U-Pb columbite-tantalite chronology of rare-element pegmatites using TIMS and Laser Ablation-Multi Collector-ICP-MS

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 549-564

  Smith, S R ^a   Foster, G L ^b,e   Romer, R L ^c   Tindle, A G ^a   Kelley, S P ^a   Noble, S R ^b   Horstwood, M ^b   Breaks, F W ^d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^d Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; COLUMBITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERALOGY; PEGMATITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TANTALITE;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 3543137210     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-003-0538-y     Document Type: Article

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