Garver publishes paper on fission-track dating methodology

John I. Garver, professor of geology and department chair, has published, with M. Bernet, Chapter 8: Fission-track Analysis of Detrital Zircon, in P.W. Reiners' and T. A. Ehlers' (eds.) Low-Temperature Thermochronology: Techniques, Interpretations, and Applications, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Series, (Volume 58).

The paper details a methodology that Garver has pioneered involving dating the cooling age of single sand-sized crystals of zircon from sandstones. The technique provides an understanding of how sedimentary basins develop with time.

Garver highlighted his work with fission-track dating as the featured speaker at a workshop associated with the book's release.