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The concentrations of radioactive and trace elements in the granulites from the south-east margin of the Bohemian Massif (Czechoslovakia)

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The distribution of radioactive elements(Th, U, K) and trace elements(Rb, Sr, Ba, Pb, Zr, Ti, Cu, Cr, Ni, V) of acid granulites from the south-east margin of the Bohemian Massif (SW Moravia) was under study. The investigated rocks are characterized by a great variability ofTh/U ratios andTh andU contents; a linear relationship between theTh andU values was observed. A close relation between theU and biotite contents with a statistically significant linear correlation coefficient of +0.85 was found. In agreement with geological and petrological investigations, the concentrations of radioactive elements correspond to the contents observed in the rocks with metamorphic intensity between the amphibolite and granulite facies. The investigated rocks have extremely lowSr concentrations distinguishing them from other acid granulites of the world.Rb contents are rather variable reaching, however, the highest values among the acid granulites of various granulite areas.

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Matějovská, O., Vaňková, V. The concentrations of radioactive and trace elements in the granulites from the south-east margin of the Bohemian Massif (Czechoslovakia). Stud Geophys Geod 24, 285–301 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01634137

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