Zircon growth and recrystallization during progressive metamorphism, Barrovian zones, Scotland

American Mineralogist

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 219-230

  Vorhies, Sarah H ^a   Ague, Jay J ^a   Schmitt, Axel K ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrovian; Dalradian; Metamorphism; U Pb geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; DEPTH PROFILING; FELDSPAR; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; LEAD ALLOYS; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGING; BARROVIAN; DALRADIAN; DECOMPRESSION MELTING; DEPTH-PROFILE ANALYSIS; DETRITAL ZIRCON GRAINS; METAMORPHISM; U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ZIRCON;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DALRADIAN; FELDSPAR; GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; KYANITE; METAMORPHISM; POTASSIUM; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SILLIMANITE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANISM; ZIRCON;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84872025487     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2013.4240     Document Type: Article

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