Zircon Madness 2026 Winners

Thanks to everyone who participated in Zircon Madness! Congratulations to our winning zircon crystal from Ireland & Williams (2003), with second place going to Liati & Gebauer (2003), and 3rd place to Mixon et al. (2023). You can read more about their work in the following articles. 

• Trevor R. Ireland, Ian S. Williams; Considerations in Zircon Geochronology by SIMS. Reviews in Mineralogyand Geochemistry 2003;; 53 (1): 215–241.doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/0530215
• Liati and Gebauer, Geochronological constraints for the time of metamorphism in the Gruf Complex (Central Alps) and implications for the Adula-Cima Lunga nappe systemSchweizerischeMineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 83, 159–172, 2003. https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-63142.
• Emily E. Mixon, Ann M. Bauer, Jonathan O'Neil, Hanika Rizo, Tyler B. Blum, John W. Valley, Chloë E. Bonamici, Mechanisms for generating elevated zircon δ18O in Archean crust: Insights from the Saglek-Hebron Complex, Canada, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 624, 2023, 118443, ISSN 0012-821X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118443.