The 40Ar/39Ar stepheating dating method was applied to parts of three boulders recovered at Site 439, DSDP Leg 57. All the samples gave a well-defined isochron. The isochron ages agree with each other within the experimental uncertainties and give a mean value of 21.4 ± 1.0 Ma.
Supplement to: Yanagisawa, Masahisa; Takigami, Yutaka; Ozima, Minoru; Kaneoka, Ichiro (1980): 40Ar/39Ar ages of boulders drilled at Site 439, Leg 57, Deep Sea Drilling Project. In: Scientific Party, Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, 56/57 (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project (U.S. Govt. Printing Office), 56-57, 1281-1284, doi:10.2973/dsdp.proc.5657.160.1980