An appraisal of the ages of Phanerozoic large igneous provinces
Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are the products of exceptional magmatic events that played
important roles in tectonic plate reorganizations, environmental crises, energy resource …
important roles in tectonic plate reorganizations, environmental crises, energy resource …
High-precision U-Pb zircon geochronology and the stratigraphic record
SA Bowring, MD Schmitz - Reviews in Mineralogy and …, 2003 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The rock stratigraphic record exists as a rich, albeit complex and incomplete repository of
Earth history, tracing the processes of biological evolution, climate change, oceanic and …
Earth history, tracing the processes of biological evolution, climate change, oceanic and …
Joint determination of 40K decay constants and 40Ar∗/40K for the Fish Canyon sanidine standard, and improved accuracy for 40Ar/39Ar geochronology
40Ar/39Ar and K–Ar geochronology have long suffered from large systematic errors arising
from imprecise K and Ar isotopic data for standards and imprecisely determined decay …
from imprecise K and Ar isotopic data for standards and imprecisely determined decay …
Calibrating the zenith of dinosaur diversity in the Campanian of the Western Interior Basin by CA-ID-TIMS U–Pb geochronology
The spectacular fossil fauna and flora preserved in the Upper Cretaceous terrestrial strata of
North America's Western Interior Basin record an exceptional peak in the diversification of …
North America's Western Interior Basin record an exceptional peak in the diversification of …
The timing and extent of the eruption of the Siberian Traps large igneous province: Implications for the end-Permian environmental crisis
MK Reichow, MS Pringle, AI Al'Mukhamedov… - Earth and Planetary …, 2009 - Elsevier
We present new high-precision 40Ar/39Ar ages on feldspar and biotite separates to
establish the age, duration and extent of the larger Siberian Traps volcanic province …
establish the age, duration and extent of the larger Siberian Traps volcanic province …
Reassessing the uranium decay constants for geochronology using ID-TIMS U–Pb data
As the internal precision of radiometric dates approaches the 0.1% level, systematic biases
between different methods have become apparent. Many workers have suggested that …
between different methods have become apparent. Many workers have suggested that …
U–Pb systematics of the McClure Mountain syenite: thermochronological constraints on the age of the 40Ar/39Ar standard MMhb
B Schoene, SA Bowring - Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2006 - Springer
Recent advances in U–Pb geochronology allow unprecedented levels of precision in the
determination of geological ages. However, increased precision has also illuminated the …
determination of geological ages. However, increased precision has also illuminated the …
Late Ordovician climate change and extinctions driven by elevated volcanic nutrient supply
Abstract The Late Ordovician (~ 459–444 million years ago) was characterized by global
cooling, glaciation and severe mass extinction. These events may have been driven by …
cooling, glaciation and severe mass extinction. These events may have been driven by …
40Ar/39Ar Dates from the West Siberian Basin: Siberian Flood Basalt Province Doubled
MK Reichow, AD Saunders, RV White, MS Pringle… - Science, 2002 - science.org
Widespread basaltic volcanism occurred in the region of the West Siberian Basin in central
Russia during Permo-Triassic times. New 40Ar/39Ar age determinations on plagioclase …
Russia during Permo-Triassic times. New 40Ar/39Ar age determinations on plagioclase …
The Tornquist Sea and Baltica–Avalonia docking
TH Torsvik, EF Rehnström - Tectonophysics, 2003 - Elsevier
Early Ordovician (Late Arenig) limestones from the SW margin of Baltica (Scania–Bornholm)
have multicomponent magnetic signatures, but high unblocking components predating …
have multicomponent magnetic signatures, but high unblocking components predating …