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for deepened geological context
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We work with you to develop an approach that matches your project
Geochronological Services
Perhaps you want to elevate your geological study by refining the temporal context?
Or maybe you are designing a
high-impact multidisciplinary study requiring detailed geochronology?
Whatever your needs, we tailor our services to support excellent outcomes for your project
If you are just looking for a short written context piece to accompany an article or funding application, you may be interested in our Publication Support services
The Project Workflow
We can lead or advice on geochronological aspects for one, all, or any combination of these stages within your project
Our Specialty
Applications include:
Tephra (volcanic ash) dating for precise depositional ages in sedimentary successions
Igneous emplacement ages and tectonic reconstruction
Detrital zircon provenance and maximum depositional
age studiesMineralisation and metamorphic event chronologies
We partner with world-class analytical facilities to conduct radioisotope analysis on a wide variety of mineral systems with specific expertise in uranium-lead dating of zircon
Ready to get started? Reach out to discuss options for your project
Pricing and Payment
Our tailored services come with tailored quotes
Pricing for our services depends on scope, complexity, and analytical costs. We will prepare a custom quote for you based on information provided when you first reach out.
For larger projects, we will arrange a complementary virtual meeting to discuss details before preparing the quote. Fees are separated into consultation and laboratory charges.
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This is particularly relevant to CA-ID-TIMS analyses which can yield analytical precision comparable to, or much less than, zircon crystallisation distributions. In cases where the degree of date variance is greater than analytical uncertainty, a Bayesian eruption / crystallisation age prediction may be more appropriate than a simple weighted mean age.
We facilitate co-analysis of U-Pb isotopes and trace element signatures of zircon to interpret the geochemistry of source terranes. A common application is analysis of stream sediments for interpreting potential porphyry sources in the watershed
(e.g., PIZ - Porphyry Indicator Zircons; Carrasco-Godoy et al., 2024).
To ensure rigor, robustness, and reproducibility, our age-stratigraphic models are constructed based on the modifiedBchron deeptime-specific approach of Traylor et al. (2020) derived from Haslett & Parnell (2008)
Repeat age analysis to corelate tephra outcrops with sufficient confidence can be unnecessarily expensive. Instead, we can coordinate tephrostratigraphic correlation based on zircon characterization.
Depending on available age constraints, we can apply a Bayesian statistical approach to predicting stratigraphic ages throughout a measured sedimentary section
Interested in geochemical signatures for provenance interpretation or mineralization vectoring?
Looking to define ages for specific features within a sedimentary succession?
Geochemical Tephrostratigraphy
Did your magmatic samples yield a complex zircon date distribution?
Interpretation of Zircon Crystallisation
Bchron Age-Stratigraphic Models
Coupled U-Pb and Trace Elements
Advanced Capabilities
As well as excelling in standard geochronological practices, we are at the forefront of technical capabilities with respect to several key applications
Bchron Age-Stratigraphic Models
Looking to define ages for specific features within a sedimentary succession?
Geochemical Tephrostratigraphy
Depending on available age constraints, we can apply a Bayesian statistical approach to predicting stratigraphic ages throughout a measured sedimentary section
To ensure rigor, robustness, and reproducibility, our age-stratigraphic models are constructed based on the modifiedBchron deeptime-specific approach of Traylor et al. (2020) derived from Haslett & Parnell (2008)
Zircon ideal for geochemical tephrostratigraphy >>
Coupled U-Pb and Trace Elements
Interested in geochemical signatures for provenance interpretation or mineralization vectoring?
We facilitate co-analysis of U-Pb isotopes and trace element signatures of zircon to interpret the geochemistry of source terranes. A common application is analysis of stream sediments for interpreting potential porphyry sources in the watershed
(e.g., PIZ - Porphyry Indicator Zircons; Carrasco-Godoy et al., 2024).
Have abundant tephra horizons in your field area that require precise correlation?
Repeat age analysis to corelate tephra outcrops with sufficient confidence can be unnecessarily expensive. Instead, we can coordinate tephrostratigraphic correlation based on zircon characterization.
Depending on the magmatic context of the tephra, analyses may include melt inclusion geochemistry, hafnium isotope ratios, trace element composition, and even crystal morphotype mapping.
In specialized cases, we explore the significance of protracted zircon saturation relative to statistically appropriate age calculations, following the approach of Keller et al. (2018).
This is particularly relevant to CA-ID-TIMS analyses which can yield analytical precision comparable to, or much less than, zircon crystallisation distributions. In cases where the degree of date variance is greater than analytical uncertainty, a Bayesian eruption / crystallisation age prediction may be more appropriate than a simple weighted mean age.
Depending on the magmatic context of the tephra, analyses may include melt inclusion geochemistry, hafnium isotope ratios, trace element composition, and even crystal morphotype mapping.
In specialized cases, we explore the significance of protracted zircon saturation relative to statistically appropriate age calculations, following the approach of Keller et al. (2018).
Example Bchron model from Yuleridge et al. illustrating a model >>
age curve with uncertainty, and model ages for fossil localities (red) >>
Have abundant tephra horizons in your field area that require precise correlation?
Interpretation of Zircon Crystallisation
Did your magmatic samples yield a complex zircon date distribution?
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