U-Th-Pb Dating of Phosphate Minerals

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Research Article| January 01, 2002 U-Th-Pb Dating of Phosphate Minerals T. Mark Harrison; T. Mark Harrison Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T. 0200 Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elizabeth J. Catlos; Elizabeth J. Catlos School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jean-Marc Montel Jean-Marc Montel LMTG-Minéralogie UMR, CNRS 5563, 39 allées J. Guesde, 31000 Toulouse, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2002) 48 (1): 524–558. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2002.48.14 Article history first online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation T. Mark Harrison, Elizabeth J. Catlos, Jean-Marc Montel; U-Th-Pb Dating of Phosphate Minerals. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2002;; 48 (1): 524–558. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2002.48.14 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search The dominant occurrence of phosphate minerals in crystalline rocks is as accessory phases, most notably apatite, monazite, and xenotime. Because these minerals tend, to varying degrees, to partition U and Th into their structures they can often contain the majority of those elements in a rock. These three phases, again to varying degrees, tend not to incorporate significant amounts of Pb during crystallization and thus were early candidates for utilization as U-Th-Pb geochronometers. The ideal U-Th-Pb geochronometer would be a phase that is stable over all possible environmental conditions and is quantitatively retentive of parent and daughter isotopes. In fact,... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.