Abundance and distribution of uranium and thorium in zircon, sphene, apatite, epidote, and monazite in granitic rocks
Author(s) -
Hurley Patrick M.,
Fairbairn Harold W.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0002-8606
DOI - 10.1029/tr038i006p00939
Subject(s) - zircon , monazite , epidote , thorium , uranium , geochemistry , geology , apatite , mineral , granitic rock , abundance (ecology) , mineralogy , chemistry , biology , paleontology , materials science , quartz , organic chemistry , chlorite , metallurgy , fishery
Analyses were made of uranium and thorium in zircon, sphene, apatite, epidote, and monazite separated as accessory minerals from samples of granitic rock from widely scattered localities to indicate (1) the abundance, and (2) the natural distribution of these two components among the five mineral phases.
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