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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

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
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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
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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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19 Nov 2024
Short communication: Updated CRN Denudation datasets in OCTOPUS v2.3
Alexandru T. Codilean and Henry Munack
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-28,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-28, 2024
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19 Nov 2024
Environmental Gamma Dose Rate Measurements using CZT Detectors
Sebastian Kreutzer, Loïc Martin, Didier Miallier, and Norbert Mercier
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-31,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-31, 2024
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14 Nov 2024
A comparison between in situ monazite Lu–Hf and U–Pb geochronology
Alexander T. De Vries Van Leeuwen, Stijn Glorie, Martin Hand, Jacob Mulder, and Sarah E. Gilbert
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-29,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-29, 2024
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13 Nov 2024
In situ rubidium–strontium geochronology of white mica in young metamafic and metasomatic rocks from Syros: testing the limits of laser-ablation triple-quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer mica dating using different anchoring approaches
Jesús Muñoz-Montecinos, Andrea Giuliani, Senan Oesch, Silvia Volante, Bradley Peters, and Whitney Behr
Geochronology, 6, 585–605, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-585-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-585-2024, 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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News

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.

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

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.

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.

12 Sep 2024 GChron now at ResearchGate

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12 Sep 2024 GChron now at ResearchGate

Copernicus is pleased to announce a new collaboration with ResearchGate in the framework of ResearchGate's Journal Home programme. Please read Copernicus' official announcement and have a look at GChron's profile page for more details.