A ¹⁰Be–²⁶Al depth-profile measured in an alluvial fan of SE Iberia is presented as a natural example.     

CRONUS-Earth calibration samples from the Huancané II moraines,Quelccaya Ice Cap,Peru

The Huancané II moraines deposited by the Quelccaya Ice Cap in southern Peru were selected by the CRONUS-Earth Project as a primary site for evaluating cosmogenic-nuclide scaling methods and for calibrating production rates. The CRONUS-Earth Project is an effort to improve the state of the art for applications of cosmogenic nuclides to earth-surface chronology and processes. The Huancané II moraines are situated in the southern Peruvian Andes at about 4850 m and ∼13.9°S, 70.9°W. They are favorable for cosmogenic-nuclide calibration because of their low-latitude and high-elevation setting, because their age is very well constrained to 12.3 ± 0.1 ka by 34 radiocarbon ages on peat bracketing the moraines, and because boulder coverage by snow or soil is thought to be very unlikely. However, boulder-surface erosion by granular disintegration is observed and a ∼4% correction was applied to measured concentrations to compensate. Samples from 10 boulders were analyzed for ¹⁰Be, ²⁶Al, and ³⁶Cl. Interlaboratory bias at the ∼5% level was the largest contributor to variability of the ¹⁰Be samples, which were prepared by three laboratories (the other two nuclides were only prepared by one laboratory). Other than this issue, variability for all three nuclides was very low, with standard deviations of the analyses only slightly larger than the analytical uncertainties. The site production rates (corrected for topographic shielding, erosion, and radionuclide decay) at the mean site elevation of 4857 m were 45.5 ± 1.6 atoms ¹⁰Be (g quartz)⁻¹ yr⁻¹, 303 ± 15 atoms ²⁶Al (g quartz)⁻¹ yr⁻¹, and 1690 ± 100 atoms ³⁶Cl (g K)⁻¹ yr⁻¹. The nuclide data from this site, along with data from other primary sites, were used to calibrate the production rates of these three nuclides using seven global scaling methods. The traditional Lal formulation and the new Lifton-Sato-Dunai calibrations yield average ages for the Huancané samples that are in excellent-to-good agreement with the radiocarbon age control (within 0.7% for ¹⁰Be and ³⁶Cl and 6% for ²⁶Al). However, all of the neutron-monitor-based methods yielded ages that were too young by about 20%. The nuclide production ratios at this site are 6.74 ± 0.34 for ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be in quartz and 37.8 ± 2.3 (atoms ³⁶Cl (g K)⁻¹) (atom ¹⁰Be (g SiO₂)⁻¹)⁻¹ for ³⁶Cl/¹⁰Be, in sanidine and quartz, respectively.