Prolonged mantle residence of zircons xenocrysts from the western Eger rift.

Zircon is a common mineral in continental crustal rocks. As it is not easily altered in processes such as erosion or transport, this mineral is often used in the reconstruction of geological processes such as the formation and evolution of the continents. Zircon can also survive under conditions of...

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Main Authors: Siebel, W., Schmitt, A., Danisik, Martin, Chen, F., Meier, S., Wei, S., Eroglu, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group, Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32402