This book is the planned successor to A Geologic Time Scale by W. B. Harland, A. V. Cox, P. G. Llewellyn, C. A. G. Pickton, A. G. Smith and R. Walters published in 1982. It adopts the same style and employs and develops similar methods, but it has been entirely reworked. The state of the art 1989 is thus presented; but the data assembled provide a source of reference which will serve for some years. The work develops and assesses a new calibration of the geologic time scale employing a new database. The new scale is summarized on the book covers and on a wall chart to be published separately. The work has been coordinated in detail throughout; nevertheless each chapter can stand on its own.
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"It is self-evident that this volume stands in singular isolation from any counterpart with its meticulous documentation, supportive data and degree of completeness....clearly not just another time scale. This volume will serve as a touchstone or reference guide for any new developments in geochronology...." G.C. Gaynor, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
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A geologic time scale (geochronologic scale) is composed of standard stratigraphic divisions based on rock sequences and calibrated in years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chron interpolation, chronostratic scale, chronostratic divisions, chronostratic error, scanning age, date date error, magnetic anomaly scale, glauconite dates, dated magnetic anomalies, magnetic anomaly sequence, magnetized intervals, polarity bias superchrons, chronometric scale, time scale calibration, geochronologic scales, isotopic database, chronometric calibration, polarity reversal scale, reversal time scale, database plotted, isotopic dates, chron age, polarity intervals, boundary stratotype, definitive scale Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, Van Couvering, National Grid, Sum Tie-point C-gram, Cretaceous Period, Geological Society of London, British Isles, New Zealand, United States, Carboniferous Period, Cenozoic Era, Lower Cambrian, Precambrian Subcommission, Ellesmere Island, Old Red Sandstone, Paris Basin, Scythian Epoch, Sinian Era, Solar System, South Wales, British Columbia, Early Permian, John Day, Late Jurassic, Mid Ordovician New!
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A geologic time scale (geochronologic scale) is composed of standard stratigraphic divisions based on rock sequences and calibrated in years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chron interpolation, chronostratic scale, chronostratic divisions, chronostratic error, scanning age, date date error, magnetic anomaly scale, glauconite dates, dated magnetic anomalies, magnetic anomaly sequence, magnetized intervals, polarity bias superchrons, chronometric scale, time scale calibration, geochronologic scales, isotopic database, chronometric calibration, polarity reversal scale, reversal time scale, database plotted, isotopic dates, chron age, polarity intervals, boundary stratotype, definitive scale Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, Van Couvering, National Grid, Sum Tie-point C-gram, Cretaceous Period, Geological Society of London, British Isles, New Zealand, United States, Carboniferous Period, Cenozoic Era, Lower Cambrian, Precambrian Subcommission, Ellesmere Island, Old Red Sandstone, Paris Basin, Scythian Epoch, Sinian Era, Solar System, South Wales, British Columbia, Early Permian, John Day, Late Jurassic, Mid Ordovician New!
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- The Chronology of the Geological Record (The Geological Society Memoir, No 10) by N. J. Snelling on 4 pages
- Glossary of Geology by R. L. Bates on page 16, page 27, and Back Matter
- Geological Time Table by B. U. Haq on page 169, and Back Matter
- Milankovitch and Climate: Understanding the Response to Astronomical Forcing (NATO Science Series C: (closed)) by A.L. Berger in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Dynamic Stratigraphy of the British Isles: A Study in Crustal Evolution by R. Anderton in Back Matter
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