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Significant Ages—An Introduction to Petrochronology

2017; Mineralogical Society of America; Volume: 83; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2138/rmg.2017.83.1

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Martin Engi, Pierre Lanari, Matthew J. Kohn,

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Research Article| August 01, 2017 Significant Ages—An Introduction to Petrochronology Martin Engi; Martin Engi Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Pierre Lanari; Pierre Lanari Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Matthew J. Kohn Matthew J. Kohn Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, 83725, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Martin Engi Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland Pierre Lanari Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland Matthew J. Kohn Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, 83725, U.S.A. Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 10 Nov 2017 Copyright © 2017 by the Mineralogical Society of AmericaMineralogical Society of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2017) 83 (1): 1–12. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2017.83.1 Article history First Online: 10 Nov 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Martin Engi, Pierre Lanari, Matthew J. Kohn; Significant Ages—An Introduction to Petrochronology. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2017;; 83 (1): 1–12. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2017.83.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Question: Why “Petrochronology”? Why add another term to an already cluttered scientific lexicon? Answer: Because petrologists and geochronologists need a term that describes the unique, distinctive way in which they apply geochronology to the study of igneous and metamorphic processes. Other terms just won’t do. Such evolution of language is natural and well-established. For instance, “Geochronology” was originally coined during the waning stages of the great Age-of-the-Earth debate as a means of distinguishing timescales relevant to Earth processes from timescales relevant to humans (Williams 1893). Eighty-eight years later, Berger and York (1981) coined the term “Thermochronology,”... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.