Bias in detrital zircon geochronology and thermochronometry

• Published in: Chemical geology Vol. 359; pp. 90 - 107
• Main Authors: Malusà, Marco G., Carter, Andy, Limoncelli, Marta, Villa, Igor M., Garzanti, Eduardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 14.11.2013
• Subjects: Abrasion; Abrasion resistance; Age; Alps region; Bedrock; Bias; data collection; Dating; Etching bias; European Alps; Grains; provenance; Radiation damage; rivers; sediments; sorting; U concentration bias; watersheds; Zircon; Zircon fission track dating; Zircon U–Pb dating; zirconium; Alps region; Etching bias; Zircon fission track dating; European Alps; Zircon U–Pb dating; Radiation damage; U concentration bias

Detrital studies that utilize zircon U–Pb geochronology and fission-track (FT) thermochronometry are subject to a range of potential sources of bias that should be properly evaluated and minimized. Some of them are common to any single-grain mineral analysis (e.g., variable bedrock mineral fertility...