Detrital zircon geochronology is rapidly develo** into an essential tool in Earth science
research because of the widespread occurrence of zircon in sedimentary systems; the wide …

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 …

The calculation of a maximum depositional age (MDA) from a detrital zircon sample can
provide insight into a variety of geological problems. However, the impact of sample size …

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 …

Detrital zircon geochronology is rapidly evolving into a very powerful tool for determining the
provenance and maximum depositional age of clastic strata. This rapid evolution is being …

Laser-ablation split-stream (LASS) analysis—high-speed, high spatial-resolution,
simultaneous isotopic and elemental analysis—enables petrochronology at a new level …

Interpreting the wealth of new data derived from the diverse suite of modern single-grain
provenance approaches available to a sedimentologist requires a thorough understanding …

The direct age dating of individual mineral components in sedimentary rocks through the
analysis of radiogenic parent and daughter isotopes has been routinely applied to better …

The multielemental ultratrace detection capability of inductively coupled plasma mass
spectrometry (ICPMS) makes it a most powerful technique. With each new version of ICPMS …

Many applications specific to detrital mineral U‐Th‐Pb geochronology in the Earth sciences
necessitate large numbers of age observations to be made from samples and require …