Definition of geochronology in English:
geochronology
noun dʒiːəʊkrəˈnɒlədʒiˌdʒioʊkrəˈnɑlədʒi
mass nounThe branch of geology concerned with the dating of rock formations and geological events.
Example sentencesExamples
- The assignment of a particular suite of granites to one of these tectonic settings requires detailed knowledge of its structural setting, geochronology and chemistry.
- Large-scale tectonic reconstructions depend on linked and reliable geochronology and palaeomagnetic data.
- Our geochronology has identified major early Ordovician magmatism within the Slishwood Division.
- The results of integrated field mapping and geochronology provide evidence for three major tectonothermal events.
- In view of the new geochronology, the Finnmarkian Orogeny cannot have played any part in the deformation of the Hellefjord Schist.
Definition of geochronology in US English:
geochronology
nounˌjēōkrəˈnäləjēˌdʒioʊkrəˈnɑlədʒi
The branch of geology concerned with the dating of rock formations and geological events.
Example sentencesExamples
- In view of the new geochronology, the Finnmarkian Orogeny cannot have played any part in the deformation of the Hellefjord Schist.
- Our geochronology has identified major early Ordovician magmatism within the Slishwood Division.
- Large-scale tectonic reconstructions depend on linked and reliable geochronology and palaeomagnetic data.
- The results of integrated field mapping and geochronology provide evidence for three major tectonothermal events.
- The assignment of a particular suite of granites to one of these tectonic settings requires detailed knowledge of its structural setting, geochronology and chemistry.