Review in mineralogy & geochemistry. Volume 53. Zircon / Обзор в минералогии и геохимии. Выпуск 53. Циркон

In the two decades since "Orthosilicates" (Reviews in Mineralogy, Vol. 5), much has been learned about the internal textures, trace-element and isotope geochemistry (both radiogenic and stable) and chemical and mechanical stability of zircon. The application of this knowledge and the use of zircon in geologic studies have become widespread. Today, the study of zircon exists as the pseudo-discipline of "zirconology" that involves materials scientists and geoscientists from across a range of sub-disciplines including stable and radiogenic isotopes, sedimentology, petrology, trace elements and experimental mineralogy. Zirconology has become an important field of research, so much so that coverage of the mineral zircon in a review volume that included zircon as one of many accessory minerals would not meet the needs or interests of the zirconology community in terms of depth or breadth of coverage.

The sixteen chapters in this volume cover the most important aspects of zircon-related research over the past twenty-years and highlight possible future research avenues. Finch and Hanchar (Chapter 1) review the structure of zircon and other mineral (and synthetic) phases with the zircon structure. In most rock types where zircon occurs it is a significant host of the rare-earth elements, Th and U. The abundances of these elements and the form of chondrite-normalized rare-earth element patterns may provide significant information on the processes that generate igneous and metamorphic rocks. <...>

Structure and chemistry of zircon and zircon-group minerals R.J. Finch and J.M. Hanchar
The composition of zircon and igneous and metamorphic petrogenesis  P.W.O. Hoskin and U. Schaltegger
Melt inclusions in zircon J.B. Thomas, R.J. Bodnar, N. Shimizu, and C.A. Chesner
Zircon saturation thermometry J.M. Hanchar and E.B. Watson
Diffusion in zircon D.J. Cherniak and E.B. Watson
Historical development of zircon geochronology D.W. Davis, I.S. Williams, and T.E. Krogh
Zircon U-Th-Pb geochronology by isotope dilution—thermal ionization mass spectrometry (IDTIMS) R.R. Parrish and S.R. Noble
Considerations in zircon geochronology by SIMST.R. Ireland and I.S. Williams
Present trends and the future of zircon in geochronology: laser ablation ICPMS J. Kosler and P.J. Sylvester
Detrital zircon analysis of the sedimentary record C.M. Fedo, K.N. Sircombe, and R.H. Rainbird
High-precision U-Pb zircon geochronology and the stratigraphic record S.A. Bowring and M.D. Schmitz
Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd isotope systems in zircon  P.D. Kinny and R. Maas
Oxygen isotopes in zircon J.W. Valley
Radiation effects in zircon R.C. Ewing, A. Meldrum, L. Wang, W.J. Weber, and L.R. Corrales
Spectroscopic methods applied to zircon L. Nasdala, M. Zhang, U. Kempe, G. Panczer, M. Gaft, M. Andrut, and M. Plotze
Atlas of zircon textures F. Corfu, J.M. Hanchar, P.W.O. Hoskin, and P. Kinny