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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.
Recent papers
21 Mar 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 Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-5,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-5, 2023
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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13 Mar 2023
A new multi-method approach for dating cave calcite: application to the cave of the Trou du Renard (Soyons, France)
Loïc Martin, Julius Nouet, Arnaud Dapoigny, Gaëlle Barbotin, Fanny Claverie, Edwige Pons-Branchu, Jocelyn Barbarand, Christophe Pécheyran, Norbert Mercier, Fanny Derym, Bernard Gély, and Hélène Valladas
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-171,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-171, 2023
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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10 Mar 2023
Technical note: colab_zirc_dims: a Google Colab-compatible toolset for automated and semi-automated measurement of mineral grains in laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry images using deep learning models
Michael C. Sitar and Ryan J. Leary
Geochronology, 5, 109–126, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-109-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-109-2023, 2023
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17 Feb 2023
Spatial variability of the modern radiocarbon reservoir effect in the high-altitude lake Laguna del Peinado (Southern Puna Plateau, Argentina)
Paula Andrea Vignoni, Francisco Elizalde Córdoba, Rik Tjallingii, Carla Santamans, Liliana Concepción Lupo, and Achim Brauer
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-3,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-3, 2023
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07 Feb 2023
Calculation of uncertainty in the (U–Th) ∕ He system
Peter E. Martin, James R. Metcalf, and Rebecca M. Flowers
Geochronology, 5, 91–107, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-91-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-91-2023, 2023
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03 Feb 2023
Bayesian age–depth modelling applied to varve and radiometric dating to optimize the transfer of an existing high-resolution chronology to a new composite sediment profile from Holzmaar (West Eifel Volcanic Field, Germany)
Stella Birlo, Wojciech Tylmann, and Bernd Zolitschka
Geochronology, 5, 65–90, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-65-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-65-2023, 2023
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03 Feb 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 Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-2,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-2, 2023
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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02 Feb 2023
Potential impacts of chemical weathering on feldspar luminescence dating properties
Melanie Bartz, Jasquelin Peña, Stéphanie Grand, and Georgina E. King
Geochronology, 5, 51–64, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-51-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-51-2023, 2023
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16 Jan 2023
Short communication: age2exhume – a MATLAB/Python script to calculate steady-state vertical exhumation rates from thermochronometric ages and application to the Himalaya
Peter van der Beek and Taylor F. Schildgen
Geochronology, 5, 35–49, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-35-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-35-2023, 2023
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16 Jan 2023
Technical note: Darkroom lighting for luminescence dating laboratory
Marine Frouin, Taylor Grandfield, William Huebsch, and Owen Evans
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-1,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2023-1, 2023
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: final response, 2 comments)
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Highlight articles
12 Mar 2021
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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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28 Jun 2022 Release of journal metrics 2021

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