Zircon alteration, formation and preservation in sandstones

Sedimentology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2175-2191

  Hay, Duncan C ^a   Dempster, Tim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alteration; Detrital minerals; Permeability; Radiation damage; Sandstone; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ALTERATION; ATOMIC NUMBERS; BACKSCATTERED ELECTRONS; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE IMAGES; DAMAGED AREA; DETRITAL MINERALS; DETRITAL ZIRCON; DIAGENETICS; DISSOLUTION-REPRECIPITATION; ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORMER PROCESS; HIGH-CONTENT; IN-SITU; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICROCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES; MIDLAND VALLEY; NANOCRYSTALLINES; NEAR-SURFACE; PERMEABILITY; ROCK CRUSHING; SCOTLAND; SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THIN SECTION;

ATOMS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; DISSOLUTION; LOW TEMPERATURE PRODUCTION; RADIATION DAMAGE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS;

ZIRCON;

BACKSCATTER; CARBONIFEROUS; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; FORMATION MECHANISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERAL ALTERATION; PRESERVATION; SANDSTONE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ZIRCON;

MIDLAND VALLEY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 72249118997     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2009.01075.x     Document Type: Article

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