“Fingerprinting” tectono-magmatic provenance using trace elements in igneous zircon

Li zoning in zircon as a potential geospeedometer and peak temperature indicator

“…The last 15 years have seen significant advances in our understanding of the trace element and isotopic character of zircon, as zircon analysts have proposed links between the D Li = 9.60 × 10 −7 exp −278 ± 8 kJ mol −1 RT m 2 s −1 chemical characteristics of the mineral and physical processes (Wilde et al 2001;Mojzsis et al 2001;Watson and Harrison 2005;Harrison et al 2008;Ushikubo et al 2008;Trail et al 2011a;Grimes et al 2015). This success has been bolstered, in part, by a wide array of laboratory-based zircon trace element diffusion studies such as the rare earth elements (REEs), Ti, U, Th, and Pb, which have shown that the mobility of these elements by diffusion-related processes is exceptionally slow (Cherniak et al 1997a, b;Watson 2001, 2007).…”

Provenance of late Paleozoic strata in the Yili Basin: Implications for tectonic evolution of the South Tianshan orogenic belt

“…9A, 9B, and 9C). The geochemistry of zircon provides a sensitive monitor of its parental magma composition and is effective for fingerprinting tectono-magmatic provenance (Grimes et al, 2015). All zircons were plotted on Th/Nb versus Hf/Th diagrams (Figs.…”

Oxygen isotope and trace element geochemistry of zircons from porphyry copper system: Implications for Late Triassic metallogenesis within the Yidun Terrane, southeastern Tibetan Plateau

“…Magmatic zircon textures and compositions (e.g., REE, U, Hf, Yb, and Y) are sensitive indicators of magma compositions and the tectonic setting of magmatism (e.g., Wilde et al, 2001;Belousova et al, 2006;Claiborne et al, 2006;Grimes et al, 2007;Carley et al, 2014;Grimes et al, 2015). The PDL zircons have chondrite-normalized REE Sr/ 86 Sr = 0.715068 (Zhang, 2008).…”