Zircon formation versus zircon alteration - New insights from combined U-Pb and Lu-Hf in-situ LA-ICP-MS analyses, and consequences for the interpretation of Archean zircon from the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt

Chemical Geology

Volumn 261, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 230-243

  Gerdes, Axel ^a   Zeh, Armin ^b  

^a Mineralogie   (Germany)

^b Mineralogisches Institut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hf isotopes; Laser ablation ICP MS; Limpopo Belt; U Pb geochronology; Zircon alteration

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MINERAL ALTERATION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO BELT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 63449128625     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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