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Some minerals found in rocks are special in that they accommodate a lot of specific chemical elements in their structures and almost none of other elements. This is the case of zircon (ZrSiO4), which likes Uranium but allow almost no Lead in it’s structure. This turns zircon in an ideal mineral to calculate the ageContinuar lendo “THE AGE OF MOUNTAINS AND CONTINENTS FROM TINY MINERALS /A IDADE DAS MONTANHAS E DOS CONTINENTES EM PEQUENOS MINERAIS”