In situ U-Th-Pb geochronology of monazite and xenotime from the Jack Hills belt: Implications for the age of deposition and metamorphism of Hadean zircons

Precambrian Research

Volumn 180, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 26-46

  Rasmussen, Birger ^a   Fletcher, Ian R ^a   Muhling, Janet R ^b   Wilde, Simon A ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Jack Hills; Monazite; Narryer Terrane; SHRIMP; U Pb; Xenotime

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; DEFORMATION; DEPOSITION; FLUID FLOW; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HEAVY MINERAL; HOST ROCK; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; MONAZITE; ORE DEPOSIT; SCHIST; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; XENOTIME; ZIRCON;

AUSTRALIA; JACK HILLS; NARRYER TERRANE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 77953230714     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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