In situ U-Pb and Nd-Hf-(Sr) isotopic investigations of zirconolite and calzirtite

Chemical Geology

Volumn 277, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 178-195

  Wu, Fu Yuan ^a   Yang, Yue Heng ^a   Mitchell, Roger H ^b   Bellatreccia, Fabio ^c   Li, Qiu Li ^a   Zhao, Zi Fu ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Calzirtite; Carbonatite; In situ analysis; Nd Hf (Sr) isotopes; U (Pb) Pb age; Zirconolite

Indexed keywords

CALZIRTITE; CARBONATITE; IN-SITU ANALYSIS; ND-HF-(SR) ISOTOPES; U (PB)-PB AGE; ZIRCONOLITE;

HAFNIUM; ION MICROSCOPES; ISOTOPES; LEAD; MINERALS; NEODYMIUM; TITANIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

STRONTIUM;

AGE DETERMINATION; CARBONATITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HAFNIUM; IN SITU TEST; ION MICROPROBE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCONOLITE;

EID: 77956614945     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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