Electron microprobe technique for U-Th-Pb and REE chemistry of monazite, and its implications for pre-, peak- and post- metamorphic events of the Lutzow-Holm Complex and the Napier Complex, East Antarctica
Electron microprobe technique for U-Th-Pb and REE chemistry of monazite, and its implications for pre-, peak- and post- metamorphic events of the Lutzow-Holm Complex and the Napier Complex, East Antarctica
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2006-10
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T. Hokada;Y. Motoyoshi
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T. Hokada;Y. Motoyoshi
Monazites in high-grade metapelites from the Lützow-Holm Complex and Napier Complex have been examined in terms of U, Th, Pb and rare earth element (REE) chemistry using an electron microprobe. The studied samples include four granulite-facies garnet-biotite-bearing metapelites from Skallen within the LützowHolm Complex, and a re-hydrated garnet-sillimanite gneiss from the Mt. Riiser-Larsen area within the UHT zone of the Napier Complex. Two out of four garnet-bearing metapelitic samples from Skallen gave simple /0* /** Ma monazite U-Th-Pb ages, whereas the other two samples yielded two age populations, i.e., /0* /** Ma and 0/* /2* Ma. The younger age group is consistent with the //* /,* Ma metamorphic ages reported by SHRIMP. The older /2* Ma monazites are relatively enriched in Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy (MREE) and depleted in Si (Ca and Th) compared with the younger (/0* /** Ma) ones. These older monazites possibly formed through M-HREE-enriched conditions such as garnet-free conditions, suggesting that the growth of these monazites pre-dated the peak metamorphism. Garnet-sillimanite gneiss from the Mt. Riiser-Larsen area shows various postUHT re-hydration textures such as biotite-sillimanite aggregates, and fine-grained biotite flakes around or intracrystalline fractures within garnet porphyroblasts. Monazites enclosed within garnet cores have ,.2* ,..* Ma U-Th-Pb ages consistent with the reported zircon and monazite SHRIMP dates. On the other hand, those associated with re-hydrated zones gave fluctuating ,,** 1** Ma ages. These younger ages are thought to reflect the incomplete chemical disturbance during the post-UHT