Application of Raman Spectroscopy to Distinguish Metamorphic and Igneous Zircons

Analytical Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 119-130

  Xian, W S ^a   Sun, M ^a   Malpas, J ^a   Zhao, G C ^a   Zhou, M F ^a   Ye, K ^b   Liu, J B ^b   Phillips, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Igneous zircons; Metamorphic zircons; Raman microspectrometry; Rare earth element; Zircon genesis

Indexed keywords

LANTHANIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GRANITE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROCK; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 1542317733     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AL-120027777     Document Type: Conference Paper

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