The Geological Timescale Versus Radiometric Dating

By Paul Nethercott
October 2014

 

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The Carboniferous Period

303 To 372 Million Years Ago

 

 

1. New U-Pb Zircon Data,

European Journal Of Minerology, 2000, Volume 12, Pages 1245 - 1260

206Pb/238U

207Pb/235U

207Pb/206Pb

1,174

1,563

2,137

795

1,016

1,550

756

933

1,530

740

901

1,379

701

867

1,361

691

849

1,334

609

849

1,321

607

788

1,320

491

624

1,290

404

489

1,264

315

335

1,142

310

321

910

306

317

492

304

313

490

302

312

477

294

309

405

252

303

393

236

300

375

223

249

374

212

237

357

198

227

328

182

222

290

 

 

 

2. U/Pb Whole-Rock and Mineral Dating,

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 1989, Volume 94, Pages 239

238U/206Pb

238U/206Pb

207Pb/206Pb

207Pb/206Pb

15,173

826

5,016

4,368

11,577

744

5,008

4,364

10,652

710

5,005

4,108

4,086

701

4,954

3,995

3,890

655

4,946

3,917

3,190

595

4,927

3,784

2,688

583

4,902

3,491

2,680

471

4,888

3,272

2,107

451

4,860

2,961

1,839

339

4,840

2,089

1,830

293

4,814

1,282

1,661

290

4,766

857

1,376

273

4,720

800

1,000

269

4,585

721

863

265

4,571

717

830

259

4,529

670

829

204

4,488

668

 

3. A Paleozoic Convergent Plate,

Chemical Geology, Volume 208, 2004, Pages 141- 156

187Os/188Os

187Re/188Os

352

-4,300

376

-500

349

1,900

352

8,800

356

9,100

357

6,200

350

400

354

1,300

350

1,200

355

3,300

350

1,100

351

2,100

350

4,300

 

 

 

4. Rb-Sr and Pb-Pb Geochronology,

Periodico Di Mineralogia (2007), Volume 76, Pages 5-24

207Pb/206Pb

207Pb/206Pb

207Pb/206Pb

207Pb/206Pb

207Pb/206Pb

5,237

5,002

4,994

4,987

4,976

5,032

5,002

4,993

4,986

4,976

5,032

5,001

4,993

4,984

4,974

5,012

4,999

4,993

4,983

4,973

5,012

4,999

4,992

4,983

4,973

5,012

4,998

4,991

4,983

4,970

5,012

4,997

4,990

4,982

4,970

5,006

4,996

4,989

4,982

4,970

5,006

4,995

4,988

4,982

4,970

5,005

4,995

4,988

4,981

4,965

5,004

4,994

4,988

4,980

4,954

5,004

4,994

4,988

4,977

4,924

5,002

4,994

4,987

4,976

4,924

 

 

5. U/Pb Whole-Rock And Mineral Dating,

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 94 (1989) Pages 236-244

207Pb/206Pb

207Pb/206Pb

5,016

4,368

5,008

4,364

5,005

4,108

4,954

3,995

4,946

3,917

4,927

3,784

4,902

3,491

4,888

3,272

4,860

2,961

4,840

2,089

4,814

1,282

4,766

857

4,720

800

4,585

721

4,571

717

4,529

670

4,488

668

 

 

 

6. Trace-Element Record in Zircons,

European Journal Of Mineralogy, 2009, Volume 21, Pages 1135 - 1148

206Pb/238U

207Pb/206Pb

1,994

2,008

1,896

1,982

1,854

1,975

1,796

1,951

1,741

1,951

1,711

1,940

1,625

1,938

1,561

1,936

1,505

1,916

1,500

1,910

1,436

1,904

1,391

1,904

1,323

1,903

1,314

1,873

1,264

1,859

1,103

1,859

 

 

 

7. Evidence for a Widespread Tethyan,

Journal Of Petrology, 2005, Volume 46, Number 4, Pages 829-858

206Pb/238U

208Pb/232Th

207Pb/206Pb

87Rb/86Sr

15,747

58,796

5,236

1,739

15,067

54,206

5,062

351

14,363

48,252

5,052

351

13,580

47,976

5,052

349

13,204

46,117

5,051

314

12,780

42,203

5,051

274

11,757

42,192

5,049

270

11,659

41,604

5,044

251

11,537

41,343

5,043

251

11,313

41,231

5,043

227

11,309

39,637

5,042

213

11,248

38,125

5,041

195

10,360

37,115

5,041

190

9,643

35,012

5,038

178

9,427

33,584

5,029

175

9,300

31,556

5,027

175

9,123

31,286

5,027

172

9,014

30,740

5,025

167

8,996

29,705

5,021

166

8,954

27,710

5,020

166

8,770

27,422

5,018

166

8,508

26,674

5,016

164

8,315

26,369

5,015

162

8,314

25,972

5,014

161

8,072

25,590

5,014

161

8,024

25,096

5,013

161

7,604

24,010

5,013

160

7,504

22,718

5,013

157

7,056

22,307

5,012

156

 

 

 

8. The Paleo-Tethyan Mian-Lueyang,

Earth and Planetary Science Letters 198 (2002), Pages 323-337

207Pb/206Pb

208Pb/232Th

206Pb/238U

5,111

86,040

27,626

5,110

81,479

26,654

5,108

76,575

24,689

5,104

76,345

24,029

5,100

68,008

22,082

5,095

65,466

18,973

5,092

64,670

18,904

5,091

63,308

17,076

5,090

60,967

16,070

5,089

34,712

10,127

5,087

32,366

8,551

5,077

 

 

5,067

 

 

5,066

 

 

 

 

9. French Massif Central,

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 71 (2007), Pages 1290–1311

206Pb/238U

208Pb/232Th

207Pb/206Pb

15,943

21,165

5,014

13,385

17,660

4,873

7,502

15,590

4,871

6,684

9,160

4,898

5,772

9,061

4,939

4,225

6,269

4,961

3,394

5,931

4,930

1,531

5,670

4,933

1,426

5,262

4,932

1,401

5,247

4,933

1,162

5,042

4,934

669

4,445

4,935

 

3,203

4,945

 

 

 

 

References

 

 

 

1.             New U-Pb Zircon Data, European Journal Of Minerology, 2000, Volume 12, Pages 1245 - 1260

 

2.             U/Pb Whole-Rock and Mineral Dating, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 1989, Volume 94, Pages 239

 

3.             A Paleozoic Convergent Plate, Chemical Geology, Volume 208, 2004, Pages 141- 156

 

4.             Rb-Sr and Pb-Pb Geochronology, Periodico Di Mineralogia (2007), Volume 76, Pages 5-24

 

5.             U/Pb Whole-Rock And Mineral Dating, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 94 (1989) Pages 236-244

 

6.             Trace-Element Record in Zircons, European Journal Of Minerology, 2009, Volume 21, Pages 1135 - 1148

 

7.             Evidence for a Widespread Tethyan, Journal Of Petrology, 2005, Volume 46, Number 4, Pages 829-858

 

8.             The Paleo-Tethyan Mian-Lueyang, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 198 (2002), Pages 323-337

 

9.             French Massif Central, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 71 (2007), Pages 1290–1311

 

 

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