High precision microsampling and preparation of zoned garnet porphyroblasts for Sm-Nd geochronology

Chemical Geology

Volumn 281, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 270-282

  Pollington, Anthony D ^a,b   Baxter, Ethan F ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Garnet; Geochronology; Microsampling; Sm Nd

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PROTOCOLS; AUSTRIA; GROWTH HISTORY; HIGH PRECISION; HIGH RESOLUTION; INCLUSION DENSITY; INTEGRATED METHODOLOGY; MICRO-DRILLING; MICROSAMPLING; PARTIAL DISSOLUTION; PORPHYROBLASTS; SHEAR ZONE; SM-ND GEOCHRONOLOGY; SM/ND; TECTONIC PROCESS;

DISSOLUTION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INCLUSIONS; NEODYMIUM; PURIFICATION; SILICATE MINERALS; TECTONICS;

GARNETS;

GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PORPHYROBLAST; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

ALPS; EASTERN ALPS; TAUERN WINDOW;

EID: 79551613749     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

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