Temperature spectra of zircon crystallization in plutonic rocks

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 635-638

  Harrison, T Mark ^a,b   Watson, E Bruce ^c   Aikman, Amos B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Jack Hills; Saturation; Ti thermometer; Zircon

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; PLUTONIC ROCKS; TEMPERATURE SPECTRA; ZIRCON CRYSTALLIZATION;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS ROCKS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETERS; ZIRCON;

PETROLOGY;

CRYSTALLIZATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; PLUTONIC ROCK; PROGRADATION; SATURATION; SPECTRUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ZIRCON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

EID: 34547101688     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23505A.1     Document Type: Article

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