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Unusual sector zoning in Lewisian zircons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

J. F. Hoffman  and
J. V. P. Long
J. F. Hoffman
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge
J. V. P. Long
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge
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Abstract

An unusual form of sector zoning has been recorded in some Lewisian zircons. The sectors lie in a plane cut perpendicular to the c-axis and are observed as variations in the intensity of cathodoluminescence, and in trace-element concentrations. Sectors radiating from the centre of growth out to the {100} faces exhibit low-intensity cathodoluminescence and are enriched in Y and depleted in Hf and Zr. Those radiating to the {110} faces are brightly luminescent, slightly enriched in Hf and depleted in Y. X-ray diffraction data, and comparison with previous studies of zircons, suggest that the sectors vary slightly in crystallographic orientation, such that the boundaries between sectors form discontinuities in the structure.

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Research Article
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 48 , Issue 349 , December 1984 , pp. 513 - 517
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1984

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