Metamictization and chemical durability of detrital zircon

American Mineralogist

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1025-1033

  Balan, E ^a   Neuville, D R ^a   Trocellier, P ^a   Fritsch, E ^a   Muller, J P ^a   Calas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; DURABILITY; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); RADIATION DAMAGE; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS; WEATHERING; ZIRCON;

CHEMICAL DURABILITY; LOW TEMPERATURE ALTERATION; NATURAL WEATHERING; NEAR SURFACE REGIONS; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; PROTON INDUCED X-RAY EMISSIONS; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES; WEATHERING PROCESS;

SILICATE MINERALS;

DETRITAL DEPOSIT; METAMICTIZATION; WEATHERING; ZIRCON;

EID: 0034768713     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2001-8-909     Document Type: Article

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