Contrasted monazite hydrothermal alteration mechanisms and their geochemical implications

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 145, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 79-96

  Poitrasson, Franck ^a,b   Chenery, Simon ^a   Bland, David J ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

Author keywords

Alteration; Geochronology; Hydrothermal alteration; Inductively coupled plasma methods; Laser methods; Mass spectroscopy; Monazites; Radioactive waste; Rare earths; Thorium; U Pb

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MONAZITE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; REE;

UK, ENGLAND, CORNWALL; UK, ENGLAND, CUMBRIA, LAKE DISTRICT;

EID: 0030426622     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(96)00193-8     Document Type: Article

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