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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

20 Dec 2024

New developments in incremental heating detrital ⁴⁰Ar∕³⁹Ar lithic (DARL) geochronology using Icelandic river sand

Odinaka Okwueze, Kevin Konrad, and Tomas Capaldi

Geochronology, 6, 683–696, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-683-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-683-2024, 2024

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20 Dec 2024

Interpreting cooling dates and histories from laser ablation in situ (U–Th–Sm) ∕ He thermochronometry: a modelling perspective

Christoph Glotzbach and Todd A. Ehlers

Geochronology, 6, 697–717, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-697-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-697-2024, 2024

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17 Dec 2024

Technical note: An analytical approach for (U–Th) ∕ He dating of goethite by sample encapsulation in quartz ampoules under vacuum, with an example from the Amerasian Basin, Arctic Ocean

Olga Valentinovna Yakubovich, Natalia Pavlovna Konstantinova, Maria Olegovna Anosova, Mary Markovna Podolskaya, and Elena Valerevna Adamskaya

Geochronology, 6, 653–664, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-653-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-653-2024, 2024

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17 Dec 2024

Zircon luminescence dating revisited

Christoph Schmidt, Théo Halter, Paul R. Hanson, Alexey Ulianov, Benita Putlitz, Georgina E. King, and Sebastian Kreutzer

Geochronology, 6, 665–682, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-665-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-665-2024, 2024

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09 Dec 2024

Paired ¹⁴C-¹⁰Be exposure ages from Mount Murphy, West Antarctica: Implications for accurate and precise deglacial chronologies

Jonathan R. Adams, Dylan H. Rood, Klaus Wilcken, Stephen J. Roberts, and Joanne S. Johnson

Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-34,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-34, 2024

Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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06 Dec 2024

Cosmogenic ²¹Ne exposure ages on late Pleistocene moraines in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, USA

Joseph P. Tulenko, Greg Balco, Michael A. Clynne, and L. J. Patrick Muffler

Geochronology, 6, 639–652, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-639-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-639-2024, 2024

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06 Dec 2024

Technical Note: Improved volume and derived value calculations for polished zircon

Barra A. Peak

Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-33,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-33, 2024

Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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26 Nov 2024

µID-TIMS: spatially resolved high-precision U–Pb zircon geochronology

Sava Markovic, Jörn-Frederik Wotzlaw, Dawid Szymanowski, Joakim Reuteler, Peng Zeng, and Cyril Chelle-Michou

Geochronology, 6, 621–638, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-621-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-621-2024, 2024

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25 Nov 2024

Short communication: Nanoscale heterogeneity of U and Pb in baddeleyite from atom probe tomography – ²³⁸U series alpha recoil effects and U atom clustering

Steven Denyszyn, Donald W. Davis, and Denis Fougerouse

Geochronology, 6, 607–619, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-607-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-607-2024, 2024

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22 Nov 2024

Double dating in the Middle Pleistocene: assessing the consistency and performance of the carbonate U–Th and U–Pb dating methods

Timothy J. Pollard, Jon D. Woodhead, Russell N. Drysdale, R. Lawrence Edwards, Xianglei Li, Ashlea N. Wainwright, Mathieu Pythoud, Hai Cheng, John C. Hellstrom, Ilaria Isola, Eleonora Regattieri, Giovanni Zanchetta, and Dylan S. Parmenter

EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-3594,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-3594, 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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19 Dec 2024 ResearchGate and institutional agreements

We are pleased to announce that scientists associated with our 38 library partners representing 350 universities and research centres as well as 300 institutions from Research4Life countries will be informed directly about APC coverage when browsing our articles on ResearchGate. Read more.

29 Nov 2024 Changes to article processing charges

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29 Nov 2024 Changes to article processing charges

We are pleased to announce a change in the handling of article processing charges. Please find all information on our APC page as well as in the news item from EGU.

13 Sep 2024 EGU webinar: how to write a research paper

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13 Sep 2024 EGU webinar: how to write a research paper

You have worked hard to get your results, analyse the data, and draw conclusions from your research topic. Now it is time to write up! Please find information on EGU's webinar "How to write a research paper" here.

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