Author : Claire Ostwald Harrigan
Release : 2022
Genre : Geochronometry
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Petrochronology and Statistical Analysis to Integrate Different Types of Data to Solve Complex Earth Systems Problems by : Claire Ostwald Harrigan
Download or read book Petrochronology and Statistical Analysis to Integrate Different Types of Data to Solve Complex Earth Systems Problems written by Claire Ostwald Harrigan. This book was released on 2022. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Complex Earth systems problems, like reconstructing orogens and calibrating the geologic time scale, require investigations that link time to geologic processes. To use time as a means of organizing geologic evidence, geochronometric dates must be contextualized by integrating with different data types. This is the work of petrochronology—linking mineral ages to geochemical, textural, or other geologic information. The U-Pb isotopic system as preserved in the minerals zircon (ZrSiO4) and titanite (CaTiSiO5) can be used in a petrochronological context to date geologic events including the age of granitoid pluton emplacement, the age of rock fabric formation in deformed granitoids, and the age of volcanic ash beds. This work is united under a theme of using petrochronology and statistical modeling to link time to geologic processes including magmatism, deformation, and stratigraphic accumulation. Time constraints on the initiation and duration of geologic processes can deepen our understanding of the evolution of complex Earth systems."--Boise State University ScholarWorks.