Zircon Crystal Morphology, Trace Element Signatures and Hf Isotope Composition as a Tool for Petrogenetic Modelling: Examples From Eastern Australian Granitoids

In situ laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryanalysis of trace elements, U–Pb ages and Hf isotopiccompositions of magmatic zircon from I- and S-type granitoidsfrom the Lachlan Fold Belt (Berridale adamellite and Kosciuskotonalite) and New England Fold Belt (Dundee rhyodacite ignimbrite),Eastern Australia, is combined with detailed studies of crystalmorphology to model petrogenetic processes. The presented examplesdemonstrate that changes in zircon morphology, within singlegrains and between populations, generally correlate with changesin trace element and Hf-isotope signatures, reflecting the mixingof magmas and changes in the composition of the magma throughmingling processes and progressive crystallization. The zircondata show that the I-type Kosciusko tonalite was derived froma single source of crustal origin, whereas the S-type Berridaleadamellite had two distinct sources including a significantI-type magma contribution. Complex morphology and Hf isotopevariations in zircon grains indicate a moderate contributionfrom a crustal component in the genesis of the I-type Dundeerhyodacite. The integration of data on morphology, trace elementsand Hf isotope variations in zircon populations provides a toolfor the detailed analysis of the evolution of individual igneousrocks; it offers new insights into the contributions of differentsource rocks and the importance of magma mixing in granite petrogenesis.Such information is rarely obtainable from the analysis of bulkrocks. KEY WORDS: granite source origins; zircon Hf isotopes; zircon petrogenesis; zircon morphology; zircon U–Pb ages