Characterization of magma from inclusions in zircon: Apatite and biotite work well, feldspar less so
Detrital zircon grains are employed to decipher sediment provenances and crustal evolution, and they provide unique evidence of Hadean crust-mantle differentiation processes. We demonstrate that mineral inclusions in zircon provide valuable information on the conditions under which zircon crystalliz...
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ftbirkbeckcoll:oai:eprints.bbk.ac.uk.oai2:21352 2023-05-15T13:31:04+02:00 Characterization of magma from inclusions in zircon: Apatite and biotite work well, feldspar less so Jennings, Eleanor S. Marschall, H.R. Hawkesworth, C.J. Storey, C.D. 2011 https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/21352/ https://doi.org/10.1130/G32037.1 unknown Geological Society of America Jennings, Eleanor S. and Marschall, H.R. and Hawkesworth, C.J. and Storey, C.D. (2011) Characterization of magma from inclusions in zircon: Apatite and biotite work well, feldspar less so. Geology 39 (9), pp. 863-866. ISSN 0091-7613. Earth and Planetary Sciences Article PeerReviewed 2011 ftbirkbeckcoll https://doi.org/10.1130/G32037.1 2022-01-09T09:02:19Z Detrital zircon grains are employed to decipher sediment provenances and crustal evolution, and they provide unique evidence of Hadean crust-mantle differentiation processes. We demonstrate that mineral inclusions in zircon provide valuable information on the conditions under which zircon crystallized. Zircon grains from selected plutonic rocks from Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, contain inclusions of apatite, biotite, amphibole, and pyroxenes that accurately reflect the chemical compositions of the equivalent phases in the host-rock matrix, and the compositions of the whole rocks. High concentrations of Y and low concentrations of Sr in apatite inclusions in zircon are diagnostic of evolved, felsic granitoid host rocks. In contrast, the relative abundances and compositions of plagioclase and alkali feldspar inclusions in zircon are decoupled from the composition of the whole rock, and they are generally indicative of granitic melts regardless of the bulk rock. This is best explained by the late crystallization of zircon relative to the bulk of the feldspars. We conclude that inclusions of apatite and mafic phases in zircon constrain the potential source rocks of detrital zircon, whereas feldspar inclusions do not. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Dronning Maud Land BIROn - Birkbeck Institutional Research Online (Birkbeck University of London) Dronning Maud Land Geology 39 9 863 866 |
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Detrital zircon grains are employed to decipher sediment provenances and crustal evolution, and they provide unique evidence of Hadean crust-mantle differentiation processes. We demonstrate that mineral inclusions in zircon provide valuable information on the conditions under which zircon crystallized. Zircon grains from selected plutonic rocks from Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, contain inclusions of apatite, biotite, amphibole, and pyroxenes that accurately reflect the chemical compositions of the equivalent phases in the host-rock matrix, and the compositions of the whole rocks. High concentrations of Y and low concentrations of Sr in apatite inclusions in zircon are diagnostic of evolved, felsic granitoid host rocks. In contrast, the relative abundances and compositions of plagioclase and alkali feldspar inclusions in zircon are decoupled from the composition of the whole rock, and they are generally indicative of granitic melts regardless of the bulk rock. This is best explained by the late crystallization of zircon relative to the bulk of the feldspars. We conclude that inclusions of apatite and mafic phases in zircon constrain the potential source rocks of detrital zircon, whereas feldspar inclusions do not. |
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Jennings, Eleanor S. Marschall, H.R. Hawkesworth, C.J. Storey, C.D. |
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Characterization of magma from inclusions in zircon: Apatite and biotite work well, feldspar less so |
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Characterization of magma from inclusions in zircon: Apatite and biotite work well, feldspar less so |
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Characterization of magma from inclusions in zircon: Apatite and biotite work well, feldspar less so |
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Characterization of magma from inclusions in zircon: Apatite and biotite work well, feldspar less so |
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Characterization of magma from inclusions in zircon: Apatite and biotite work well, feldspar less so |
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characterization of magma from inclusions in zircon: apatite and biotite work well, feldspar less so |
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Jennings, Eleanor S. and Marschall, H.R. and Hawkesworth, C.J. and Storey, C.D. (2011) Characterization of magma from inclusions in zircon: Apatite and biotite work well, feldspar less so. Geology 39 (9), pp. 863-866. ISSN 0091-7613. |
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