The Composition of Zircon and Igneous and Metamorphic Petrogenesis

Research Article| January 02, 2003 The Composition of Zircon and Igneous and Metamorphic Petrogenesis Paul W. O. Hoskin; Paul W. O. Hoskin Institut für Mineralogie, Petrologie und Geochemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg D-79104 Freiburg, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Urs Schaltegger Urs Schaltegger Section des Sciences de la Terre, Départment de Minéralogie, Rue des Maraîchers 13 CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2003) 53 (1): 27–62. https://doi.org/10.2113/0530027 Article history first online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Paul W. O. Hoskin, Urs Schaltegger; The Composition of Zircon and Igneous and Metamorphic Petrogenesis. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2003;; 53 (1): 27–62. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/0530027 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Zircon is the main mineral in the majority of igneous and metamorphic rocks with Zr as an essential structural constituent. It is a host for significant fractions of the whole-rock abundance of U, Th, Hf, and the REE (Sawka 1988, Bea 1996, O'Hara et al. 2001). These elements are important geochemically as process indicators or parent isotopes for age determination. 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. In the past decade an increasing... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.