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IsoplotR (version 0.14)

Statistical Toolbox for Radiometric Geochronology

Description

An R implementation of Ken Ludwig's popular Isoplot add-in to Microsoft Excel. Plots U-Pb data on Wetherill and Tera-Wasserburg concordia diagrams. Calculates concordia and discordia ages. Performs linear regression of measurements with correlated errors using the 'York' approach. Generates Kernel Density Estimates (KDEs) and Cumulative Age Distributions (CADs). Produces Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) configurations and Shepard plots of multi-sample detrital datasets using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov distance as a dissimilarity measure. Calculates 40Ar/39Ar ages, isochrons, and age spectra. Computes weighted means accounting for overdispersion. Calculates U-Th-He (single grain and central) ages, logratio plots and ternary diagrams. Processes fission track data using the external detector method and LA-ICP-MS, calculates central ages and plots fission track and other data on radial (a.k.a. 'Galbraith' plots). Constructs Pb-Pb, Re-Os, Sm-Nd, Lu-Hf and Rb-Sr isochrons.

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Install

install.packages('IsoplotR')

Monthly Downloads

994

Version

0.14

License

GPL-2

Maintainer

Pieter Vermeesch

Last Published

June 18th, 2017

Functions in IsoplotR (0.14)

cad

Plot continuous data as cumulative age distributions
central

Calculate U-Th-He and fission track central ages and compositions
examples

Example datasets for testing IsoplotR
helioplot

Visualise U-Th-He data on a logratio plot or ternary diagram
concordia

Concordia diagram
ellipse

Get coordinates of error ellipse for plotting
isochron

Calculate and plot isochrons
kde

Create (a) kernel density estimate(s)
age

Calculate isotopic ages
agespectrum

Plot a (40Ar/39Ar) release spectrum
set.zeta

Calculate the zeta calibration coefficient for fission track dating
settings

Load settings to and from json
radialplot

Visualise heteroscedastic data on a radial plot
read.data

Read geochronology data
weightedmean

Calculate the weighted mean age
yorkfit

Linear regression of X,Y-variables with correlated errors
mds

Multidimensional Scaling
peakfit

Finite mixture modelling of geochronological datasets