McArthur, JM;
Steuber, T;
Page, KN;
Landman, NH;
(2016)
Sr-Isotope Stratigraphy: Assigning Time in the Campanian, Pliensbachian, Toarcian, and Valanginian.
Journal of Geology
, 124
(5)
pp. 569-586.
10.1086/687395.
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Abstract
The trend of marine 87Sr/86Sr against stratigraphic level through sections, whether linear or not, can identify hiatuses and changing rates of sedimentation through those sections and so be a valuable constraint on attempts to assign numerical ages to sediments on the basis of astrochronology or U/Pb dating of zircons. Here we illustrate that value for the Campanian, Pliensbachian, Toarcian, and Valanginian ages by comparing 87Sr/86Sr profiles for different localities and comparing those to the 87Sr/86Sr profile through time. The analysis reveals possible problems both with current time scales and with some astrochronological calibrations. Our analysis is neither comprehensive nor final; rather, with a few examples, we show how Sr-isotope stratigraphy can be used to moderate other methods of assigning numerical ages to sediments.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Sr-Isotope Stratigraphy: Assigning Time in the Campanian, Pliensbachian, Toarcian, and Valanginian |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1086/687395 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/687395 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2016 by The University of Chicago. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Earth Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1523565 |
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