Reactions destroying detrital monazite in greenschist-facies sandstones from the Witwatersrand basin, South Africa

Reactions destroying detrital monazite in greenschist-facies sandstones from the Witwatersrand basin, South Africa

Detrital monazite in sandstone and conglomerate from the Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa, displays reaction textures indicating that monazite has undergone replacement after sediment deposition, and most probably during regional greenschist-facies metamorphism. In sandstones with moderate- to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rasmussen, Birger, Muhling, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science BV 2009
Subjects:
Monazite
Florencite
Allanite
Greenschist facies
Witwatersrand
Rare earth elements
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19839

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19839

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