Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Volume 53 2003 ZIRCON SUB G8ttingen 7 r 1Y1342 442 / •Illlllllllll L 2004 A 17111 John M. Hanchar The George Washington University Washington, D.C. Paul W.O. Hoskin Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Front cover: Cathodoluminescence photomicrograph of zircon crystals from the Old Woman granodiorite, southeastern California. The crystals were mounted in epoxy and polished to reveal interiors of the crystal. The blue-luminescing cen- tral regions are inherited Proterozoic cores, and the fine-scale zoned yellow-lumi- nescing rims are magmatic overgrowths of Mesozoic age. Similar zircon crystals from this sample have been dated using the Sensitive High Resolution Ion Micro Probe (SHRIMP) at the Australian National University. Ages of inherited cores range from 1.8-1.4 Ga; magmatic overgrowths are -72 Ma (Foster et al. 1989, Miller et al. 1992). This image was recorded on Kodak Ektachrome 200 film. Conditions used: 12 kV, 0.7 mA with a cold-cathode PATCO ELM-3 Luminoscope; 180 s ex- posure. The field of view along the width of the photograph is approximately 770 um. Courtesy of J.M. Hanchar (The George Washington University) and C.F. Miller (Vanderbilt University). References: Foster DA, Harrison TM, Miller CF (1989) Age, inheritance, and uplift of the Old Woman-Piute batholith, California, and implications for K-feldspar age spectra. J Geol 97 232-243. Miller CF, Hanchar JM, Wooden JL, Bennett VC, Harrison TM, Wark DA, Foster DA (1992) Source regions of a granite batholith: Evidence from lower crustal xeno- liths and inherited accessory minerals. Trans Roy Soc Edinburgh: Earth Sci 83:49-62. [Also published in Geological Society ofAmerica Special Paper 272 (1992)]. Series Editors: PaulH. Ribbe & Jodi Rosso MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA GEOCHEMICAL SOCIETY
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Reviews in Mineralogy and GeochemistryVolume 53 2003
ZIRCONSUB G8ttingen 7 r1Y1342 442 /
• I l l l l l l l l l l l L
2004 A 17111John M. Hanchar The George Washington University
Front cover: Cathodoluminescence photomicrograph of zircon crystals fromthe Old Woman granodiorite, southeastern California. The crystals were mountedin epoxy and polished to reveal interiors of the crystal. The blue-luminescing cen-tral regions are inherited Proterozoic cores, and the fine-scale zoned yellow-lumi-nescing rims are magmatic overgrowths of Mesozoic age. Similar zircon crystalsfrom this sample have been dated using the Sensitive High Resolution Ion MicroProbe (SHRIMP) at the Australian National University. Ages of inherited coresrange from 1.8-1.4 Ga; magmatic overgrowths are -72 Ma (Foster et al. 1989, Milleret al. 1992). This image was recorded on Kodak Ektachrome 200 film. Conditionsused: 12 kV, 0.7 mA with a cold-cathode PATCO ELM-3 Luminoscope; 180 s ex-posure. The field of view along the width of the photograph is approximately 770um. Courtesy of J.M. Hanchar (The George Washington University) and C.F. Miller(Vanderbilt University).
References: Foster DA, Harrison TM, Miller CF (1989) Age, inheritance, and uplift of theOld Woman-Piute batholith, California, and implications for K-feldspar age spectra. J Geol97 232-243. Miller CF, Hanchar JM, Wooden JL, Bennett VC, Harrison TM, Wark DA,Foster DA (1992) Source regions of a granite batholith: Evidence from lower crustal xeno-liths and inherited accessory minerals. Trans Roy Soc Edinburgh: Earth Sci 83:49-62.[Also published in Geological Society of America Special Paper 272 (1992)].
Series Editors: PaulH. Ribbe & Jodi Rosso
MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
GEOCHEMICAL SOCIETY
Table of ContentsZircon
Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Vol. 53
1 Structure and Chemistry of Zircon and Zircon-Group MineralsRobert J. Finch, John M. Hanchar
STRUCTURAL EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE AND COMPOSITION 13Temperature 13Pressure 14Composition 19
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS , 20REFERENCES 21
2 The Composition of Zircon and Igneous and Metamorphic PetrogenesisPaul W. O. Hoskin, Urs Schaltegger
INTRODUCTION.: 27Analytical techniques 28
ZIRCON AND IGNEOUS PETROGENESIS 29Saturation, crystallization, occurrences and zoning of igneous zircon 29Major-element composition of igneous zircon 32Trace-element composition of igneous zircon 34Zircon composition and investigations of igneous processes 42Provenance-indicator studies using igneous zircon composition 43
ZIRCON AND METAMORPHIC PETROGENESIS 45Textural characterization of metamorphic zircon ; 45The growth of new zircon during metamorphism and its composition 46Solid-state recrystallization and dissolution-reprecpitation of protolith zircon and composi-tional changes 48
HYDROTHERMAL ZIRCON 52CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK 54ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 55REFERENCES, 55
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3 Melt Inclusions in ZirconJ. B. Thomas, R. J. Bodnar, N. Shimizu, C. A. Chesner
Petrography of melt inclusions hosted in zircon 67Heating and homogenization of crystalline melt inclusions in zircon 69Major and trace element compositions of melt inclusions in zircon 69
DETERMINING ZIRCON/MELT TRACE ELEMENT PARTITION COEFFICIENTS USINGMELT INCLUSIONS IN ZIRCON 72
Trace element partitioning data and interpretations 72Petrogenetic implications 77Summary of trace element partitioning by the MIM technique 78
ARE MI COMPOSITIONS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BULK MELT? 79Boundary layer effects 79Re-equilibration of melt inclusions 81Potential errors during homogenization and analysis 82
4 Zircon Saturation ThermometryJohn M. Hanchar, E. Bruce Watson
INTRODUCTION 89ZIRCON SATURATION THERMOMETRY 90
Historical development 90APPLICATIONS OF ZIRCON SATURATION THERMOMETRY 96
Background 96Selected examples of studies that used zircon saturation thermometry 97
CALCULATION OF ZIRCON SATURATION TEMPERATURES 102Considerations for using zircon saturation thermometry with plutonic rocks 102Bulk sample or in situ analyses? 103Calculation of M for geologic samples 104Worked example to determine M and Zr content and zircon saturation temperature 105
SUMMARY : 109ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 110REFERENCES 110
5 Diffusion in ZirconDaniele J. Cherniak, E. Bruce Watson
INTRODUCTION 113HISTORY—A BRIEF REVIEW OF BULK-RELEASE AND EARLY LOWER-RESOLUTION
DIFFUSION MEASUREMENTS 113
CATIONS 114Pb „ 115Substitutional processes involving Pb 118Diffusion systematics of trivalent cations 119Substitutional processes for trivalent cations 122Tetravalent cations 123Cation diffusion in zircon—a general summary 125
IMPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF DIFFUSION FINDINGS 129Diffusive fractionation 129Closure temperatures 129The preservation of zoning in zircon 130Pbloss 132Preservation of oxygen isotope signatures 13418Q/16Q retention in zircon cores and rims 135Retention at rim and core centers during cooling 138
6 Historical Development of Zircon GeochronologyDonald W. Davis, Ian S. Williams, Thomas E. Krogh
INTRODUCTION ". 145PRELUDE .' 146ISOTOPIC DATING OF ZIRCON — 1955 TO 1973 148ADVANCES IN TECHNIQUE — 1973 TO 1982 154RESOLUTION OF THE PB LOSS PROBLEM — 1982 TO THE PRESENT 159
Further advances in ID-TIMS methods 159The Sensitive High-Resolution Ion Micro-Probe (SHRIMP) 164The zircon evaporation method 171Other developments 171
THE LEGACY OF ZIRCON DATING 171ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 173REFERENCES 173
7 Zircon U-Th-Pb Geochronology by Isotope Dilution — ThermalIonization Mass Spectrometry (ID-TIMS)
Randall R. Parrish, Stephen R. Noble
INTRODUCTION ; 183METHODS AND DATA PRESENTATION 184
Background 184Evolution of analytical methods 184Mass spectrometry 187
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CATIONS 114Pb , 115Substitutional processes involving Pb 118Diffusion systematics of trivalent cations 119Substitutional processes for trivalent cations 122Tetravalent cations 123Cation diffusion in zircon—a general summary 125
IMPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF DIFFUSION FINDINGS 129Diffusive fractionation 129Closure temperatures 129The preservation of zoning in zircon 130Pbloss 132Preservation of oxygen isotope signatures 13418O/'6O retention in zircon cores and rims 135Retention at rim and core centers during cooling 138
6 Historical Development of Zircon GeochronologyDonald W. Davis, Ian S. Williams, Thomas E. Krogh
INTRODUCTION '. 145PRELUDE .' 146ISOTOPIC DATING OF ZIRCON — 1955 TO 1973 148ADVANCES IN TECHNIQUE — 1973 TO 1982 154RESOLUTION OF THE PB LOSS PROBLEM — 1982 TO THE PRESENT 159
Further advances in ID-TIMS methods 159The Sensitive High-Resolution Ion Micro-Probe (SHRIMP) 164The. zircon evaporation method 171Other developments 171
THE LEGACY OF ZIRCON DATING 171ACKNOWLEDGMENTS , , 173REFERENCES 173
7 Zircon U-Th-Pb Geochronology by Isotope Dilution — ThermalIonization Mass Spectrometry (ID-TIMS)
Randall R. Parrish, Stephen R. Noble
INTRODUCTION 183METHODS AND DATA PRESENTATION 184
Background 184Evolution of analytical methods 184Mass spectrometry 187
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Advances in chemical procedures and tracers 187Standards, reproducibility, corrections, errors, and presentation 190
OTHER METHODS OF ID OR TIMS 191Pb evaporation (TIMS but no ID) 191ID-PIMMS (ID but no TIMS) 191
THE MAPPING OF U-TH-PB DATA ONTO DIAGRAMS 192Age equations „ 192Wetherill Concordia diagram 192Tera-Wasserburg diagram : 194Isochron diagram 194The interpreted age of crystallization 194
ZIRCON DATING APPLICATIONS AND U-TH-PB SYSTEMATICS 195High precision dating of igneous zircon across the scope of geological time 195Difficulties with igneous U-Pb zircon geochronology 199Dating of metamorphic zircon 200Baddeleyite-zircon reactions in coronitic gabbro 200Growth of zircon in granulites and upper amphibolite facies rocks 200Metamorphic growth of zircon in amphibolite facies 201The dating of zircon in eclogite and other UHP rocks 203Th and Pa chemical partitioning in zircon and its implications 204Other examples where ID-TIMS data has proved effective 207
SUMMARY 210ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 210REFERENCES ; 210
8 Considerations in Zircon Geochronology by SIMSTrevor R. Ireland, Ian S. Williams
INTRODUCTION 215SELECTED APPLICATIONS 216
Oldest zircon in the solar system 216Development of fractionated lunar crust 217The oldest-known terrestrial rocks 218Detrital-zircon age spectra 218Analysis of thin rims and near-surface concentration gradients (depth profiles) 219The youngest zircons .7..'. :. 219Timescale 219
INSTRUMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES 220SHRIMP 221Cameca 1270 221Operational comparison 222
ZIRCON ANALYSIS , 222Pb isotopes...; r. 223Correction for common Pb 224U/Pb calibration 225
OTHER MINERALS 227Monazite ...; 227Xenotime 227Apatite (+whitlockite) 227
DATA ANALYSIS 229Analytical uncertainties . 230207Pb/206Pb ratio 230
. U-Pb ratio 230Standards .' 231Data assessment 233
COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT ANALYTICAL SESSIONS 234FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 236ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 238REFERENCES , 238
9 Present Trends and the Future of Zircon in Geochronology:Laser Ablation ICPMS
Jan Kosler, Paul J. Sylvester
INTRODUCTION 243LASER ABLATION : 244
Laser principles 244Laser ablation system ...245Interaction of laser radiation with solid samples 246Choice of laser ablation parameters 247
INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY 249Inductively coupled plasma as ion source 249Quadrupole ICPMS 250Magnetic sector ICPMS 251Time-of-flight ICPMS 252Mass discrimination (bias) and fractionation of isotopes and elements 252
DATING OF ZIRCON BY LASER ABLATION ICPMS : 253Past studies of U-Pb zircon dating by laser ablation ICPMS 254Elemental fractionation of Pb and U and methods of correction 254Sampling strategies 256Spatial resolution 257Correction for instrument mass bias (standardization) 258Correction for initial common-Pb 260Precision and accuracy 261Strategies for data acquisition and reduction 262
LASER ABLATION ICPMS DATING IN PRACTICE 264Laser ablation ICPMS dating of zircon for sedimentary provenance studies 264Dating magmatic events by laser ablation ICPMS 265Application of laser ablation ICPMS to fission track dating of zircon 266In situ dating of accessory minerals by laser ablation ICPMS 268
FUTURE PROSPECTS OF LASER ABLATION ICPMS DATING 269Quadrupole vs. magnetic sector and single- vs. multi-collector comparisons 270New applications in laser ablation ICPMS dating of zircon 271
DATA ANALYSIS 229Analytical uncertainties ; •. 230207Pb/206Pb ratio 230U-Pb ratio 230Standards .' 231Data assessment 233
COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT ANALYTICAL SESSIONS 234FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 236ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; 238REFERENCES ; 238
9 Present Trends and the Future of Zircon in Geochronology:Laser Ablation ICPMS
Jan Kosler, Paul J. Sylvester
INTRODUCTION 243LASER ABLATION 244
Laser principles 244Laser ablation system ...245Interaction of laser radiation with solid samples 246Choice of laser ablation parameters :.. 247
INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY 249Inductively coupled plasma as ion source .249Quadrupole ICPMS 250Magnetic sector ICPMS 251Time-of-flight ICPMS 252Mass discrimination (bias) and fractionation of isotopes and elements 252
DATING OF ZIRCON BY LASER ABLATION ICPMS 253Past studies of U-Pb zircon dating by laser ablation ICPMS 254Elemental fractionation of Pb and U and methods of correction 254Sampling strategies 256Spatial resolution 257Correction for instrument mass bias (standardization) 258Correction for initial common-Pb 260Precision and accuracy 261Strategies for data acquisition and reduction 262
LASER ABLATION ICPMS DATING IN PRACTICE 264Laser ablation ICPMS dating of zircon for sedimentary provenance studies 264Dating magmatic events by laser ablation ICPMS 265Application of laser ablation ICPMS to fission track dating of zircon 266In situ dating of accessory minerals by laser ablation ICPMS 268
FUTURE PROSPECTS OF LASER ABLATION ICPMS DATING 269Quadrupole vs. magnetic sector and single- vs. multi-collector comparisons 270New applications in laser ablation ICPMS dating of zircon 271
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; 271REFERENCES 271
10 Detrital Zircon Analysis of the Sedimentary RecordChristopher M. Fedo, Keith N. Sircombe, Robert H. Rainbird
INTRODUCTION 277STATISTICS AND METHODOLOGY OF SAMPLING 278
INTERMEDIATE DAUGHTER PRODUCT DISEQUILIBRIA 313GEOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY AND OPEN SYSTEM BEHAVIOR 313
Crystal inheritance and Pb-loss 313Resolving a geological "age" from a large population of zircon dates 314Sample selection and analytical strategies .- 315
THE NEOPROTEROZOIC-CAMBRIAN TRANSITION 316Triassic-Jurassic boundary 318
THE END-PERMIAN EXTINCTION 320SUMMARY ; 322ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 323REFERENCES 323
12 Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd isotope systems in zirconPeter D. Kinny, Roland Maas
INTRODUCTION 327THE Lu-Hf ISOTOPE SYSTEM IN NATURE 327
Hafnium as a geochemical tracer 328HF ISOTOPES IN ZIRCON '. 329
Measurement techniques 331Studies of magmatic zircons 331Studies of detrital zircon 332Studies of metamorphic zircon 334Studies of mantle zircons 334Concluding remarks: Lu-Hf isotopes and zircon 335
Sm-Nd ISOTOPE STUDIES OF ZIRCON '. 335REE patterns of zircon 336Sm-Nd mineral dating of zircon 336Inherited Nd 338Concluding remarks: Sm-Nd isotopes and zircon 338
CRUSTAL GROWTH AND MATURATION 363Superior vs. Grenville province : 363Evolution of magmatic 818O through time 364
ULTRA-HIGH PRESSURE ECLOGITES, DABIE AND SULU 365FELSIC. VOLCANISM, WESTERN UNITED STATES 365
Low S18O-rhyolites, Yellowstone 365Timber Mountain / Oasis Valley Caldera Complex 368Bishop Tuff, Long Valley caldera 370
PHANEROZOIC GRANITES 371British Tertiary Igneous Province 371Mesozoic and Cenozoic granites of the western United States 374A-type granites, northeastern China 377Cenozoic granitoids of the Antarctic Peninsula 377Fe-oxide melt in syenitic xenoliths 378Magmatic epidote-bearing granitoids 378
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 380REFERENCES 380
14 Radiation Effects in ZirconRodney C. Ewing, Alkiviathes Meldrum, LuMin Wang,
William J. Weber, L. Rene Corrales
INTRODUCTION 387EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS 389
Bulk properties 390Long range order 392Short-range order : 398Recovery of radiation damage ; 400
MODELS OF DAMAGE ACCUMULATION 405Temperature "'.. 406Ion mass'and energy 410
COMPUTER SIMULATION OF DEFECT FORMATIONAND RADIATION DAMAGE 411
16 Atlas of Zircon TexturesFernando Corfu, John M. Hanchar, Paul W.O. Hoskin, Peter Kinny
INTRODUCTION 469ZIRCON IMAGING 470MORPHOLOGY OF ZIRCON 472ZONING TEXTURES IN IGNEOUS ZIRCON 476XENOCRYSTIC CORES 478SUBSOLIDUS MODIFICATIONS AND GROWTH OF ZIRCON 480
Late-magmatic phenomena 480Medium to high temperature metamorphism 481High-pressure metamorphism :. 486
HYDROTHERMAL ZIRCON 487KIMBERLITIC AND MANTLE-RELATED ZIRCON 488IMPACT-RELATED TEXTURES 489FRACTURING 489ALTERATION 491INCLUSIONS, INTERGROWTHS AND OVERGROWTHS OF ZIRCON AND OTHER