High sensitivity mapping of Ti distributions in Hadean zircons

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 261, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 9-19

  Harrison, T Mark ^a   Schmitt, Axel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ion imaging; Jack Hills; Ti thermometer; zircon

Indexed keywords

DETRITAL ZIRCONS; HADEAN ZIRCONS; HIGH RESOLUTION SPOT ANALYSES;

CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; THERMOMETERS; TITANIUM;

ZIRCON;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYSTALLIZATION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MELTING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TITANIUM; ZIRCON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; JACK HILLS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34548349199     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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