Thermobarometric modelling of zircon and monazite growth in melt-bearing systems: Examples using model metapelitic and metapsammitic granulites

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-212

  Kelsey, David E ^a   Clark, C ^a,b   Hand, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Granulites; Monazite dissolution; Pseudosections; Thermocalc; Zircon dissolution

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY MINERAL; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; COOLING; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANULITE; METAPELITE; METHODOLOGY; MONAZITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; REYNOLDS RANGE;

EID: 39049106156     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2007.00757.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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