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Effects Of Etching On Zircon Grains And Its Implications For The Fission Track Method
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Applied Spectroscopy. , v. 66, n. 5, p. 545 - 551, 2012.
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10.1366/11-06260
2-s2.0-84860208962
Autor
Saenz C.A.T.
Curvo E.A.C.
Dias A.N.C.
Soares C.J.
Constantino C.J.L.
Alencar I.
Guedes S.
Palissari R.
Neto J.C.H.
Institución
Resumen
Studies of zircon grains using optical microscopy, micro-Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) have been carried out to characterize the surface of natural zircon as a function of etching time. According to the surface characteristics observed using an optical microscope after etching, the zircon grains were classified as: (i) homogeneous; (ii) anomalous, and (iii) hybrid. Micro-Raman results showed that, as etching time increases, the crystal lattice is slightly altered for homogeneous grains, it is completely damaged for anomalous grains, and it is altered in some areas for hybrid grains. The SEM (energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, EDS) results indicated that, independent of the grain types, where the crystallinity remains after etching, the chemical composition of zircon is approximately 33% SiO 2:65% ZrO 2 (standard natural zircon), and for areas where the grain does not have a crystalline structure, there are variations of ZrO 2 and, mainly, SiO 2. In addition, it is possible to observe a uniform surface density of fission tracks in grain areas where the determined crystal lattice and chemical composition are those of zircon. Regarding hybrid grains, we discuss whether the areas slightly altered by the chemical etching can be analyzed by the fission track method (FTM) or not. Results of zircon fission track and U-Pb dating show that hybrid and homogeneous grains can be used for dating, and not only homogeneous grains. 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