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Detrital zircon as a tool in stratigraphic correlation and sedimentary provenance analysis
From detailed analytical studies of detrital grains of the mineral zircon (ZrSiO4) in clastic sediments, it is possible to obtain unique information on the age, composition and petrogenesis of the rock(s) in which the zircons formed (the protosource). For any given sedimentary rock, chemical and...