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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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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

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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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