Zircon
Author | : John M. Hanchar |
Publisher | : de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 526 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 0939950650 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780939950652 |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Chapter titles: Structure and chemistry of zircon and zircon-group minerals; The composition of zircon and igneous and metamorphic petrogenesis; Melt inclusions in zircon; Zircon saturation thermometry; Diffusion in zircon; Historical development of zircon geochronology; Zircon U-Th-Pb geochronology by ID-TIMS; Considerations in zircon geochronology by SIMS; Present trends and the future of zircon in geochronology: laser ablation ICPMS; Detrital zircon analysis of the sedimentary record; High-precision U-Pb zircon geochronology and the stratigraphic record; Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd isotope systems in zircon; Oxygen isotopes in zircon; Radiation effects in zircon; Spectroscopic methods applied to zircon; Atlas of zircon textures.