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Zircon as Earth’s Timekeeper: Are We Reading the Clock Right?

Cathodoluminescence image from a scanning electron microscope of a typical igneous zircon crystal from samples studied by the QUT research team, revealing growth rings of the zircon. Yellow circles enclose ablation sites by a laser from which isotopic data is … Continue reading

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