Zircon Internal Deformation and Its Effect on U-Pb Geochronology: A Case Study from the Himalayan High-Pressure Eclogites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background
- (1)
- Isotope-Dilution Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ID-TIMS)
- (2)
- Ion Microprobes known as the Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS)
- (3)
- Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)
3. Zircon Age-Dating and the Effect of Micro-Deformation on Age
3.1. Petrological, Textural, and Internal Structural Identifications of Zircons
3.2. Importance of Non-Destructive EBSD Method in Identifying Pristine Domains in Zircons
4. Materials and Methods
5. Results
5.1. Petrographic and Textural Features
5.2. EBSD Analyses
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Rehman, H.U. Zircon Internal Deformation and Its Effect on U-Pb Geochronology: A Case Study from the Himalayan High-Pressure Eclogites. Minerals 2024, 14, 742. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14080742
Rehman HU. Zircon Internal Deformation and Its Effect on U-Pb Geochronology: A Case Study from the Himalayan High-Pressure Eclogites. Minerals. 2024; 14(8):742. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14080742
Chicago/Turabian StyleRehman, Hafiz U. 2024. "Zircon Internal Deformation and Its Effect on U-Pb Geochronology: A Case Study from the Himalayan High-Pressure Eclogites" Minerals 14, no. 8: 742. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14080742