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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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11 Sep 2020

Delayed and rapid deglaciation of alpine valleys in the Sawatch Range, southern Rocky Mountains, USA

Joseph P. Tulenko, William Caffee, Avriel D. Schweinsberg, Jason P. Briner, and Eric M. Leonard

Geochronology, 2, 245–255, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-245-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-245-2020, 2020

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07 Sep 2020

GeoChronR – an R package to model, analyze and visualize age-uncertain paleoscientific data

Nicholas P. McKay, Julien Emile-Geay, and Deborah Khider

Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2020-25,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2020-25, 2020

Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 1 comment)

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03 Sep 2020

The Isotopx NGX and ATONA Faraday amplifiers

Stephen E. Cox, Sidney R. Hemming, and Damian Tootell

Geochronology, 2, 231–243, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-231-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-231-2020, 2020

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25 Aug 2020

Novel method for determining ²³⁴U-²³⁸U ages of Devils Hole 2 cave calcite

Xianglei Li, Kathleen A. Wendt, Yuri Dublyansky, Gina E. Moseley, Christoph Spötl, and R. Lawrence Edwards

Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2020-26,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2020-26, 2020

Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 1 comment)

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05 Aug 2020

Development of a multi-method chronology spanning the Last Glacial Interval from Orakei maar lake, Auckland, New Zealand

Leonie Peti, Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons, Jenni L. Hopkins, Andreas Nilsson, Toshiyuki Fujioka, David Fink, Charles Mifsud, Marcus Christl, Raimund Muscheler, and Paul C. Augustinus

Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2020-23,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2020-23, 2020

Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: final response, 4 comments)

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31 Jul 2020

Resolving the timescales of magmatic and hydrothermal processes associated with porphyry deposit formation using zircon U–Pb petrochronology

Simon J. E. Large, Jörn-Frederik Wotzlaw, Marcel Guillong, Albrecht von Quadt, and Christoph A. Heinrich

Geochronology, 2, 209–230, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-209-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-209-2020, 2020

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27 Jul 2020

The use of ASH-15 flowstone as a matrix-matched reference material for laser-ablation U-Pb geochronology of calcite

Perach Nuriel, Jörn-Frederik Wotzlaw, Maria Ovtcharova, Anton Vaks, Ciprian Stremtan, Martin Šala, Nick M. W. Roberts, and Andrew R. C. Kylander-Clark

Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2020-22,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2020-22, 2020

Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: final response, 2 comments)

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24 Jul 2020

Technical note: on LA–ICP-MS U–Pb dating of unetched and etched apatites

Fanis Abdullin, Luigi Solari, Jesús Solé, and Carlos Ortega-Obregón

Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2020-21,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2020-21, 2020

Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: final response, 2 comments)

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08 Jul 2020

Multimethod U–Pb baddeleyite dating: insights from the Spread Eagle Intrusive Complex and Cape St. Mary's sills, Newfoundland, Canada

Johannes E. Pohlner, Axel K. Schmitt, Kevin R. Chamberlain, Joshua H. F. L. Davies, Anne Hildenbrand, and Gregor Austermann

Geochronology, 2, 187–208, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-187-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-187-2020, 2020

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07 Jul 2020

Highly accurate dating of micrometre-scale baddeleyite domains through combined focused ion beam extraction and U–Pb thermal ionization mass spectrometry (FIB-TIMS)

Lee F. White, Kimberly T. Tait, Sandra L. Kamo, Desmond E. Moser, and James R. Darling

Geochronology, 2, 177–186, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-177-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-177-2020, 2020

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Highlight articles

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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16 Jun 2020 Geochronology awarded DOAJ Seal

GChron has been accepted into the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and has received the DOAJ Seal which recognizes journals with an exceptionally high level of publishing standards and best practice.

16 Jun 2020 Geochronology awarded DOAJ Seal

GChron has been accepted into the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and has received the DOAJ Seal which recognizes journals with an exceptionally high level of publishing standards and best practice.

29 May 2019 Publish your video abstract

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29 May 2019 Publish your video abstract

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02 Apr 2019 Announcing EGU's newest journal: Geochronology

The EGU is launching Geochronology (GChron) at the 2019 General Assembly. GChron will be an open-access, two-stage journal with open review, following the model of other EGU journals, and will be published by Copernicus Publications.

02 Apr 2019 Announcing EGU's newest journal: Geochronology

The EGU is launching Geochronology (GChron) at the 2019 General Assembly. GChron will be an open-access, two-stage journal with open review, following the model of other EGU journals, and will be published by Copernicus Publications.

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