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Monazite (mz)
This chapter describes the important RE ore Monazite (abbrv. mz), as seen with optical, reflected light microscopy; also with trasnsmitted light....
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Signatures of the Involvement of Microorganisms in the Formation of Nodular Monazite (Kularite), Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia
AbstractData indicating the important role of microorganisms in the formation of nodular monazite (NM) (kularite) of the Kular Range, Republic of...
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Chemical Microprobe Th–U–Pb Dating of Monazite from Rare Metal Pegmatites of the Burpala Pluton, North Baikal Region
AbstractThe chemical composition and zonation of monazite from a rare metal pegmatite dike of the Britholite zone of the Burpala pluton (North Baikal...
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Monazite in the eclogite and blueschist of the Svalbard Caledonides: its origin and forming-reactions
High-pressure low-temperature rocks from Svalbard are an excellent target for studying metamorphic reactions in Phanerozoic subduction zones. This...
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Microstructural and isotopic analysis of shocked monazite from the Hiawatha impact structure: development of porosity and its utility in dating impact craters
U–Pb geochronology of shocked monazite can be used to date hypervelocity impact events. Impact-induced recrystallisation and formation of mechanical...
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Nanoscale features revealed by a multiscale characterisation of discordant monazite highlight mobility mechanisms of Th and Pb
Understanding radionuclides mass transfer mechanisms in monazite (LREEPO 4 ) and the resulting features, from the micro- to the nanoscale, is critical...
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Timing of Garnet Growth in Granulites from Southern India: Insights from Zircon-monazite-garnet REE Partition Modeling
The Nagercoil block, which is situated at the southernmost part of the Southern Granulite Terrane of south India, is dominantly comprised of...
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NanoSIMS U–Pb dating of hydrothermally altered monazite: constraints on the timing of the Laozhaiwan Carlin-type gold deposit
To explain the origin of the Carlin-type gold deposit, it is vital to understand their ore-forming chronology. However, the metallogenic age of the...
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Mineral chemistry (EMPA) of monazites in metamorphic rocks from Edea region: implications of the monazite chemistry on the metamorphic evolution of the Nyong Complex
The Edea region is situated in the Nyong Complex within the Northwestern edge of the Congo craton in Cameroon. The back scattered electron image and...
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Cassiterite and monazite U-Pb dating, and cassiterite geochemistry of the Shiganghe and Tiechang tin deposits in the Baoshan district (NW Yunnan), SW China
The Baoshan district in the southwestern Sanjiang Tethyan domain is an important part of the worldclass Southeast Asian tin (Sn) belt. However, the...
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Identification of rare earth elements in synthetic and natural monazite and xenotime by visible-to-shortwave infrared reflectance spectroscopy
To support the role of proximal and remote sensing in geological rare earth element (REE) resource exploration, we studied the reflectance...
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Hydrothermal monazite and xenotime chemistry as genetic discriminators for intrusion-related and orogenic gold deposits: implications for an orogenic origin of the Pogo gold deposit, Alaska
Attempts to geochemically distinguish between metamorphic-hydrothermal systems that form orogenic gold deposits and both reduced and oxidized...
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Monazite and zircon U–(Th–)Pb dating reveals multiple episodes of HT metamorphism in the Cima Lunga unit (Central Alps): implications for the exhumation of high‐pressure rocks
High- to ultrahigh-pressure (HP–UHP) rocks recording high-temperature (HT) > 700 °C are well exposed in the Central Alps, making it an ideal region...
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Raman-XPS Spectroscopy, REE Chemistry, and Morphological Studies of Detrital Zircon and Monazite — Implications for Metamict State and Provenance
A combination of advanced characterisation techniques was applied to study the structure, chemistry, and surface morphological features of detrital...
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Fingerprinting alteration and mineralization in the iron oxide Cu-Au (IOCG) system using biotite chemistry and monazite geochronology: constraints from the Khetri Copper Belt, western India
In this contribution, we compare textural relations and major-trace element-halogen chemistry of multiple generations of hydrothermal and metamorphic...
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Geochemistry, Monazite (U–Pb–Th) Geochronology, and P-T Pseudosection Modelling of Two-Pyroxene Mafic Granulite from Sonapahar, Shillong Meghalaya Gneissic Complex, India: Implication for Tectono-Metamorphic Evolution and Global Pan-African Correlation
AbstractGranulites exposed in high-grade regional metamorphic belts and exhumed as xenoliths in basaltic pipes are considered as window into the deep...
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Zircon and monazite reveal late Cambrian/early Ordovician partial melting of the Central Seve Nappe Complex, Scandinavian Caledonides
The Seve Nappe Complex (SNC) comprises continental rocks of Baltica that were subducted and exhumed during the Caledonian orogeny prior to collision...
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Radiogeochemistry of Soils and Sands of the Monazite Placer in Southern Yakutia
Abstract—The results of the field radiometric survey of the mined monazite Vasil’evka placer in southern Yakutia are presented. It is shown that the...
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Chemical dating of monazite: Testing of analytical protocol for U–Th–total Pb using CAMECA SXFive tactis EPMA at the National Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Major and trace element analyses of monazite by electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA) are routinely carried out for several decades. U–Th–total Pb...
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Heavy rare-earth element and Y partitioning between monazite and garnet in aluminous granulites
Calibrating heavy rare-earth elements (HREE) partitioning between monazite and garnet is a direct way to link datable accessory phases with major...
