Abstract. Estimations of the reproducibility U–Pb ages from SHRIMP (Sensitive High-Resolution Ion MicroProbe) instruments are based on data studies that nearly 2 decades old. Since time, refinement analytical procedures and operational improvements have reduced historically identified uncertainties analysis. This paper investigates 36 thermal ionisation mass spectrometry (TIMS) double-dated “re...

Two episodes of late Neoarchean-early Paleoproterozoic and garnet-bearing leucogranite, named the Baotou Jining–Liangcheng leucogranite are recognized from Khondalite Belt in North China Craton. Geochemical studies show that has high Al2O3 content FeOT/MgO ratio, with a large variation CaO K2O/Na2O ratio. Additionally, is enriched light rare earth elements ion lithophile depleted Nb, Ta, P, Ti....

The Neoproterozoic Quruqtagh Group in the Tarim Block, NW China, contains multiple diamictites in the Bayisi, Altungol, Tereeken, and Hankalchough formations. These diamictites may represent three or possibly four discrete glaciations, although evidence for a glacial origin of the Bayisi and Altungol diamictite is ambiguous. To constrain their age and duration, we dated three volcanic beds (V1,...

The effects of crystal-plasticity on the U-Th-Pb system in zircon is studied by quantitative microstructural and microchemical analysis of a large zircon grain collected from pyroxenite of the Lewisian Complex, Scotland. Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) mapping reveals a c.18 degree variation in crystallographic orientation that comprises both a gradual change in orientation and a series...

At the present study, the distribution of Cd, Hg and Pb in water and their accumulation in fish species (silver carp, rainbow trout and shrimp) in three different farms. Totally 63 samples of three species and the water of their ponds were obtained during summer 2008 from Gilan, Mazandaran and ChabaharIran. The concentrations of three heavy metals in fish and shrimp flesh were measured by flame...

Introduction. According to their textural and geochemical similarity it was suggested previously that the lunar meteorite NWA 4734 could be launch paired with Antarctic Mare basalts (LAP 02205/224/226/436-03632-04841) themselves possibly paired with NWA 032/470 lunar meteorites despite their different textures (1-5). A possible clue about the pairing issue is evidently their age. Method : After...

Recent supply shocks in the Gulf of Mexico—including hurricanes, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the seasonal appearance of a large dead zone of low oxygen water (hypoxia)—have raised concerns about the economic viability of the U.S. shrimp fishery. The ability for U.S. shrimpers to mediate supply shocks through increased prices hinges on the degree of market integration, both among shrimp...