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Zircon from
Jabal Aja Complex, Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Age information
Maximum recorded age:566 ± 4 Ma
Minimum recorded age:566 ± 4 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1566 ± 4 MaEdiacaran - U-Pb
Sample references:
1 -
Aleinikoff, J. N., & Stoeser, D. B. (1988). Zircon morphology and U-Pb geochronology of seven metaluminous and peralkaline post-orogenic granite complexes of the Arabian Shield, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (No. 88-604). US Geological Survey.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jabal Aja Complex, Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1354514
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1354514:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
78.6km (48.9 miles) ⓘBagham Intrusion, Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia
85.3km (53.0 miles) ⓘJabal Ar Rumman Granite Complex, Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia
References
du Bray, E.A. & Stoeser, D.B. 1985. Reconnaisance Geology of the Al Hufayr Quadrangle, Sheet 27/41A, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. United States Geological Survey, Open-File Report 85-14.
Stuckless, J. S., Hedge, C. E., Wenner, D. B., & Nkomo, I. T. (1985). Isotopic studies of postorogenic granites from the northeastern Arabian Shield, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. United States Geological Survey, Open File Report 85-126.
Harris, N. B. W. (1985). Alkaline complexes from the Arabian Shield. Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 3(1-2), 83-88.
Aleinikoff, J. N., & Stoeser, D. B. (1988). Zircon morphology and U-Pb geochronology of seven metaluminous and peralkaline post-orogenic granite complexes of the Arabian Shield, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (No. 88-604). US Geological Survey.
Qadhi, Talal M (2007) Geochemical Evolution of Rare Metal-Bearing A-Type Granites from the Aja Batholith, Hail Terrain, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 70 (5). 714-729 doi:10.17491/jgsi/2007/700504
 
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