Further Development and Testing of the Combined U-Thdisequilibrium/
U-Pb and (U-Th)/He Zircon Dating Method and its
Application to Quaternary Volcanic Rocks

Marsden, Ruby Connemara

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Authors

Marsden, Ruby Connemara

Date

2021

Supervisor

Martin Danisik

Chris Kirkland

Noreen Evans

Type

Thesis

Award

PhD

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Faculty

Science and Engineering

School

School of Earth and Planetary Sciences

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88743

Collection

Curtin Theses

Abstract

Volcanic eruptions that are <1 Ma are significant for geological and archaeological investigations, however these eruptions can be challenging to date. Zircon double-dating (ZDD) is one of the few techniques that can be used to date young volcanic rocks, and combines the (U-Th)/He method with individual zircon crystallisation ages to yield eruption ages. This thesis presents several methodological improvements to the ZDD methodology and applies it to two case studies.