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Editors: Philippa Ascough, Greg Balco, Georgina King, Andreas Lang & Klaus Mezger
eISSN: GChron 2628-3719, GChronD 2628-3735
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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Recent papers

22 Sep 2023
Differential bleaching of quartz and feldspar luminescence signals under high-turbidity conditions
Jürgen Mey, Wolfgang Schwanghart, Anna-Maartje de Boer, and Tony Reimann
Geochronology, 5, 377–389, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-377-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-377-2023, 2023
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20 Sep 2023
Technical note: Studying lithium metaborate fluxes and extraction protocols with a new, fully automated in situ cosmogenic 14C processing system at PRIME Lab
Nathaniel Lifton, Jim Wilson, and Allie Koester
Geochronology, 5, 361–375, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-361-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-361-2023, 2023
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12 Sep 2023
Calibration methods for laser ablation Rb–Sr geochronology: comparisons and recommendation based on NIST glass and natural reference materials
Stijn Glorie, Sarah Gilbert, Martin Hand, and Jarred Lloyd
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1915,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1915, 2023
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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12 Sep 2023
Short Communication: Cosmogenic noble gas depletion in soils by wildfire heating
Greg Balco, Alan Hidy, William T. Struble, and Joshua J. Roering
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-23,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-23, 2023
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28 Aug 2023
Bayesian Integration of Astrochronology and Radioisotope Geochronology
Robin B. Trayler, Stephen R. Meyers, Bradley B. Sageman, and Mark D. Schmitz
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-22,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-22, 2023
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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25 Aug 2023
Increased accuracy and precision in igneous and detrital zircon geochronology using CA-LA-ICPMS
Erin Elizabeth Donaghy, Michael P. Eddy, Federico Moreno, and Mauricio Ibañez-Mejia
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-20,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-20, 2023
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 4 comments)
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17 Aug 2023
Marine reservoir ages for coastal West Africa
Guillaume Soulet, Philippe Maestrati, Serge Gofas, Germain Bayon, Fabien Dewilde, Maylis Labonne, Bernard Dennielou, Franck Ferraton, and Giuseppe Siani
Geochronology, 5, 345–359, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-345-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-345-2023, 2023
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08 Aug 2023
Spatial variability of the modern radiocarbon reservoir effect in the high-altitude lake Laguna del Peinado (southern Puna Plateau, Argentina)
Paula A. Vignoni, Francisco E. Córdoba, Rik Tjallingii, Carla Santamans, Liliana C. Lupo, and Achim Brauer
Geochronology, 5, 333–344, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-333-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-333-2023, 2023
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19 Jul 2023
Technical note: In situ U–Th–He dating by 4He ∕ 3He laser microprobe analysis
Pieter Vermeesch, Yuntao Tian, Jae Schwanethal, and Yannick Buret
Geochronology, 5, 323–332, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-323-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-323-2023, 2023
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17 Jul 2023
Cosmogenic 10Be in pyroxene: laboratory progress, production rate systematics, and application of the 10Be–3He nuclide pair in the Antarctic Dry Valleys
Allie Balter-Kennedy, Joerg M. Schaefer, Roseanne Schwartz, Jennifer L. Lamp, Laura Penrose, Jennifer Middleton, Jean Hanley, Bouchaïb Tibari, Pierre-Henri Blard, Gisela Winckler, Alan J. Hidy, and Greg Balco
Geochronology, 5, 301–321, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-301-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-301-2023, 2023
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Highlight articles

12 Mar 2021
| Highlight paper
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
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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
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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
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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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