Geochronology
Geochronology
GChron
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Editors: Philippa Ascough, Tibor J. Dunai, 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 Apr 2024
Zircon luminescence dating revisited
Christoph Schmidt, Théo Halter, Paul R. Hanson, Alexey Ulianov, Benita Putlitz, Georgina E. King, and Sebastian Kreutzer
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-10,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-10, 2024
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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18 Apr 2024
Short communication: New analytical approach on (U-Th)/He dating of Fe-hydroxide with an example using goethite from the Amerasian Basin, Arctic Ocean 
Olga Valentinovna Yakubovich, Natalia Pavlovna Konstantinova, Maria Olegovna Anosova, Mary Markovna Podolskaya, and Elena Valerevna Adamskaya
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-992,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-992, 2024
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17 Apr 2024
Evaluating manual versus automated benthic foraminiferal δ18O alignment techniques for developing chronostratigraphies in marine sediment records
Jennifer L. Middleton, Julia Gottschalk, Gisela Winckler, Jean Hanley, Carol Knudson, Jesse R. Farmer, Frank Lamy, Lorraine E. Lisiecki, and Expedition 383 Scientists
Geochronology, 6, 125–145, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-125-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-125-2024, 2024
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16 Apr 2024
Krypton-85 chronometry of spent nuclear fuel
Greg Balco, Andrew J. Conant, Dallas D. Reilly, Dallin Barton, Chelsea D. Willett, and Brett H. Isselhardt
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-9,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-9, 2024
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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15 Apr 2024
Technical Note: Altitude scaling of 36Cl production from Fe
Angus Moore and Darryl E. Granger
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-1009,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-1009, 2024
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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27 Mar 2024
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Minimizing the effects of Pb loss in detrital and igneous U–Pb zircon geochronology by CA-LA-ICP-MS
Erin E. Donaghy, Michael P. Eddy, Federico Moreno, and Mauricio Ibañez-Mejia
Geochronology, 6, 89–106, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-89-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-89-2024, 2024
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27 Mar 2024
Bayesian integration of astrochronology and radioisotope geochronology
Robin B. Trayler, Stephen R. Meyers, Bradley B. Sageman, and Mark D. Schmitz
Geochronology, 6, 107–123, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-107-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-107-2024, 2024
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20 Mar 2024
Technical note: Optimizing the in situ cosmogenic 36Cl extraction and measurement workflow for geologic applications
Alia Lesnek, Joseph M. Licciardi, Alan J. Hidy, and Tyler S. Anderson
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-713,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-713, 2024
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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13 Mar 2024
Production rate calibration for cosmogenic 10Be in pyroxene by applying a rapid fusion method to 10Be-saturated samples from the Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica
Marie Bergelin, Greg Balco, Lee B. Corbett, and Paul R. Bierman
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-702,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-702, 2024
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 2 comments)
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06 Mar 2024
Technical note: RA138 Calcite U-Pb LA-ICP-MS primary reference material
Marcel Guillong, Elias Samankassou, Inigo A. Müller, Dawid Szymanowski, Nathan Looser, Lorenzo Tavazzani, Óscar Merino-Tomé, Juan R. Bahamonde, Yannick Buret, and Maria Ovtcharova
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-7,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-7, 2024
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Highlight articles

27 Mar 2024
Minimizing the effects of Pb loss in detrital and igneous U–Pb zircon geochronology by CA-LA-ICP-MS
Erin E. Donaghy, Michael P. Eddy, Federico Moreno, and Mauricio Ibañez-Mejia
Geochronology, 6, 89–106, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-89-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-89-2024, 2024
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09 Jan 2024
Geochronological and geochemical effects of zircon chemical abrasion: insights from single-crystal stepwise dissolution experiments
Alyssa J. McKanna, Blair Schoene, and Dawid Szymanowski
Geochronology, 6, 1–20, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-1-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-1-2024, 2024
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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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