Historical Development of Zircon Geochronology

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Research Article| January 02, 2003 Historical Development of Zircon Geochronology Donald W. Davis; Donald W. Davis Earth Sciences Department, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2C6, dond@rom.on.catomk@rom.on.ca Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Thomas E. Krogh; Thomas E. Krogh Earth Sciences Department, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2C6, dond@rom.on.catomk@rom.on.ca Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ian S. Williams Ian S. Williams Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia, ian.williams@anu.edu.au Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Donald W. Davis Earth Sciences Department, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2C6, dond@rom.on.catomk@rom.on.ca Thomas E. Krogh Earth Sciences Department, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2C6, dond@rom.on.catomk@rom.on.ca Ian S. Williams Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia, ian.williams@anu.edu.au Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 03 Mar 2017 © The Mineralogical Society Of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2003) 53 (1): 145–181. https://doi.org/10.2113/0530145 Article history First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Donald W. Davis, Thomas E. Krogh, Ian S. Williams; Historical Development of Zircon Geochronology. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2003;; 53 (1): 145–181. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/0530145 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search An exact knowledge of rock formation ages is perhaps the single most important tool needed for assembling the geologic record into a coherent history. Moreover, the age of Earth and the time scale of pre-human events are central to a civilization’s sense of origin and purpose. Therefore, the quest for precise and reliable geochronometers has had a scientific and a cultural importance that few other enterprises can match. Since the beginning of the last century it has been recognized that long-lived radioactive decay systems provide the only valid means of quantifying geologic time. The uranium-lead decay system has always played... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.