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GChron - Cosmogenic 3He dating of olivine with tightly retained mantle 3He, Volcano Mountain, Yukon
Abstract. We present a step-heat method for isolating cosmogenic 3He (3Hec) from mantle He in olivine xenocrysts to date the eruption of four of the...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/4/533/2022/gchron-4-533-2022-metrics.html
GChron - Metrics - Combined linear-regression and Monte Carlo approach to modeling exposure age...
Abstract. We introduce a set of methods for analyzing cosmogenic-nuclide depth profiles that formally integrates denudation and muogenic production, while...
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GCHRON - Relations - U-Pb dating of chrysocolla from supergene copper deposits in the Coastal...
Abstract. The dating of supergene copper minerals has been widely used as a proxy to investigate the evolution and onset of hyperaridity in the Atacama Desert....
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/3/561/2021/gchron-3-561-2021-discussion.html
GChron - Peer review - Deconvolution of fission-track length distributions and its application to...
Abstract. To enable the separation of pre- and post-depositional components of the length distribution of (partially annealed) horizontal confined fission...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/7/545/2025/gchron-7-545-2025.html
GChron - StratoBayes: a Bayesian method for automated stratigraphic correlation and age modelling
Abstract. Stratigraphic correlation and age modelling are fundamental to reconstructing Earth's history, biological evolution, and palaeoclimate, and underpin...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/5/271/2023/gchron-5-271-2023-relations.html
GCHRON - Relations - XLUM: an open data format for exchange and long-term preservation of...
Abstract. The concept of open data has become the modern science meme, and major funding bodies and publishers support open data. On a daily basis, however,...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/5/413/2023/gchron-5-413-2023-metrics.html
GChron - Metrics - Early Holocene ice retreat from Isle Royale in the Laurentian Great Lakes...
Abstract. The timing of the Laurentide Ice Sheet's final retreat from North America's Laurentian Great Lakes is relevant to understanding regional meltwater...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/4/409/2022/gchron-4-409-2022-discussion.html
GChron - Peer review - A Bayesian approach to integrating radiometric dating and varve measurements...
Abstract. Annually laminated lake sediment can track paleoenvironmental change at high resolution where alternative archives are often not available. However,...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/2/81/2020/gchron-2-81-2020-relations.html
GCHRON - Relations - A new 30 000-year chronology for rapidly deposited sediments on the Lomonosov...
Abstract. We present a new marine chronostratigraphy from a high-accumulation rate Arctic Ocean core at the intersection of the Lomonosov Ridge and the...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/5/413/2023/gchron-5-413-2023-discussion.html
GChron - Peer review - Early Holocene ice retreat from Isle Royale in the Laurentian Great Lakes...
Abstract. The timing of the Laurentide Ice Sheet's final retreat from North America's Laurentian Great Lakes is relevant to understanding regional meltwater...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/4/109/2022/gchron-4-109-2022-metrics.html
GChron - Metrics - Short communication: Experimental factors affecting fission-track counts in...
Abstract. The tools for interpreting fission-track data are evolving apace, but, even so, the outcomes cannot be better than the data. Recent studies showed...
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https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/2/169/2020/
GChron - Technical note: A prototype transparent-middle-layer data management and analysis...
Abstract. Geologic dating methods for the most part do not directly measure ages. Instead, interpreting a geochemical observation as a geologically useful...
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https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/7/265/2025/gchron-7-265-2025-metrics.html
GChron - Metrics - The quantification of down-hole fractionation for laser ablation mass...
Abstract. Down-hole fractionation (DHF), a known phenomenon in static spot laser ablation, remains one of the most significant sources of uncertainty for...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/7/545/2025/gchron-7-545-2025-discussion.html
GChron - Peer review - StratoBayes: a Bayesian method for automated stratigraphic correlation and...
Abstract. Stratigraphic correlation and age modelling are fundamental to reconstructing Earth's history, biological evolution, and palaeoclimate, and underpin...
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https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/5/345/2023/gchron-5-345-2023-metrics.html
GChron - Metrics - Marine reservoir ages for coastal West Africa
Abstract. We measured the 14C age of pre-bomb suspension-feeding bivalves of known age from coastal West Africa across a latitudinal transect extending from...
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https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/7/475/2025/
GChron - How much K is OK? Evaluating different methods for K-concentration determination and the...
Abstract. For luminescence dating of potassium-rich (K) feldspars, the presence of 40K within the K-feldspar grains contributes significantly to the internal...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/8/223/2026/gchron-8-223-2026-discussion.html
GChron - Peer review - Dating Late Pleistocene pluvial lake shorelines in the Great Basin, USA...
Abstract. This study examines the feasibility of dating pluvial lake beach ridges using rock surface luminescence dating techniques. Dating pluvial lake...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/4/87/2022/gchron-4-87-2022-assets.html
GChron - Assets - A 62 kyr geomagnetic palaeointensity record from the Taymyr Peninsula, Russian...
Abstract. This work presents unprecedented, high-resolution palaeomagnetic data from the sedimentary record of Lake Levinson-Lessing, the deepest lake in...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/8/165/2026/gchron-8-165-2026-relations.html
GCHRON - Relations - Analytical and modelling strategies for thermal histories from in situ...
Abstract. (U-Th-Sm) / He is a thermochronometric method used to reconstruct the rates and timing of geological processes. Recent developments in analytical...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/2/81/2020/gchron-2-81-2020.html
GChron - A new 30 000-year chronology for rapidly deposited sediments on the Lomonosov Ridge using...
Abstract. We present a new marine chronostratigraphy from a high-accumulation rate Arctic Ocean core at the intersection of the Lomonosov Ridge and the...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/7/15/2025/gchron-7-15-2025-relations.html
GCHRON - Relations - Controls on zircon age distributions in volcanic, porphyry and plutonic rocks
Abstract. The distribution of zircon crystallisation ages in igneous rocks has been proposed to provide insights into the dynamics of underlying magma...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/4/455/2022/gchron-4-455-2022-assets.html
GChron - Assets - Cosmogenic nuclide weathering biases: corrections and potential for denudation...
Abstract. Cosmogenic radionuclides (CRNs) are the standard tool to derive centennial-to-millennial timescale denudation rates; however, it has been...
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https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/5/127/2023/
GChron - Chemical abrasion: the mechanics of zircon dissolution
Abstract. Chemical abrasion is a technique that combines thermal annealing and partial dissolution in hydrofluoric acid (HF) to selectively remove...
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GChron - Assets - Analytical and modelling strategies for thermal histories from in situ (U-Th-Sm)...
Abstract. (U-Th-Sm) / He is a thermochronometric method used to reconstruct the rates and timing of geological processes. Recent developments in analytical...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/8/63/2026/
GChron - Improving crystallization and eruption age estimation using U-Th disequilibrium dating of...
Abstract. Quantifying timescales and establishing robust eruption chronologies is critical for understanding the evolution and hazards of volcanic systems....
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/3/371/2021/gchron-3-371-2021-discussion.html
GChron - Peer review - Technical note: On the reliability of laboratory beta-source calibration for...
Abstract. The dose rate of the 90Sr / 90Y beta source used in most luminescence readers is a laboratory key parameter. There is a well-established body of...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/7/449/2025/
GChron - Technical note: Incorporating topographic deflection effects into thermal history modelling
Abstract. This contribution describes a set of equations and relations to calculate accurate cooling paths through the 2D temperature field of an exhuming...
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https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/8/143/2026/gchron-8-143-2026-discussion.html
GChron - Peer review - U-Pb dating of chrysocolla from supergene copper deposits in the Coastal...
Abstract. The dating of supergene copper minerals has been widely used as a proxy to investigate the evolution and onset of hyperaridity in the Atacama Desert....
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/2/133/2020/gchron-2-133-2020-discussion.html
GChron - Peer review - Seasonal deposition processes and chronology of a varved Holocene lake...
Abstract. Microfacies analysis of a sediment record from Chatyr Kol lake (Kyrgyz Republic) reveals the presence of seasonal laminae (varves) from the sediment...
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GCHRON - Relations - Chemical abrasion: the mechanics of zircon dissolution
Abstract. Chemical abrasion is a technique that combines thermal annealing and partial dissolution in hydrofluoric acid (HF) to selectively remove...
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GChron - Assets - Technical note: Darkroom lighting for luminescence dating laboratory
Abstract. An optimal lighting setting for the darkroom laboratory is fundamental for the accuracy of luminescence dating results. Here, we present the lighting...
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https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/5/301/2023/gchron-5-301-2023-assets.html
GChron - Assets - Cosmogenic 10Be in pyroxene: laboratory progress, production rate systematics,...
Abstract. Here, we present cosmogenic-10Be and cosmogenic-3He data from Ferrar dolerite pyroxenes in surficial rock samples and a bedrock core from the McMurdo...
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GChron - Metrics - Differential bleaching of quartz and feldspar luminescence signals under...
Abstract. Sediment burial dating using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) is a well-established tool in geochronology. An important but often inapplicable...
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GChron - AI-Track-tive: open-source software for automated recognition and counting of surface...
Abstract. A new method for automatic counting of etched fission tracks in minerals is described and presented in this article. Artificial intelligence...
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GChron - Assets - The quantification of down-hole fractionation for laser ablation mass spectrometry
Abstract. Down-hole fractionation (DHF), a known phenomenon in static spot laser ablation, remains one of the most significant sources of uncertainty for...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/8/223/2026/gchron-8-223-2026.html
GChron - Dating Late Pleistocene pluvial lake shorelines in the Great Basin, USA using rock surface...
Abstract. This study examines the feasibility of dating pluvial lake beach ridges using rock surface luminescence dating techniques. Dating pluvial lake...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/5/405/2023/gchron-5-405-2023-metrics.html
GChron - Metrics - Technical note: Darkroom lighting for luminescence dating laboratory
Abstract. An optimal lighting setting for the darkroom laboratory is fundamental for the accuracy of luminescence dating results. Here, we present the lighting...
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https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/4/409/2022/gchron-4-409-2022-metrics.html
GChron - Metrics - A Bayesian approach to integrating radiometric dating and varve measurements in...
Abstract. Annually laminated lake sediment can track paleoenvironmental change at high resolution where alternative archives are often not available. However,...
https://gchron.copernicus.org/articles/4/517/2022/
GChron - Attenuation of beta radiation in granular matrices: implications for trapped-charge dating
Abstract. Mineral grains within sediment or rock absorb a radiation dose from the decay of radionuclides in the host matrix. For the beta dose component, the...