Significance of in situ SIMS chronometry of zoned monazite from the Lewisian granulites, northwest Scotland

Chemical Geology

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 35-53

  Zhu, X K ^a,b   O'Nions, R K ^a   Belshaw, N S ^a   Gibb, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lewisian; Monazite; SIMS chronometry; Zonation

Indexed keywords

GRANULITE; LEAD/LEAD DATING; LEWISIAN; MONAZITE; SIMS; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

UK, SCOTLAND, HIGHLAND;

EID: 0030841807     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00103-9     Document Type: Article

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