Constraints on Hadean zircon protoliths from oxygen isotopes, Ti-thermometry, and rare earth elements

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Trail, Dustin ^a,b   Mojzsis, Stephen J ^a   Harrison, T Mark ^c,d   Schmitt, Axel K ^d   Watson, E Bruce ^b   Young, Edward D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crust; Hadean; Ion microprobe; Oxygen; Rare earth elements; Zircon thermometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749115514     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001449     Document Type: Article

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