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
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author Janots, E.
Engi, M.
Rubatto, D.
Berger, A.
Gregory, Courtney
Rahn, M.
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Engi, M.
Rubatto, D.
Berger, A.
Gregory, Courtney
Rahn, M.
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description 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 allanite retains its characteristic growth zoning acquired at greenschist facies conditions (430–450 °C). Coexisting monazite and allanite were dated in situ to delimit in time successive stages of the Barrovian metamorphism. In situ sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP) U-Th-Pb dating of allanite (31.5 ± 1.3 and 29.2 ± 1.0 Ma) and monazite (18.0 ± 0.3 and 19.1 ± 0.3 Ma) constrains the time elapsed between 430–450 °C and 560–580 °C, which implies an average heating rate of 8–15 °C/m.y. Combined with new fi ssion track ages (zircon, 10–9 Ma; apatite, 7.5–6.5 Ma), metamorphic rates of theentire orogenic cycle, from prograde to final cooling, can be reconstructed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-223292017-02-28T01:35:40Z Metamorphic rates in collisional orogeny from in situ allanite and monazite dating Janots, E. Engi, M. Rubatto, D. Berger, A. Gregory, Courtney Rahn, M. 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 allanite retains its characteristic growth zoning acquired at greenschist facies conditions (430–450 °C). Coexisting monazite and allanite were dated in situ to delimit in time successive stages of the Barrovian metamorphism. In situ sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP) U-Th-Pb dating of allanite (31.5 ± 1.3 and 29.2 ± 1.0 Ma) and monazite (18.0 ± 0.3 and 19.1 ± 0.3 Ma) constrains the time elapsed between 430–450 °C and 560–580 °C, which implies an average heating rate of 8–15 °C/m.y. Combined with new fi ssion track ages (zircon, 10–9 Ma; apatite, 7.5–6.5 Ma), metamorphic rates of theentire orogenic cycle, from prograde to final cooling, can be reconstructed. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22329 Geological Society of America Inc restricted
spellingShingle Janots, E.
Engi, M.
Rubatto, D.
Berger, A.
Gregory, Courtney
Rahn, M.
Metamorphic rates in collisional orogeny from in situ allanite and monazite dating
title Metamorphic rates in collisional orogeny from in situ allanite and monazite dating
title_full Metamorphic rates in collisional orogeny from in situ allanite and monazite dating
title_fullStr Metamorphic rates in collisional orogeny from in situ allanite and monazite dating
title_full_unstemmed Metamorphic rates in collisional orogeny from in situ allanite and monazite dating
title_short Metamorphic rates in collisional orogeny from in situ allanite and monazite dating
title_sort metamorphic rates in collisional orogeny from in situ allanite and monazite dating
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22329