OH in Zircon
The structure of zircon can vary from well crystallized to disordered from damage caused by low levels of radioactive elements contained within its structure. The OH bands in zircon vary from sharp (in well crystallized zircons) to broad (in the disordered ones).
Data files and images of OH in zircon
Zircon may contain up to several hundred ppm (expressed as molecular water).
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zircon KLV22 crystalline zircon from the Kaalvallei Kimberlite, South Africa, plotted as 1.0 mm thick.
Data files: E perp c(11K),
E||c (11K).
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zircon 1226 a disordered zircon from Tanzania 2.87 mm thick.
Data files: E perp c(11K),
E||c (11K).
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zircon 1225 a disordered zircon from Ampanobe, Flanarantsoa Province, Madagascar, from a syenitic gneiss, 2.34 mm thick.
Data files: E perp c(32K),
E||c (32K).
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