Zircon as a Monitor of Crustal Growth

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Research Article| February 01, 2007 Zircon as a Monitor of Crustal Growth Erik E. Scherer; Erik E. Scherer 1Institut für Mineralogie, Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Martin J. Whitehouse; Martin J. Whitehouse 2Laboratory for Isotope Geology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Carsten Münker Carsten Münker 3Mineralogisch-Petrologisches Institut, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elements (2007) 3 (1): 19–24. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.3.1.19 Article history first online: 09 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 Erik E. Scherer, Martin J. Whitehouse, Carsten Münker; Zircon as a Monitor of Crustal Growth. Elements 2007;; 3 (1): 19–24. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.3.1.19 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 SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Zircon has long played a key role in crustal evolution studies as the preeminent U-Pb geochronometer. Recent advances in analytical capabilities now permit investigations of complex grains at high spatial resolution, where the goal is to link zircon ages to other petrographic and geochemical information. Zircon can provide time-stamped `snapshots' of hafnium and oxygen isotope signatures of magmas throughout Earth's history, even at the scale of individual growth zones within a single grain. This information is an invaluable help to geochemists trying to distinguish magmatic events that added new, mantle-derived material to the continental crust from those that merely recycled existing crust. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.