An electron microprobe study of the U-Th-Pb systematics of metamorphosed monazite: The role of Pb diffusion versus overgrowth and recrystallization

Chemical Geology

Volumn 157, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 285-302

  Crowley, J L ^a   Ghent, E D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Electron microprobe; Geochronology; Monazite; Recrystallization

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DATING METHOD; DIFFUSION; MONAZITE; RECRYSTALLIZATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0033599951     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00009-1     Document Type: Article

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