Old subcontinental mantle zircon below Oahu

John D. Greenough; Sandra L. Kamo; Donald W. Davis; Kyle Larson; Zhen Zhang; Daniel Layton-Matthews; Joan De Vera; Bridget A. Bergquist

doi:10.1038/s43247-021-00261-0

Communications Earth & Environment (Sep 2021)

Old subcontinental mantle zircon below Oahu

John D. Greenough,
Sandra L. Kamo,
Donald W. Davis,
Kyle Larson,
Zhen Zhang,
Daniel Layton-Matthews,
Joan De Vera,
Bridget A. Bergquist

Affiliations

John D. Greenough: Earth Environmental and Geographic Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan
Sandra L. Kamo: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
Donald W. Davis: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
Kyle Larson: Earth Environmental and Geographic Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan
Zhen Zhang: Earth Environmental and Geographic Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan
Daniel Layton-Matthews: Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen’s University
Joan De Vera: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
Bridget A. Bergquist: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00261-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Oceanic mantle-derived zircon grains recovered from pyroxenite xenoliths in Hawaii have 14-million-year-old rims, Cretaceous cores and Proterozoic lutetium-hafnium model-ages, according to mass spectrometry and electron microprobe analyses.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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