High-Precision U-Pb Zircon Geochronology and the Stratigraphic Record

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Research Article| January 02, 2003 High-Precision U-Pb Zircon Geochronology and the Stratigraphic Record Samuel A. Bowring; Samuel A. Bowring Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 54-1126, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Mark D. Schmitz Mark D. Schmitz Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 20015 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2003) 53 (1): 305–326. https://doi.org/10.2113/0530305 Article history first online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Samuel A. Bowring, Mark D. Schmitz; High-Precision U-Pb Zircon Geochronology and the Stratigraphic Record. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2003;; 53 (1): 305–326. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/0530305 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search 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 atmospheric chemistry, sea-level fluctuations, mountain-building and erosion, and basin subsidence. Without a detailed and precise temporal framework, however, the richness of the record, including global stratigraphic correlations, evaluation of cyclicity and rates of regional and global change, major sedimentary depositional hiatuses, and biological extinctions cannot be fully exploited. In the past two decades major advances in U-Pb zircon geochronology have allowed us to evaluate the distribution of time in the rock record and rates... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.