The Earth as a planetary system has experienced significant change since its formation c.
4.54 Gyr ago. Some of these changes have been gradual, such as secular cooling of the …

Uranium (U) is of enormous global importance because of its use in energy generation,
albeit with potential environmental legacies. While naturally occurring U is widespread in the …

Over 5300 recent SHRIMP-RG analyses of trace elements (TE) in igneous zircon have been
compiled and classified based on their original tectono-magmatic setting to empirically …

Evidence of life on Earth is manifestly preserved in the rock record. However, the microfossil
record only extends to∼ 3.5 billion years (Ga), the chemofossil record arguably to∼ 3.8 Ga …

TTGs (tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite) are one of the archetypical lithologies of
Archaean cratons. Since their original description in the 1970s, they have been the subject …

Chondrite normalized rare earth element (REE) patterns of zircons generally have enriched
Ce values relative to La and Pr, and depleted Eu values relative to Sm and Gd. High Ce …

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 …

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 …

Zircon and rutile are common accessory minerals whose essential structural constituents, Zr,
Ti, and Si can replace one another to a limited extent. Here we present the combined results …

No crustal rocks are known to have survived since the time of the intense meteor
bombardment that affected Earth between its formation about 4,550 Myr ago and 4,030 Myr …