The mineralogy of terrestrial planets evolves as a consequence of a range of physical,
chemical, and biological processes. In pre-stellar molecular clouds, widely dispersed …

In this chapter, an overview of the findings to date from laboratory measurements of diffusion
of cations in the accessory mineral phases zircon, monazite, apatite, titanite (sphene) and …

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 …

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 …

We present newly acquired trace element compositions for more than 300 zircon grains in
36 gabbros formed at the slow-spreading Mid-Atlantic and Southwest Indian Ridges. Rare …

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 …

The titanium concentrations of 484 zircons with U-Pb ages of∼ 1 Ma to 4.4 Ga were
measured by ion microprobe. Samples come from 45 different igneous rocks (365 zircons) …

The North China Craton is one of the few places in the world where> 3.8 Ga crustal material
exists, since zircons of this age have been found in the Baijiafen and Dongshan gneisses …

A review of continental growth models leaves open the possibilities that Earth during the
Hadean Eon (∼ 4.5–4.0 Ga) was characterized by massive early crust or essentially none at …

A new model describing zircon saturation in silicate melts is presented that combines the
results of 196 data from new experiments with data from previous experimental studies. In …