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    Proterozoic zircon from augen gneiss, Yukon-Tanana Upland, east-central Alaska
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    Research Article| October 01, 1981 Proterozoic zircon from augen gneiss, Yukon-Tanana Upland, east-central Alaska John N. Aleinikoff; John N. Aleinikoff 1U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Cynthia Dusel-Bacon; Cynthia Dusel-Bacon 2U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Helen L. Foster; Helen L. Foster 2U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Kiyoto Futa Kiyoto Futa 3U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information John N. Aleinikoff 1U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 Cynthia Dusel-Bacon 2U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Helen L. Foster 2U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Kiyoto Futa 3U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1981) 9 (10): 469–473. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1981)9<469:PZFAGY>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation John N. Aleinikoff, Cynthia Dusel-Bacon, Helen L. Foster, Kiyoto Futa; Proterozoic zircon from augen gneiss, Yukon-Tanana Upland, east-central Alaska. Geology 1981;; 9 (10): 469–473. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1981)9<469:PZFAGY>2.0.CO;2 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 SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract U-Th-Pb analyses of zircons from an ortho-augen gneiss body in the Yukon-Tanana Upland of east-central Alaska yield strong evidence for the presence of early Proterozoic material in this area. U-Pb data define a chord that intersects concordia at about 2,300 and 345 m.y. We consider two interpretations: (1) the protolith was intruded during the Proterozoic and was subsequently metamorphosed in the Paleozoic or, more likely, (2) the protolith was intruded in the Paleozoic and incorporated material of Proterozoic age. An Sm-Nd model age of about 1,900 m.y. on a whole-rock sample of augen gneiss is additional evidence for the presence of Proterozoic material in the gneiss. K-Ar and U-Th-Pb dating of mica and sphene, respectively, reveal that younger thermal events occurred at least as recently as 110 m.y. ago. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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