A long-lived metdatingamorphic history in the contact aureole of the Mooselookmeguntic pluton revealed by in situ of monazite grains preserved as inclusions in staurolite porphyroblasts

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 251-273

  Sanislav, I V ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

FIAs; Monazite dating; Orogenic heat; Plutonism; Staurolite

Indexed keywords

ACADIAN OROGENY; CRYSTALLIZATION AGE; FIAS; IN-SITU; MAGMATIC FLUIDS; NORTHERN APPALACHIANS; OROGENIC HEAT; PLUTON EMPLACEMENT; PLUTONISM; PLUTONS; PORPHYROBLASTS; STAUROLITE; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GARNETS; MONAZITE; SILICATE MINERALS;

PHOSPHATE MINERALS;

ACADIAN OROGENY; AUREOLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DATING METHOD; DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; FLUID INCLUSION; GARNET; MONAZITE; PLUTON; PLUTONISM; PORPHYROBLAST; STAUROLITE; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

APPALACHIANS; MAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551480507     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2010.00916.x     Document Type: Article

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