Age constraints on Late Paleozoic evolution of continental crust from electron microprobe dating of monazite in the Peloritani Mountains (southern Italy): Another example of resetting of monazite ages in high-grade rocks

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-123

  Appel, Peter ^a   Cirrincione, Rosolino ^b   Fiannacca, Patrizia ^b   Pezzino, Antonino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Metapelite; Monazite microprobe dating; Peloritani Mountains; Sicily; Trondhjemite

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRYSTALLIZATION; DATING METHOD; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITOID; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; METAPELITE; MONAZITE; PALEOZOIC; TRONDHJEMITE;

ITALY; MESSINA [SICILY]; PELORITANI MOUNTAINS; SICILY;

EID: 79551580507     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-010-0511-8     Document Type: Article

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