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Differential REE uptake by sector growth of monazite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

G. Cressey ,
F. Wall  and
B. A. Cressey
G. Cressey
Affiliation:
Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
F. Wall
Affiliation:
Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
B. A. Cressey
Affiliation:
School of Ocean and Earth Science, Southampton Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
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Abstract

Monazite-(Ce) from a dolomite carbonatite at Kangankunde, Malawi, is sector-zoned with variation in La2O3 of up to 6.0 wt.% and in Nd2O3 of up to 3.9 wt.% between sectors. Single crystal X-ray diffraction, backscattered electron imaging and microprobe analysis have been used to establish the relationship between the morphology and sector chemistry of this low-Th monazite, (Ce,La,Nd)PO4. Uptake of La by {011} sector surfaces is enhanced relative to that of and {100} sectors; Ce shows no partitioning differences; and uptake of Nd is more easily facilitated on and {100} surfaces relative to {011}. There appears to be a distinct relationship between the size of the REE ion and the probability of uptake via the different growth surfaces. Interpretation of this uptake behaviour, based on theories involving ‘protosites’, involves an investigation of the possible kink site geometries at edge-steps during growth. Part-formed kink sites with small entrance sizes are calculated to occur with higher frequency on relative to {011}, and this correlates with an increase in the smaller-sized REE (Nd) uptake by growth surfaces. The overall morphology and sector growth is suggested to be a function of uptake chemistry.

Keywords

monazitesector-zoningcrystal growthREEcarbonatiteKangankunde
Type
Research Article
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 63 , Issue 6 , December 1999 , pp. 813 - 828
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1999

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