A mineral that forms under conditions as variable as diagenesis to deep subduction, melt
crystallization to low temperature alteration, and that retains information on time …

Zircon is the main mineral in the majority of igneous and metamorphic rocks with Zr as an
essential structural constituent. It is a host for significant fractions of the whole-rock …

The Th/U ratios of zircon crystals are routinely used to help understand their growth
mechanism. Despite the wide application of Th/U ratios in understanding the geological …

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 …

With the aim to link zircon composition with paragenesis and thus metamorphic conditions,
zircons from eclogite-and granulite-facies rocks were analysed for trace elements using LA …

Laser-ablation split-stream (LASS) analysis—high-speed, high spatial-resolution,
simultaneous isotopic and elemental analysis—enables petrochronology at a new level …

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 …

Sedimentary mineral assemblages commonly contain detrital zircon crystals as part of the
heavy-mineral fraction. Age spectra determined by U-Pb isotopic analysis of single zircon …

Natural zircon crystals often show complex secondary textures that cut across primary
growth zones. In zircon showing structural damage caused by self-irradiation, such textures …

The petrology and timing of crustal melting has been investigated in the migmatites of the
Higher Himalayan Crystalline (HHC) exposed in Sikkim, India. The metapelites underwent …