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U-PB ZIRCON [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
- Geological Prospecting
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- uranium-lead zircon dating
1, record 1, English, uranium%2Dlead%20zircon%20dating
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- U-Pb zircon geochronology 1, record 1, English, U%2DPb%20zircon%20geochronology
correct
- U-Pb zircon method 1, record 1, English, U%2DPb%20zircon%20method
correct
- U-Pb zircon 1, record 1, English, U%2DPb%20zircon
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Uranium-lead zircon dating of the southwest lobe of the Havre-Saint-Pierre anorthosite intrusion indicates that it is 1062 ± 4 Ma old ... 1, record 1, English, - uranium%2Dlead%20zircon%20dating
Record 1, Key term(s)
- U-Pb zircon dating
- uranium-lead zircon
- uranium-lead zircon method
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
- Prospection géologique
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- datation par la méthode U-Pb sur zircon
1, record 1, French, datation%20par%20la%20m%C3%A9thode%20U%2DPb%20sur%20zircon
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- datation U-Pb sur zircon 1, record 1, French, datation%20U%2DPb%20sur%20zircon
correct, feminine noun
- U-Pb sur zircon 1, record 1, French, U%2DPb%20sur%20zircon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La datation par la méthode U-Pb sur zircon du lobe sud-ouest de l'intrusion anorthositique de Havre-Saint-Pierre indique un âge de 1 062 ± 4 Ma [...] 1, record 1, French, - datation%20par%20la%20m%C3%A9thode%20U%2DPb%20sur%20zircon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- datation par la méthode uranium-plomb sur zircon
- uranium-plomb sur zircon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
- Chronology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- whole-rock
1, record 2, English, whole%2Drock
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- whole rock 2, record 2, English, whole%20rock
correct, adjective
- total-rock 1, record 2, English, total%2Drock
correct, adjective
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
whole-rock; total-rock: Adjectives used in geochronology to indicate that an integral part of rock, rather than individual accessory minerals, was examined. 1, record 2, English, - whole%2Drock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Whole(-)rock age, analysis, dating, isochron, isotope, method, study; total(-)rock age, analysis, dating, isochron, isotope, method, study. 1, record 2, English, - whole%2Drock
Record 2, Key term(s)
- total rock
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
- Chronologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sur roches totales
1, record 2, French, sur%20roches%20totales
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sur roche totale 2, record 2, French, sur%20roche%20totale
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des études complémentaires, Rb-Sr sur roches totales et U-Pb sur monazites et zircons ont remis en cause ces résultats : sur le pluton de Maffra les roches totales (Rb-Sr) et la monazite (U-Pb) donnent un même âge de 412 Ma [...] 1, record 2, French, - sur%20roches%20totales
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les méthodes géochimiques Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr et Pb-Pb sur roche totale et géochronologique U-Pb sur minéraux accessoires(zircon, monazite, sphène, apatite) ainsi que Rb-Sr sur roche totale-minéraux, ont permis de montrer les faits suivants : 1) Mise en évidence d’un socle protérozoïque d’âge Yangtsé à 829 ± 9 Ma. 2) Des granites tardi à post cinématiques recoupent la déformation majeure associée au décollement. 3, record 2, French, - sur%20roches%20totales
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Âge, analyse, datation, étude, isochrone, isotope, méthode sur roche(s) totale(s). 4, record 2, French, - sur%20roches%20totales
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-11-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
- Geological Prospecting
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- U-Pb zircon age
1, record 3, English, U%2DPb%20zircon%20age
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- zircon U/Pb age 1, record 3, English, zircon%20U%2FPb%20age
correct
- zircon U-Pb age 2, record 3, English, zircon%20U%2DPb%20age
correct
- zircon U-Pb date 2, record 3, English, zircon%20U%2DPb%20date
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... sills and some dykes of Late Triassic to Early Jurassic diorite and gabbro that have yielded zircon U/Pb ages between 219 and 194 Ma ... 1, record 3, English, - U%2DPb%20zircon%20age
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The uppermost 1550 m of the group are quartz and feldspar phyric volcanics that have given a zircon U-Pb date of 2.82 Ga [gigayears]. 2, record 3, English, - U%2DPb%20zircon%20age
Record 3, Key term(s)
- uranium-lead zircon age
- zircon uranium/lead age
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
- Prospection géologique
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- âge U-Pb sur zircon
1, record 3, French, %C3%A2ge%20U%2DPb%20sur%20zircon
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- âge par datation U-Pb sur zircon 1, record 3, French, %C3%A2ge%20par%20datation%20U%2DPb%20sur%20zircon
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des filons-couches et quelques dykes de diorite et de gabbro du Trias tardif-Jurassique précoce qui ont livré des âges U-Pb sur zircon situés entre 219 et 194 Ma [...] 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A2ge%20U%2DPb%20sur%20zircon
Record 3, Key term(s)
- âge uranium-plomb sur zircon
- âge par datation uranium-plomb sur zircon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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