Atlas of zircon textures

F Corfu, JM Hanchar… - … in mineralogy and …, 2003 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The mineral zircon is extremely variable both in terms of external morphology and internal
textures. These features reflect the geologic history of the mineral, especially the relevant …

Genesis of zircon and its constraints on interpretation of U-Pb age

Y Wu, Y Zheng - Chinese Science Bulletin, 2004 - Springer
Zircon U-Pb dating is the most commonly used method for isotopic geochronology.
However, it has been a difficult issue when relating zircon U-Pb ages to metamorphic …

The assembly of Rodinia: The correlation of early Neoproterozoic (ca. 900 Ma) high-grade metamorphism and continental arc formation in the southern Beishan …

K Zong, R Klemd, Y Yuan, Z He, J Guo, X Shi, Y Liu… - Precambrian …, 2017 - Elsevier
An early extensive Neoproterozoic (ca. 900 Ma) continental magmatic arc system covering
hundreds of kilometers has been reported to occur in the South Beishan Orogenic Belt …

[HTML][HTML] Maximum depositional age estimation revisited

P Vermeesch - Geoscience Frontiers, 2021 - Elsevier
In a recent review published in this journal, Coutts et al.(2019) compared nine different ways
to estimate the maximum depositional age (MDA) of siliclastic rocks by means of detrital …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies towards statistically robust interpretations of in situ U–Pb zircon geochronology

CJ Spencer, CL Kirkland, RJM Taylor - Geoscience Frontiers, 2016 - Elsevier
Zircon U–Pb geochronology has become a keystone tool across Earth science, arguably
providing the gold standard in resolving deep geological time. The development of rapid in …

No evidence of supracrustal recycling in Si-O isotopes of Earth's oldest rocks 4 Ga ago

Q Zhang, L Zhao, D Zhou, AP Nutman, RN Mitchell… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Identifying the oldest evidence for the recycling of hydrated crust into magma on Earth is
important because it is most effectively achieved by subduction. However, given the sparse …

Zircon Th/U ratios in magmatic environs

CL Kirkland, RH Smithies, RJM Taylor, N Evans… - Lithos, 2015 - Elsevier
A comprehensive database of zircon composition in West Australian magmatic rocks reveals
negative correlations between both U and Th zircon/whole rock ratio and the zircon …

Continental and oceanic crust recycling-induced melt–peridotite interactions in the Trans-North China Orogen: U–Pb dating, Hf isotopes and trace elements in zircons …

Y Liu, S Gao, Z Hu, C Gao, K Zong… - Journal of petrology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
We present the first finding of continental crust-derived Precambrian zircons in garnet/spinel
pyroxenite veins within mantle xenoliths carried by the Neogene Hannuoba basalt in the …

Reappraisement and refinement of zircon U-Pb isotope and trace element analyses by LA-ICP-MS

YS Liu, ZC Hu, KQ Zong, CG Gao, S Gao, J Xu… - Chinese Science …, 2010 - Springer
A protocol was established for simultaneous measurements of zircon U-Pb ages and trace
elements by LA-ICP-MS at spot sizes of 16–32 μm. This was accomplished by introducing …

[HTML][HTML] On ultrahigh temperature crustal metamorphism: Phase equilibria, trace element thermometry, bulk composition, heat sources, timescales and tectonic …

DE Kelsey, M Hand - Geoscience Frontiers, 2015 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh temperature (UHT) metamorphism is the most thermally extreme form of regional
crustal metamorphism, with temperatures exceeding 900° C. UHT crustal metamorphism is …