Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

A novel “wave” signal-smoothing and mercury-removing device has been developed for
laser ablation quadrupole and multiple collector ICPMS analysis. With the wave stabilizer …

We describe an in situ method for simultaneous measurement of U–Pb–Hf isotopes and
trace element compositions of zircons using a quadrupole and multiple-collector inductively …

We have determined U–Pb ages, trace element abundances and Hf isotopic compositions of
approximately 1000 detrital zircon grains from the Mississippi, Congo, Yangtze and Amazon …

Clastic sedimentary rocks are samples of the exposed continental crust. In order to
characterize the crustal growth history of North China and its possible regional variations …

Improvements in the technology of laser ablation and ICP-MS instruments make LA-MC-
ICPMS a rapid, precise and accurate method for U–Pb zircon geochronology. In this review …

In situ U–Pb dating of a variety of mineral phases is an important goal in petrology. This
study reports data chiefly from titanite, but also from rutile and apatite, obtained using the …

We have measured the U–Pb age of zircon grains separated from podiform chromitites from
the L uobusa ophiolite, S outhern T ibet, using laser ablation microprobe–inductively …

This paper evaluates the analytical precision, accuracy and long‐term reliability of the U‐Pb
age data obtained using inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS) with a …

The Acasta Gneiss Complex of northwestern Canada contains the oldest known crustal
rocks on Earth. Here we present a detailed geological map of the main area of the complex …