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RADIOGENIC ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY 333 Example 8.2 Calculating isochrons and ages 87 86 87 86 The Rb/ Sr− Sr/ Sr data shown here were measured by Nyquist et al . (1990) on a clast within the achondritic meteorite Bhoghati. These data are plotted in Figure 8.6, What is the age and error on the age of this clast? What was the inital 87Sr/86Sr ratio of the clast and the error on this ratio? Δ Δ is the slope of the Answer: We can calculate the age using eqn. 8.21. The value of R/ R P/D isochron, i.e. the slope of a line through the data on a plot of 87Sr/86Sr vs. 87Rb/86Sr. We will use simple least squares linear regression to obtain the slope and intercept; the latter will be the initial 87Sr/86Sr ratio. 87Rb/86Sr 87Sr/86Sr 0.01015 0.69966 0.17510 0.71052 0.02166 0.70035 0.02082 0.70029 0.01503 0.69988 Least squares regression is a calculation-intensive procedure. Many computer programs are avail- able for calculating regression, and regression function are built into some hand calculators. Some spreadsheets, such as Microsoft Excel™, also have built in regression functions. However, to illus- trate the procedure, we will use a spreadsheet to