Magnetite-apatite deposits of the Bafq district, Cetral Iran: apatite geochemistry and monazite geochronology

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 347-363

  Torab, Farhad M ^a,b   Lehmann, B ^b  

^a YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apatite; Bafq district; Iran; Magnetite; Monazite geochronology; REE

Indexed keywords

APATITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGNETITE; MONAZITE;

HYDROTHERMAL MINERALIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL OVERPRINT; ISOCHRON AGE;

MINERALOGY;

APATITE; CAMBRIAN; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INCLUSION; MAGNETITE; MINERALIZATION; MONAZITE; ORE BODY; PROTEROZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 39749198343     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2007.071.3.347     Document Type: Article

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