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Zircon from
Jabal Ashirah Complex, Najran Region, Saudi Arabia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Age information
Maximum recorded age:637 Âą 7 Ma
Minimum recorded age:637 Âą 7 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1637 Âą 7 MaCryogenian - 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 Ashirah Complex, Najran Region, Saudi Arabia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1355399
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1355399:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘNajran Pluton, Najran Region, Saudi Arabia
98.8km (61.4 miles) ⓘAs Sirat Volcanic Field, 'Asir Region, Saudi Arabia
References
Greenwood, W. R. (1980). Reconnaissance geology of the Wadi Wassat quadrangle, sheet 18/44 C. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Geoscience Map GM-109C (with Explanatory notes). Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Directorate General of Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah.
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.
 
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