Magnetics Information Consortium (MagIC)
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MagIC Method Codes
Code Method Type IAGA7 URL Description
GM-ALPHA Geochronology Method   Age determination by using alpha counting.
GM-ARAR Geochronology Method   40Ar/39Ar age determination.
GM-ARAR-AP Geochronology Method   40Ar/39Ar age determination: Age plateau.
GM-ARAR-II Geochronology Method   40Ar/39Ar age determination: Inverse isochron.
GM-ARAR-IS Geochronology Method   40Ar/39Ar age determination: Insitu spot age using laser system.
GM-ARAR-NI Geochronology Method   40Ar/39Ar age determination: Normal isochron.
GM-ARAR-SC Geochronology Method   40Ar/39Ar age determination: Single crystal age.
GM-ARAR-SC-10 Geochronology Method   40Ar/39Ar age determination: Average age based on less than 10 single crystal ages.
GM-ARAR-SC-1050 Geochronology Method   40Ar/39Ar age determination: Average age based on 10 to 50 single crystal ages.
GM-ARAR-SC-50 Geochronology Method   40Ar/39Ar age determination: Average age based on more than 50 single crystal ages.
GM-ARAR-TF Geochronology Method   40Ar/39Ar age determination: Total fusion or recombined age.
GM-C14 Geochronology Method   Radiocarbon age determination.
GM-C14-AMS Geochronology Method   Radiocarbon age determination: AMS.
GM-C14-BETA Geochronology Method   Radiocarbon age determination: Beta decay counting.
GM-C14-CAL Geochronology Method   Radiocarbon age determination: Calibrated.
GM-CC Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology.
GM-CC-ARCH Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: Archeology.
GM-CC-ARM Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: ARM.
GM-CC-ASTRO Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: Astronomical.
GM-CC-CACO3 Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: Calcium carbonate.
GM-CC-COLOR Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: Color or reflectance.
GM-CC-GRAPE Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: Gamma Ray Polarimeter Experiment.
GM-CC-IRM Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: IRM.
GM-CC-ISO Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: Stable isotopes.
GM-CC-REL Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: Relative chronology other than stratigraphic successions. Relative dating by cross-cutting relationships in the field. This method code should not be used instead of GM-STRAT if dealing with a stratigraphic succession..
GM-CC-S Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: Ratio of the low field and saturation IRM.
GM-CC-STRAT Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: Stratigraphic succession.
GM-CC-TECT Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: Tectites and microtectites.
GM-CC-TEPH Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: Tephrochronology.
GM-CC-X Geochronology Method   Correlation chronology: Susceptibility.
GM-CHEM Geochronology Method   Chemical chronology.
GM-CHEM-AAR Geochronology Method   Chemical chronology: Amino acid racemization.
GM-CHEM-OH Geochronology Method   Chemical chronology: Obsidian hydration.
GM-CHEM-SC Geochronology Method   Chemical chronology: Stoan coatings CaCO3.
GM-CHEM-TH Geochronology Method   Chemical chronology: Tephra hydration.
GM-COSMO Geochronology Method   Cosmogenic age determination.
GM-COSMO-AL26 Geochronology Method   Cosmogenic age determination: 26Al.
GM-COSMO-AR39 Geochronology Method   Cosmogenic age determination: 39Ar.
GM-COSMO-BE10 Geochronology Method   Cosmogenic age determination: 10Be.
GM-COSMO-C14 Geochronology Method   Cosmogenic age determination: 14C.
GM-COSMO-CL36 Geochronology Method   Cosmogenic age determination: 36Cl.
GM-COSMO-HE3 Geochronology Method   Cosmogenic age determination: 3He.
GM-COSMO-KR81 Geochronology Method   Cosmogenic age determination: 81Kr.
GM-COSMO-NE21 Geochronology Method   Cosmogenic age determination: 21Ne.
GM-COSMO-NI59 Geochronology Method   Cosmogenic age determination: 59Ni.
GM-COSMO-SI32 Geochronology Method   Cosmogenic age determination: 32Si.
GM-DENDRO Geochronology Method   Dendrochronology.
GM-ESR Geochronology Method   Electron Spin Resonance.
GM-FOSSIL Geochronology Method   Age determined from fossil record.
GM-FT Geochronology Method   Fission track age determination.
GM-HIST Geochronology Method   Historically recorded geological event.
GM-INT Geochronology Method   Age determination through interpolation between at least two geological units of known age.
GM-INT-L Geochronology Method   Age determination through interpolation between at least two geological units of known age: Linear.
GM-INT-S Geochronology Method   Age determination through interpolation between at least two geological units of known age: Cubic spline.
GM-ISO Geochronology Method   Age determined by isotopic dating, but no further details available.
GM-KAR Geochronology Method   40K-40Ar age determination.
GM-KAR-C Geochronology Method   40K-40Ar age determination: Cassignol method.
GM-KAR-I Geochronology Method   40K-40Ar age determination: Isochron.
GM-KAR-MA Geochronology Method   40K-40Ar age determination: Model age.
GM-KCA Geochronology Method   40K-40Ca age determination.
GM-KCA-I Geochronology Method   40K-40Ca age determination: Isochron.
GM-KCA-MA Geochronology Method   40K-40Ca age determination: Model age.
GM-LABA Geochronology Method   138La-138Ba age determination.
GM-LABA-I Geochronology Method   138La-138Ba age determination: Isochron.
GM-LABA-MA Geochronology Method   138La-138Ba age determination: Model age.
GM-LACE Geochronology Method   138La-138Ce age determination.
GM-LACE-I Geochronology Method   138La-138Ce age determination: Isochron.
GM-LACE-MA Geochronology Method   138La-138Ce age determination: Model age.
GM-LICHE Geochronology Method   Lichenometry.
GM-LUHF Geochronology Method   176Lu-176Hf age determination.
GM-LUHF-I Geochronology Method   176Lu-176Hf age determination: Isochron.
GM-LUHF-MA Geochronology Method   176Lu-176Hf age determination: Model age.
GM-LUM Geochronology Method   Luminescence.
GM-LUM-IRS Geochronology Method   Luminescence: Infrared stimulated luminescence.
GM-LUM-OS Geochronology Method   Luminescence: Optically stimulated luminescence.
GM-LUM-TH Geochronology Method   Luminescence: Thermoluminescence.
GM-MOD Geochronology Method   Model curve fit to available age dates.
GM-MOD-L Geochronology Method   Model curve fit to available age dates: Linear.
GM-MOD-S Geochronology Method   Model curve fit to available age dates: Cubic spline.
GM-MORPH Geochronology Method   Geomorphic chronology.
GM-MORPH-DEF Geochronology Method   Geomorphic chronology: Rate of deformation.
GM-MORPH-DEP Geochronology Method   Geomorphic chronology: Rate of deposition.
GM-MORPH-POS Geochronology Method   Geomorphic chronology: Geomorphology position.
GM-MORPH-WEATH Geochronology Method   Geomorphic chronology: Rock and mineral weathering.
GM-NO Geochronology Method   Unknown geochronology method.
GM-O18 Geochronology Method   Oxygen isotope dating.
GM-PBPB Geochronology Method   207Pb-206Pb age determination.
GM-PBPB-C Geochronology Method   207Pb-206Pb age determination: Common Pb.
GM-PBPB-I Geochronology Method   207Pb-206Pb age determination: Isochron.
GM-PLEO Geochronology Method   Pleochroic haloes.
GM-PMAG-ANOM Geochronology Method   Paleomagnetic age determination: Magnetic anomaly identification.
GM-PMAG-APWP Geochronology Method   Paleomagnetic age determination: Comparing paleomagnetic data to APWP.
GM-PMAG-ARCH Geochronology Method   Paleomagnetic age determination: Archeomagnetism.
GM-PMAG-DIR Geochronology Method   Paleomagnetic age determination: Directions.
GM-PMAG-POL Geochronology Method   Paleomagnetic age determination: Polarities.
GM-PMAG-REGSV Geochronology Method   Paleomagnetic age determination: Correlation to a regional secular variation curve.
GM-PMAG-RPI Geochronology Method   Paleomagnetic age determination: Relative paleointensity.
GM-PMAG-VEC Geochronology Method   Paleomagnetic age determination: Full vector.
GM-RATH Geochronology Method   226Ra-230Th age determination.
GM-RBSR Geochronology Method   87Rb-87Sr age determination.
GM-RBSR-I Geochronology Method   87Rb-87Sr age determination: Isochron.
GM-RBSR-MA Geochronology Method   87Rb-87Sr age determination: Model age.
GM-REOS Geochronology Method   187Re-187Os age determination.
GM-REOS-I Geochronology Method   187Re-187Os age determination: Isochron.
GM-REOS-MA Geochronology Method   187Re-187Os age determination: Model age.
GM-REOS-PT Geochronology Method   187Re-187Os age determination: Pt normalization of 186Os.
GM-SCLERO Geochronology Method   Screlochronology.
GM-SHRIMP Geochronology Method   SHRIMP age dating.
GM-SMND Geochronology Method   147Sm-143Nd age determination.
GM-SMND-I Geochronology Method   147Sm-143Nd age determination: Isochron.
GM-SMND-MA Geochronology Method   147Sm-143Nd age determination: Model age.
GM-THPB Geochronology Method   232Th-208Pb age determination.
GM-THPB-I Geochronology Method   232Th-208Pb age determination: Isochron.
GM-THPB-MA Geochronology Method   232Th-208Pb age determination: Model age.
GM-UPA Geochronology Method   235U-231Pa age determination.
GM-UPB Geochronology Method   U-Pb age determination.
GM-UPB-CC-T0 Geochronology Method   U-Pb age determination: Concordia diagram age, upper intersection.
GM-UPB-CC-T1 Geochronology Method   U-Pb age determination: Concordia diagram age, lower intersection.
GM-UPB-I-206 Geochronology Method   U-Pb age determination: 238U-206Pb isochron.
GM-UPB-I-207 Geochronology Method   U-Pb age determination: 235U-207Pb isochron.
GM-UPB-MA-206 Geochronology Method   U-Pb age determination: 238U-206Pb model age.
GM-UPB-MA-207 Geochronology Method   U-Pb age determination: 235U-207Pb model age.
GM-USD Geochronology Method   Uranium series disequilibrium age determination.
GM-USD-PA231-TH230 Geochronology Method   Uranium series disequilibrium age determination: 231Pa-230Th.
GM-USD-PA231-U235 Geochronology Method   Uranium series disequilibrium age determination: 231Pa-235U.
GM-USD-PB210 Geochronology Method   Uranium series disequilibrium age determination: 210Pb.
GM-USD-RA226-TH230 Geochronology Method   Uranium series disequilibrium age determination: 226Ra-230Th.
GM-USD-RA228-TH232 Geochronology Method   Uranium series disequilibrium age determination: 228Ra-232Th.
GM-USD-TH228-TH232 Geochronology Method   Uranium series disequilibrium age determination: 228Th-232Th.
GM-USD-TH230 Geochronology Method   Uranium series disequilibrium age determination: 230Th. Ionium dating in deep sea sediments.
GM-USD-TH230-TH232 Geochronology Method   Uranium series disequilibrium age determination: 230Th-232Th.
GM-USD-TH230-U234 Geochronology Method   Uranium series disequilibrium age determination: 230Th-234U.
GM-USD-TH230-U238 Geochronology Method   Uranium series disequilibrium age determination: 230Th-238U.
GM-USD-U234-U238 Geochronology Method   Uranium series disequilibrium age determination: 234U-238U.
GM-UTH Geochronology Method   238U-230Th age determination.
GM-UTHHE Geochronology Method   U-Th-He age determination.
GM-UTHPB Geochronology Method   U-Th-Pb age determination.
GM-UTHPB-CC-T0 Geochronology Method   U-Th-Pb age determination: Concordia diagram intersection age, upper intercept.
GM-UTHPB-CC-T1 Geochronology Method   U-Th-Pb age determination: Concordia diagram intersection age, lower intercept.
GM-VARVE Geochronology Method   Age determined by varve counting.
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