Detrital Zircon Analysis of the Sedimentary Record

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Research Article| January 02, 2003 Detrital Zircon Analysis of the Sedimentary Record Christopher M. Fedo; Christopher M. Fedo Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Keith N. Sircombe; Keith N. Sircombe Tectonics Special Research Centre, School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, University of Western Australia, M.004, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Robert H. Rainbird Robert H. Rainbird Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8 Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2003) 53 (1): 277–303. https://doi.org/10.2113/0530277 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 Christopher M. Fedo, Keith N. Sircombe, Robert H. Rainbird; Detrital Zircon Analysis of the Sedimentary Record. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2003;; 53 (1): 277–303. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/0530277 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 The composition of “heavy,” or accessory, detrital minerals in sediments and sedimentary rocks has been a topic of quantitative study for at least the last seventy years, beginning with the first issue of the Journal of Sedimentary Petrology in May 1931 (Tyler 1931, Pentland 1931). Zircon has since played a prominent and complex role in interpreting the composition and history of modern and ancient sediments. Because zircon is highly refractory at Earth’s surface, it occurs in virtually all sedimentary deposits and so provides a critical link in understanding the source history of a deposit. Twenhofel (1941),... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.