Zonation of monazite in metamorphic rocks and its implications for high temperature thermochronology: A case study from the Lewisian terrain

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-220

  Zhu, X K ^a   O'Nions, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystal zoning; Lewisian; Monazite; Rare earths; Secondary ion mass spectroscopy; Substitution; Th U Pb

Indexed keywords

GRANULITE FACIES; LEWISIAN; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINERAL ZONING; MONZONITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

EID: 0032702361     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00146-6     Document Type: Article

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