Ultra-low procedural blank and the single-grain mica Rb-Sr isochron dating

Both low procedural blank and high-precision measurements of isotopic ratios are crucial for the analysis of micro samples. This study reports a chemical procedure of ultra-low blank for the high precision measurement of Sr isotopic ratios on micro samples （〈1 ng level） using a new-type thermal ionization mass spectrometer IsoProbe-T, with a case study of single-grain Rb-Sr isochron dating on phlogopite from the Fuxian kimberlite in Liaoning Province. This method can be employed in studies of high resolution Rb-Sr geochronology and Sr isotopic geochemistry and thus will broaden application of the Rb-Sr isotopic system to earth sciences.     

The Rb-Sr isochron of ore and pyrite sub-samples from Linglong gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, eastern China and their geological significance

Here we report the first direct Rb-Sr dating of pyrites and ores using sub-sampling from lode gold deposits in Linglong, Jiaodong Peninsula, which is a supra-large lode gold deposit and propose this as a useful geochronological technique for gold mineralization with poor age constraint. The Rb-Sr data of pyrites yield an isochron age of (121.6±8.1) Ma, whereas those of ore and ore-pyrite spread in two ranges from 120.0 to 121.8 Ma and from 110.0 to 111.7 Ma. Studies of characteristic of gold deposit and microscopy of pyrite and quartz indicate that the apparent ages of ore and ore-pyrite are not isochron ages, only mixed by two end members, i.e. the primitive hydrothermal fluids and wall rocks, whereas the isochron age of pyrite sub-samples constrains the age of gold mineralization (121.6±8.1) Ma, i.e. early Cretaceous, which is in good agreement with the published SHRIMP zircon U-Pb ages.     

Re-Os dating of pyrite from Giant Bayan Obo REE-Nb-Fe deposit

The giant Bayan Obo REE-Nb-Fe deposit is locatedat the northern margin of the North China Block, i.e. atlatitude 41.7° north and longitude 110.0° east. The depositis very special in the world because it is the largest LREEdeposit and the second largest Nb deposit in the world,and also a large iron deposit. Geological features, mineralassemblage and geochronology of the deposit have beenreported[1—6]. However, various dating methods gave dif-ferent mineralization ages, and discrepancie…     

豫西栾川中鱼库锌(铅)矿床闪锌矿Rb-Sr年龄及其地质意义

中鱼库矽卡岩型锌(铅)矿床位于华北陆块南缘河南省西部栾川Mo-W-Pb-Zn-Ag多金属矿集区南部,矿体呈层状-似层状赋存于新元古界栾川群三川组碎屑岩、碳酸盐岩地层中.因缺乏精确的成矿年代学研究,对该矿床成因的争议较大.本文在矿床地质背景和岩石矿物学研究的基础上,对13件矿石样品中的闪锌矿进行Rb-Sr同位素年代学研究.闪锌矿87 Rb/86 Sr和87 Sr/86 Sr同位素比值分别集中在0.802～18.98和0.713 359～0.748 684,二者具有良好的线性关系;其等时线年龄为(136.4士0.8) Ma (2σ,MSWD=3.6),(87 St/86 Sr)t=0.711 913士0.000 074.Rb-Sr同位素年龄反映该矿床形成于早白垩世,稍晚于研究区内的斑岩-矽卡岩型Mo-W矿床(146士2 MaB.P.),与区内最后一阶段花岗质岩浆活动(142～136MaB.P.)有关,属于栾川Mo-W-Pb-Zn-Ag多金属成矿系统.结合区域资料,认为该矿床形成于中生代陆-陆碰撞过程中由挤压向伸展转变的阶段,或碰撞后造山的局部伸展背景.     

U-Pb dating of zircon grains from the ore-bearing plagioclase amphibolite in the Dashuigou Te deposit

The Dashuigou Te deposit is a unique independent one found in the world, and hosted in the plagioclase arnphibolite. The upper intercept age of single zircon from the arnphibolite can be considered to be the crystallization age of the source-rock of the amphibolite (tholeiitic basalt), while the lower intercept is nearly consistent with the time of the tectono-thermal event.     

Re-Os dating of auriferous pyrite from the Zhenyuan super-large gold deposit in Ailaoshan gold belt, Yunnan Province, Southwestern China

Zhenyuan gold deposit is the largest super large gold deposit in the Ailaoshan gold belt,but its precise mineralization age is still lack.Re-Os isotopic age of the auriferous pyrite from the Zhenyuan gold deposit was determined by using a high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(HR-ICP-MS).The pyrite samples were decomposed in carius tubes,Os was separated by distillation and Re was extracted by acetone,respectively.The results show that the Re-Os isochron age is 229±38 Ma(MSWD=2.0,confidence level is 95%),with an initial 187 Os/188 Os value of 0.68±0.24 and a corresponding Os value of 442±91.The Re/Os ratios of the pyrite vary from 40.8 to 100.5.The data suggest that at least one important ore-forming event was occurred during Indosinian epoch,and the ore-forming materials probably derived from mixed sources of crustal and mantle,while the later dominated.The Ailaoshan composite orogen experienced complicated evolutional processes,including formation of Precambrian-Early Paleozoic basement,subduction and orogenesis of Late Paleozoic era,collisional orogenesis of Late Hercynian-Indosinain epoch,and extensional or striking orogenesis of Yanshainan-Cenozoic epoch.The polycycle tectonic evolution and magmatism in this area caused multi-stage and superposition metallization characteristics of the Zhenyuan gold deposit:the mineralization probably occur mainly during the Indosinian collisional orogeny,while the minor gold ores of altered granite-porphyry and altered lamprophyre may be formed in the late superposition metallization.     

Nd isotopic disequilibrium between minerals and Rb-Sr age of the secondary phengite in eclogite from the Yangkou area, Qingdao, eastern China

There are two generations of white micas in retrograded coesite-bearing eclogite from the Yangkou area near Qingdao, eastern China. The secondary phengite developed along the folliations in eclogite is the majority of the white micas. Nd and Sr isotopic disequilibriums between garnet and retrograded omphacite as well as secondary phengite have been observed. Consequently, the Rb-Sr ages ((193 ± 4) Ma―(195 ± 4) Ma) given by the tie lines of the secondary phengite + garnet or whole rock may predate the formation time of the phengite. The Rb-Sr age of (183 ± 4) Ma given by the secondary phengite + retrograde omphacite is much closer to the formation time of the phengite indicating the retrograde age of eclogite instead of a cooling age of eclogite at 500℃.     

Source of ore-forming material and metallogenic age of the Zheboshan gold deposit, western Sichuan Province, China

The Zheboshan gold deposit, which is located in the “Gold Triangle” area on the borders of Sichuan. Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, is a very complicated micro-fine disseminated gold deposit. Considering the ICP-MS measurements and Rb and Sr isotope data, it is suggested that the orcforming materials may have come from the quartz-amphibole porphyrite dykes. It is also suggested that the age of ore depasit is generally consistent with the age of formation of the quartz-amphibole porphyrite. It is further deduced that the deposit is a magmatic hydrothermal ore deposit.     

Fine grain IRSL and GLSL dating of late Quaternary sediments from North China

A possible approach to assess the fine grain OSL dating is discussed through comparison of equivalent dose (D_E) values and ages obtained by IRSL and GLSL of fine grains for 31 sediment samples from North China. The IRSL and GLSL were measured with the same aliquots for each sample, i.e. shine-down was by 100 s of IRSL (880 nm) followed by 100 s of GLSL (514 nm) on the same discs. The D_E values and ages found by IRSL are in good agreement with those by GLSL within 1—2σ for 80% samples, especially for aeolian loess samples. Considering that IRSL from feldspar differs obviously from GLSL dominated from quartz in dose response, thermal stability and optical bleaching characteristic, the agreement between the D_E values may be taken as evidence that the two clocks of IRSL and GLSL had been well reset during deposition. The consistent ages of IRSL and GLSL, in turn, may be referred to an indicator to evaluate the fine grain OSL dating of sediments.     

Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr isotopical ages of magnetite-chlorite formation gold deposit in the volcanic rock area of Late Paleozoic Era, East Tianshan

Through studying geo-geochemical characteristics and determining Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr isotopical ages in the Kanggur magnetite-chlorite formation gold deposit, some conclusions can be achieved: Sm-Nd isochron age is (290.4 ± 7)Ma, Rb-Sr isochron age is (282.3 ± 5)Ma, mineralization is Late Hercynian and the formation of this gold deposit is related to the macroscopic Huangshan-Qiugemingtashi ductile shear zone which is produced as a result of collision between the Tarim plate and the Junggar plate.     

SHRIMP dating of zircons from the Caledonian Xiongdian eclogite, western Dabie Mountains, China

This note reports the SHRIMP U-Pb data of zircons from the Caledonian Xiongdian eclogite, western Dabie Mountains. Zircons from the rock occur mainly in garnet and other metamorphic minerals with sharp boundaries and exhibit textures growing under metamorphic conditions. Analyses of 7 grains give ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages ranging from 335 to 424 Ma, showing a certain degree of radiogenic lead loss. This suggests a minimum age of (424±5) Ma for the metamorphic zircons, as well as the high-pressure metamorphic event. The outer peripheral zone of a zircon gives ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age of about 300 Ma. Combined with Sm-Nd, ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar, U-Pb and ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ages, the peak metamorphism of the Xiongdian eclogite is documented between 424—480 Ma.     

Re-Os dating of gold-bearing arsenopyrite of the Maoling gold deposit,Liaoning Province,Northeast China and its geological significance

The Maoling gold deposit, one of the large gold deposits in eastern Liaoning Province, NE China, is an arsenopyrite-disseminated gold deposit with a resource of approximately 25 t Au and an average Au grade of 3.2 g/t. Six arsenopyrites closely related to Au mineralization of the Maoling gold deposit are dated by Re-Os technique and define a Re-Os isochron with an age of 2316±140 Ma, which suggests that the deposit was formed in the Paleoproterozoic era rather than in the Indosinian period as some early researchers suggested. High initial ^187Os/^188Os ratio of 1.32±0.48 indicates a crustal derivation of the ore-forming material of the deposit, which may be derived from rocks of the Gaixian formation of the Liaohe Group. Furthermore,the result also implies that the age of the Gaixian Formation in the Maoling district is older than 2316±140 Ma.     

Single zircon LAM－ICPMS U－Pb dating of Guidong complex （SE China） and its petrogenetic significance

Because of the strong effects of the Caledonian and Indosinian orogenies and Yanshanian magmatism since early Paleozoic time, different types of granites and ore deposits occur widely in the Nanling region of SE China[1]. The Guidong complex is situated at the border between the South Jiangxi—North Guangdong post-Caledonian orogenic belt and the Hercynian-Indosinian belt, which is constrained by an E-W regional deep fault (Guidong-Da- dongshan deep fault) and therefore is elongated nea…     

Re-Os isotope dating of pyrite from the footwall mineralization zone of the Xinqiao deposit,Tongling, Anhui Province: Geochronological evidence for submarine exhalative sedimentation

The Xinqiao deposit is located in the Tongling area,Anhui Province.This deposit is dominantly composed of stratiform sulfide orebodies,which are restricted to the transitional zone from clastic rocks to carbonates at the base of the Late Carboniferous Huanglong Formation.There are discordant veinlets or networks of mineralization in the footwall rocks below the stratiform sulfide orebodies.The underlying discordant mineralization zones coexist with conformable stratiform sulfide orebodies,which are considered to be the most representative features of massive sulfide deposits formed by submarine exhalative sedimentation.This study reports a pyrite 187Re-187Os isotopic age of 319±13 Ma(MSWD=16) for the footwall mineralization zone.This isochron age is consistent with the interval of strata hosting the conformable stratiform sulfide orebody,and provides direct geochronological evidence for Carboniferous exhalative sedimentary mineralization.     

印度尼西亚西爪哇内阁拉萨金矿GA矿区黄铁矿 形态标型特征及成矿预测

黄铁矿是金矿物中最常见的金属矿物,它不仅与金的矿化有着密切的关系,而且还是主要的载金矿物[1]。本文主要是对内阁拉萨金矿GA区黄铁矿进行晶体形态标型特征的研究。研究发现：本区黄铁矿晶形较简单,主要是{100}、{210}、{111},及它们的聚形体和不规则体。通过研究该区黄铁矿的形态与矿化强度的关系,对该区黄铁矿标型与金矿化预测做了一定的总结。     

浙江天台盆地下陈萤石矿床地质特征及 ESR 年代学

探讨浙江天台盆地下陈萤石矿床的矿床地质特征与成矿时代,为寻找成因类似的矿床提供理论依据。通过该矿床的野外地质特征和岩矿石显微镜下特征的研究,并利用热活化电子自旋共振测龄法对矿区内不同矿脉上与萤石共生的石英进行了测定,结果表明下陈萤石矿床为热液充填型脉状萤石矿床,成矿年龄平均为75．3±7．0 Ma,其成矿时代主要为晚白垩世。对浙江不同地区萤石矿床成矿时代的规律进行总结,显示浙江的萤石矿成矿时代呈现多期次性,在早白垩世早期、早白垩世晚期、晚白垩世均有成矿作用发生,主要集中在晚白垩世。     

Growth ages of ferromanganese crusts from the western and central Pacific： Comparison between nannofossil analysis and ^10Be dating

Based on results of nannofossil analysis and 10Be dating in ferromanganese crusts M1-1 and A1-1 (no nannofossils were found in it),from the western and central Pacific respectively,it is found that the crust growth ages from nannofossil biostrati-graphy agree well with those based on 10Be isotope analysis. Both crusts have three growth layers,and the oldest layer was deposited in Miocene at about 12.80 Ma. The maximum,minimum,and average growth rates of crust A1-1 (from the central Pacific) are 8.11,1.92 and 3.47 mm/Ma,and those of crust M1-1 (from the western Pacific) are 2.93,0.47,and 0.94 mm/Ma.     

Significance of native arsenic in the Baogutu gold deposit, western Junggar, Xinjiang, NW China

Native arsenic together with comb quartz and stibnite is found in the Baogutu gold deposit, western Junggar (Xinjiang), NW China. It is anhedral with various grain size (<0.001 to 2 mm), and contains 98 wt% to 98.7 wt% As. Micro-granular electrum, the main auriferous mineral in the Baogutu gold deposit, is commonly enclosed in or closely accompanied by native arsenic. Three ore-forming paragenetic stages could be identified. Native arsenic mainly formed at stage II which is also the major stage for gold deposition. Mineral assemblage formed at this stage is native arsenic-stibnite-electrum-arseno- pyrite-miargyrite-freibergite-pyrrhotite-pyrite. Based on native arsenic and its coexisting minerals, the temperature (230 to 170℃), oxygen fugacity (logfO₂ = −42―−56.5) and sulfur fugacity (logf S₂ = −13.3― −16.6) of stage II are estimated. From stage I to stage II, the temperature, sulfur fugacity and S²⁻ con-centration of hydrothermal fluid decrease obviously, whereas the As concentration increases. Coexis-tence with native arsenic of electrum and its contents of 0.5 wt%―1.3 wt% As suggest that As is im-portant to transport Au when S²⁻ concentration decrease in hydrothermal fluid. Crystallization of native arsenic induced the deposition of electrum and consequently the formation of the Baogutu gold deposit.