Recrystallization rims in zircon (Valle d'Arbedo, Switzerland): An integrated cathodoluminescence, LA-ICP-MS, SHRIMP, and TEM study

American Mineralogist

Volumn 97, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 369-377

  Vonlanthen, Pierre ^a   Gerald, John D Fitz ^b   Rubatto, Daniela ^b   Hermann, Jörg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alps; Microstructure; Recrystallization; Trace elements; U Pb geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFECTS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LASER ABLATION; LEAD ALLOYS; LEAD METALLOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; RADIATION DAMAGE; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SHELLFISH; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; URANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; ZIRCON;

ALPS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DISSOLUTION-REPRECIPITATION; LASER ABLATION INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRIES (LA ICP MS); ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SENSITIVE HIGH-RESOLUTION ION MICROPROBE; SOLIDUS TEMPERATURE; U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY;

SILICATE MINERALS;

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LASER METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIGMATITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SHRIMP DATING; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND; TICINO;

EID: 84857597016     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2012.3854     Document Type: Article

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