The trace element composition of apatite and its application to detrital provenance studies

G O'Sullivan, D Chew, G Kenny, I Henrichs… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Apatite's ubiquity in crystalline rocks, variable trace element contents (particularly with
regard to the REE, actinides and Sr), and amenability to various dating techniques based on …

Sourcing the sand: Accessory mineral fertility, analytical and other biases in detrital U-Pb provenance analysis

D Chew, G O'Sullivan, L Caracciolo, C Mark… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Interpreting the wealth of new data derived from the diverse suite of modern single-grain
provenance approaches available to a sedimentologist requires a thorough understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Apatite: a U-Pb thermochronometer or geochronometer?

CL Kirkland, C Yakymchuk, K Szilas, N Evans, J Hollis… - Lithos, 2018 - Elsevier
Apatite is an accessory mineral that is frequently found in both igneous and clastic
sedimentary rocks. It is conventionally considered to be characterized by a closure …

[HTML][HTML] LA-ICP-MS imaging in the geosciences and its applications to geochronology

D Chew, K Drost, JH Marsh, JA Petrus - Chemical Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) map** is a
rapidly expanding field in the geosciences because of the wealth of spatial information it …

Apatite U-Pb thermochronology: A review

DM Chew, RA Spikings - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The temperature sensitivity of the U-Pb apatite system (350–570° C) makes it a powerful tool
to study thermal histories in the deeper crust. Recent studies have exploited diffusive Pb loss …

Apatite trace element composition as an indicator of ore deposit types: A machine learning approach

KF Qiu, T Zhou, D Chew, ZL Hou, A Müller… - American …, 2024 - degruyter.com
The diverse suite of trace elements incorporated into apatite in ore-forming systems has
important applications in petrogenesis studies of mineral deposits. Trace element variations …

An integrated apatite geochronology and geochemistry tool for sedimentary provenance analysis

GJ O'Sullivan, DM Chew, AC Morton… - Geochemistry …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sediment provenance studies utilizing detrital geochronology are often limited by source‐
rock non‐uniqueness with respect to mineral age. Thus, the development of integrated …

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 …

Apatites for destruction: Reference apatites from Morocco and Brazil for U-Pb petrochronology and Nd and Sr isotope geochemistry

FE Apen, CJ Wall, JM Cottle, MD Schmitz… - Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
In situ apatite U-Pb petrochronology and Sr-Nd isotope geochemistry requires well-
characterized and matrix-matched references materials (RMs), yet only a few suitable …

Apatite geochemical and SrNd isotopic insights into granitoid petrogenesis

JF Sun, JH Yang, JH Zhang, YH Yang, YS Zhu - Chemical Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Apatite geochemical and Sr single bond Nd isotopic compositions provide robust means for
constraining a wide range of geological processes in earth and planetary sciences …