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Detrital Zircon Geochronology by Laser-Ablation Multicollector ICPMS at the Arizona LaserChron Center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2017

George Gehrels ,
Victor Valencia  and
Alex Pullen
George Gehrels
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721, ggehrels@geo.arizona.edu
Victor Valencia
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721, ggehrels@geo.arizona.edu
Alex Pullen
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721, ggehrels@geo.arizona.edu
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Abstract

Detrital zircon geochronology is rapidly evolving into a very powerful tool for determining the provenance and maximum depositional age of clastic strata. This rapid evolution is being driven by the increased availability of ion probes and laser ablation ICP mass spectrometers, which are able to generate age determinations rapidly, at moderate to low cost, and of sufficient accuracy for most applications. Improvements in current methods will probably come from enhanced precision/accuracy of age determinations, better tools for extracting critical information from age spectra, abilities to determine other types of information (e.g., REE patterns, O and Hf isotope signatures, and/or cooling ages) from the dated grains, and construction of a database that provides access to detrital zircon age determinations from around the world.

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The Paleontological Society Papers , Volume 12: Geochronology: Emerging Opportunities , October 2006 , pp. 67 - 76
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Copyright © by the Paleontological Society 

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