Petrochronology of Zircon and Baddeleyite in Igneous Rocks: Reconstructing Magmatic Processes at High Temporal Resolution

Research Article| August 01, 2017 Petrochronology of Zircon and Baddeleyite in Igneous Rocks: Reconstructing Magmatic Processes at High Temporal Resolution Urs Schaltegger; Urs Schaltegger Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Joshua H.F.L. Davies Joshua H.F.L. Davies Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Urs Schaltegger Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland Joshua H.F.L. Davies Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 10 Nov 2017 Copyright © 2017 by the Mineralogical Society of AmericaMineralogical Society of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2017) 83 (1): 297–328. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2017.83.10 Article history First Online: 10 Nov 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Urs Schaltegger, Joshua H.F.L. Davies; Petrochronology of Zircon and Baddeleyite in Igneous Rocks: Reconstructing Magmatic Processes at High Temporal Resolution. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2017;; 83 (1): 297–328. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2017.83.10 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Zircon (ZrSiO4) and baddeleyite (ZrO2) are common accessory minerals in igneous rocks of felsic to mafic composition. Both minerals host trace elements substituting for Zr, among them Hf, Th, U, Y, REEs and many more. The excellent chemical and physical resistivity of zircon makes this mineral a perfect archive of chemical and temporal information to trace geological processes in the past, utilizing the outstanding power and temporal resolution of the U–Pb decay schemes. Baddeleyite is a chemically and physically much more fragile mineral. It preserves similar information only where it is shielded from dissolution and physical... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.