The Geological
Timescale Versus Radiometric Dating
By
Paul Nethercott
November 2014
The Tonian Period
1,000 To 1,200 Million Years Ago
1. Central Asian Orogenic Belt,
Lithos, Volume 126, 2011, Pages 233-247
|
187Os/188Os |
187Re/188Os |
187Re/188Os |
147Sm/144Nd |
176Lu/177Hf |
|
1,161 |
1,610 |
10,620 |
760 |
|
|
135 |
740 |
-2,490 |
2,310 |
-30 |
|
-543 |
160 |
-20 |
1,820 |
690 |
|
-760 |
-30 |
-40 |
700 |
|
|
97 |
710 |
1,010 |
1,430 |
14,650 |
|
300 |
880 |
-3,830 |
740 |
|
|
503 |
1,050 |
-1,780 |
|
|
|
580 |
1,120 |
6,520 |
1,150 |
-30 |
|
1,732 |
2,090 |
2,170 |
|
|
|
-1,109 |
-330 |
10 |
|
|
|
564 |
1,110 |
-200 |
1,520 |
470 |
|
1,497 |
1,890 |
2,540 |
|
|
|
-24 |
600 |
-1,170 |
4,350 |
-520 |
|
929 |
1,420 |
2,640 |
3,470 |
630 |
|
765 |
1,280 |
1,380 |
490 |
-9,270 |
|
1,511 |
1,910 |
-640 |
570 |
440 |
|
-397 |
280 |
-620 |
2,310 |
390 |
|
-271 |
390 |
-150 |
5,910 |
430 |
|
475 |
1,030 |
-100 |
820 |
540 |
|
-76 |
560 |
690 |
1,390 |
590 |
|
693 |
1,220 |
1,420 |
1,280 |
1,280 |
2. Sr, Nd And Pb Isotopes In Minor Elements,
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 76 (1985) Pages 57-70
|
207Pb/206Pb |
207Pb/206Pb |
|
5,163 |
5,083 |
|
5,162 |
5,082 |
|
5,154 |
5,045 |
|
5,154 |
5,045 |
|
5,152 |
5,041 |
|
5,117 |
5,041 |
|
5,112 |
5,035 |
|
5,105 |
5,030 |
|
5,104 |
5,014 |
|
5,095 |
|
3. Behavior of Re and Os,
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 66, Number 9, Pages 1539–1548, 2002
|
187Os/188Os |
187Os/188Os |
|
-1,683,299 |
-650,881 |
|
-1,674,133 |
-598,180 |
|
-1,605,720 |
-315,525 |
|
-1,562,184 |
-305,050 |
|
-1,537,143 |
-195,065 |
|
-1,513,902 |
-187,864 |
|
-1,440,088 |
-187,046 |
|
-941,228 |
-179,844 |
|
-835,498 |
-176,407 |
|
-738,443 |
-174,280 |
|
-734,352 |
-158,076 |
|
-706,528 |
-154,967 |
4. Evaluation Of 40Ar/39Ar Quartz Ages,
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2006, Volume 70, Pages 2562-2576
|
40Ar/39Ar |
40Ar/39Ar |
40Ar/39Ar |
40Ar/39Ar |
|
9,969 |
4,759 |
2,952 |
1,818 |
|
8,655 |
4,714 |
2,863 |
1,793 |
|
7,715 |
4,594 |
2,840 |
1,793 |
|
7,412 |
4,515 |
2,808 |
1,768 |
|
6,568 |
4,508 |
2,775 |
1,764 |
|
6,442 |
4,506 |
2,674 |
1,724 |
|
6,393 |
4,499 |
2,639 |
1,644 |
|
6,127 |
4,425 |
2,628 |
1,630 |
|
6,060 |
4,343 |
2,610 |
1,595 |
|
5,871 |
4,252 |
2,581 |
1,511 |
|
5,620 |
4,144 |
2,530 |
1,496 |
|
5,601 |
4,128 |
2,475 |
1,482 |
|
5,511 |
4,120 |
2,360 |
1,406 |
|
5,418 |
4,063 |
2,261 |
1,402 |
|
5,370 |
3,799 |
2,230 |
1,394 |
|
5,238 |
3,713 |
2,197 |
1,304 |
|
5,201 |
3,692 |
2,180 |
1,252 |
|
5,176 |
3,523 |
2,176 |
1,246 |
|
5,049 |
3,442 |
2,128 |
1,188 |
|
4,983 |
3,422 |
2,076 |
1,174 |
|
4,931 |
3,329 |
2,018 |
1,152 |
|
4,883 |
3,227 |
2,016 |
1,127 |
|
4,844 |
3,198 |
1,926 |
1,115 |
|
4,805 |
3,188 |
1,914 |
1,038 |
|
4,804 |
3,136 |
1,892 |
1,014 |
|
4,777 |
3,109 |
1,866 |
985 |
|
4,760 |
2,955 |
1,853 |
|
5. Age of the Yunnan Tethyan Belt,
International Journal Earth Science, 2007, Volume 96, pages 1179 - 1194
|
Pb206/U238 |
Pb207/U235 |
Pb207/Pb206 |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Difference |
|
400 |
408 |
451 |
451 |
400 |
51 |
|
464 |
466 |
473 |
473 |
464 |
9 |
|
476 |
476 |
478 |
478 |
476 |
3 |
|
463 |
465 |
475 |
475 |
463 |
11 |
|
467 |
469 |
481 |
481 |
467 |
14 |
|
500 |
503 |
519 |
519 |
500 |
19 |
|
477 |
477 |
476 |
477 |
476 |
1 |
|
493 |
491 |
486 |
493 |
486 |
7 |
|
467 |
472 |
496 |
496 |
467 |
29 |
|
514 |
628 |
1,065 |
1,065 |
514 |
551 |
|
475 |
501 |
622 |
622 |
475 |
147 |
|
481 |
522 |
709 |
709 |
481 |
228 |
|
477 |
480 |
491 |
491 |
477 |
14 |
|
462 |
464 |
473 |
473 |
462 |
12 |
|
461 |
465 |
484 |
484 |
461 |
23 |
|
457 |
464 |
496 |
496 |
457 |
38 |
|
471 |
484 |
546 |
546 |
471 |
76 |
|
466 |
467 |
470 |
470 |
466 |
4 |
|
486 |
491 |
515 |
515 |
486 |
30 |
|
524 |
529 |
553 |
553 |
524 |
29 |
|
457 |
493 |
662 |
662 |
457 |
205 |
|
532 |
566 |
707 |
707 |
532 |
175 |
|
519 |
512 |
477 |
519 |
477 |
42 |
|
558 |
651 |
988 |
988 |
558 |
430 |
|
501 |
664 |
1,263 |
1,263 |
501 |
761 |
6. Osmium Isotopes,
Chemical Geology, Volume 130, 1996, Pages 55-64
|
BENI BOUSERA |
LANZO |
LHERZ |
|
6,900 |
1,600 |
1,200 |
|
2,300 |
1,200 |
130 |
|
1,100 |
340 |
|
|
990 |
340 |
|
|
540 |
30 |
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
7. Canadian Cordillera Lithosphere,
Chemical Geology, Volume 166, 2000, Pages 85-101
|
Location |
187Os/188Os |
187Re/188Os |
187Re/188Os |
|
West Kettle River |
251 |
836 |
749 |
|
West Kettle River |
37 |
|
|
|
West Kettle River |
485 |
|
|
|
West Kettle River |
-562 |
|
56 |
|
Lightning Peak |
-459 |
Negative |
144 |
|
Big Timothy |
-939 |
Negative |
Negative |
|
Big Timothy |
-973 |
|
|
|
Big Timothy |
-2,084 |
|
|
|
Big Timothy |
-251 |
966 |
322 |
|
Big Timothy |
-202 |
624 |
364 |
|
Rayfield River |
-374 |
|
217 |
|
Rayfield River |
164 |
|
675 |
|
Fort Selkirk |
-808 |
807 |
Negative |
|
Fort Selkirk |
-220 |
|
348 |
|
Clinton |
7 |
|
542 |
|
Clinton |
-422 |
|
176 |
8. Re-Os Isotopes of Sulfides,
Lithos, Volume 102, 2008, Pages 43-64
|
187Re/188Os |
187Re/188Os |
187Re/188Os |
187Re/188Os |
187Re/188Os |
187Re/188Os |
187Re/188Os |
187Re/188Os |
|
-47,693 |
-1,098 |
74 |
223 |
564 |
921 |
1,623 |
2,681 |
|
-16,952 |
-1,001 |
79 |
225 |
572 |
938 |
1,629 |
2,715 |
|
-15,940 |
-840 |
82 |
243 |
574 |
949 |
1,692 |
2,798 |
|
-12,854 |
-712 |
91 |
248 |
583 |
961 |
1,698 |
2,868 |
|
-10,838 |
-595 |
95 |
252 |
604 |
964 |
1,739 |
2,965 |
|
-10,501 |
-515 |
104 |
260 |
607 |
975 |
1,744 |
2,987 |
|
-7,384 |
-497 |
110 |
267 |
613 |
982 |
1,768 |
2,994 |
|
-7,124 |
-453 |
111 |
276 |
624 |
986 |
1,780 |
3,028 |
|
-6,558 |
-407 |
114 |
280 |
630 |
987 |
1,841 |
3,030 |
|
-6,398 |
-316 |
116 |
289 |
642 |
990 |
1,858 |
3,059 |
|
-6,138 |
-315 |
117 |
292 |
655 |
1,033 |
1,866 |
3,113 |
|
-5,956 |
-310 |
119 |
294 |
657 |
1,105 |
1,879 |
3,203 |
|
-5,892 |
-286 |
120 |
297 |
659 |
1,126 |
1,886 |
3,406 |
|
-5,000 |
-231 |
124 |
308 |
668 |
1,127 |
1,905 |
3,469 |
|
-4,010 |
-183 |
127 |
329 |
670 |
1,130 |
1,909 |
3,645 |
|
-3,773 |
-181 |
131 |
340 |
680 |
1,163 |
1,912 |
3,777 |
|
-3,503 |
-168 |
134 |
346 |
681 |
1,189 |
1,929 |
4,102 |
|
-3,031 |
-154 |
141 |
371 |
691 |
1,197 |
1,966 |
4,147 |
|
-3,011 |
-142 |
142 |
377 |
692 |
1,206 |
1,973 |
4,180 |
|
-2,924 |
-118 |
146 |
378 |
694 |
1,229 |
1,990 |
4,461 |
|
-2,902 |
-114 |
147 |
383 |
695 |
1,235 |
1,998 |
4,631 |
|
-2,882 |
-110 |
148 |
392 |
701 |
1,241 |
2,006 |
5,318 |
|
-2,830 |
-98 |
149 |
403 |
704 |
1,251 |
2,034 |
5,700 |
|
-2,814 |
-97 |
150 |
404 |
708 |
1,255 |
2,057 |
6,001 |
|
-2,741 |
-49 |
152 |
416 |
715 |
1,284 |
2,067 |
6,106 |
|
-2,552 |
-42 |
154 |
425 |
719 |
1,297 |
2,081 |
6,736 |
|
-2,386 |
-31 |
155 |
434 |
727 |
1,341 |
2,087 |
7,441 |
|
-2,121 |
-30 |
158 |
444 |
729 |
1,342 |
2,091 |
8,044 |
|
-2,004 |
-19 |
159 |
460 |
759 |
1,348 |
2,093 |
8,862 |
|
-1,979 |
-18 |
161 |
464 |
763 |
1,352 |
2,118 |
9,449 |
|
-1,917 |
-15 |
168 |
465 |
765 |
1,358 |
2,124 |
9,569 |
|
-1,916 |
-10 |
170 |
477 |
801 |
1,440 |
2,178 |
10,382 |
|
-1,867 |
-7 |
172 |
478 |
804 |
1,462 |
2,230 |
10,701 |
|
-1,860 |
6 |
173 |
510 |
841 |
1,513 |
2,280 |
18,606 |
|
-1,841 |
32 |
178 |
519 |
875 |
1,539 |
2,287 |
20,073 |
|
-1,835 |
65 |
181 |
520 |
882 |
1,554 |
2,376 |
22,664 |
|
-1,798 |
67 |
186 |
523 |
897 |
1,557 |
2,412 |
24,677 |
|
-1,644 |
68 |
209 |
544 |
901 |
1,562 |
2,454 |
31,482 |
|
-1,567 |
70 |
210 |
545 |
905 |
1,567 |
2,467 |
34,329 |
|
-1,432 |
71 |
216 |
551 |
912 |
1,622 |
2,489 |
39,229 |
9. 40Ar/39Ar Analysis Of Perthite,
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 1992, Volume 109, Pages 147 – 167
|
40Ar/39Ar |
40Ar/39Ar |
|
3,076 |
1,696 |
|
2,991 |
1,687 |
|
2,888 |
1,630 |
|
2,851 |
1,620 |
|
2,809 |
1,454 |
|
2,740 |
1,445 |
|
2,589 |
1,421 |
|
2,501 |
1,395 |
|
2,283 |
1,387 |
|
2,261 |
1,376 |
|
2,213 |
1,337 |
|
2,150 |
1,332 |
|
2,095 |
1,300 |
|
2,082 |
1,290 |
|
2,066 |
1,281 |
|
2,028 |
1,281 |
|
2,000 |
1,277 |
|
1,993 |
1,273 |
|
1,906 |
1,250 |
|
1,891 |
1,244 |
References
1. Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Lithos, Volume 126, 2011, Pages 233-247
2. Sr, Nd And Pb Isotopes In Minor Elements, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 76 (1985) Pages 57-70
3. Behavior of Re and Os, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 66, Number 9, Pages 1539–1548, 2002
4. Evaluation Of 40ar-39ar Quartz Ages, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2006, Volume 70, Pages 2562-2576
5. Age of the Yunnan Tethyan belt, International Journal Earth Science, 2007, Volume 96, pages 1179 - 1194
6. Osmium Isotopes , Chemical Geology, Volume 130, 1996, Pages 55-64
7. Canadian Cordillera Lithosphere, Chemical Geology, Volume 166, 2000, Pages 85-101
8. Re-Os Isotopes of Sulfides , Lithos, Volume 102, 2008, Pages 43-64
9. 40ar-39ar Analysis Of Perthite, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 1992, Volume 109, Pages 147 - 167