Articles | Volume 3, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-259-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-259-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
04 May 2021
Research article |
| 04 May 2021
| 04 May 2021
The closure temperature(s) of zircon Raman dating
Birk Härtel
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Geologie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
Raymond Jonckheere
Geologie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
Bastian Wauschkuhn
Geologie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
Lothar Ratschbacher
Geologie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
Viewed
Total article views: 4,075 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 15 Dec 2020)
| HTML | XML | Total | Supplement | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,702 | 1,233 | 140 | 4,075 | 248 | 118 | 178 |
- HTML: 2,702
- PDF: 1,233
- XML: 140
- Total: 4,075
- Supplement: 248
- BibTeX: 118
- EndNote: 178
Total article views: 3,213 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 04 May 2021)
| HTML | XML | Total | Supplement | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,221 | 869 | 123 | 3,213 | 248 | 102 | 160 |
- HTML: 2,221
- PDF: 869
- XML: 123
- Total: 3,213
- Supplement: 248
- BibTeX: 102
- EndNote: 160
Total article views: 862 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 15 Dec 2020)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481 | 364 | 17 | 862 | 16 | 18 |
- HTML: 481
- PDF: 364
- XML: 17
- Total: 862
- BibTeX: 16
- EndNote: 18
Viewed (geographical distribution)
Total article views: 4,075 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 3,831 with geography defined
and 244 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 3,213 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 3,059 with geography defined
and 154 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 862 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 772 with geography defined
and 90 with unknown origin.
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
Cited
27 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Effect of chemical composition on zircon radiation damage dating: Implications for low-temperature thermochronology M. Fan et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2023.101675
- Quantification of radiation damage in natural and synthetic zircon by Raman spectroscopy: application to low-temperature thermochronology K. Su et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-023-00606-w
- Spurious age-eU associations in thermochronological data B. Härtel et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117870
- Zircon-based proxies for source-rock prediction in provenance analysis: A case study using Upper Devonian sandstones, northern South China Block G. Shi et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2023.106366
- The role of zircon in hydrothermal heavy REE mineralisation: The case for unconformity-related ore deposits of north-west Australia J. Walsh & C. Spandler https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121493
- Optimization of standard zircon U–Pb dating: insights into high-temperature thermal annealing M. Fan et al. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3JA00407D
- Investigating the Shallow to Mid-Depth (>100–300 °C) Continental Crust Evolution with (U-Th)/He Thermochronology: A Review C. Gautheron et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050563
- A zircon classification scheme for sedimentary provenance analysis using radiation damage G. Shi et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4751
- Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy of Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries C. Julien & A. Mauger https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms262411879
- Combined zircon U/Pb-(U-Th)/He-Raman dating B. Härtel et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2026.123435
- Discordance dating: A new approach for dating alteration events J. Reimink et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-7-369-2025
- Upper-crust thermal evolution of the Patagonian Precordillera basement (Argentina): insights from fission track, (U-Th)/He thermochronology and geodynamic significance P. Marcos et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/00206814.2025.2523404
- Magma accumulation underneath Laacher See volcano from detrital zircon in modern streams F. Schmitt et al. https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2022-064
- Prolonged Slip on the South Tibetan Detachment Constrains Tectonic Models for Synorogenic Extension in the Central Himalaya A. Pye et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022TC007298
- Zircon Raman dating: Age equation and calibration B. Härtel et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120351
- PROVENANCE OF THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC RED BEDS FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE MOSCOW BASIN, EAST EUROPEAN PLATFORM: U-Pb LA-ICP-MS AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY DETRITAL ZIRCON DATA A. Chistyakova et al. https://doi.org/10.5800/GT-2023-14-5-0718
- Multi‐Band Raman Analysis of Radiation Damage in Zircon for Thermochronology: Partial Annealing and Mixed Signals B. Härtel et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GC010182
- Effects of high-temperature annealing and low-temperature metamictization on Archean zircon: Constraints from U-Pb isotopes, trace elements, and Raman dating C. Ribeiro et al. https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2024-9502
- Raman mapping reveals alpha radiation damage zonation and its annealing in Durango apatite X. Zeng et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119636
- Constraining the exhumation history of the Greater Himalayan Sequence, Kali Gandaki, Central Nepal A. Pye et al. https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2023-100
- Bedrock testing of zircon annealing for detrital provenance studies: Raman and U-Pb analysis in the Adamello batholith (Southern Alps, Italy) A. Resentini et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2026.123486
- Constraining the deformation history of the South Tibetan detachment system in the Marsyandi Valley, central Nepal A. Pye et al. https://doi.org/10.1130/B38065.1
- Zircon thermal annealing ages determine a late Eocene birth for the First Bend of the Yangtze River Y. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2026.119888
- Radiation damage allows identification of truly inherited zircon A. Bjerga et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00372-2
- Chemical abrasion: the mechanics of zircon dissolution A. McKanna et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-127-2023
- In search of lost time: Raman thermochronology of FC-1 zircon B. Härtel et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-023-02083-z
- Shifted excitation Raman difference spectroscopy for soil component identification and soil carbonate determination in the presence of strong fluorescence interference K. Sowoidnich et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.6500
27 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Effect of chemical composition on zircon radiation damage dating: Implications for low-temperature thermochronology M. Fan et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2023.101675
- Quantification of radiation damage in natural and synthetic zircon by Raman spectroscopy: application to low-temperature thermochronology K. Su et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-023-00606-w
- Spurious age-eU associations in thermochronological data B. Härtel et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117870
- Zircon-based proxies for source-rock prediction in provenance analysis: A case study using Upper Devonian sandstones, northern South China Block G. Shi et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2023.106366
- The role of zircon in hydrothermal heavy REE mineralisation: The case for unconformity-related ore deposits of north-west Australia J. Walsh & C. Spandler https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121493
- Optimization of standard zircon U–Pb dating: insights into high-temperature thermal annealing M. Fan et al. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3JA00407D
- Investigating the Shallow to Mid-Depth (>100–300 °C) Continental Crust Evolution with (U-Th)/He Thermochronology: A Review C. Gautheron et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050563
- A zircon classification scheme for sedimentary provenance analysis using radiation damage G. Shi et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4751
- Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy of Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries C. Julien & A. Mauger https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms262411879
- Combined zircon U/Pb-(U-Th)/He-Raman dating B. Härtel et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2026.123435
- Discordance dating: A new approach for dating alteration events J. Reimink et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-7-369-2025
- Upper-crust thermal evolution of the Patagonian Precordillera basement (Argentina): insights from fission track, (U-Th)/He thermochronology and geodynamic significance P. Marcos et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/00206814.2025.2523404
- Magma accumulation underneath Laacher See volcano from detrital zircon in modern streams F. Schmitt et al. https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2022-064
- Prolonged Slip on the South Tibetan Detachment Constrains Tectonic Models for Synorogenic Extension in the Central Himalaya A. Pye et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022TC007298
- Zircon Raman dating: Age equation and calibration B. Härtel et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120351
- PROVENANCE OF THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC RED BEDS FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE MOSCOW BASIN, EAST EUROPEAN PLATFORM: U-Pb LA-ICP-MS AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY DETRITAL ZIRCON DATA A. Chistyakova et al. https://doi.org/10.5800/GT-2023-14-5-0718
- Multi‐Band Raman Analysis of Radiation Damage in Zircon for Thermochronology: Partial Annealing and Mixed Signals B. Härtel et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GC010182
- Effects of high-temperature annealing and low-temperature metamictization on Archean zircon: Constraints from U-Pb isotopes, trace elements, and Raman dating C. Ribeiro et al. https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2024-9502
- Raman mapping reveals alpha radiation damage zonation and its annealing in Durango apatite X. Zeng et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119636
- Constraining the exhumation history of the Greater Himalayan Sequence, Kali Gandaki, Central Nepal A. Pye et al. https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2023-100
- Bedrock testing of zircon annealing for detrital provenance studies: Raman and U-Pb analysis in the Adamello batholith (Southern Alps, Italy) A. Resentini et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2026.123486
- Constraining the deformation history of the South Tibetan detachment system in the Marsyandi Valley, central Nepal A. Pye et al. https://doi.org/10.1130/B38065.1
- Zircon thermal annealing ages determine a late Eocene birth for the First Bend of the Yangtze River Y. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2026.119888
- Radiation damage allows identification of truly inherited zircon A. Bjerga et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00372-2
- Chemical abrasion: the mechanics of zircon dissolution A. McKanna et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-5-127-2023
- In search of lost time: Raman thermochronology of FC-1 zircon B. Härtel et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-023-02083-z
- Shifted excitation Raman difference spectroscopy for soil component identification and soil carbonate determination in the presence of strong fluorescence interference K. Sowoidnich et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.6500
Saved (final revised paper)
Latest update: 30 Jul 2026
Short summary
We carried out thermal annealing experiments between 500 and 1000 °C to determine the closure temperature of radiation-damage annealing in zircon (ZrSiO4). Our results show that the different Raman bands of zircon respond differently to annealing. The repair is highest for the external rotation Raman band near 356.6 cm−1. The closure temperature estimates range from 250 to 370 °C for different bands. The differences in closure temperatures offer the prospect of multi-T zircon Raman dating.
We carried out thermal annealing experiments between 500 and 1000 °C to determine the closure...
