Paragenesis of Accessory Phases
Conference Abstracts
Published Papers
- Four Generations of Accessory-Phase Growth in Low-Pressure Migmatites from SW New Hampshire, USA (pdf) (html snippet) American Mineralogist, 88, 338-351.
- Apatite, Monazite, and Xenotime in Metamorphic Rocks (html snippet). Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 48, 293-336.
Key phases: monazite, xenotime, apatite, allanite, titanite
Goals
- obtain accurate/precise ages for (U, Th)-bearing accessories
- determine reactions/events responsible for accessory-phase growth
- estimate first-pass thermodynamic properties for accessories (G, H, S, Cp)
- use ages, reactions, differential thermodynamic models to constrain P-T-t paths
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Rollover shows monazite with1: 4 distinct yttrium zones2: estimated growth temp of each zone (mouse over)3: assemblage/zone at growth time of each zone (mouse down) |
