Prograde metamorphic sequence of REE minerals in pelitic rocks of the Central Alps: Implications for allanite-monazite-xenotime phase relations from 250 to 610°C

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 509-526

  Janots, E ^a   Engi, M ^a   Berger, A ^a   Allaz, J ^a   Schwarz, J O ^a   Spandler, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allanite; Central Alps; Monazite; Rare earth elements; Xenotime

Indexed keywords

ALLANITE; METAMORPHISM; METAPELITE; MONAZITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; XENOTIME;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 44349151026     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2008.00774.x     Document Type: Article

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