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Zircon saturation revisited: temperature and composition effects in a variety of crustal magma types
E. Bruce Watson,T. Mark Harrison +1 more
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In this article, the saturation behavior of zircon in crustal anatectic melts as a function of both temperature and composition has been studied and a model of Zr solubility given by: In D Zr Zircon/melt = −3.80−[0.85(M−1)]+12900/T where T is the absolute temperature, and M is the cation ratio (Na + K + 2Ca)/(Al · Si).About:
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The composition of the continental crust
TL;DR: In this paper, a new calculation of the crustal composition is based on the proportions of upper crust (UC) to felsic lower crust (FLC) to mafic lower-crust (MLC) of about 1.6:0.4.
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The Composition of Zircon and Igneous and Metamorphic Petrogenesis
Paul W.O. Hoskin,Urs Schaltegger +1 more
TL;DR: The importance of zircon in crustal evolution studies is underscored by its predominant use in U-Th-Pb geochronology and investigations of the temporal evolution of both the crust and lithospheric mantle as discussed by the authors.
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Atlas of Zircon Textures
TL;DR: In this paper, a selection of both the most typical, but also of the less common, features seen in zircon, categorized according to the different geological processes responsible for their formation are presented.
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Crustal contributions to arc magmatism in the Andes of Central Chile
Wes Hildreth,Stephen Moorbath +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, 15 andesite-dacite stratovolcanoes on the volcanic front of a single segment of the Andean arc show along-arc changes in isotopic and elemental ratios that demonstrate large crustal contributions to magma genesis.
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Igneous zircon: trace element composition as an indicator of source rock type
TL;DR: In this paper, the concentrations of 26 trace elements have been determined for zircons from a wide range of different rock types and reveal distinctive elemental abundances and chondrite-normalised trace element patterns for specific rock types.
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Petrogenetic implications of Ti, Zr, Y, and Nb variations in volcanic rocks
TL;DR: In this paper, a table of mineral-liquid distribution coefficients for Ti, Zr, Y, and Nb for basic, intermediate and acid melt compositions were used to interpret variations of these elements, first in basalts and second during fractional crystallization from basic to acid magmas.
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Behaviour of trace elements during magmatic processes-a summary of theoretical models and their applications
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Zircon saturation in felsic liquids : Experimental results and applications to trace element geochemistry
TL;DR: For peraluminous melts and melts lying in the quartz-orthoclase-albite composition plane, less than 100 ppm Zr is required for zircon saturation as mentioned in this paper.
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Evolution of continental crust and mantle heterogeneity: Evidence from Hf isotopes
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present initial 176Hf/177Hf ratios for many samples of continental crust 3.7-0.3 Gy old, based mainly on zircons (1% Hf) and whole rocks.