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AGeS is an award program to promote inclusive and collaborative science using geochronology. US NSF supported.
#MinCup25
A vote for #molybdenite is a vote for geochronology!
Vote molybdenite today!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Y.-T. Zhong et al. (2025)
High-precision geochronology of the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation: Temporal constraints on the late phase of the Jehol Biota
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 671: 119688
doi.org/10.1016/j.ep...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Sanidine is high in potassium so useful for K-Ar dating in geochronology.
Electrically conductive iron ore hematite is a pigment with a storied history in red ochre & chalk used for 164,000 years of art history! So my arts vote goes to hematite! Plus itβs found on Mars, & used in gems. #MinCup25
U-Pb garnet geochronology is a great technique for dating metamorphic and igneous rocks, but garnets have very low U and Pb. Sometimes we might be dating the inclusions instead. It is not always clear what is and is not an inclusion!
See the paper here: lnkd.in/gGriU_Fv
#geology #geochronology
AGeS awardee Isabella Bennett just published in J. Geosci. Educ. on creating a program that trains students in research through field sampling, lab analyses & data interpretation!
Congrats, Isabella! ππ¬
Read more here π
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
π¦β¨ AGeS scholar Tristan Bench uses X-ray πΈ + OSL π scans to spot high-luminescence zones on Foothills Erratics Train samples. These red hotspots distort depth profiles πβtargeting them sharpens surface exposure ages π§.
#AGeSScholar #OSL #GeoChronology
Detrital zircon continues to be a powerhouse for piecing together Earth's tectonic past. Love seeing models like this refine our view of Arctic evolution!
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Tiny zircon grains = big tectonic clues.
A new #GSABulletin study traces ancient links between Arctic Alaska, Baltica & Laurentia using detrital zircon geochronologyβoffering a two-part model for the Amerasia Basinβs opening.
π geosociety.co/4eClz4O
#ArcticGeology #GSAPubs
Kicking off summer with stunning field scenes from AGeS scholars! πβ°οΈ
πCauca River, Colombia
πNW Greenland Ice Margin
πValles Caldera, NM
#GeoChronology #SummerScenes #AGEScholarship
π§ Did you know that the AGES geochronology program is now on Instagram?
Follow us for a closer look at student research, lab techniques, field adventures, and all things geochronology βοΈπͺ¨π°οΈ
πΈ www.instagram.com/agesgeochron...
#Geochronology #EarthScience #Thermochronology #CUboulder #Fieldwork
TOMORROW!
π« AGeS Virtual Community Symposium π«
π 11 am-3 pm ET π
π₯ Invited Talks π₯
π¬ AGeS project presentations π¬
π Engage and interact with the geochronology community π
βΊοΈ All are invited βΊοΈ
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π« AGeS Virtual Community Symposium π«
π Wednesday May 7, 2025, 11 am-3 pm ET π
π₯ Invited Talksπ₯
π¬ AGeS project presentations π¬
π Engage and interact with the geochronology community π
All are invited π
AGeS-Grad awardee Shanti Penphrase just published a paper in Geology paper showing Euro-American farming in the Upper Mississippi eroded soil 8β12Γ faster than Ice Age glaciersβfeatured in Science!
Congrats, Shanti! ππ
Read all about it below! π
www.science.org/content/arti...
AGeS-Grad awardee John M. Brigham just published a paper in Lithos on the temporal and spatial scales of garnet growth during serpentinization, using Belvidere Mountain, Vermont, as a case study. Congrats to John! π
Read all about it below π
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Interested in learning about observing impacts on luminescence depth profile evolutions from altered quartzite using OSL laser scanning & controlled light exposed rock sampling techniques? π¦
Read AGeS awardee Tristan Bench's paper in Quaternary Geology:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
ποΈInterested in joining AGeS as a lab partner? Want to host an innovative scholar for their geochronology research?ποΈ
Head on over to: www.colorado.edu/program/ages...
for more information on how to support some awesome proposals!
ποΈInterested in joining AGeS as a lab partner? Want to host an innovative scholar for their geochronology research?ποΈ
Head on over to: www.colorado.edu/program/ages...
for more information on how to support some awesome proposals!
AGeS-Grad awardee Nick Meszaros published a paper in the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research on the evolution of eruption rate between 2 caldera-forming eruptions in the Jemez magmatic system, NM. Congrats to Nick!
Read all about it below!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Minimizing Variable Downhole Fractionation in UβPb Zircon Geochronology by LA-MC-ICP-MS at Smaller Spot Size #JMS analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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π« AGeS Virtual Community Symposium π«
π Wednesday May 7, 2025, 11 am-3 pm ET π
π₯ Invited Talksπ₯
π¬ AGeS project presentations π¬
π Engage and interact with the geochronology community π
All are invited π
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