Age Determination of Gem-Quality Green Vanadium Grossular (Var. Tsavorite) from the Neoproterozoic Metamorphic Mozambique Belt, Kenya and Tanzania

Gem-quality garnets, with their high closure temperature (750–800 °C), high transparency, uniform composition, and purity, offer promising prospects for U-Pb dating. Despite decades of recognition that garnets can be dated using the U-Pb method, direct dating remains extremely limited. Tsavorite is...

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Main Authors: Siyi Zhao, Bo Xu, Yi Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/15/1/9
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