U–Th–Pb zircon geochronology by ID-TIMS, SIMS, and laser ablation ICP-MS: Recipes, interpretations, and opportunities

U Schaltegger, AK Schmitt, MSA Horstwood - Chemical Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
The chronologic record encoded in accessory minerals, based on the radioactive decay of U
and Th, is indispensable to extract quantitative process rates over timescales encompassing …

Age of the Dahongliutan rare metal pegmatite deposit, West Kunlun, Xinjiang (NW China): Constraints from LA–ICP–MS U–Pb dating of columbite-(Fe) and cassiterite

QH Yan, ZW Qiu, H Wang, M Wang, XP Wei, P Li… - Ore Geology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Dahongliutan is a medium-size Li–Be–Ta–Nb rare metal pegmatite deposit in the
Tianshuihai terrane, West Kunlun orogenic belt (NW China). In this paper, LA–ICP–MS U …

Tectonic evolution of the Qilian Shan: An early Paleozoic orogen reactivated in the Cenozoic

AV Zuza, C Wu, RC Reith, A Yin, J Li… - GSA …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Qilian Shan, located along the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, has
experienced multiple episodes of tectonic deformation, including Neoproterozoic continental …

Fluid-mediated partial alteration in monazite: the role of coupled dissolution–reprecipitation in element redistribution and mass transfer

DE Harlov, R Wirth, CJ Hetherington - Contributions to Mineralogy and …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Monazite [(Ce, LREE, Th, U, Ca)(P, Si) O 4], with complex zoning in Th and other
elements, is commonly observed in metamorphic and igneous rocks. The hypothesis that …

Low-temperature alteration of monazite: Fluid mediated coupled dissolution–precipitation, irradiation damage, and disturbance of the U–Pb and Th–Pb chronometers

AM Seydoux-Guillaume, JM Montel, B Bingen… - Chemical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Low-temperature alteration of monazite is documented in three centimeter-sized monazite
crystals from Norway (Arendal), Madagascar (Ambato), and Sri Lanka. The three crystals …

The effect of fluid-aided modification on the Sm-Nd and Th-Pb geochronology of monazite and bastnäsite: Implication for resolving complex isotopic age data in REE …

XC Li, KF Yang, C Spandler, HR Fan, MF Zhou… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Isotopic dating studies have revealed that many carbonatite-related REE ore systems have
protracted and complex temporal evolution histories. The mechanisms that cause these …

[PDF][PDF] Rhodope: From Mesozoic convergence to Cenozoic extension. Review of petro-structural data in the geochronological frame

JP Burg - J. Virtual Explor, 2012 - researchgate.net
Mylonitic gneisses of the Bulgarian and Greek Rhodope were deformed under amphibolite-
facies conditions of medium pressure type metamorphism. The kinematic information …

Triassic mineralization with Cretaceous overprint in the Dahu Au–Mo deposit, Xiaoqinling gold province: constraints from SHRIMP monazite U–Th–Pb geochronology

N Li, YJ Chen, IR Fletcher, QT Zeng - Gondwana Research, 2011 - Elsevier
The Xiaoqinling terrane in central China is the second largest gold producing area in China.
Previous application of age constraints has yielded ages for the gold mineralization ranging …

Partial resetting of the U-Th-Pb systems in experimentally altered monazite: Nanoscale evidence of incomplete replacement

A Grand'Homme, E Janots… - …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Alteration experiments on natural monazite crystals (Manangotry standard, Madagascar)
under alkali conditions at 300, 400, 500 and 600° C and 200 MPa were conducted to clarify …

Solubility of CePO4 monazite and YPO4 xenotime in H2O and H2O–NaCl at 800 C and 1 GPa: Implications for REE and Y transport during high-grade metamorphism

P Tropper, CE Manning, DE Harlov - Chemical Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
Monazite and xenotime are important accessory minerals in metasediments because they
host REE and are useful for geochronology and geothermometry. It is therefore essential to …