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We discovered the oldest rock in South Korea, and dated this migmatite using a Sensitive High-Resolution Ion Micro-probe (SHRIMP). Zircon grains from a tonalitic migmatite, Daeijak Island, western Gyeonggi massif, are distinctly zoned and commonly characterized by oscillatory-zoned cores and structureless rims. The U-Pb zircon ages estimated from six spot analyses of the rims in five grains define a concordant age group with the weighted mean 207Pb/206Pb age of 2508 ± 18 Ma, interpreted as the age of migmatization. On the other hand, the cores yield an older 207Pb/206Pb age of ca. 2.58 Ga, interpreted as the crystallization age of tonalitic protolith. These results demonstrate not only the presence of Neoarchean granitoids but also high-grade migmatitic metamorphism at ca. 2.51 Ga in the Gyeonggi massif, which are correlative with those reported from the North China craton.
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Cho, M., Kim, H., Lee, Y. et al. The oldest (ca. 2.51 Ga) rock in South Korea: U-Pb zircon age of a tonalitic migmatite, Daeijak Island, western Gyeonggi massif. Geosci J 12, 1–6 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12303-008-0001-1
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