Articles | Volume 1, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-1-85-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-1-85-2019
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11 Dec 2019
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Stepwise chemical abrasion–isotope dilution–thermal ionization mass spectrometry with trace element analysis of microfractured Hadean zircon

C. Brenhin Keller, Patrick Boehnke, Blair Schoene, and T. Mark Harrison

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (18 Oct 2019) by Daniela Rubatto
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The oldest known minerals on Earth are Hadean (> 4.0 Ga) zircons from the Jack Hills, Australia. We present the first application to such Hadean zircons of stepwise chemical abrasion–isotope dilution–thermal ionization mass spectrometry with trace element analysis (stepwise CA-ID-TIMS-TEA). We examine the evolution in the U–Pb age and trace element chemistry of zircon domains accessed by successive chemical abrasion steps in the context of the geologic history of the Jack Hills zircons.