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Research Article| January 02, 2003 Lu–Hf and Sm–Nd isotope systems in zircon Peter D. Kinny; Peter D. Kinny Tectonics Special Research Centre, Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, 6845, Western Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Roland Maas Roland Maas School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, Victoria, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Peter D. Kinny Tectonics Special Research Centre, Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, 6845, Western Australia Roland Maas School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, Victoria, Australia Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 03 Mar 2017 © The Mineralogical Society Of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2003) 53 (1): 327–341. https://doi.org/10.2113/0530327 Article history First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Peter D. Kinny, Roland Maas; Lu–Hf and Sm–Nd isotope systems in zircon. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2003;; 53 (1): 327–341. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/0530327 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search As a significant carrier of uranium, thorium and the rare earth elements (REEs) at ppm level, and hafnium at the percent level, zircon hosts a remarkable number of long-lived radioactive isotopes and their stable decay products. These include 238U, 235U and 232Th which decay via intermediate steps to 206Pb, 207Pb and 208Pb, respectively, 176Lu which decays to 176Hf, 147Sm which decays to 143Nd, and 138La which undergoes branched decay to 138Ce and 138Ba. This combination makes zircon one of the most versatile minerals available to the geochronologist.... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.