Methods and Applications of Geochronology

<p>1. Introduction to methods and applications of geochronology: A perspective on geological time<br>J. Gregory Shellnutt, Steven W. Denyszyn and Kenshi Suga<br>2. High-precision CA-ID-TIMS U-Pb geochronology of zircon: Materials, methods, and interpretations<br>Urs Schaltegger, Maria Ovtcharova and Blair Schoene<br>3. Ion microprobe accessory mineral geochronology<br>Axel K. Schmitt, Allen Kennedy and Kevin Chamberlain<br>4. High-speed UePb age determinations using a laser ablation-ICP-MS technique<br>Takafumi Hirata and Hideki Iwano<br>5. Zircon fission-track and UePb multi-method geochronology using laser ablation-ICP-mass spectrometry<br>Hideki Iwano, Tohru Danhara and Takafumi Hirata<br>6. UeThePb phosphate geochronology by LA-ICP-MS<br>David Chew<br>7. In situ beta decay dating by LA-ICP-MS/MS: Fundamentals and methodology<br>Thomas Zack and Sarah Gilbert<br>8. In situ beta decay dating by LA-ICP-MS/MS: applications<br>Sarah E. Gilbert, Stijn Glorie and Thomas Zack<br>9. The complexities in interpreting Argon isotopes: Chock-full of components<br>Vera Assis Fernandes, Ray Burgess and Hirochika Sumino<br>10. Obtaining accurate ages of basaltic rocks using 40Ar/39Ar techniques<br>Qiang Jiang and Fred Jourdan<br>11. Approaches and best practices for dating orogenic processes using 40Ar/39Ar geochronology<br>Dawn A. Kellett, Clare J. Warren and Alfredo Camacho<br>12. Application of in situ 40Ar/39Ar laser probe analysis to a continental shear belt<br>Chieh-Yu Wu, Meng-Wan Yeh, Ching-Hua Lo and Yun-Chieh Lo<br>13. A method and application for the integration of geology, geochronology, and paleontology: Case studies for important Mesozoic evolutionary events in East Asia<br>Su-Chin Chang, Rui Pei, Jun Wang and Daran Zheng<br>14. Growth kinetics of metamorphic minerals and the implications for metamorphic geochronology and geology: some case studies of metamorphic zircon<br>Kazuhiro Miyazaki</p>