Exsolution of thortveitite, yttrialite, and xenotime during low-temperature recrystallization of zircon from New Caledonia, and their significance for trace element incorporation in zircon

American Mineralogist

Volumn 89, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 1795-1806

  Spandler, Carl ^a   Hermann, Jörg ^a   Rubatto, Daniela ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; IRON COMPOUNDS; KAOLINITE; MICA; POSITIVE IONS; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZIRCON;

CATION CONCENTRATIONS; LOW-TEMPERATURE RECRYSTALLIZATION; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; MINERAL INCLUSIONS; MINERAL PARAGENESIS; MONOVALENT CATIONS; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT;

YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

EXSOLUTION; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERALOGY; RECRYSTALLIZATION; ZIRCON;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

EID: 10444238764     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2004-11-1226     Document Type: Article

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