U-Pb zircon geochronology

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Brbcker M. and Enders M. (2001) Unusual bulk-rock compositions in eclogite-facies rocks from Syros and Tinos (Cyclades, Greece) implications for U-Pb zircon geochronology. Chem. Geol. 175, 581-603. 

Katayama I., Maruyama S., Parkinson C. D., Terada K., and Sano Y. (2001) Ion micro-probe U-Pb zircon geochronology of peak and retrograde stages of ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks from the Kokchetav massif, northern Kazakhstan. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 188, 185-198. 

Rowley D. B., Xue F., Tucker R. D., Peng Z. X., Baker J., and Davis A. (1997) Ages of ultrahigh pressure metamorphism and protoUth orthogneisses from the eastern Dabie Shan U/Pb zircon geochronology. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 151, 191-203. 

Keay S., Steele D., and Compston W. (1999) Identifying granite sources by SHRIMP U - Pb zircon geochronology an apphcation to the Lachlan Fold Belt. Contrib. Mineral Petrol 137, 323-341. 

Nutman A. P., Kinny P. D., Compston W., and Wilhams J. S. (1991) Shrimp U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Narryer Gneiss Complex, Western Australia. Precamb. Res. 52, 275-300. 

Some of the most robust constraints on the tectonic provenance of greenstone belt successions come from U-Pb zircon geochronology and several examples have already been discussed. Ideally, ID-TIMS and SHRIMP techniques are applied in parallel, combining the superior precision (e.g. 1 Ma) of isotope dilution single grain analyses with the high spatial resolution and rapid... 

Sleeker, W. Parrish, R. R. 1996. Stratigraphy and U-Pb zircon geochronology of Kidd Creek implications for the formation of giant volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits and the tectonic history of the Abitibi greenstone belt. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 33, 1213-1231. 

Moser, D. E., Heaman, L. M., Krogh, T. E. Hanes, J. A. 1996. Intracrustal extension of an Archean orogen revealed using single-grain U-Pb zircon geochronology. Tectonics, 15, 1093-1109. 

Thorpe, R. I., Hickman, A. H., Davis, D. W., Mortensen, J. K. Trendall, a. F. 1992. U-Pb zircon geochronology of Archaean felsic units in the Marble Bar region, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. Precambrian Research, 56, 169-189. 

Nelson, D.R. (1994) Compilation of SHIRMP U Pb Zircon Geochronology Data. Perth Geological Survey Western Australia. 

A repeated theme, which will be recognized in the later parts of this chapter, is the importance of U-Pb zircon geochronology in unraveling the early history of the Earth. It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of the recent advances in this field for the study of the early Earth. 

Bowring S.A., Erwin D.H., JinY.G., Martin M.W., Davidek K.,WangW. (1998) U/Pb zircon geochronology and tempo of the end-Permian mass extinction. Science 280, 1039—45. 

FIGURE 31.6 Schematic diagram showing the structure of the Neptune MC-ICP-MS used for U-Pb zircon geochronology. 

LA-MC-ICP-MS APPLIED TO U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY TABLE 31.3 ICP-MS Instrumentation and Operational Settings ... 

Cocherie, A., Robert, M. (2008) Laser ablation coupled with ICP-MS applied to U-Pb zircon geochronology a review of recent advances. Gondwana Research, 14,597-608. 

Jackson, S.E., Pearson, N.J., Griffin, W.L., and Belousova, E.A. (2004) The application of laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry to in situ U-Pb zircon geochronology. Chem. Geol, 211 (1-2), 47-69. 

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