Zircon (U-Th)/He Thermochronometry

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Research Article| January 01, 2005 Zircon (U-Th)/He Thermochronometry Peter W. Reiners Peter W. Reiners Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, U.S.A., peter.reiners@yale.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2005) 58 (1): 151–179. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2005.58.6 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 Peter W. Reiners; Zircon (U-Th)/He Thermochronometry. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2005;; 58 (1): 151–179. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2005.58.6 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 A number of features of zircon (ZrSiO4), including high U-Th concentrations, high abundance in a wide range of lithologies, refractory nature under metamorphic and some magmatic conditions, and resistance to physical and chemical weathering, make it highly suitable for geochronology and thermochronology and thus a versatile tool for examining a wide range of earth processes. Like apatite and many other minerals, radioisotopic dating of zircon was first performed using the (U-Th)/He system, but the thermochronologic significance of zircon He ages has emerged only in the last few years. In this chapter, I review the current status of zircon... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.