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Oscillatory Zoning

Oscillatory Zoning is a mineralogical phenomenon characterized by the periodic variation in trace element concentrations or crystal structure that manifests as alternating compositional bands during mineral growth, distinguished from other zoning patterns by its regular, repetitive fluctuations resulting from feedback mechanisms in the crystallization environment.

170

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10K

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512

Authors

202

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2017–2026

27

Variants

Oscillatory Chemical Zoning

Parents

Publications

170

Metamorphic zircon formation by solid‐state recrystallization of protolith igneous zircon

P. W. O. Hoskin, L. P. Black · Journal of Metamorphic Geology · 2000 · 1.7K citations

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Oscillatory zoning in minerals; a common phenomenon

Mark Shore, Anthony D. Fowler · 1996 · 346 citations

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Oscillatory zoning: a pathological case of crystal growth

Claude J. Allègre, Ariel Provost, Claude Jaupart · Nature · 1981 · 246 citations

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High-resolution quantitative imaging of plagioclase composition using accumulated backscattered electron images: new constraints on oscillatory zoning

C. Ginibre, Andreas Kronz, Gerhard Wörner · Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology · 2002 · 229 citations

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Mesozoic, Not Paleoproterozoic SHRIMP U-Pb Zircon Ages of Two Liaoji Granites, Eastern Block, North China Craton

Sanzhong Li, Guochun Zhao, Min Sun et al. · International Geology Review · 2004 · 193 citations

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Authors

512

  1. IL
    Ivan L’Heureux

    University of Ottawa, Canada

    8 publications · 319 citations

    8

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  2. AD
    Anthony D. Fowler

    University of Ottawa, Canada

    5 publications · 545 citations

    5

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  3. PO
    P. Ortoleva

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    4 publications · 267 citations

    4

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  4. FC
    F. C. Hawthorne

    University of Manitoba, Canada

    3 publications · 94 citations

    3

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  5. GZ
    Guochun Zhao

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    3 publications · 409 citations

    3

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Institutions

202

  1. Jilin University

    Changchun, China

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    914 citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. China University of Geosciences

    Wuhan, China

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    888 citations

  6. Indiana University Bloomington

    Bloomington, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    473 citations

  7. University of Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Canada

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    391 citations

  8. Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry

    Guangzhou, China

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. American Mineralogist

    21 publications · 1K citations

    19

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  2. The Canadian Mineralogist

    13 publications · 412 citations

    13

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  3. Mineralogical Magazine

    15 publications · 751 citations

    12

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  4. Acta Petrologica Sinica

    8 publications · 292 citations

    8

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  5. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

    6 publications · 603 citations

    6

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