Alejandro Cisneros de León

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Is it possible to use the Zr-in-rutile thermometer in zircon- and quartz-free rocks?

I know that in order to obtain reliable temperatures using the Zr-in-rutile thermometer the system needs to be buffered by zircon and quartz in equilibrium with rutile. However, I have samples of...

29 July 2016 8,799 4 View

Dear all, does anyone knows about references regarding zircon transformation into baddeleyite?

Samples from massive Ti-Fe ores associated to massif-type anorthosite exhibit zircon rimmed by baddeleyite + chlorite. Although such texture has been reported in meteorite impacts, I wonder if...

09 May 2016 3,426 3 View