Replacement of zircon with baddeleyite as a likely mechanism of the formation of zoned zircon crystals in ultrabasic rocks

The problem of the U–Pb age of zircon crystals from ultrabasic rocks is discussed in this paper. It is shown that the assumption on the xenogenic nature of zircon crystals in dunite is not consistent with the petrographic and experimental data. The results of experimental study of the zircon–baddele...

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Published in:Doklady earth sciences 2017-08, Vol.475 (2), p.946-948
Main Authors: Anfilogov, V. N., Krasnobaev, A. A., Ryzhkov, V. M., Valizer, P. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crystals
Dunite
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Geochemistry
Geochronometry
Radiometric dating
Rock
Rocks
Zircon
Zirconium
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Summary:The problem of the U–Pb age of zircon crystals from ultrabasic rocks is discussed in this paper. It is shown that the assumption on the xenogenic nature of zircon crystals in dunite is not consistent with the petrographic and experimental data. The results of experimental study of the zircon–baddeleyite transition and thermodynamics of the reaction of zircon replacement with baddeleyite show that these transformations are the likely way of the formation of zoned zircon crystals in dunite. Each zone of these crystals may have its own age.
ISSN:1028-334X
1531-8354
DOI:10.1134/S1028334X17080219