Geochronology
Published: 19 Feb 2018 Created: 19 Nov 2024 Revised: 16 Apr 2025

Radiogenic and stable isotope geochronology and geochemistry are used to determine the age and origins of rocks and minerals. The data provides information about rock relationships, and the timing of geological events.

Radiogenic and stable isotope geochronology and geochemistry are used to determine the age and origins of rocks and minerals. The data provides information about rock relationships, and the timing of geological events.

About this record

Record No mesac511
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Dataset
Category Type
Document Type
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder
Operator
Geological Province
    Other
    Mine Name
    Stratigraphy
    Commodity
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      Language English
      Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

      Citations

      Use constraints License
      License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
      Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/dataset/mesac511
      Citation 2018. Geochronology
      https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/dataset/mesac511

      Technical information

      Status On Going
      Maintenance and Update Frequency
      Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
      Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[129,-38],[141,-38],[141,-26],[129,-26],[129,-38]]]}
      Purpose
      Mineral exploration; modelling.
      Mineral exploration; modelling.
      Lineage
      Extracted from SA Geodata.
      Extracted from SA Geodata.

      Attribute details

      Name Definition
      Sample No Unique SA_Geodata rock sample identifier
      Geochro interpretation set No Unique SA_Geodata geochronologic interpretation identifier
      Number of analysis Number of data used to make the age interpretation (n)
      Interpreter The person responsible for the age interpretation
      Inerpretation date Date the geochronologic interpretation was made
      Mineral Mineral separate mineral analysed
      Laboratory The laboratory at which the analysis was carried out
      Determination Analysis method of determining analyte concentration
      Reference Citation that describes authors and other reference information for an interpreted age
      Sample source Sample source
      Lithology Sample lithology
      Stratigraphic unit Sample stratigraphic unit name
      Age No Unique SA_Geodata interpreted age identifier
      Map symbol Sample stratigraphic unit map symbol
      Drillhole no Unique SA_Geodata drillhole number
      Sample depth from Sample from drillhole depth from (m)
      Sample depth to Sample from drillhole depth to (m)
      Longitude Longitude in decimal degrees
      Latitude Latitude in decimal degrees
      Site No Unique SA_Geodata site identifier
      Dating method Dating method used to calculate the geochronological age
      Age (Ma) Interpreted geochronological age of sample in millions of years (Ma)
      Error (Ma) Uncertainty of the interpreted geochronological age of sample in plus or minus millions of years (Ma)
      Age type The statistical method used to interpret geochronologic data
      Geological attribution The geological event relevant to the interpretation
      MSWD The Mean Square Weighted Deviation (MSWD) is the parameter used to assess the 'goodness of fit' of the line to the data within the limits of analytical error
      Probability of fit Probability of fit