Monazite–xenotime thermochronometry: methodology and an example from the Nepalese Himalaya

Monazite-xenotime thermochronometry involves the integration of petrographic, geochronological, and geochemical techniques to explore the thermal evolution of igneous and metamorphic rocks containing these accessory minerals. The method is illustrated in this paper by application to an orthogneiss s...

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Published in:Contributions to mineralogy and petrology 2001-05, Vol.141 (2), p.233-247
Main Authors: Viskupic, Karen, Hodges, Kip V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemistry
Experiments
Metamorphic rocks
Mineralogy
Petrology
Stone
Thermodynamics
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Summary:Monazite-xenotime thermochronometry involves the integration of petrographic, geochronological, and geochemical techniques to explore the thermal evolution of igneous and metamorphic rocks containing these accessory minerals. The method is illustrated in this paper by application to an orthogneiss sample from the Everest region of the Nepalese Himalaya that contains leucogranitic segregations produced by in-situ anatexis.
ISSN:0010-7999
1432-0967
DOI:10.1007/s004100100239