isochron

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isochron [′ī·sə‚krän]

(geochemistry)

A line on a graph defined by data for rocks of the same age with the same initial lead isotopic composition, the slope of which is proportional to the age. Also known as geochron.

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No references found			II, 2008, An isochron method for cosmogenic nuclide dating of buried soils and sediments: American Journal of Science, v. International year of planet earth 4. Utilizing paleosols in ... by Rutter, Nat / Geoscience Canada Pioneering work in this field by Ravizza and Turekian [1] on the upper Mississippian Bakken Formation, North Dakota, yielded a Re-Os isochron age of 354 [+ or -] 49 Ma ([lambda] = 1. Re-Os (ICP-MS) dating of marine oil shale in the Qiangtang basin, ... by Xiugen, Fu; Jian, Wang; Wenjun, Qu; Taizhong, Duan; Andao, Du; Zhengjiang, Wang; Hua, Liu / Oil Shale According to Jim Munnell, vice president of sales and customer operations for Isochron, the desire for "instant gratification" is a big inhibitor to success. The $64,000 Technology Question, Part II by Seckman, Lamont / Modern Brewery Age			isobutyraldehyde isobutyric acid isobutyryl ISOC isocandle diagram isocarb isocarpic isocenter isocephalic Isocephaly isoceraunic isoceraunic line isocercal isocetyl laurate isochasm isochela isochemical metamorphism isochemical series Isochor isochore isochoric Isochoric Process isochromatic isochromatic fringe pattern isochromosome isochron isochronal isochronal test isochrone Isochrones isochronism Isochronism of Oscillations isochronon isochronous isochronous circuits isochronous communications isochronous curve Isochronous Ethernet isochronous governor isochronous transfer isocirculator Isocitric Acid isoclasite isoclinal isoclinal chart Isoclinal Fold isocline isoclinic chart isoclinic line Isoclinic Lines isocoding mutation			isocercal ISOCES isocetyl laurate Isochasm Isochasm Isochasmic Isocheim Isocheimal Isocheimenal Isocheimic isocheims isochela isochemical metamorphism isochemical series Isochimene Isochor Isochor Isochore Isochoric Isochoric process Isochoric process isochromatic isochromatic isochromatic isochromatic fringe pattern isochromatophil isochromosome isochromosome Isochromosomes Isochromosomes isochron isochronal isochronal isochronal Isochronal Inspection Isochronal Scheduled Inspection System isochronal test isochronally isochronally isochrone isochrone isochrones isochrones isochronia Isochronic Isochronic Isochronic Isochronical Inspection isochronism isochronism Isochronism of Oscillations isochronize isochronized isochronizes isochronizing Isochronon Isochronon isochronous isochronous isochronous isochronous circuits

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