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. 2014 Apr 21;111(19):6876–6881. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1320329111

Table 1.

Overview of radiokrypton samples

Sample Stratigraphic age (ka B.P.) 81Kr (pMKr) 81Kr age* (ka B.P.) 85Kr (dpm mL−1) 39Ar (pMAr) δ86Kr/4 (‰) Air content (mL kg−1) CH4 (ppb) δ18Oatm (‰)
Kr-1 12.2 ± 0.5 101 ± 7 3 ± 23 <0.99 28 ± 13 3.51 110.8 477.8
97 ± 7 <1.15
Kr-2 49 ± 3.6 94 ± 6 46 ± 21 <0.89 <15 2.26 104.4 521.6 0.286
80 ± 5 <1.10
Kr-3 123.5 ± 4.2 73 ± 6 120 ± 26 <0.82 <30 107.0 604.3 −0.390
66 ± 5 <1.31
Kr-4 79 ± 4.5 76 ± 5 86 ± 24 <0.74 <15 2.41 104.3 484.8 −0.065
78 ± 6 <1.33
Atm 0 107 ± 7 −7 ± 23 72.1 ± 3.8 2.38 1755.0
97 ± 7 70.9 ± 3.7
*

Duplicate 81Kr analyses are averaged to calculate the listed 81Kr radiometric ages. pMAr, percent Modern Ar; ppb, parts per billion.