Radiation damage and uranium concentration in zircon as assessed by Raman spectroscopy and neutron irradiation

American Mineralogist

Volumn 95, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 1192-1201

  Marsellos, A E ^a,b   Garver, J I ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Radiation damage; Raman spectroscopy; Uranium content; Zircon fission track

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; DAMAGE DETECTION; FISSION REACTIONS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; RADIATION DAMAGE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON; URANIUM; URANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; ZIRCON;

DAMAGE DISTRIBUTION; DETRITAL ZIRCON GRAINS; GEOLOGIC SETTINGS; RAMAN MEASUREMENTS; URANIUM CONCENTRATION; URANIUM CONTENTS; URANIUM DETERMINATION; ZIRCON FISSION TRACKS;

NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

FISSION TRACK DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MIOCENE; PALEOZOIC; RADIATION DAMAGE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; URANIUM; ZIRCON;

EID: 77957325254     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2010.3264     Document Type: Article

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