U–Th–Pb zircon geochronology by ID-TIMS, SIMS, and laser ablation ICP-MS: Recipes, interpretations, and opportunities
The chronologic record encoded in accessory minerals, based on the radioactive decay of U
and Th, is indispensable to extract quantitative process rates over timescales encompassing …
and Th, is indispensable to extract quantitative process rates over timescales encompassing …
Petrochronology of zircon and baddeleyite in igneous rocks: Reconstructing magmatic processes at high temporal resolution
U Schaltegger, JHFL Davies - Reviews in Mineralogy …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Zircon (ZrSiO 4) and baddeleyite (ZrO 2) are common accessory minerals in igneous rocks
of felsic to mafic composition. Both minerals host trace elements substituting for Zr, among …
of felsic to mafic composition. Both minerals host trace elements substituting for Zr, among …
Emplacement of the Franklin large igneous province and initiation of the Sturtian Snowball Earth
During the Cryogenian (720 to 635 Ma ago) Snowball Earth glaciations, ice extended to sea
level near the equator. The cause of this catastrophic failure of Earth's thermostat has been …
level near the equator. The cause of this catastrophic failure of Earth's thermostat has been …
[HTML][HTML] End-Triassic mass extinction started by intrusive CAMP activity
The end-Triassic extinction is one of the Phanerozoic's largest mass extinctions. This
extinction is typically attributed to climate change associated with degassing of basalt flows …
extinction is typically attributed to climate change associated with degassing of basalt flows …
U-Pb geochronology of the Deccan Traps and relation to the end-Cretaceous mass extinction
The Chicxulub asteroid impact (Mexico) and the eruption of the massive Deccan volcanic
province (India) are two proposed causes of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, which …
province (India) are two proposed causes of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, which …
Large Igneous Provinces and supercontinents: Toward completing the plate tectonic revolution
Regional groupings of a majority, or all, of Earth's crustal blocks have occurred several times
in Earth history, but only the most recent supercontinent Paleozoic Pangea/Gondwana, is …
in Earth history, but only the most recent supercontinent Paleozoic Pangea/Gondwana, is …
Evaluating the temporal link between the Karoo LIP and climatic–biologic events of the Toarcian Stage with high-precision U–Pb geochronology
Abstract The Karoo Large Igneous Province (K-LIP) is considered to have substantially
influenced global warming, marine anoxia, and concomitant marine extinction in the …
influenced global warming, marine anoxia, and concomitant marine extinction in the …
Radiometric constraints on the timing, tempo, and effects of large igneous province emplacement
There is an apparent temporal correlation between large igneous province (LIP)
emplacement and global environmental crises, including mass extinctions. Advances in the …
emplacement and global environmental crises, including mass extinctions. Advances in the …
New U-Pb CA-ID TIMS zircon ages implicate the Franklin LIP as the proximal trigger for the Sturtian Snowball Earth event
The Franklin igneous event (ca. 718 Ma) emplaced basalts and mafic intrusions across
Arctic Laurentia just prior to the onset of the ca. 717–661 Ma Sturtian Snowball Earth event …
Arctic Laurentia just prior to the onset of the ca. 717–661 Ma Sturtian Snowball Earth event …
The Stillwater Complex: integrating zircon geochronological and geochemical constraints on the age, emplacement history and crystallization of a large, open-system …
Abstract The Neoarchean Stillwater Complex, one of the world's largest known layered
intrusions and host to a rich platinum-group element deposit known as the JM Reef …
intrusions and host to a rich platinum-group element deposit known as the JM Reef …