Plate tectonics is a fundamental factor in the sustained habitability of Earth, but its time of
onset is unknown, with ages ranging from the Hadaean to Proterozoic eons,–. Plate motion …

This study focuses on the low-temperature mineralogical response of xenotime, a phosphate
mineral routinely used as a geochronometer, to fluid-assisted alteration. The studied …

Detrital zircon grains provide a useful tool to determine the maximum age of sedimentary
strata and can elucidate tectonic setting and basin evolution. However, high-grade …

Along the west-central margin of Laurentia, within the Priest River and Clearwater
complexes, rare exposures of crystalline basement rocks of the Clearwater Block include …

To promote a more efficient and transparent geochemistry data ecosystem, a consortium of
Australian university research laboratories called the AuScope Geochemistry Network …

Dashwoods is a composite peri-Laurentian terrane in Newfoundland and forms the
basement to the Early Ordovician to Silurian Notre Dame arc. The southern part of …

Twelve apatite samples have been tested as secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS)
reference materials. Laser ablation‐inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP …

Constraining the age of many types of ore deposits remains challenging because of the lack
of radiogenic isotopes incorporated into common ore-forming minerals. The timing of pre …

Shock-deformation microstructures in xenotime have been proposed to record diagnostic
evidence for meteorite impacts. Evaluating the potential for impact-induced U-Pb age …

Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is a widely used technique for in situ U–Pb
geochronology of accessory minerals. Existing algorithms for SIMS data reduction and error …