Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-7-409-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.Interlaboratory reproducibility of ID-TIMS U–Pb geochronology evaluated with a pre-spiked natural zircon solution
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- Final revised paper (published on 04 Sep 2025)
- Supplement to the final revised paper
- Preprint (discussion started on 18 Mar 2025)
- Supplement to the preprint
Interactive discussion
Status: closed
Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor
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RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1001', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Apr 2025
- AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Dawid Szymanowski, 10 Jun 2025
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RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1001', Brian Jicha, 07 Apr 2025
- AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Dawid Szymanowski, 10 Jun 2025
Peer review completion
AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (13 Jun 2025) by Brenhin Keller

AR by Dawid Szymanowski on behalf of the Authors (18 Jun 2025)
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ED: Publish as is (26 Jun 2025) by Brenhin Keller

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 Jun 2025) by Klaus Mezger (Editor)

AR by Dawid Szymanowski on behalf of the Authors (27 Jun 2025)
Manuscript
This manuscript presents a well-documented test of precision and reproducibility of ID-TIMS U-Pb dates using pre-spiked solution of natural zircon, undertaken by the EARTHTIME community. The paper is well written, and in principle can be published in the present form. Still, it can be improved by greater attention of details in presenting analytical data and interpretations.
First of all, I would like to express my opinion about the design of this study. In my opinion, some design decisions made at the start of the study were not optimal, and significantly reduce the value and utility of this test.
More specific questions are marked in the attached annotated manuscript. They are the inherent part of the review, and I encourage the authors to consider them as seriously as the text above.