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Zircon from
Jack Hills, Nookawarra Station, Murchison Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Formation:Primary
Age information
Maximum recorded age:4348 Ā± 3 Ma
Minimum recorded age:1576 Ā± 22 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
14324 Ā± 18 to 3362 Ā± 20 MaPrecambrian01JH36207Pb/206Pb
23948 Ā± 9 to 3921 Ā± 6 MaEoarchean01JH42207Pb/206Pb
33955 Ā± 4 to 2504 Ā± 6 MaArchean01JH47207Pb/206Pb
44348 Ā± 3 to 3362 Ā± 10 MaPrecambrian01JH54207Pb/206Pb
54177 Ā± 18 to 3339 Ā± 575 MaPrecambrian01JH60207Pb/206Pb
62590 Ā± 30 to 1576 Ā± 22 MaPrecambrian01JH63207Pb/206Pb
74062 Ā± 10 MaEarly Imbrian01JH65207Pb/206Pb
84164 Ā± 33 to 2867 Ā± 5 MaPrecambrianW743207Pb/206Pb
Sample references:
101JH36
201JH42
301JH47
401JH54
501JH60
601JH63
701JH65
8W743
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:EPMA
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Metaconglomerateā“˜1 photo of Zircon associated with Metaconglomerate at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jack Hills, Nookawarra Station, Murchison Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:822434
Long-form Identifier:1:3:822434:7
GUID (UUID V4):075a0919-318f-4540-9011-99b87881b3ae
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Amsterdam SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Narryer Gneiss Complex, Western Australia Allen P. Nutman...National University, Canberra, A. C. T. 2601, Australia (Received August 30, 1990; accepted after revision...1991. SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Narryer Gneiss Complex, Westem Australia. Precambrian Res...SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Narryer Gneiss Complex of the Yilgarn Craton, Australia, hag confirmed...gneisses with ages of only 3000 Ma or less in its western half. In the more intensively-studied southern
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Meeberrie gneiss, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: an early Archaean migmatite Peter D. Kinny...Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, W.A. 6001, Australia b Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian...Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T. 0200, Australia Received 13 May 1994; revised version accepted...early Archaean Narryer Gneiss Complex of Western Australia, is a polyphase migmatite, comprising monzogranites...found in inherited cores but rather in separate zircon grains, usually indistinguishable from the younger
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sillimanite-bearing quartzite from Mt Narryer, Western Australia R.T. Pidgeon a,āˆ— , A.A. Nemchin b a Department...of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, Australia b Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin University...University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, Australia Received 24 April 2006; received in revised form 7 July 2006;...SHRIMP Uā€“Pb analyses are reported for a detrital zircon population from a sample of sillimanite-bearing...zircons in metaconglomerate sample W74 from the Jack Hills, confirmed by new measurements reported in this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Research 155 (2007) 261ā€“286 The Jack Hills greenstone belt, Western Australia Part 2: Lithological relationships...University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia b Department of Applied Geology, Curtin...University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia Received 8 September 2006; received...2007; accepted 28 February 2007 Abstract The Jack Hills greenstone belt is situated along the southern...zircons; Jack Hills; Greenstones; Lithological associations; Narryer Terrane; Western Australia 1. Introduction
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Research 155 (2007) 204ā€“228 The Jack Hills greenstone belt, Western Australia Part 1: Structural and tectonic...University, G.P.O. Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia Received 8 September 2006; received...Abstract The Jack Hills greenstone belt is situated within the Narryer Terrane, Western Australia, and is...previous geochronological data shows that the Jack Hills greenstone belt has undergone a long-lived, complex...events in time and space. On a regional scale, the Jack Hills greenstone belt shares some structural similarities
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
extending for v 4.0 Ga deciphered from xenocryst zircon microstructures David R. Nelson a;b; *, Bruce W...Survey of Western Australia, Mineral House, 100 Plain Street, East Perth, W.A. 6004, Australia Western Australian...Technology, P.O. Box U1987, Perth, W.A. 6001, Australia c Electron Beam Laboratory, CSIRO Exploration...Exploration and Mining, P.O. Wembley, W.A. 6014, Australia d Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of...Archaean granitic gneisses from the Narryer and Murchison terranes of the Yilgarn Craton is reported. The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Southern Cross Graniteā€“Greenstone Terrane, Western Australia: implications for the early evolution of the...Survey of Western Australia, 100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA 6004, Australia. SHRIMP U-Pb zircon analysis...stratigraphic base of the exposed succession. The detrital zircon age profiles of the Southern Cross Graniteā€“Greenstone...Similar detrital-zircon-bearing quartzites have not been identified in the Murchison Graniteā€“Greenstone...zircons older than 3100 Ma. If the central and western Yilgarn quartzites were all deposited at approximately
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
northwest of the Archean Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia Catherine V. Spaggiari a,āˆ— , Jo-Anne Wartho...of Western Australia, Department of Industry and Resources, 100 Plain Street, East Perth, Western Australia...6004, Australia b Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia...Australia 6845, Australia Received 31 January 2007; received in revised form 19 September 2007; accepted...Yilgarn Craton contains the oldest crust in Australia. The Jack Hills greenstone belt is located within the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
events recorded in quartzite cobbles at Jack Hills, Western Australia: New constraints on sedimentation and...Geology, Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, Western Australia...Australia, 6102, Australia a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 18 August 2009 Received in revised...February 2010 Editor: R.W. Carlson Keywords: Jack Hills zircon Mesoproterozoic sedimentation Uā€“Pb dating...conglomerate units within the Jack Hills belt, Western Australia. Seven zircon-bearing cobbles were analysed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
meta-sediments in the Narryer Gneiss Complex, Western Australia: constraints on the tectonothermal history...and Jack Hills meta-sedimentary rocks in the Narryer Gneiss Complex of the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia...Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia e-mail: tsuyoshi.iizuka@anu.edu.au events, including...shielding of early formed monazite by garnet. In the Jack Hills meta-sediments, metamorphic monazite growth was...University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia Keywords Monazite  Ancient zircon  Hadean 
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Australia Ā² Department of Geology & Geophysics, University...Narryer3 and Jack Hills4Ā±8 in the Narryer Gneiss Terrane9, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, where grains...micro-analytical study of Jack Hills zircons10, the discovery of a detrital zircon with an age as old as...previously identiĀ®ed on Earth. We found that the zircon is zoned with respect to rare earth elements and...lowtemperature interaction with a liquid hydrosphere. This zircon thus represents the earliest evidence for continental
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
quartzites in the Mt. Alfred area, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia Ross B. Kielman, Alexander A. Nemchin, Martin...quartzites in the Mt. Alfred area, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, Precambrian Research (2018), doi: https://doi...quartzites in the Mt. Alfred area, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia Ross B. Kielmana*, Alexander A. Nemchina,b...Applied Geology, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia *Corresponding author, ross.kielman@nrm.se Keywords:...Detrital zircon; SIMS; geochronology Abstract The U-Th-Pb isotopic data from detrital zircon grains from
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
    Zircon radiation damage ages R.T. Pidgeon PII: DOI: Reference: S0009-2541(13)00587-1...2013 Please cite this article as: Pidgeon, R.T., Zircon radiation damage ages, Chemical Geology (2013)...journal pertain. ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT RI PT Zircon radiation damage ages R.T.Pidgeon SC Department...e-mail: r.pidgeon@curtin.edu.au MA NU Western Australia Abstract CE The suggestion that the accumulation...on micron-sized areas on the polished surface of zircon grains using Raman spectroscopy and SIMS mass spectrometry
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/precamres Detrital zircon age structure within ca. 3 Ga metasedimentary rocks...U1987, Perth, WA 6001, Australia School of Natural Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797...1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 8 July 2011 Received...30 October 2011 Keywords: Multivariate Detrital zircon Yilgarn Hadean Geochronology a b s t r a c t A...>5500 Uā€“Pb zircon analyses was used to investigate the complex and overlapping detrital zircon age structure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Accepted Manuscript What can Hadean detrital zircon really tell us? A critical evaluation of their geochronology...Nemchin, R.T. Pidgeon , What can Hadean detrital zircon really tell us? A critical evaluation of their... ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 1 What can Hadean detrital zircon really tell us? A critical evaluation of their...University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. NU SC 1 MA Abstract Rare Hadean zircon grains represent the only...filtering CE approach identifies four distinct zircon growth events in the Hadean between ca. 4.4 Ga
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia Publication details, including instructions for...tandfonline.com/loi/taje20 Geochronology in Western Australia J. R. De Laeter a a Department of Applied...Technology, GPO Box U1987 , Perth, WA, 6845, Australia E-mail: Published online: 10 Oct 2008. To cite...article: J. R. De Laeter (2008) Geochronology in Western Australia, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences: An...Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, 55:6-7, 769-775, DOI: 10.1080/08120090802094127
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
metasediments in the Narryer Gneiss Complex, Western Australia: Trace element geochemistry, Nd isotopes,...National University, Canberra, GPO Box 4, ACT 260 1,Australia %epartment of Applied Physics,Curtin University...University,GPO Box U 1987, Perth, WA 600 1, Australia (Received February 6, 1990; accepted in revisedfarm March...rocks of mid-Archean age from the Mt. Narryer and Jack Hills metasedimentary belts have REE patterns resembling...0 Ga orthogneiss terrain, and between detrital zircon ages and the age ~s~bution in the gneisses, suggest
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
138 (2005) 235ā€“254 Provenance record of the Jack Hills metasedimentary belt: Source of the Earthā€™s oldest...Geology, Curtin University, U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia Received 21 April 2004; accepted 18 May 2005 ...that the Jack Hills metasedimentary belt, Narryer terrane, Yilgarn craton, Western Australia contains...2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Zircon; Uā€“Pb; Provenance; Narryer terrane 1. Introduction...billion years old in a metaconglomerate from the Jack Hills metasedimentary belt are the oldest terrestrial
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
evolution of the Wongan Hills Greenstone Belt, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia R. T. Pidgeon , S. A....evolution of the Wongan Hills Greenstone Belt, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, Australian Journal of...evolution of the Wongan Hills Greenstone Belt, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia R. T. PIDGEON,1 S. A....Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia. 2 Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian...Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Ion microprobe and conventional U-Pb analyses
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Murchison Terrane, Archaean Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: a combined field and zircon Uā€“Pb...Perth, WA 6845, Australia. J. Hallberg and Associates, Neerabup, WA 6031, Australia. 2 Mapping carried...in the northern Murchison Terrane of the Archaean Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, shows that correlation...underlying 3 Ga sialic crust. This distinguishes the Murchison Terrane from the central parts of the Eastern... The ca 2.76ā€“2.71 Ga felsic volcanism in the Murchison Terrane is significantly older than 2.71ā€“2.67
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia c Department of Earth and Space Sciences & Institute...the Jack Hills and Mount Narryer supracrustal belts of the Narryer Gneiss Complex (NGC), Western Australia...individual crystals that can record episodes of zircon growth. Near-surface grain dates of 2700 Ma or...1983) and Jack Hills (Compston and Pidgeon, 1986) metasedimentary belts in Western Australia. In the last...et al., 2004). Zircon thermometry based on spot Ti analyses of pre-4.0 Ga Jack Hills grains reveals that
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Technology, P.O. Box U1987, Perth, W.A. 6001, Australia Received 12 May 1994; revisedversion accepted...seismic, gravity and magnetic traverse across the western margin of the Yilgarn Craton, undertaken approximately...regional-scale mapping by the Geological Survey of Western Australia enabled formulation of the first comprehensive...identified an older granite-gneiss terrane (the Western Gneiss Terrain) which passed eastward into three...three younger granite-greenstone terranes (the Murchison, Southem Cross and Eastern Goldfields provinces)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
thermochronology: Example from the youngest Hadean-zircon-bearing siliciclastic metasedimentary rocks from...thermochronology: Example from the youngest Hadean-zircon-bearing siliciclastic metasedimentary rocks from...thermochronology: Example from the youngest Hadean-zircon-bearing siliciclastic metasedimentary rocks from...Blereau3, Fred Jourdan1,3, and David R. Nelson2 Western Australian Argon Isotope Facility, School of Earth...University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western 1 Australia 6845, Australia, Geochron Research Group, PO Box
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
remagnetization of detrital zircon host rocks in the Jack Hills, Western Australia and implications for records...Buffett Keywords: geodynamo paleointensity core Jack Hills detrital zircons Hadean earth a b s t r a c...years ago (Ga). Detrital zircon crystals found in the Jack Hills of Western Australia are some of the very...is the age and origin of magnetization in the Jack Hills zircons. The identiļ¬cation of >3.9 Ga (i.e.,...events and the peak temperatures experienced by the zircon host rocks. These tests include the ļ¬rst conglomerate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of mineral inclusions in detrital zircon from Jack Hills, Australia: Implications for the Hadean Earth...of mineral inclusions in detrital zircon from Jack Hills, Australia: Implications for the Hadean Earth...WA 6102, Australia Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, University of Western Australia...Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia 2 ABSTRACT The Hadean (before 4.0 Ga) crust has...detrital zircons as old as 4.4 Ga from Jack Hills, Australia, have been interpreted to be magmatic and
 
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