Isotopic variations in S-type granites: an inheritance from a heterogeneous source?

• Published in: Contributions to mineralogy and petrology Vol. 163; no. 2; pp. 243 - 257
• Main Authors: Villaros, A., Buick, I. S., Stevens, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.02.2012; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Cores; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Geochemistry; Geology; Global Changes; Granite; Hafnium; Heterogeneity; Homogenization; Igneous rocks; Isotopes; Magma; Mineral Resources; Mineralogy; Original Paper; Petrology; Rocks; Sciences of the Universe; Zirconium; Zirconium oxides; U–Pb–Hf isotopes; Source heterogeneity; S-type granite; Zircons; U-Pb-Hf isotopes

Inherited zircons from S-type granites provide exceptionally good insight into the isotopic heterogeneity of their sources. Zircons from four samples (one granite, two granodiorites, one granodioritic enclave) of Pan-African S-type granite of the Cape Granite Suite (c. 540 Ma) have been the subject...