IsoplotR released to the world



IsoplotR is a free and open-source substitute for Kenneth Ludwig's popular Isoplot add-in to Microsoft Excel. The program is written in R and includes functions for U-Pb, Pb-Pb, 40Ar/39Ar, Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, Lu-Hf, Re-Os, U-Th-He, fission track and U-series disequilibrium dating. IsoplotR can be run in three different modes: online, offline and from the command line. Its underlying principles are described in a paper that has been accepted for publication in:


Vermeesch, P., 2018, IsoplotR: a free and open toolbox for geochronology. Geoscience Frontiers, doi: 10.1016/j.gsf.2018.04.001.