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International Time Scale 

Geologic Time 

Geologic Time 

This time scale is an international one, and uses the USGS color scheme. 

* Ma = million years ago. 

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Calcite slickenlines on a fault surface. Slickensides 

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Data Sheet 1.4: Geochronologic Methods 

James K.W. Lee, Queens University Canada 

Geochronology ("geo" = earth, "chronos" = time) involves the use of some natural, 

time-dependent process or phenomenon as a "clock" to measure absolute 

time. Geochronological techniques can generally be subdivided into two types: 

(1) isotopic (also called "radiometric"), which are directly based on the radioactive 

decay of naturally occurring isotopes, and (2) radiation-effect, which are 

dependent on the effects of physical interactions of radiation with atoms in a 

crystal. Isotopically-based methods can be used to date events or processes 

that occur from recent times onwards whereas most radiation-effect methods 

are generally restricted to the Quaternary or younger. 

Units 

a annum (= 1 year); the de facto standard geochronological unit. 

Commonly used with SI prefixes, e.g. 1 ka = 1000 years, 1 Ma = 1 million 

(106) years, 1 Ga = 1 billion (109) years. In terms of absolute age, generally 

used in the context of years ago, e.g. the K-T boundary has been 

dated at 65.5 Ma or the age of the earth is approximately 4.55 Ga. Can 

also be used to denote the duration of an event, but see yr below. 

yr year; occasionally used by some scientific journals to distinguish a duration 

or period of time, rather than an absolute age. Can also be used with 

SI prefixes. For example, if a Mississippian metamorphic event occurred 

from 349 Ma to 340 Ma, one could state that the event lasted for 9 Myr. 

Isotope Geochronology 

Theory 

− dP 

dt = λP 

All radiometric methods are based on the radioactive decay of a parent 

("radioactive") isotope (P) to a daughter ("radiogenic") isotope (D) as described 

by the following fundamental differential equation: 

where t is time and λ is the decay constant, which describes the rate of radioactive 

decay. Solving this equation with the appropriate boundary conditions leads 

to the well-known "age equation" which expresses the age of a sample (t) as a 

function of λ, D and P: 

The radiogenic daughter product directly resulting from the radioactive decay of 

13 

t= 1 λ ln ⎛ D ⎝ P +1 ⎞ 

⎠ 

the parent is often denoted with an asterisk, e.g 40 Ar* or 87 Sr*. The half-life (t1/2) 

of a radioactive isotope is the time required for 50% of the parent atoms to 

decay to the respective daughter atoms. From the age equation above, it can 

be shown that t1/2 is related to λ by 

American Geological Institute 

1.4 12 


Note: The Ediacaran was newly adopted in 2004. 

Timescale available online at: http://www.stratigraphy.org 

40 Ar/ 39 Ar e 

Data Sheets 

Method 

[parent 

isotopedaughter 

isotope] 

K/Ar c, d 

[ 40 K- 40 Ar] 

[ 40 K- 40 Ca] 

Decay 

Constant 

(a -1 ) 

[Half-Life] 

λ = 0.581 x 

10 -10 

λ = 4.962 x 

10 -10 

λ = 5.543 x 

10 -10 

[1.25 Ga] 

λ = 0.581 x 

10 -10 

λ = 4.962 x 

10 -10 

λ = 5.543 x 

10 -10 

[1.25 Ga] 

[ 40 K- 40 Ar] same as K-Ar > 10 ka same as K-Ar an improved variation of the K- 

Ar method requiring neutron 

irradiation of materials in a 

nuclear reactor 

overcomes limitations of the 

K-Ar method by using laser 

ablation and stepheating 

techniques 

the best method for elucidating 

thermal histories 

Rb/Sr c 

[ 87 Rb- 87 Sr] 1.42 x 10 -11 > 50 Ma K-feldspar, to obtain metamorphic or 

[48.81 Ga] 

plagioclase, biotite, crystallization ages 

sericite, phlogopite, must use an isochron method 

muscovite, to derive a Rb-Sr age due to the 

hornblende, whole presence of non-radiogenic 

rocks 

(initial) 87 Sr in almost all rocks 

Sm/Nd f 

[ 147 Sm- 143 Nd] 6.54 x 10 -12 > 100 Ma garnet, pyroxene, to obtain crystallization or 

[105.99 Ga] 

mafic and model formation ages 

ultramafic rocks must use an isochron method 

(e.g. basalts) to derive a Sm-Nd age due to 

the presence of non-radiogenic 

(initial) 143 Nd in almost all rocks 

Re/Os g 

[ 187 Re- 187 Os] 1.666 x 10 -11 > 60 Ma sulphide minerals, useful for studying ore 

[41.61 Ga] 

black shales, mafic formation and magma genesis 

and ultramafic rocks 

1.1 4 

1.4 

t12 = ln2 

Useful Commonly Dated 

Age Materials 

Range b 

λ 

General Use 

> 100 ka feldspars, biotite, to obtain 

sericite, clays, metamorphic or crystallization 

muscovite, ages 

phlogopite, however, dates may be 

glauconite, partially or completely reset due 

alunite, 

to gaseous 40Ar loss during 

amphibole, whole thermal heating ("cooling ages") 

rocks e.g. basalts), 

volcanic glass 

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DAWN OF THE 

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