Chemical U–Th–total Pb dating and structural disorder of monazite-(Ce) from granitoids of the Aduiskii massif, Middle Urals

Abstract

Using the methods of electron probe microanalysis and Raman spectroscopy, the zoning, chemical composition, and disorder in the matrix of accessory monazite extracted from a synplutonic quartz dioritic dyke intruding migmatite, diorite, and fine-granular granite of the Aduiskii massif were studied. It was established that monazite grains contained inner and outer zones. The contributions of chemical and radiation factors to mineral disorder were estimated. The results of chemical U-Th-total Pb dating of mineral are reported. The age 252 ± 4 Ma corresponds to the second maximum of granite formation.