U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology data for Jurassic terranes in the western Sierra Nevada, CA
This dataset consists of three turbidite sandstone samples that were analyzed for U-Pb detrital zircon ages. The dataset accompanies the publication "An empirical test of Maximum Depositional Age through paired LA-ICP-MS and CA-ID-TIMS detrital zircon analysis: implications for the "Nevadan orogeny" in the Sierra Nevada foothills, California, U.S.A.", as well as planned future publications in this region. U-Pb detrital zircon data were used for this study to generate maximum depositional ages (MDAs) based on current established practices to be compared to CA-ID-TIMS dates collected from the same samples. The geochronology data collected from these samples provides an example of the potential for sub-million-year resolution of contemporaneous igneous and sedimentary systems during deformation and clarifies the timing of regional deformation that defines the local "Nevadan orogeny".
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| accessLevel | public |
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[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Laura S. Pianowski", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:lpianowski@usgs.gov" } |
| description | This dataset consists of three turbidite sandstone samples that were analyzed for U-Pb detrital zircon ages. The dataset accompanies the publication "An empirical test of Maximum Depositional Age through paired LA-ICP-MS and CA-ID-TIMS detrital zircon analysis: implications for the "Nevadan orogeny" in the Sierra Nevada foothills, California, U.S.A.", as well as planned future publications in this region. U-Pb detrital zircon data were used for this study to generate maximum depositional ages (MDAs) based on current established practices to be compared to CA-ID-TIMS dates collected from the same samples. The geochronology data collected from these samples provides an example of the potential for sub-million-year resolution of contemporaneous igneous and sedimentary systems during deformation and clarifies the timing of regional deformation that defines the local "Nevadan orogeny". |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_683dd74ed4be0234870fc9c5 |
| keyword |
[ "Bear Mountains", "California", "David Gulch", "Detrital Zircon", "GGGSC", "Geochronology", "Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center", "LA-ICPMS", "Laser-Ablation Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry", "MRP", "Microbeam Laboratory", "Mineral Resources Program", "Radiometric Dating", "SEM-cathodoluminescence", "Salt Spring Valley Reservoir", "Sedimentary Rocks", "Sierra Nevada", "Thorium", "U-Pb", "U.S. Geological Survey", "USGS", "USGS:683dd74ed4be0234870fc9c5", "Uranium", "Uranium-Lead analysis" ] |
| modified | 2025-09-23T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -120.7234, 37.3781, -120.1268, 38.0274 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology data for Jurassic terranes in the western Sierra Nevada, CA |
