U-Pb SHRIMP geochronology of Th-poor, hydrothermal monazite: An example from the Llallagua tin-porphyry deposit, Bolivia

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4352-4366

  Kempe, U ^a   Lehmann, B ^b   Wolf, D ^a   Rodionov, N ^c   Bombach, K ^a   Schwengfelder, U ^a   Dietrich, A ^b  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c A P KARPINSKY RUSSIAN GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; EVAPORATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMATISM; MINERALIZATION; MONAZITE; ORE DEPOSIT; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 49349085406     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.05.059     Document Type: Article

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