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The 25 pages that link to Zircon, each with the reason it gives.

• GeochronologyRelated: Its uranium-lead record can preserve the age of ancient geological events.

• Uranium–lead datingBroader topic: Zircon often preserves the uranium-to-lead record that makes this dating method effective.

• ArcheanRelated: The oldest known terrestrial material comes from zircons older than most surviving Archean rocks.

• Placer depositBroader topic: Its resistance to weathering lets zircon persist through repeated sediment transport.

• Age of EarthBroader topic: Ancient zircons preserve some of the oldest known records of Earth’s crust.

• HadeanRelated: Hadean zircons preserve evidence for early crust and liquid water.

• U–Pb datingRelated: This chemistry lets zircon preserve uranium decay products with little initial lead.

• Jack Hills zirconNarrower topic: Jack Hills grains are examples of this durable mineral, whose properties preserve their records.

• Mantle wedgeRelated: Wedge-fed arc magmas crystallize the zircons that record when and how crust was built.

• MonaziteCompared with: Zircon is another durable accessory mineral used to date rocks, but has different chemistry and crystal structure.

• Acasta GneissRelated: Zircon crystals retain the isotopic evidence used to date the complex.

• Tetragonal crystal systemBroader topic: Its crystal structure is a prominent natural example of tetragonal symmetry.

• Faint young Sun paradoxRelated: Very old zircons have been used to argue that liquid water existed early in Earth’s history.

• Kaapvaal CratonRelated: Zircon grains provide some of the oldest age evidence from the craton’s crust.

• ThermochronologyRelated: Zircon helium and fission-track systems extend thermochronologic analysis to different temperature ranges.

• Earth's crustRelated: Ancient zircons provide evidence for early crust and liquid water on Earth.

• ZirconiumRelated: The mineral gave zirconium its name and remains a major source of the element.

• HafniumRelated: Zircon hosted the hafnium examined during its discovery.

• SupercontinentRelated: Zircon ages help date ancient crust and the tectonic events used in reconstructions.

• Continental fragmentRelated: Zircon grains can reveal continental ancestry in fragments now surrounded by ocean.

• Zirconium dioxideCompared with: Zircon is a distinct silicate mineral, not zirconia, despite the similar name.

• NeoarcheanRelated: Zircon crystals help date Neoarchean crust and reconstruct its origins.

• Slave CratonRelated: Zircon grains provide dates for ancient crustal rocks in the craton.

• Algoman orogenyRelated: Zircon grains provide the dates used to distinguish rock formation from later metamorphism.

• TitaniteCompared with: Zircon can resemble titanite as a gem and also serves as a uranium–lead geochronometer.