Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 16853
Age determination of zircon inclusion in Kashmir sapphire with U-Pb dating
Journal Article
Wu, W.X., Link, K., Liu, C.Z. and Kiefert, L. (2020) Age determination of zircon inclusion in Kashmir sapphire with U-Pb dating. Journal of Gems & Gemmology, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 1–12.
gems, corundum, inclusions.5, India.12, Kashmir sapphire
The two independent analytical methods result in the same conclusion that the zircon inclusions in Kashmir sapphires have crystallization ages of 26-25 million years ago.