Geochronology
Geochronology
Geochronology
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Editors: Philippa Ascough, Greg Balco, Georgina King, Andreas Lang & Klaus Mezger
Geochronology (GChron) is a not-for-profit international scientific journal dedicated to the discussion and publication of high-quality research on the physical, chemical, and biological processes used to quantify time in all environmental and geological settings throughout Earth's history.
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25 Jan 2022
Investigation of quartz electron spin resonance residual signals in the last glacial and early Holocene fluvial deposits from the Lower Rhine
Marcus Richter and Sumiko Tsukamoto
Geochronology, 4, 55–63, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-55-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-55-2022, 2022
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25 Jan 2022
In situ-produced cosmogenic krypton in zircon and its potential for Earth surface applications
Tibor János Dunai, Steven Andrew Binnie, and Axel Gerdes
Geochronology, 4, 65–85, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-65-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-65-2022, 2022
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17 Jan 2022
A simplified isotope dilution approach for the U–Pb dating of speleogenic and other low-232Th carbonates by multi-collector ICP-MS
Andrew J. Mason, Anton Vaks, Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach, John N. Hooker, and Gideon M. Henderson
Geochronology, 4, 33–54, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-33-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-33-2022, 2022
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12 Jan 2022
Cyclostratigraphy of the Middle to Upper Ordovician successions of the Armorican Massif (western France) using portable X-ray fluorescence
Matthias Sinnesael, Alfredo Loi, Marie-Pierre Dabard, Thijs R. A. Vandenbroucke, and Philippe Claeys
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2021-45,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2021-45, 2022
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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11 Jan 2022
Short Communication: Mechanism and Prevention of Irreversible Trapping of Atmospheric He During Mineral Crushing
Stephen Ellis Cox, Hayden Bryce Dutcher Miller, Florian Hofmann, and Kenneth Anthony Farley
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2021-42,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2021-42, 2022
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06 Jan 2022
In-situ Lu – Hf geochronology of calcite
Alexander Simpson, Stijn Glorie, Martin Hand, Carl Spandler, Sarah Gilbert, and Brad Cave
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2021-46,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2021-46, 2022
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04 Jan 2022
The μDose system: determination of environmental dose rates by combined alpha and beta counting – performance tests and practical experiences
Thomas Kolb, Konrad Tudyka, Annette Kadereit, Johanna Lomax, Grzegorz Poręba, Anja Zander, Lars Zipf, and Markus Fuchs
Geochronology, 4, 1–31, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-1-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-1-2022, 2022
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23 Dec 2021
Short communication: On the potential use of materials with heterogeneously distributed parent and daughter isotopes as primary standards for non-U-Pb geochronological applications of laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)
Daniil Popov
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2021-37,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2021-37, 2021
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 3 comments)
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21 Dec 2021
Deconvolution of fission-track length distributions and its application to dating and separating pre- and post-depositional components
Peter Klint Jensen and Kirsten Hansen
Geochronology, 3, 561–575, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-561-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-561-2021, 2021
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17 Dec 2021
Complex 40Ar/39Ar age spectra from low metamorphic grade rocks: resolving the input of detrital and metamorphic components in a case study from the Delamerian Orogen
Anthony Reid, Marnie Forster, Wolfgang Preiss, Alicia Caruso, Stacey Curtis, Tom Wise, and Naina Goswami
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2021-41,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2021-41, 2021
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 2 comments)
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Highlight articles
12 Mar 2021
geoChronR – an R package to model, analyze, and visualize age-uncertain data
Nicholas P. McKay, Julien Emile-Geay, and Deborah Khider
Geochronology, 3, 149–169, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-149-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-149-2021, 2021
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22 Oct 2020
Resolving multiple geological events using in situ Rb–Sr geochronology: implications for metallogenesis at Tropicana, Western Australia
Hugo K. H. Olierook, Kai Rankenburg, Stanislav Ulrich, Christopher L. Kirkland, Noreen J. Evans, Stephen Brown, Brent I. A. McInnes, Alexander Prent, Jack Gillespie, Bradley McDonald, and Miles Darragh
Geochronology, 2, 283–303, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-283-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-283-2020, 2020
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24 Jan 2020
Electron spin resonance (ESR) thermochronometry of the Hida range of the Japanese Alps: validation and future potential
Georgina E. King, Sumiko Tsukamoto, Frédéric Herman, Rabiul H. Biswas, Shigeru Sueoka, and Takahiro Tagami
Geochronology, 2, 1–15, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-1-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-1-2020, 2020
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11 Dec 2019
Stepwise chemical abrasion–isotope dilution–thermal ionization mass spectrometry with trace element analysis of microfractured Hadean zircon
C. Brenhin Keller, Patrick Boehnke, Blair Schoene, and T. Mark Harrison
Geochronology, 1, 85–97, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-1-85-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-1-85-2019, 2019
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21 Dec 2021 Season's greetings from Copernicus and review deadline extensions

At the end of the year, we would like to express our deep gratitude for our collaboration with all editors, referees, and authors in 2021. Please take a look at our Christmas card. Since our virtual office is closed from 23 Dec to 2 Jan and a significant number of editors and referees pause their work over the Christmas days, we extended all journal review deadlines: deadlines expiring shortly before or over Christmas have been extended to the week after and deadlines expiring after Christmas or over New Year have been extended to after New Year’s Day. Season's greetings and a happy New Year. Please stay healthy.

21 Dec 2021 Season's greetings from Copernicus and review deadline extensions

At the end of the year, we would like to express our deep gratitude for our collaboration with all editors, referees, and authors in 2021. Please take a look at our Christmas card. Since our virtual office is closed from 23 Dec to 2 Jan and a significant number of editors and referees pause their work over the Christmas days, we extended all journal review deadlines: deadlines expiring shortly before or over Christmas have been extended to the week after and deadlines expiring after Christmas or over New Year have been extended to after New Year’s Day. Season's greetings and a happy New Year. Please stay healthy.

01 Oct 2021 First insights from new EGU author survey

In April 2021 the EGU Publications Committee launched the first author survey to routinely ask authors about their publishing experience in EGU journals, in order to learn more about how EGU and Copernicus can serve the scientific community with their publications. Over the last 6 months, 160 contact authors answered the survey representing about 10% of the papers published during this time. We are delighted about the positive feedback and thank all authors. Please read the full report.

01 Oct 2021 First insights from new EGU author survey

In April 2021 the EGU Publications Committee launched the first author survey to routinely ask authors about their publishing experience in EGU journals, in order to learn more about how EGU and Copernicus can serve the scientific community with their publications. Over the last 6 months, 160 contact authors answered the survey representing about 10% of the papers published during this time. We are delighted about the positive feedback and thank all authors. Please read the full report.

22 Apr 2021 Geochronology indexed in Scopus

We are pleased to announce that Scopus has completed its evaluation of Geochronology (GChron) and announced that it will include the journal in its database.

22 Apr 2021 Geochronology indexed in Scopus

We are pleased to announce that Scopus has completed its evaluation of Geochronology (GChron) and announced that it will include the journal in its database.

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