Analytical methods for zircon U-Pb geochronology and Lu-Hf isotopes used to analyze magmatic and detrital zircon from the Zimbabwe craton.

These datasets include the analytical methods for: 1) U-Pb geochronological data obtained in-situ using a mass spectrometer HR-ICP-MS (ThermoFinnigan Element2) coupled with a Teledyne Analyte Excite 193nm excimer laser and 2) Lu-Hf isotope data obtained in-situ using the ThermoFinnigan Neptune Plus MC-ICP-MS coupled to a Teledyne Analyte Excite 193nm excimer. The zircon U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotope data were obtained at the Radiogenic Isotope and Geochronology Laboratory (RIGL) at Washington State University.

这些数据集包含以下分析方法：1) 采用ThermoFinnigan Element2型高分辨率电感耦合等离子体质谱仪（HR-ICP-MS）联用Teledyne Analyte Excite型193nm准分子激光器原位获取的U-Pb地质年代学数据；2) 采用ThermoFinnigan Neptune Plus型多接收电感耦合等离子体质谱仪（MC-ICP-MS）联用Teledyne Analyte Excite型193nm准分子激光器原位获取的Lu-Hf同位素数据。锆石U-Pb和Lu-Hf同位素数据均在华盛顿州立大学放射性同位素与地质年代学实验室（RIGL）测得。