Determining The Natural Radiation Level And Gamma Absorption Coefficient Of İkizdere Obsidian

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Determining The Natural Radiation Level And Gamma Absorption Coefficient Of İkizdere Obsidian

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In the present work, natural radionuclide levels and mass attenuation coefficient of obsidian samples taken from Rize İkizdere region were investigated. The mass attenuation coefficient (μ ρ^-1) is investigated experimentally and theoretically for 14 İkizdere obsidian rocks. The mass attenuation coefficients of the samples were measured experimentally at photon energies of radioisotopes ¹³³Ba (81 keV, 302 keV, 356 keV), ¹³⁷Cs (662 keV), Theoretically, the simulation results of μ ρ^-1 using XCOM code was compared with experimental results. In addition, elemental analyzes of obsidian samples were made. Average ²³⁸U, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K activities were determined as 93±9, 67±7, 1027±19 Bq m^-3, respectively. The absorption coefficient of obsidian at 356 and 662 keV energies is not much different from other rocks.

Natural radioactivity

İkizdere Obsidian

Effective dose

elemental analyzes

mass attenuation coefficient

Obsidian, a rock of volcanic origin, was formed as a result of the sudden cooling of the silicon-rich magma that emerged from the earth. Obsidian, also called volcanic glass; It can be found in black, brown, green and mixed translucent colors. It has a hardness of 5–6 according to the Mohs hardness scale and shows break in the form of a conchoidal fracture. Obsidian rock is nowadays; It is also used in the production of landscape architecture, furniture accessories, cosmetic products, and surgical scalpels and knives in medicine (Demir 2017). Turkey also black obsidian-Van and Ercis Artvin; green obsidian is mined around Nemrut Mountain-Tatvan, and red obsidian is mined around İkizdere-Rize. Intense iron minerals were found in the obsidian ore mined in Hasan Mountain. Gold minerals were found in the obsidian ore mined in İkizdere. Apart from that, in Turkey; Obsidian ores were also found in Kars, Mount Ararat and its vicinity and Pasinler. Therefore, Turkey is a very rich country in terms of obsidian ore reserves (Küçük and Gezer 2017).

Humans are constantly exposed to cosmic natural radiation from the sun and radioactive elements in varying proportions since the formation of the earth. In addition to these natural radiations, they are also exposed to radiation emitted from artificial radiation sources produced by humans. The dangers that radiation can cause are known to everyone. However, despite all these bad effects, it provides great benefits, especially in the treatment of cancer in medicine and in solving some biological problems. Since we cannot remove the radiation risk from our lives, we need to take protective measures to minimize the radiation hazard (Akkurt et al. 2011).

There are three basic ways to protect from radiation. These; distance, time and shielding. In these ways, shielding is the most important method of radiation protection. Shielding is based on placing material between the system to be protected and the radiation source. In addition to the experimental studies, the absorption coefficients can be calculated theoretically with the computer programs developed. A computer program XCOM was developed by the Berger and Hubbell which calculates attenuation coefficients and photon cross sections for elements compounds and mixtures in the energy range 1 keV to 100 GeV (Berger and Hubbell 1987). This widely used program transformed to windows platform called WinXCOM (Gerward et al. 2001). Using XCOM and WinXCOM, many attempts have been made to calculate attenuation coefficients for different elements, compounds and mixtures.

Studies have been conducted in the literature to determine the gamma ray absorption coefficients of many materials. Some of these are on the determination of the absorption coefficients of different elements, compounds and mixtures (Awasarmol et al. 2017a; Awasarmol et al. 2017b; Bhosale et al. 2016a; Bhosale et al. 2016b; Gaikwad et al. 2016; Pawar and Bichile 2013; Un and Sahin 2011). Among the studies carried out, there is also the study of the radiation absorption properties of many building materials (Akkurt et al. 2012; Akkurt et al. 2012; Medhat 2009). Various studies have been carried out to determine the absorption coefficients of various rocks (Obaid et al. 2018; Obaid et al. 2018; Nimet and Hatıpoglu 2018; Ozyurt et al. 2018; Cengız et al. 2019).

Studies on the absorption coefficient and radionuclide analysis of obsidian are limited in the literature (Chiozzi et al. 2000). In many studies on obsidian extracted in İkizdere, obsidians have been investigated in terms of mineralogical, petrographic, geochronological, geochemistry, as well as source studies with XRF analysis (Yeğingil et al.2002).In a different study, it was stated that obsidian contains a very small amount of crystalline phase and that this crystalline phase contains very little water (less than 1%) (Ercan et al. 2016). In another study, it was revealed that obsidian rock found in the Rize (İkizdere) region can be used as a pozzolan material in cement (Ustabaş and Kaya 2018).

The aim of this study is to determine the natural radioactivity level of İkizdere Obsidian, to examine the gamma ray absorption properties and the effect of these rocks on radiation shielding. The gamma ray absorption coefficients of obsidians were calculated experimentally and theoretically (WinX-Com). Where the rocks were extracted, radionuclide measurements were made in order to examine the natural radiation concentration on site and to reveal the presence or absence of radioactivity. In addition, chemical element analyzes were carried out to determine the content of these rocks precisely. Thus, the radiological and chemical structure of these rocks mentioned above was determined. Various studies have been done on İkizdere obsidian, but no study has been done on radioisotope and absorption coefficients.

2.1. Study Area

Figure 1 shows the regions where the samples were taken. The Eastern Pontides, one of Turkey's tectonic and geological associations, are divided into three separate regions, taking into account the structural and lithological features, defined as the Northern Zone, Southern Zones, and the Axial Zone (Arslan et al. 1997; Özsayar et al. 1981; Eyuboglu, Y. 2006). The study area is located in the Northern Zone. The oldest unit in the study area is late Cretaceous-aged Çağlayan Formation consisting of basalt, andesite, and pyroclastic rocks. The unit is observed southern and eastern parts of the study area and is overlain by late Cretaceous-Paleocene-aged Kaçkar Granitoid which presents vast outcrops surrounding the study area. Pliocene-Pleistocene aged trachyte-trachyandesite and obsidian outcrop in the middle and eastern sections of the area in relation with NE-SW and SE-NW trending faults.

2.2. Preparation of Samples for Measurement

Rock samples were taken within the scope of the field studies for the İkizdere district of Rize province, which is the study area. The samples taken from the surfaces of the obsidians with the help of a hammer were placed in clean, closable nylon bags and brought to the laboratory. The collected obsidian samples were broken and pounded with the help of crushers in the laboratory and passed through a 80 Mesh sieve for homogeneity. For chemical analysis, determination of mass absorption coefficients and radionuclide analysis, the samples must be ground and pulverized.

In order to form absorption discs, parts with a mass of approximately 1.5 g were taken from each sample and discs with a diameter of 12 mm were formed under 5 bar pressure with a hydraulic press machine. It was observed that the discs formed were strong and did not break down due to the structure of the samples.

For radionuclide analysis, crushed and pounded rock samples were placed in plastic boxes with a diameter of 6 cm and a height of 5 cm, prepared in accordance with the experiment geometry, and the boxes were kept tightly closed for 1 month. Thus, the radioactive balance between ²³⁸U and ²³²Th products was achieved and the samples were made ready for counting.

2.3. Experiment

2.3.1. Gamma Measurements

Radionuclide analysis of obsidian samples that were ready for measurement was conducted with an high purity coaxial Ge detector (HPGe). HPGe detector (AMATEK-ORTEC-GEM25P4-76, U.S.A) with a relative efficiency of 33%. The resolution of the system was 1.7 keV at the 1332.5 keV peak of ⁶⁰Co. In the spectra, ²³⁸U decay product ²¹⁴Pb (295.2 keV and 352 keV), ²¹⁴Bi (609.4 keV), ²³²Th decay product ²¹²Pb (238.6 keV), ²⁰⁸T1 (583.1), ²²⁸Ac (911.1 keV); ¹³⁷Cs (661.6 keV) and ⁴⁰K (1460 keV) peaks were determined and activity was calculated with the Equation-1 given below

where A (Bq.kg^-1) is the activity concentration of a radionuclide, N is the total net count of a speciﬁc gamma emissions, m is the mass of the sample (kg), Ɛ is the detector efﬁciency of the speciﬁc gamma emission, P is the absolute transition probability of that gamma emission, t is the counting time. In water samples, unlike soil samples, the water sample volume was used instead of the sample mass. Spectral analysis was performed using the Genie 2000 software that was obtained from CANBERRA. After the activities of the water and soil samples were calculated, absorbed dose, annual effective dose and external hazard index were calculated. If a radionuclide activity is known then its exposure dose in air at 1 m above the ground can be calculated using the Equation-2 proposed by UNSCEAR 2000 (UNSCEAR, 2000).

D (nGy/h) =(0.462xA_U) + (0.604xA_Th) + (0.0417x A_K) (2)

A_U, A_Thand A_Kare the activity concentrations of ²³⁸U, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K, respectively, in the samples. The conversion factors of ²³⁸U, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K are 0.462, 0.604 and 0.0417 nGy h^-1 per Bq kg^-1, respectively.

The Annual Effective Dose Equivalent was calculated from the Equation-3.

In this equation; The Environmental Gamma Dose Conversion Factor does not change for both indoor and outdoor measurements and is taken as 0.7 Sv Gy^-1. The occupation factor is the time people are exposed to these rays. In this study, occupation factor in Equation 4 was taken as 0.8 for indoor and 0.2 for indoor outside, considering that people spend 20% of their time outdoors and 80% indoors. Time is the number of hours in a year (8760 s/y) (UNSCEAR, 2000).

2.3.2. Mass Absorption Coefficient Measurement

It is necessary to measure with a gamma detector system to determine the gamma ray mass absorption coefficient of the samples created and the radionuclide concentrations in the samples. In this study, Amatek-Ortec-Gem25p4-76 model high purity coaxial Germanium detector (HPGe) was used. This device, which is used in the analysis of radioactive materials that emit gamma rays of different intensity and energy, consists of a radiation detector, liquid nitrogen-based cooling mechanism, electronic system and amplifiers that detect the generated signals. This detector has a resolution of 1.7 keV at 1.33 MeV and a relative efficiency of 33%.

Each count was carried out for a period of 10.000 seconds, a total of 14 samples and three measurements were made for the blank count and calculations were made by taking the average of these three measurements. Gamma ray mass absorption calculations are made at four energy values. These are 80.99 keV, 302.85 keV, 356.01 keV for ¹³³Ba and 661.66 keV, which is the only peak of ¹³⁷Cs. Gamma ray mass absorption coefficients for obsidians were calculated by the following formulas.

If a material of thickness x is placed in the path of a beam of gamma radiations, the intensity of the beam will be attenuated according to Beer-Lambert’s law:

where I₀ and I are the unnattenuated and attenuated photon intensities, respectively, and μ (cm⁻¹) is the linear attenuation coefficient of the material.

A coefficient more accurately characterizing a given material is density-independent mass attenuation coefficients μ ρ^-1 (cm² g^-1):

Where “d” is the mass per unit area (g cm^-1) and “µ ρ^-1” is the mass attenuation coefficient (cm² g^-1) (Baltas 2020).

2. 3.3. Elemental Analysis

Chemical analysis is carried out in order to determine the chemical content of the test samples and the amount of elements contained in it. In this study, X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF), one of the chemical analysis methods, was used. The chemical contents of the test samples obtained after the grinding process were determined with the help of the XRF tester.

The samples were prepared as pellets without using any additives after drying at 105 ⁰C for 1 day. The sample was placed in a 30 mm sample holder in accordance with the sample amount and semi-quantitatively studied in the form of oxide in the Boron-Uranium range. The results are prepared as both oxide and metal.

3.1. Elemental Analysis Results

X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF), one of the chemical analysis methods, was used to determine the amount of elements contained in the obsidian samples. Elemental analysis results of the rock samples as a result of the measurements are given in Table 1.

Table 1

Chemical analysis results of obsidian samples.
METAL	1-A	1-B	1-C	2-A	3-A	3-B	3-C	4-A	5-A	5-B	5-C	5-D	6-A	7-A
O	50.6	50.8	50.0	51.8	50.9	50.1	50.8	50.3	50.1	50.8	50.7	50.9	49.8	50.4
Si	31.7	32.3	32.8	25.6	31.2	32.2	32.2	32.5	32.3	32.3	31.8	32.2	32.8	32.5
Fe	0.940	0.944	1.06	0.711	1.02	0.982	1.02	1.02	1.13	0.932	1.15	0.994	1.01	1.06
Al	7.31	7.44	7.43	5.96	7.60	7.37	7.45	7.66	7.40	7.37	7.19	7.40	7.48	7.53
Mg	0.105	0.067	0.075	0.055	0.078	0.067	0.063	0.063	0.070	0.072	0.074	0.069	0.087	0.073
Ca	0.725	0.728	0.738	0.539	0.715	0.705	0.726	0.754	0.834	0.745	0.871	0.723	0.780	0.791
C	1.06	-	-	9.49	0.990	0.929	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ti	0.101	0.090	0.099	0.081	0.101	0.101	0.108	0.106	0.133	0.109	0.112	0.106	0.108	0.112
Na	2.66	2.75	2.82	2.09	2.62	2.85	2.71	2.64	2.68	2.78	2.67	2.75	2.82	2.64
P	0.010	-	0.010	0.008	0.011	0.010	0.011	-	-	0.013	0.021	-	-	0.010
Sr	0.019	0.019	0.019	0.014	0.020	0.018	0.020	0.020	0.024	0.019	0.023	0.020	0.022	0.021
S	-	-	0.005	0.008	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.019	-	-	-
Cl	0.044	0.037	0.040	0.025	0.040	0.040	0.039	0.038	0.031	0.045	0.041	0.031	0.044	0.037
K	4.52	4.63	4.72	3.53	4.56	4.47	4.71	4.80	5.19	4.64	5.10	4.65	4.91	4.73
Cr	-	0.011	0.013	0.038	-	-	-	-	-	0.012	-	-	-	0.013
Mn	0.062	0.060	-	-	0.056	0.048	0.048		0.062	0.042	0.065	0.053	--	0.052
K	-	-	-	-	4.56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zr	0.015	0.015	0.018		0.015	0.013	0.012	0.017	0.018	0.016	0.018	0.016	0.016	0.016
Ni	-	-	-	0.012	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ba	0.068	0.067	0.095	-	0.056	0.093	0.080	0.090	0.076	0.060	0.094	0.059	0.087	0.066
Rb	0.016	0.016	0.017	0.013	0.017	0.016	0.017	0.018	0.021	0.016	0.020	0.017	0.019	0.017
OXIDE	1-A	1-B	1-C	2-A	3-A	3-B	3-C	4-A	5-A	5-B	5-C	5-D	6-A	7-A
SiO₂	69.6	72.5	72.5	49.7	69.0	70.0	72.3	72.1	71.7	72.5	71.7	72.4	72.3	72.2
Al₂O₃	14.1	14.6	14.4	10.4	14.7	14.1	14.6	14.9	14.4	14.5	14.1	14.5	14.5	14.7
Fe₂O₃	1.40	1.46	1.60	0.864	1.53	1.44	1.58	1.55	1.72	1.44	1.78	1.54	1.52	1.62
MgO	0.176	0.114	0.126	0.084	0.132	0.112	0.108	0.107	0.12	0.124	0.128	0.118	0.147	0.125
CaO	1.05	1.10	1.09	0.646	1.05	1.01	1.10	1.12	1.24	1.13	1.32	1.09	1.14	1.18
CO₂	3.97	-	-	31.7	3.74	3.46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TiO₂	0.176	0.163	0.174	0.115	0.178	0.173	0.194	0.188	0.24	0.196	0.203	0.192	0.19	0.198
Na₂O	3.64	3.81	3.88	2.64	3.60	3.87	3.76	3.64	3.69	3.85	3.70	3.82	3.87	3.63
P₂O₅	0.025	0.024	0.023	0.016	0.026	0.023	0.026	0.025	0.021	0.033	0.052	0.024	--	0.025
SrO	0.023	0.024	0.024	0.014	0.024	0.022	0.025	0.025	0.030	0.025	0.030	0.025	0.027	0.026
K₂O	5.65	5.98	5.97	3.69	5.76	5.52	6.08	6.11	6.61	6.00	6.62	6.01	6.17	6.04
Cr₂O₃	-	0.018	0.020	0.048	-	-	-	-	-	0.019	-	-	-	-
ZrO₂	0.021	0.022	0.026	-	0.021	0.018	0.018	0.025	0.025	0.023	0.027	0.023	0.023	0.024
MnO	-	-	-	-	-	0.063	-	-	-		0.092	0.074		--
SO₃	0.083	0.084	0.012	0.018	0.077	-	0.067	-	0.085	0.023	0.052	-	-	0.072
Cl	-	-	0.042	0.022	-	0.041	-	0.040	-	0.048	0.044	0.033	-	0.011
BaO	0.045	0.040	0.112	-	0.042	0.106	0.042	0.107	0.033	0.073	0.113	0.071	0.046	0.039
Rb₂O	0.079	0.081	0.020	0.012	0.066	0.018	0.096	0.021	0.091	0.019	0.024	0.020	0.102	0.078
NiO	0.019	0.020	-	0.012	0.019	-	0.020	-	0.025	-	-	-	0.022	0.021

As can be seen, except for the 2-A coded obsidian sample, the others contain an average of 70% SiO₂. While the silicon ratios of the samples are approximately close to each other, it is seen that the other chemical contents differ.

3.2. Radıonuclıd Results Of Obsıdıan Samples

Radionuclide analysis of obsidian samples collected from 7 different areas from İkizdere Region was performed by gamma spectrometry method. While the ¹³⁷Cs activity in all of the samples is well below the limit values, the ²³⁸U-²³²Th-⁴⁰K values and the dose equivalents and annual effective dose values calculated by considering these values are given in Table 2.

Table 2

Gamma spectroscopic analysis of obsidian samples and annual effective dose values.
Samples	²³⁸U	²³²Th	⁴⁰K	D	AEDE
Samples	(Bq kg^− 1)			(nGy s^− 1)	(µSv y^− 1)
1-A	87 ± 7	63 ± 6	1085 ± 24	123.5	151.5
1-B	100 ± 9	73 ± 7	978 ± 13	131.08	160.8
1-C	95 ± 8	69 ± 5	910 ± 16	124	152.1
2-A	103 ± 7	71 ± 9	973 ± 17	131.2	161
3-A	79 ± 6	57 ± 5	1046 ± 21	114.5	140.4
3-B	121 ± 11	73 ± 9	1261 ± 23	153	188
3-C	72 ± 7	62 ± 5	988 ± 22	112	138
4-A	73 ± 9	59 ± 5	930 ± 12	108.4	133
5-A	106 ± 10	74 ± 8	1052 ± 16	138	170
5-B	89 ± 9	67 ± 8	1079 ± 23	127	156
5-C	82 ± 7	69 ± 8	1149 ± 25	128	157
5-D	134 ± 13	76 ± 10	998 ± 14	150	184
6-A	76 ± 8	61 ± 6	948 ± 17	111.5	137
7-A	87 ± 9	66 ± 8	981 ± 19	121	148.4
Mean	93.14 ± 9	67.15 ± 7	1027 ± 19		155.5

3.3. Mass Absorption Coefficient Results of Obsidian Samples

The count peaks with 81, 302, 356, 661 keV energy in the gamma spectrum of each sample and the count peaks obtained without the sample in the detector were analyzed. These values are placed in Formula 4–5. Thus, mass absorption coefficients were obtained experimentally. Experimental and theoretical absorption coefficients obtained are given in Table 3.

Table 3

Mass absorption coefficients of samples for gamma ray at specified energies.
Samples	81 keV		302 keV				661 keV
Samples	nist	exp	nist	exp	nist	exp	nist	exp
1-A	0.203	0.210 ± 0.0025	0.107	0.108 ± 0.0021	0.100	0.102 ± 0.0034	0.077	0.074 ± 0.0026
1-B	0.205	0.207 ± 0.0021	0.1069	0.109 ± 0.0024	0.100	0.099 ± 0.0023	0.077	0.076 ± 0.0027
1-C	0.206	0.212 ± 0.0021	0.107	0.108 ± 0.0030	0.100	0.094 ± 0.0027	0.077	0.083 ± 0.0032
2-A	0.209	0.218 ± 0.0018	0.107	0.105 ± 0.0032	0.100	0.092 ± 0.0032	0.077	0.080 ± 0.0034
3-A	0.209	0.210 ± 0.0016	0.107	0.106 ± 0.0019	0.100	0.099 ± 0.0033	0.077	0.084 ± 0.0029
3-B	0.209	0.215 ± 0.0019	0.107	0.109 ± 0.0015	0.100	0.091 ± 0.0024	0.077	0.073 ± 0.0041
3-C	0.209	0.213 ± 0.0017	0.107	0.105 ± 0.0023	0.100	0.096 ± 0.0019	0.077	0.076 ± 0.0034
4-A	0.209	0.220 ± 0.0023	0.107	0.111 ± 0.0032	0.100	0.097 ± 0.0021	0.077	0.075 ± 0.0037
5-A	0.209	0.219 ± 0.0034	0.107	0.104 ± 0.0026	0.100	0.098 ± 0.0023	0.077	0.085 ± 0.0052
5-B	0.209	0.221 ± 0.0026	0.107	0.106 ± 0.0029	0.100	0.094 ± 0.0031	0.077	0.081 ± 0.0050
5-C	0.209	0.226 ± 0.0029	0.107	0.111 ± 0.0040	0.100	0.103 ± 0.0034	0.077	0.083 ± 0.0031
5-D	0.209	0.224 ± 0.0030	0.107	0.111 ± 0.0021	0.100	0.101 ± 0.0028	0.077	0.084 ± 0.0040
6-A	0.209	0.213 ± 0.0024	0.107	0.109 ± 0.0023	0.100	0.98 ± 0.0035	0.077	0.085 ± 0.0034
7-A	0.209	0.211 ± 0.0027	0.107	0.113 ± 0.0027	0.100	0.102 ± 0.0029	0.077	0.084 ± 0.0037

In this study, gamma ray absorption properties of İkizdere Obsidian and the effect of these rocks on radiation shielding were investigated. The absorption coefficients of obsidians were calculated experimentally and theoretically (WinX-Com). In addition, in the places where the rocks were extracted, radionuclide measurements were made in order to examine the natural radiation concentration on site and to reveal the presence or absence of radioactivity. In addition, chemical element analyzes were made to determine the content of these rocks precisely. Thus, the radiological and chemical structure of these rocks mentioned above was determined. Table 4 compares the studies on obsidian in the literature with the results of this study. In Table 5, the comparison of the absorption coefficients of various rock samples at 356 keV and 662 keV is given.

Table 4

Comparison of ²³⁸U, ²³²Th, ⁴⁰K levels of various obsidian samples.
Obsidian Samples	²³⁸U	²³²Th	⁴⁰K	References
Obsidian Samples	(Bq kg^− 1)			References
O1	183 ± 2	219 ± 0.004	1379 ± 17	[22]
O2	167 ± 2	193 ± 0.003	1368 ± 15
O3	175 ± 2	197 ± 0.004	1314 ± 16
Black Obsidian	81.2 ± 15	80.2 ± 22	1528 ± 76	[21]
Brown Obsidian	73.5 ± 16	75.5 ± 16	1767 ± 80	[21]
İkizdere Obsidian Mean	93	67	1027	This Study

Table 5

Comparison of the mass absorption coefficients of various rock samples at 356 keV and 662 keV gamma energy levels.
Rock Samples	356 keV	662 keV	References
Feldspathic basalt	0.101	0.078	[17]
Compact basalt	0.098	0.078	[17]
Olivine Basalt	0.0989	0.0759	[18]
Volcanic rock	0.110	0.080	[17]
Dolerite	0.099	0.077	[17]
1-A	0.102 ± 0.0034	0.074 ± 0.0026	This Study
1-B	0.099 ± 0.0023	0.076 ± 0.0027	This Study
1-C	0.094 ± 0.0027	0.083 ± 0.0032	This Study
2-A	0.092 ± 0.0032	0.080 ± 0.0034	This Study
3-A	0.099 ± 0.0033	0.084 ± 0.0029	This Study
3-B	0.091 ± 0.0024	0.073 ± 0.0041	This Study
3-C	0.096 ± 0.0019	0.076 ± 0.0034	This Study
4-A	0.097 ± 0.0021	0.075 ± 0.0037	This Study
5-A	0.098 ± 0.0023	0.085 ± 0.0052	This Study
5-B	0.094 ± 0.0031	0.081 ± 0.0050	This Study
5-C	0.103 ± 0.0034	0.083 ± 0.0031	This Study
5-D	0.101 ± 0.0028	0.084 ± 0.0040	This Study
6-A	0.98 ± 0.0035	0.085 ± 0.0034	This Study
7-A	0.102 ± 0.0029	0.084 ± 0.0037	This Study

As seen in Table 4, the average ²³⁸U level of İkizdere obsidian was found as 93, ²³²Th level as 67, and ⁴⁰K level as 1027 Bq m^− 3. These values are compared with other limited number of studies. It is seen that ²³⁸U levels of obsidian samples are almost half less than O1-O2-O3 samples, and ²³²Th levels are less than one quarter. Radionuclide values of obsidian samples in this study, Turkey's Iğdır obsidian samples were compared with radionuclide values enacted in the region. Although the ²³⁸U level of the İkizdere region obsidians is similar to the one extracted from the Iğdır Region, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K levels are lower than those extracted from the Iğdır region. In Table 5, the mass absorption coefficients of various rocks with similar energies are given. The absorption coefficient of obsidian at 356 and 662 keV energies is not much different from other rocks.

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