Applications and limitations of U-Pb thermochronology to middle and lower crustal thermal histories

AJ Smye, JH Marsh, P Vermeesch, JM Garber… - Chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Volume diffusion of Pb occurs over micron length scales in apatite and rutile at temperatures
relevant to the evolution of the middle and lower crust. Continuous thermal history …

Current applications using key mineral phases in igneous and metamorphic geology: perspectives for the future

S Volante, E Blereau, M Guitreau… - Geological Society …, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
The study of magmatic and metamorphic processes is challenged by geological
complexities like geochemical variations, geochronological uncertainties and the …

Linking titanite U–Pb dates to coupled deformation and dissolution–reprecipitation

AC Moser, BR Hacker, GE Gehrels… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2022 - Springer
Titanite U–Pb geochronology is a promising tool to date high-temperature tectonic
processes, but the extent to and mechanisms by which recrystallization resets titanite U–Pb …

Protracted Subduction of the European Hyperextended Margin Revealed by Rutile U‐Pb Geochronology Across the Dora‐Maira Massif (Western Alps)

G Bonnet, C Chopin, M Locatelli… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Dora‐Maira massif is an archetypal nappe stack of subducted and exhumed
upper crust. Slices of continental crust experienced metamorphism at upper blueschist to …

A modern pulse of ultrafast exhumation and diachronous crustal melting in the Nanga Parbat Massif

VE Guevara, AJ Smye, MJ Caddick, MP Searle… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
We combine monazite petrochronology with thermal modeling to evaluate the relative roles
of crustal melting, surface denudation, and tectonics in facilitating ultrafast exhumation of the …

[HTML][HTML] Crystal plasticity and fluid availability govern the ability of titanite to record the age of deformation

S Corvò, M Maino, S Piazolo… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Here, we study the relationships of titanite-hosting microdomains, intragrain chemical
variations, microstructure and fluids with the aim of deciphering the reliability of titanite U–Pb …

Discrimination of thermodynamic and kinetic contributions to the heavy rare earth element patterns in metamorphic garnet

M Konrad‐Schmolke, R Halama… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Variations of rare earth element (REE) concentrations in metamorphic garnet are an
important source of information of geodynamic and geochemical processes in the deeper …

Laser ablation split-stream analysis of the Sm-Nd and U-Pb isotope compositions of monazite, titanite, and apatite–Improvements, potential reference materials, and …

CM Fisher, AM Bauer, Y Luo, C Sarkar, JM Hanchar… - Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Continued improvements in both ICPMS (inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry)
and laser ablation technologies are fueling advancements in accessory mineral …

Accessory mineral constraints on crustal evolution: elemental fingerprints for magma discrimination

E Bruand, M Fowler, C Storey, O Laurent… - Geochemical …, 2020 - uca.hal.science
Underexplored accessory minerals such as titanite and apatite have the potential to give
insights into the nature and the petrogenesis of their host rock. Their trace element and REE …

Titanite as a petrogenetic indicator

EA Scibiorski, PA Cawood - Terra Nova, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The trace element composition of titanite reflects the temperature, pressure and bulk‐rock
composition from which it crystallized. Two geochemical discriminators are identified by …