Monazite Microstructures and Their Interpretation in Petrochronology

The phosphate mineral monazite (LREE,Y,Th,Ca,Si)PO4 occurs as an accessory phase in peraluminous granites and Ca-poor meta-psammopelites. Due to negligible common Pb and very low Pb diffusion rates at high temperatures, monazite has received increasing attention in geochronology. As the monazite gra...

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Main Author: Bernhard Schulz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.668566/full