Zircon LA-ICP-MS Measurements for Long Range Inlier Metasedimentary Units

Raw Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (LA-ICP-MS) measurements performed on zircon grains. The dataset includes detailed methods for data collection and was authored by Connor Steele for research on the age and provenance of metasedimentary units in the Long Range Inlier, west Newfoundland.

Use Cases

• Determining the depositional age of metasedimentary rocks based on zircon U-Pb dating.
• Analyzing sediment provenance and tectonic history using zircon geochemistry and isotopic signatures.
• Correlating geological units across terranes based on detrital zircon age populations.
• Calibrating and validating LA-ICP-MS analytical methods for geochronology.

Strengths

• Includes detailed methodological documentation for LA-ICP-MS data collection.
• Contains raw analytical data, allowing for independent processing and interpretation.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (LA-ICP-MS) analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-13 04:11:03; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Long Range Inlier, west Newfoundland.