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Strontium Isotope Stratigraphy

Lowess Version 3: Best Fit to the Marine Sr‐Isotope Curve for 0–509 Ma and Accompanying Look‐up Table for Deriving Numerical Age

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ID23335697
AuthorsJ M McArthur (0000-0003-1461-7805, University College London, corresponding author), Richard J Howarth (0000-0002-1836-9178, University College London, corresponding author), T R Bailey (0000-0003-0923-2142, University College London, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume109
Issue2
Pages155-170
Publication date2001-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Geology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1376 • E-ISSN: 1537-5269
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/319243
OpenAlexW2094679907
LanguageEN
Citations received92
References cited88

An improved and updated version of the statistical LOWESS fit to the marine 87Sr/86Sr record and a revised look-up table (V3:10/99; available from [email protected]) based upon it enables straightforward conversion of 87Sr/86Sr to numerical age, and vice versa, for use in strontium isotope stratigraphy (SIS). The table includes 95% confidence intervals on predictions of numerical age from 87Sr/86Sr. This version includes the Triassic and Paleozoic record (0-509 Ma) omitted from previous versions because of the paucity of adequate data at the time of preparation. We highlight differences between the previous versions of the table and the current version and discuss some aspects of the 87Sr/86Sr record that may have geological significance. We give examples of how the table can be used and where it has proven useful.

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