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 …

Tectonic evolution of a composite collision orogen: an overview on the Qinling–Tongbai–Hong'an–Dabie–Sulu orogenic belt in central China

YB Wu, YF Zheng - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The formation of collisional orogens is a prominent feature in convergent plate margins. It is
generally a complex process involving multistage tectonism of compression and extension …

Reappraisement and refinement of zircon U-Pb isotope and trace element analyses by LA-ICP-MS

YS Liu, ZC Hu, KQ Zong, CG Gao, S Gao, J Xu… - Chinese Science …, 2010 - Springer
A protocol was established for simultaneous measurements of zircon U-Pb ages and trace
elements by LA-ICP-MS at spot sizes of 16–32 μm. This was accomplished by introducing …

[HTML][HTML] On ultrahigh temperature crustal metamorphism: Phase equilibria, trace element thermometry, bulk composition, heat sources, timescales and tectonic …

DE Kelsey, M Hand - Geoscience Frontiers, 2015 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh temperature (UHT) metamorphism is the most thermally extreme form of regional
crustal metamorphism, with temperatures exceeding 900° C. UHT crustal metamorphism is …

Granite: From genesis to emplacement

M Brown - GSA bulletin, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
At low temperatures (< 750 C at moderate to high crustal pressures), the production of
sufficient melt to reach the melt connectivity transition (∼ 7 vol%), enabling melt drainage …

Laser-ablation split-stream ICP petrochronology

ARC Kylander-Clark, BR Hacker, JM Cottle - Chemical Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
Laser-ablation split-stream (LASS) analysis—high-speed, high spatial-resolution,
simultaneous isotopic and elemental analysis—enables petrochronology at a new level …

Timescales of crustal melting in the Higher Himalayan Crystallines (Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya) inferred from trace element-constrained monazite and zircon …

D Rubatto, S Chakraborty, S Dasgupta - Contributions to Mineralogy and …, 2013 - Springer
The petrology and timing of crustal melting has been investigated in the migmatites of the
Higher Himalayan Crystalline (HHC) exposed in Sikkim, India. The metapelites underwent …

Temperature dependence of Zr in rutile: empirical calibration of a rutile thermometer

T Zack, R Moraes, A Kronz - Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2004 - Springer
Rutile is an important carrier of high field strength elements (HFSE; Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Sb, Hf,
Ta, W). Its Zr content is buffered in systems with quartz and zircon as coexisting phases. The …

Behaviour of zircon and monazite during crustal melting

C Yakymchuk, M Brown - Journal of the Geological Society, 2014 - lyellcollection.org
Ages retrieved from accessory minerals in high-grade metamorphic rocks place important
constraints on the timing of events and the rates of tectonometamorphic processes operating …

Experimental zircon/melt and zircon/garnet trace element partitioning and implications for the geochronology of crustal rocks

D Rubatto, J Hermann - Chemical Geology, 2007 - Elsevier
Garnet is the most commonly used mineral in thermobarometry, whereas zircon is the most
robust chronometer to date high-grade metamorphic rocks. To provide a basis for correlation …