Evidence for Mio-Pliocene retrograde monazite in the Lesser Himalaya, far western Nepal

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-297

  Bollinger, Laurent ^a   Janots, Emilie ^b,c  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allanite; Black shales; Geochronology; Ion microprobe dating; Lesser Himalaya; Monazite

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; ION MICROSCOPES; MICA; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; TEMPERATURE;

ALLANITE; BLACK SHALES; GREENSCHIST; ION MICROPROBE; LESSER HIMALAYA; LOW TEMPERATURES; PEAK TEMPERATURES; REE PATTERN;

MONAZITE;

ALLANITE; BLACK SHALE; DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; MINERALOGY; MONAZITE; MUSCOVITE; TEXTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33746114836     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2006/0018-0289     Document Type: Article

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