Zircon: The metamorphic mineral

D Rubatto - Reviews in mineralogy and geochemistry, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
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 …

The oxidation state, and sulfur and Cu contents of arc magmas: implications for metallogeny

JP Richards - Lithos, 2015 - Elsevier
Global data for measured Fe 2 O 3/FeO ratios and Cu contents in unaltered volcanic and
intrusive arc rocks indicate that, on average, they are slightly more oxidized than other …

New magmatic oxybarometer using trace elements in zircon

RR Loucks, ML Fiorentini, GJ Henríquez - Journal of Petrology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We derive a novel method for determining the oxidation state of a magma as zircon
crystallized, with a standard error of±0· 6 log unit ƒO2, using ratios of Ce, U, and Ti in zircon …

Zircon Th/U ratios in magmatic environs

CL Kirkland, RH Smithies, RJM Taylor, N Evans… - Lithos, 2015 - Elsevier
A comprehensive database of zircon composition in West Australian magmatic rocks reveals
negative correlations between both U and Th zircon/whole rock ratio and the zircon …

U–Th–Pb zircon geochronology by ID-TIMS, SIMS, and laser ablation ICP-MS: Recipes, interpretations, and opportunities

U Schaltegger, AK Schmitt, MSA Horstwood - Chemical Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Oxidation condition and metal fertility of granitic magmas: Zircon trace-element data from porphyry Cu deposits in the Central Asian orogenic belt

P Shen, K Hattori, H Pan, S Jackson… - Economic …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) hosts a number of porphyry Cu deposits,
all associated with calc-alkaline granitic rocks and ranging in size from giant to small. Major …

The effect of titanite crystallisation on Eu and Ce anomalies in zircon and its implications for the assessment of porphyry Cu deposit fertility

MA Loader, JJ Wilkinson, RN Armstrong - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
The redox sensitivity of Ce and Eu anomalies in zircon has been clearly demonstrated by
experimental studies, and these may represent an important tool in the exploration for …

[HTML][HTML] Magmatic oxygen fugacity estimated using zircon-melt partitioning of cerium

DJ Smythe, JM Brenan - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Using a newly-calibrated relation for cerium redox equilibria in silicate melts (Smythe and
Brenan, 2015), and an internally-consistent model for zircon-melt partitioning of Ce, we …

Zircon compositional evidence for sulfur-degassing from ore-forming arc magmas

JH Dilles, AJR Kent, JL Wooden… - Economic …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Porphyry Cu (±Mo±Au) and epithermal Au-Ag deposits are major sources of mined
metals and are commonly formed by magmatic-hydrothermal fluids derived from hydrous …

Calculation of cerium and lanthanum anomalies in geological and environmental samples

JA Barrat, G Bayon, S Lalonde - Chemical Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
The determination of La and Ce anomalies in natural waters, biological samples and
biogenic sedimentary rocks can provide unique information on biogeochemical processes in …