The origin of high d18O zircons: Marbles, megacrysts, and metamorphism

The oxygen isotope ratios (d18O) of most igneous zircons range from 5 to 8‰, with 99% of published values from 1345 rocks below 10‰. Metamorphic zircons from quartzite, metapelite, metabasite, and eclogite record d18O values from 5 to 17‰, with 99% below 15‰. However, zircons with anomalously high d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cavosie, Aaron, Valley, J., Kita, N., Spicuzza, M., Ushikubo, T., Wilde, Simon
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62162