Zircon – A Robust Insight to the Process of Crustal Evolution

Where would be our knowledge about early history of earth without zircon?Zircon, tiny but timely are able to provide a picture of evolution of crust and mantle.Zircon due to its robust characteristic has been long recognized as a suitable candidate playing a key role in crustal evolution studies as a best geochronometers.Recent development in analytical techniques such as high precision mass spectrometry and verity of microscopic imaging methods permits investigation of complex grain at high spatial resolution.Coupled measurement of the isotopes of oxygen and hafnium provide insight into the crust differentiation and the processes involved in crustal evolution.Such information from zircon is an invaluable help to geochemist and other earthscientist to unravel even more complex geological system.