Mechanical twinning of monazite expels radiogenic lead

Mechanical twins form by the simple shear of the crystal lattice during deformation. In order to test the potential of narrow twins in monazite to record the timing of their formation, we investigated a ca. 1700 Ma monazite grain (from the Sandmata Complex, Rajasthan, India) deformed at ca. 980 Ma,...

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Main Authors: Fougerouse, Denis, Reddy, Steven, Seydoux-Guiiiaume, A.M., Kirkland, Chris, Erickson, Timmons, Saxey, David, Rickard, William, Jacob, D., Leroux, H., Clark, Chris
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2021
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE190101307
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84221
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author Fougerouse, Denis
Reddy, Steven
Seydoux-Guiiiaume, A.M.
Kirkland, Chris
Erickson, Timmons
Saxey, David
Rickard, William
Jacob, D.
Leroux, H.
Clark, Chris
author_facet Fougerouse, Denis
Reddy, Steven
Seydoux-Guiiiaume, A.M.
Kirkland, Chris
Erickson, Timmons
Saxey, David
Rickard, William
Jacob, D.
Leroux, H.
Clark, Chris
author_sort Fougerouse, Denis
building Curtin Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Mechanical twins form by the simple shear of the crystal lattice during deformation. In order to test the potential of narrow twins in monazite to record the timing of their formation, we investigated a ca. 1700 Ma monazite grain (from the Sandmata Complex, Rajasthan, India) deformed at ca. 980 Ma, by electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and atom probe tomography (APT). APT 208Pb/232Th ages indicate that the twin was entirely reset by radiogenic Pb loss during its formation at conditions far below the monazite closure temperature. The results are consistent with a model where Pb is liberated during rupture of rare earth element-oxygen (REE-O) bonds in the large [REE]O9 polyhedra during twinning. Liberated Pb likely migrated along fast diffusion pathways such as crystal defects. The combination of a quantitative microstructural investigation and nano-geochronology provides a new approach for understanding the history of accessory phases.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-842212021-07-21T08:30:50Z Mechanical twinning of monazite expels radiogenic lead Fougerouse, Denis Reddy, Steven Seydoux-Guiiiaume, A.M. Kirkland, Chris Erickson, Timmons Saxey, David Rickard, William Jacob, D. Leroux, H. Clark, Chris Mechanical twins form by the simple shear of the crystal lattice during deformation. In order to test the potential of narrow twins in monazite to record the timing of their formation, we investigated a ca. 1700 Ma monazite grain (from the Sandmata Complex, Rajasthan, India) deformed at ca. 980 Ma, by electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and atom probe tomography (APT). APT 208Pb/232Th ages indicate that the twin was entirely reset by radiogenic Pb loss during its formation at conditions far below the monazite closure temperature. The results are consistent with a model where Pb is liberated during rupture of rare earth element-oxygen (REE-O) bonds in the large [REE]O9 polyhedra during twinning. Liberated Pb likely migrated along fast diffusion pathways such as crystal defects. The combination of a quantitative microstructural investigation and nano-geochronology provides a new approach for understanding the history of accessory phases. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84221 10.1130/G48400.1 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE190101307 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Fougerouse, Denis
Reddy, Steven
Seydoux-Guiiiaume, A.M.
Kirkland, Chris
Erickson, Timmons
Saxey, David
Rickard, William
Jacob, D.
Leroux, H.
Clark, Chris
Mechanical twinning of monazite expels radiogenic lead
title Mechanical twinning of monazite expels radiogenic lead
title_full Mechanical twinning of monazite expels radiogenic lead
title_fullStr Mechanical twinning of monazite expels radiogenic lead
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical twinning of monazite expels radiogenic lead
title_short Mechanical twinning of monazite expels radiogenic lead
title_sort mechanical twinning of monazite expels radiogenic lead
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE190101307
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84221