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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 185-189 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Scottish Journal of Geology |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 21 Aug 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2015 |
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Keywords
- detrital baddeleyite
- ZrO2
- sedimentary rock
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First recorded occurrence of detrital baddeleyite (ZrO2) in sedimentary rock (Smith Bank Formation, Triassic, Central North Sea). / Wilkins, A D; Wilson, M.J. (Jeff); Morton, A; Hurst, A; Archer, S. G.
In: Scottish Journal of Geology, Vol. 51, No. 2, 10.2015, p. 185-189.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - First recorded occurrence of detrital baddeleyite (ZrO2) in sedimentary rock (Smith Bank Formation, Triassic, Central North Sea)
AU - Wilkins, A D
AU - Wilson, M.J. (Jeff)
AU - Morton, A
AU - Hurst, A
AU - Archer, S. G.
N1 - Acknowledgements and Funding The authors wish to thank John Still of the University of Aberdeen for his invaluable assistance with the SEM-EDS analyses. This work was conducted as part of the Triassic Mudstones Joint Industry Project which was sponsored by BP, ConocoPhillips, EON E&P, Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited, GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd, JX Nippon, Maersk Oil, Shell and Total.
PY - 2015/10
Y1 - 2015/10
N2 - Baddeleyite (ZrO2) is a comparatively rare mineral in nature. It has been found previously only in igneous and metamorphic rocks, in soils and modern river sands derived from these rocks and, most recently, in deep sea ferro-manganese nodules in the Indian Ocean. Here we report two occurrences of baddeleyite in a siltstone from the Triassic Smith Bank Formation of the Central North Sea, which we believe to be the first record of this mineral as a detrital phase within a clastic sedimentary rock.
AB - Baddeleyite (ZrO2) is a comparatively rare mineral in nature. It has been found previously only in igneous and metamorphic rocks, in soils and modern river sands derived from these rocks and, most recently, in deep sea ferro-manganese nodules in the Indian Ocean. Here we report two occurrences of baddeleyite in a siltstone from the Triassic Smith Bank Formation of the Central North Sea, which we believe to be the first record of this mineral as a detrital phase within a clastic sedimentary rock.
KW - detrital baddeleyite
KW - ZrO2
KW - sedimentary rock
U2 - 10.1144/sjg2013-011
DO - 10.1144/sjg2013-011
M3 - Article
VL - 51
SP - 185
EP - 189
JO - Scottish Journal of Geology
JF - Scottish Journal of Geology
SN - 0036-9276
IS - 2
ER -