Preservation of old U-Th-Pb ages in shielded monazite: Example from the Beni Bousera Hercynian kinzigites (Morocco)

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-342.

  Montel, J M ^a,b   Kornprobst, J ^a   Vielzeuf, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Beni Bousera; Closure temperature; Electron microprobe; Monazite; U Th Pb dating

Indexed keywords

AUREOLE; GEOTHERMOMETRY; METAMORPHISM; MONAZITE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

BEN BOUSERA MASSIF; MOROCCO;

EID: 0034194566     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1314.2000.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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