Degree of preservation in igneous zonation in zircon as a signpost for concordancy in U/Pb geochronology

Chemical Geology

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 25-39

  Connelly, James N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathodoluminescence; Metamorphism; U Pb geochronology; Zircon; Zonation

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS ROCK; URANIUM SERIES DATING; ZIRCON; ZONATION;

EID: 0035074560     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(00)00234-5     Document Type: Article

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