Enhanced U-Pb detrital zircon, Lu-Hf zircon, δ18O zircon, and Sm-Nd whole rock global databases

Puetz, Stephen J.; Spencer, Christopher J.; Condie, Kent C.; Roberts, Nick M.W.. 2024 Enhanced U-Pb detrital zircon, Lu-Hf zircon, δ18O zircon, and Sm-Nd whole rock global databases. Scientific Data, 11 (1), 56. 10.1038/s41597-023-02902-9

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Abstract/Summary

High-quality global isotopic databases provide Earth scientists with robust means for developing and testing a variety of geological hypotheses. Database design establishes the range of questions that can be addressed, and validation techniques can enhance data quality. Here, six validated global isotopic databases provide extensive records of analyses from U-Pb in detrital zircon, Lu-Hf in zircon, Sm-Nd from whole rocks, and δ18O in zircon. The U-Pb detrital zircon records are segregated into three independently sampled databases. Independent samples are critical for testing the replicability of results, a key requisite for gaining confidence in the validity of a hypothesis. An advantage of our updated databases is that a hypothesis developed from one of the global detrital zircon databases can be immediately tested with the other two independent detrital zircon databases to assess the replicability of results. The independent εHf(t) and εNd(t) values provide similar means of testing for replicable results. This contribution discusses database design, data limitations, and validation techniques used to ensure the data are optimal for subsequent geological investigations.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1038/s41597-023-02902-9
ISSN:	2052-4463
Date made live:	05 Mar 2024 14:33 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/537025

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