Comment on "Rapid cooling and cold storage in a silicic magma reservoir recorded in individual crystals".

Wilson, Colin J N; Morgan, Daniel J; Charlier, Bruce L A; Barker, Simon J · Science · 2017

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Abstract

Rubin <i>et al</i> (Reports, 16 June 2017, p. 1154) proposed that gradients in lithium abundance in zircons from a rhyolitic eruption in New Zealand reflected short-lived residence at magmatic temperatures interleaved with long-term "cold" (<650°C) storage. Important issues arise with the interpretation of these lithium gradients and consequent crystal thermal histories that raise concerns about the validity of this conclusion.

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