Metamorphic rates in collisional orogeny from in situ allanite and monazite dating

The prograde sequence of rare earth minerals recorded in metapelites during regional metamorphism reveals a series of irreversible reactions among silicates and phosphates. In individual samples from the northern Lepontine (Central Alps), allanite is partly replaced by monazite at 560–580 °C. Relic...

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Main Authors: Janots, E., Engi, M., Rubatto, D., Berger, A., Gregory, Courtney, Rahn, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Geological Society of America Inc 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22329