Accessory minerals with so-called granular texture have risen in importance as geochronological tools for U-Pb dating of meteorite impact events. Grain-scale recrystallization, typically triggered by a combination of ...Accessory minerals with so-called granular texture have risen in importance as geochronological tools for U-Pb dating of meteorite impact events. Grain-scale recrystallization, typically triggered by a combination of high-strain deformation and post-impact heating, can create a polycrystalline microstructure consisting of neoblasts that expel radiogenic Pb, which are thus ideal for isotopic dating. While granular domains in zircon and monazite from shocked rocks have been demonstrated to preserve impact ages,few U-Pb dating studies have been conducted on granular microstructures in titanite(CaTiSiO;). Here we report the occurrence of granular-textured titanite from ~2020 Ma granite basement rock exposed in the rim of the 4–5 Ma Roter Kamm impact structure in Namibia. Orientation mapping reveals two microstructurally distinct titanite populations: one consisting of strained/deformed grains, and the other consisting of grains that comprise aggregates of strain-free neoblasts. In situ U-Pb geochronology on 37 grains shows that most grains from both titanite populations yield indistinguishable U-Pb dates of ca.1025 Ma, consistent with the observed microstructures forming during the Mesoproterozoic Namaqua Orogeny. Only four grains preserved older age domains, recording ca. 1875 Ma Paleoproterozoic metamorphism. Two significant observations emerge:(1) none of the analyzed titanite grains yield the 2020 Ma igneous crystallization age previously established from zircon in the same sample, and(2) no age-resetting was detected that could be attributed to the 4 to 5 Ma Roter Kamm impact event.Despite the similarity of the neoblastic microstructure to minerals from other sites with an established impact provenance, the granular texture and near-complete Pb-loss in titanite from Roter Kamm granite instead records a Paleo-to Mesoproterozoic polymetamorphic history, rather than Miocene age shockrelated processes. These results highlight the critical importance of grain-scale context for interpretation of U-Pb data in granular titanite, and the potential for misinterpreting inherited(pre-impact) microstructures as impact-related phenomenon in target rocks with a complex geological history.展开更多
Oxygen isotopes are a versatile tool to address a wide range of questions in the Earth sciences.Applications include geothermometry,paleoclimatology,tracing of geochemical reservoirs,fluid-rock interaction,magmatic pe...Oxygen isotopes are a versatile tool to address a wide range of questions in the Earth sciences.Applications include geothermometry,paleoclimatology,tracing of geochemical reservoirs,fluid-rock interaction,magmatic petrogenesis,and identification of extra-terrestrial materials.Zircon arguably provides one of the most robust records of primary magmatic O isotope ratio due to low diffusion rates in crystalline grains.The ability to correlate zircon O isotopes with temporal and petrogenetic information(e.g.U-Pb geochronology,Lu-Hf isotopes,and trace elements)makes this mineral a key archive for understanding Earth’s crustal evolution.Consequently,zircon O isotope geochemistry has found widespread usage to address fundamental questions across the earth and planetary sciences.The general apparent ease of O isotopic acquisition through the advancement of rapid in situ techniques(i.e.secondary ion mass spectrometry;SIMS)and associated dedicated national laboratories has led to the generation of large O isotopic data sets of variable quality,highlighting the importance of a coherent workflow for data collection,reduction,and presentation.This paper presents a set of approaches for measurement,assessment,and reporting of zircon O isotope data.The focus in this contribution is on in situ analysis via secondary ion mass spectrometry using large geometry instruments,but other commonly used techniques are briefly reviewed for context.This work aims to provide an analytical framework necessary for geologically meaningful interpretation of O isotope data.In addition,we describe inherent geological(e.g.radiation-induced disturbance of the zircon O isotopic system)and analytical(e.g.fractionation due to sample topography effects)challenges and outline means to identify and avoid such issues as a prerequisite to the generation of robust primary O isotopic signatures for geological interpretation.展开更多
In the originally published version of our article(Liebmann et al.,2023),Table 2 incorrectly states that the publishedδ^(18)O value of reference zircon BR231 is 5.05‰±0.10‰.The correct value is 9.81‰±0.0...In the originally published version of our article(Liebmann et al.,2023),Table 2 incorrectly states that the publishedδ^(18)O value of reference zircon BR231 is 5.05‰±0.10‰.The correct value is 9.81‰±0.08‰(2 standard deviations)(Valley,2003).展开更多
基金Support was provided by the Space Science and Technology Centre at Curtin University, a Curtin Research Fellowship
文摘Accessory minerals with so-called granular texture have risen in importance as geochronological tools for U-Pb dating of meteorite impact events. Grain-scale recrystallization, typically triggered by a combination of high-strain deformation and post-impact heating, can create a polycrystalline microstructure consisting of neoblasts that expel radiogenic Pb, which are thus ideal for isotopic dating. While granular domains in zircon and monazite from shocked rocks have been demonstrated to preserve impact ages,few U-Pb dating studies have been conducted on granular microstructures in titanite(CaTiSiO;). Here we report the occurrence of granular-textured titanite from ~2020 Ma granite basement rock exposed in the rim of the 4–5 Ma Roter Kamm impact structure in Namibia. Orientation mapping reveals two microstructurally distinct titanite populations: one consisting of strained/deformed grains, and the other consisting of grains that comprise aggregates of strain-free neoblasts. In situ U-Pb geochronology on 37 grains shows that most grains from both titanite populations yield indistinguishable U-Pb dates of ca.1025 Ma, consistent with the observed microstructures forming during the Mesoproterozoic Namaqua Orogeny. Only four grains preserved older age domains, recording ca. 1875 Ma Paleoproterozoic metamorphism. Two significant observations emerge:(1) none of the analyzed titanite grains yield the 2020 Ma igneous crystallization age previously established from zircon in the same sample, and(2) no age-resetting was detected that could be attributed to the 4 to 5 Ma Roter Kamm impact event.Despite the similarity of the neoblastic microstructure to minerals from other sites with an established impact provenance, the granular texture and near-complete Pb-loss in titanite from Roter Kamm granite instead records a Paleo-to Mesoproterozoic polymetamorphic history, rather than Miocene age shockrelated processes. These results highlight the critical importance of grain-scale context for interpretation of U-Pb data in granular titanite, and the potential for misinterpreting inherited(pre-impact) microstructures as impact-related phenomenon in target rocks with a complex geological history.
文摘Oxygen isotopes are a versatile tool to address a wide range of questions in the Earth sciences.Applications include geothermometry,paleoclimatology,tracing of geochemical reservoirs,fluid-rock interaction,magmatic petrogenesis,and identification of extra-terrestrial materials.Zircon arguably provides one of the most robust records of primary magmatic O isotope ratio due to low diffusion rates in crystalline grains.The ability to correlate zircon O isotopes with temporal and petrogenetic information(e.g.U-Pb geochronology,Lu-Hf isotopes,and trace elements)makes this mineral a key archive for understanding Earth’s crustal evolution.Consequently,zircon O isotope geochemistry has found widespread usage to address fundamental questions across the earth and planetary sciences.The general apparent ease of O isotopic acquisition through the advancement of rapid in situ techniques(i.e.secondary ion mass spectrometry;SIMS)and associated dedicated national laboratories has led to the generation of large O isotopic data sets of variable quality,highlighting the importance of a coherent workflow for data collection,reduction,and presentation.This paper presents a set of approaches for measurement,assessment,and reporting of zircon O isotope data.The focus in this contribution is on in situ analysis via secondary ion mass spectrometry using large geometry instruments,but other commonly used techniques are briefly reviewed for context.This work aims to provide an analytical framework necessary for geologically meaningful interpretation of O isotope data.In addition,we describe inherent geological(e.g.radiation-induced disturbance of the zircon O isotopic system)and analytical(e.g.fractionation due to sample topography effects)challenges and outline means to identify and avoid such issues as a prerequisite to the generation of robust primary O isotopic signatures for geological interpretation.
文摘In the originally published version of our article(Liebmann et al.,2023),Table 2 incorrectly states that the publishedδ^(18)O value of reference zircon BR231 is 5.05‰±0.10‰.The correct value is 9.81‰±0.08‰(2 standard deviations)(Valley,2003).
