In:
Mineralogical Magazine, Mineralogical Society, Vol. 64, No. 5 ( 2000-10), p. 867-877
Abstract:
Zircon commonly occurs as one of important accessory HFSE-bearing minerals in A-type granite. A detailed electron microprobe study was carried out on zircon from the Laoshan complex, Eastern China, which is composed of I- and A-type granites. Zircon from the I-type rocks is relatively poor in trace elements (HfO 2 〈 2 wt.%, UO 2 , ThO 2 and Y 2 O 3 〈 1 wt.%), but that from the A-type rocks is richer in Hf, U, Th and Y. Hafnian zircon with a HfO 2 content of up to 12.37 wt.% was found in the arfvedsonite granite, which is considered the most evolved facies in the A-type suite. Enrichment in Hf is generally observed at the rims of zircon crystals relative to the cores. The Hf enrichment in zircon, and the association of exotic REE - and HFSE-bearing minerals are linked to hydrothermal activity, suggesting that during the last stage of crystallization of the A-type magma, fluids enriched in REE , HFSE, F − , CO 3 2− and PO 4 3− were released.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0026-461X
,
1471-8022
DOI:
10.1180/002646100549850
Language:
English
Publisher:
Mineralogical Society
Publication Date:
2000
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2034522-7
SSG:
13
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