Relating zircon and monazite domains to garnet growth zones: Age and duration of granulite facies metamorphism in the Val Malenco lower crust

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 833-852

  Hermann, J ^a   Rubatto, D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alps; Garnet; Monazite; Trace elements; U Pb dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

GARNET; GRANULITE FACIES; METAMORPHISM; MONAZITE; PERMIAN; TRACE ELEMENT; ZIRCON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; SONDRIO; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VAL MALENCO;

EID: 0347028304     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1314.2003.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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