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 …

[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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Deformation induced decoupling between U-Pb and trace elements in titanite revealed through petrochronology and study of localized deformation

C Kavanagh-Lepage, F Gervais, K Larson… - Geoscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this contribution, we analyzed a pair of mafic samples collected from a recently identified
shear zone and its proximal footwall from the Manicouagan Imbricate Zone (MIZ) of the …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating low dispersion isotope dissolution Lu-Hf garnet dates via in situ Lu-Hf geochronology, Kanchenjunga Himal

KP Larson, JM Cottle, M Button, B Dyck, I Lihter… - Geoscience …, 2024 - Elsevier
Re-examination of three specimens from the Kanchenjunga Himal of Nepal via in situ Lu-Hf
garnet geochronology yields evidence of multiple garnet growth events. Spot analyses from …

Exhumation of an Archean granulite terrane by paleoproterozoic orogenesis: evidence from the North China Craton

D Wang, RN Mitchell, J Guo, F Liu - Journal of Petrology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Granulites represent high-grade metamorphic rocks of the deep continental crust. The
metamorphism and exhumation of granulites from Archean terranes provide insights into the …

Constraints on the Palaeoproterozoic tectono‐metamorphic evolution of the Lewisian Gneiss Complex, NW Scotland: Implications for Nuna assembly

S Volante, A Dziggel, JB Walters… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite extensive investigation, the tectono‐thermal evolution of the Archean crust in the
Lewisian Gneiss Complex in NW Scotland (LGC) is debated. Most U–Pb zircon …

Single Spot Rb‐Sr Isochron Dating of Biotite by LA‐MC‐ICP‐MS/MS

AM Cruz‐Uribe, G Craig, JM Garber… - Geostandards and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Laser ablation tandem mass spectrometry is a burgeoning field for in situ Rb‐Sr
geochronology. Here, we determined simultaneous isotope ratios of 87Sr/86Sr and …

MinPlot: A mineral formula recalculation and plotting program for electron probe microanalysis

JB Walters - Mineralogia, 2022 - sciendo.com
MinPlot is a MATLAB®-based mineral formula recalculation and compositional plotting
program for electron microprobe analyses (EPMA). The program offers recalculation and …

U‐Th‐Pb and Trace Element Evaluation of Existing Titanite and Apatite LA‐ICP‐MS Reference Materials and Determination of 208Pb/232Th‐206Pb/238U Date …

OK Droubi, AM Bauer, C Bonamici… - Geostandards and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The last decade has seen a marked increase in U‐Th‐Pb petrochronological studies
focused on titanite and apatite. This has motivated the need for detailed, phase‐specific …