Zircon U–Pb age, trace element and Hf isotope composition of Kongling terrane in the Yangtze Craton: refining the timing of Palaeoproterozoic high-grade metamorphism

U–Pb age, trace element and Hf isotope compositions of zircon were analysed for a metasedimentary rock and two amphibolites from the Kongling terrane in the northern part of the Yangtze Craton. The zircon shows distinct morphological and chemical characteristics. Most zircon in an amphibolite shows oscillatory zoning, high Th/U and ¹⁷⁶Lu/¹⁷⁷Hf ratios, high formation temperature, high trace element contents, clear negative Eu anomaly, as well as HREE-enriched patterns, suggesting that it is igneous. The zircon yields a weighted mean ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb age of 2857 ± 8 Ma, representing the age of the magmatic protolith. The zircon in the other two samples is metamorphic. It has low Th/U ratios, low trace element concentrations, variable HREE contents (33.8 ≥ Lu_N≥2213; 14.7 ≤ Lu_N/Sm_N ≤ 354) and ¹⁷⁶Lu/¹⁷⁷Hf ratios (0.000030–0.001168). The data indicate that the zircon formed in the presence of garnet and under upper amphibolite facies conditions. The metamorphic zircon yields a weighted mean ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb age of 2010 ± 13 Ma. These results combined with previously obtained Palaeoproterozoic metamorphic ages suggest a c. 2.0 Ga Palaeoproterozoic collisional event in the Yangtze Craton, which may result from the assembly of the supercontinent Columbia. The zircon in two samples yields weighted mean two-stage Hf model ( T _DM2) ages of 3217 ± 110 and 2943 ± 50 Ma, respectively, indicating that their protoliths were mainly derived from Archean crust.     

The Use of Multiple Reference Samples for the Monitoring of Ion Microprobe Performance During Zircon 207Pb/206Pb Age Determinations

Data from a series of extended analytical sessions using a range of different zircon reference samples have been used to investigate the periodic derivation of abnormal ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ages during microbeam analysis%For the Canberra SHRIMP II, this phenomenon probably results from the presence of a signal at mass 204 that is alien to the Pb spectrum; isotopic fractionation is unlikely to be a significant contributor. In contrast, abnormal ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ages obtained from SHRIMP I at the same research centre require a different, but as yet unknown explanation. Assessment of the reasons for atypical ^207Pb/²⁰⁶Pb measurements and the means of correcting for them should therefore be independently assessed for individual analytical instruments. The use of reference samples with very different ages is an effective way of doing this, because older reference samples are more useful for documenting isotopic fractionation, whereas younger ones are more sensitive indicators of isobaric interference.     

Direct Determination of Lead Isotope Ratios by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry in Lake Sediment Samples

A direct method for the determination of lead isotopic ratios by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-quadrupole mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-QMS) is presented. Samples of lake sediments were ground and pressed as pellets before being analysed. Mass bias was corrected by analysing an external calibration sample manufactured with pure silica doped with NIST SRM 981 solution. The efficiency of the mass bias correction was checked by comparing the ICP-MS data with lead isotopic ratios determined by thermal ionisation mass spectrometry (TIMS). The average long term reproducibilities were 0.40%, 0.40%, 0.20% and 0.30% (RSD) respectively for the ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb, ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb, ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb and ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ratios. The method was applied to the study of lake sediment samples, in order to determine the amount and origin of historical contamination by lead.     

Chemical Separation and Isotopic Variations of Cu and Zn From Five Geological Reference Materials

This paper presents an adapted anion exchange column chemistry protocol which allowed separation of high-purity fractions of Cu and Zn from geological materials. Isobaric and non-spectral interferences were virtually eliminated for consequent multiple-collector ICP-MS analysis of the isotopic composition of these metals. The procedure achieved ∼ 100% recoveries, thus ensuring the absence of column-induced isotopic fractionation. By employing these techniques, we report isotopic analyses for Cu and Zn from five geological reference materials: BCR-027 blende ore (BCR), δ⁶⁵Cu = 0.52 ± 0.15‰ (n = 10) and δ⁶⁶Zn = 0.33 ± 0.07‰ (n = 8); BCR-030 calcined calamine ore (BCR), δ⁶⁶Zn = -0.06 ± 0.09‰ (n = 8); BCR-1 basalt (USGS), δ⁶⁶Zn = 0.29 ± 0.12‰ (n = 8); NOD-P-1 manganese nodule (USGS), δ⁶⁵Cu = 0.46 ± 0.08‰ (n = 10) and δ⁶⁶Zn = 0.78 ± 0.09‰ (n = 9); SU-1 Cu-Co ore (CCRMP), δ⁶⁵Cu = -0.018 ± 0.08‰ (n = 10) and δ⁶⁶Zn = 0.13 ± 0.17‰ (n = 6). All uncertainties are ± 2s; copper isotope ratios are reported relative to NIST SRM-976, and zinc isotope ratios relative to the Lyon-group Johnson Matthey metal (batch 3-0749 L) solution, JMC Zn. These values agree well with the limited data previously published, and with results reported for similar natural sample types. Samples were measured using a GVi IsoProbe MC-ICP-MS, based at the Natural History Museum, London. Long-term measurement reproducibility has been assessed by repeat analyses of both single element and complex matrix samples, and was commonly better than ± 0.07‰ for both δ⁶⁶Zn and δ⁶⁵Cu.     

SHRIMP U–Pb ages of diagenetic and hydrothermal xenotime from the Archaean Witwatersrand Supergroup of South Africa

SHRIMP dating of xenotime overgrowths on detrital zircon grains can constrain maximum durations since diagenesis and therefore provide minimum dates of sediment deposition. Thus, xenotime dating has significant economic application to Precambrian sediment-hosted ore deposits, such as Witwatersrand Au–U, for which there are no precise depositional ages. The growth history of xenotime in the Witwatersrand Supergroup is texturally complex, with several phases evident. The oldest authigenic xenotime ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb age obtained in sandstone underlying the Vaal Reef is 2764 ± 5 Myr (1 σ), and most likely represents a mixture of diagenetic and hydrothermal growth. Nevertheless, this represents the oldest authigenic mineral age yet recorded in the sequence and provides a minimum age of deposition. Other xenotime data record a spread of ages that correspond to numerous post-diagenetic thermotectonic events (including a Ventersdorp event at ≈ 2720 Ma) up to the ≈2020 Ma Vredefort event.     

华北克拉通西南缘汝阳群沉积时代及其地质意义：来自碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄的证据

汝阳群分布在华北克拉通西南缘,位于河南-陕西-山西交界地区,主要为一套未变质的碎屑岩及碳酸盐岩地层,不整合于熊耳群火山岩系之上,其上被洛峪群整合覆盖。长期以来,其地质时代一直存有较大的争议。本文通过对汝阳群下部白草坪组4个石英砂岩样品中的碎屑锆石进行LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄测定,获得的²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb年龄分布范围为3 000～1 800 Ma,主要集中在2 600～2 400 Ma之间(约占67%),年龄主峰值为2 550～2 500 Ma,说明其沉积物质主要来源于新太古代末以及古元古代的地质体。其中,最年轻锆石的²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb谐和年龄值分别为1 817±22 Ma、1 838±23 Ma、1 924±17 Ma和1 829±28 Ma,说明汝阳群沉积时代不老于1 800 Ma,与其上覆洛峪群中近期获得1 611±8 Ma的年龄相吻合,因此其形成时代应为中元古代早期。     

San Quintín volcanic field, Baja California, Mexico: 'within-plate' magmatism following ridge subduction

The Holocene San Quintín volcanic province in northern Baja California comprises spinel-lherzolite-bearing alkali basalts. Trace element (La/Nb = 0.57–0.73; K/Rb = 402–479; La_N/Yb_N= 8.4, 9.9) and isotopic ratios (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶r = 0.70323–0.70352; ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd = 0.512924–0.512996; ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb = 19.108, 19.250; ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb = 15.567, 15.589; ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb = 38.82, 38.85) show that the lavas are compositionally indistinguishable from some ocean island, plume-associated basalts such as Hawaii and the Azores, and testify to an asthenospheric source for the magmas. The occurrence in Baja of such lavas may be related to the nature of the cessation of plate subduction beneath the peninsula; at present, San Quintín (and volcanic provinces to the north) are underlain by a 'no-slab window', whereas immediately to the south, remanent oceanic lithosphere may be preserved as a relict slab. This may act as a bamer to the upward passage of diapirs or magmas from the asthenosphere.     

δ30Si and δ29Si Determinations on USGS BHVO-1 and BHVO-2 Reference Materials with a New Configuration on a Nu Plasma Multi-Collector ICP-MS

We report silicon isotopic determinations for USGS rock reference materials BHVO-1 and BHVO-2 using a Nu Plasma multi-collector (MC)-ICP-MS, upgraded with a new adjustable entrance slit, to obtain medium resolution, as well as a stronger primary pump and newly designed sampler and skimmer cones ("B" cones). These settings, combined with the use of collector slits, allowed a resolution to be reached that was sufficient to overcome the ¹⁴N¹⁶O and ¹⁴N₂ interferences overlying the ³⁰Si and the ²⁸Si peaks, respectively, in an earlier set-up. This enabled accurate measurement of both δ³⁰Si and δ²⁹Si. The δ value is expressed in per mil variation relative to the NBS 28 quartz reference material. Based on data acquired from numerous sessions spread over a period of six months, we propose a recommended average δ³⁰Si of −0.33 ± 0.05‰ and −0.29 ± 0.11‰ (2se) for BHVO-1 and BHVO-2, respectively. Our BHVO grand mean silicon isotope composition (δ³⁰Si =−0.31 ± 0.06‰) is significantly more negative than the only published value for BHVO-2, but is in very good agreement with the recently established average value of ocean island basalts (OIB), confirming the conclusion that the OIB reservoir has a distinct isotopic composition from the solar reservoir as sampled by chondrites.     

An early Miocene age for a high-temperature event in gneisses from Zabargad Island (Red Sea,Egypt): mantle diapirism?

U–Pb zircon data from a felsic gneiss located at the contact zone with the central peridotite body of Zabargad Island (Red Sea, Egypt) provide an age of 23.2 ± 5.9 Myr consistent with the ²³⁸U–²⁰⁶Pb age of the youngest concordant grain (22.4 ± 1.3 Myr). Concordant grains indicate new zircon growth and/or resetting whereas slightly discordant analyses suggest participation of an older zircon component whose age cannot be defined precisely. SEM back-scattered imaging further reveals the occurrence of zoned domains almost completely erased by complex internal structures attributed to extensive recrystallization under metamorphic conditions. The 22.4 Myr Miocene age is thus interpreted as dating a high-temperature metamorphic event. The proximity between the studied sample and the peridotite supports previous conclusions which regard parts of the peridotites from Zabargad Island as an asthenopheric mantle diapir which intruded the thinned Pan-African continental crust during the early stages of the Red Sea opening.     

吉林中部小蜂蜜顶子组火山岩的形成时代及其地质意义:锆石U-Pb年代学和Hf同位素组成证据

本文对出露于吉林省中部地区的小蜂蜜顶子组标准剖面的流纹岩（样品号：JH21-1）和非标准剖面小蜂蜜顶子组的安山岩（样品号：JX1-1）进行了锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年代学以及Hf同位素组成研究。2个样品中的锆石均呈自形-半自形,CL图像上显示条痕状吸收或典型的岩浆振荡生长环带,结合其Th/U比值（0.27~0.81）,均暗示了它们的岩浆成因。定年结果表明：流纹岩（JH21-1）中锆石²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U加权平均年龄为（192±2）Ma （MSWD=4.8）,其形成于早侏罗世;安山岩（JX1-1）中锆石²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U加权平均年龄为（172±1）Ma （MSWD=0.27）,表明其形成于中侏罗世。前者与标准剖面时代一致,后者与小蜂蜜顶子组并非同一套火山岩。而2个样品中锆石的Hf同位素组成较为均一,ε_Hf（t）值为+5.25~+9.37,二阶省模式年龄为803~1 177 Ma,暗示它们起源于中-新元古代新增生陆壳物质的部分熔融。综上所述,吉林中部地区侏罗纪岩浆事件至少可以划分为两期--早侏罗世和中侏罗世,结合区域构造演化历史,可以认为吉林省中部地区早-中侏罗世火山岩的形成应与古太平洋板块俯冲于欧亚大陆之下的地质作用相联系。     

青海双朋西金铜矿床的成矿流体特征及流体来源

通过对双朋西金铜矿床流体包裹体岩相学、测温学及铅、硫同位素等的分析,研究其成矿流体性质和演化,并探讨矿床成矿流体来源,结果表明:①流体包裹体主要为气液两相包裹体;包裹体液相成分阳离子以Na+、K+、Ca2+为主,阴离子主要以SO2-4、Cl-为主;气相以H,2O、CO2为主.②双朋西金铜矿床成矿流体为中高温、中等盐度、中等密度、中等压力的流体.③铅同位素206Pb/204Pb为18.058～18.710,207Pb/204Pb为15.581～15.641,208Pb/204Ph为38.191～38.531;δ34S值(‰)变化范围为+3.1～+6.2,平均值为+4.42;综合分析认为,本区铅、硫同位素来源应为壳幔混合源.     

Three Secondary Reference Materials for Lithium Isotope Measurements: Li7-N, Li6-N and LiCl-N Solutions

The CRPG (Nancy, France) has prepared secondary reference materials for Li isotope measurements by mixing ⁷Li or ⁶Li spikes and either L-SVEC or IRMM-016 certified reference materials to produce solutions having a known Li concentration and isotopic composition. The Li7-N and Li6-N solution samples (1.5 mol l⁻¹ HNO₃) have nominal δ⁷Li isotopic compositions of 30.1‰ and -9.7‰ respectively relative to L-SVEC and concentrations of 100 mg l⁻¹. Repeated measurement of these samples using the QUAD-ICP-MS at the CRPG yielded δ⁷Li of 30.4 ± 1.1‰ (n = 13) and -8.9 ± 0.9‰ (n = 9) at the 2s level of confidence. An additional LiCl-N solution was measured and yielded a delta value of 9.5 ± 0.6‰ (n = 3). Identical results were obtained at the BRGM (Orléans, France) from determinations performed with a Neptune MC-ICP-MS (30.2 ± 0.3‰, n = 89 for the Li7-N, -8.0 ± 0.3‰, n = 38 for the Li6-N and 10.1 ± 0.2‰, n = 46 for LiCl-N at the 2s level of confidence). The deviation of measured composition relative to the nominal value for the Li6-N solution might be explained by either contamination during preparation or an error during sample weighing. These secondary reference materials, previously passed through ion exchange resin or directly analysed, may be used for checking the accuracy of Li isotopic measurements over a range of almost 40‰ and will be available to the scientific community upon request to J. Carignan or N. Vigier, CRPG.     

河北省邢台白涧铁矿床成矿作用研究

白涧铁矿床赋存于燕山期闪长岩和中奥陶统灰岩接触带中,空间上与矽卡岩密切相关; SIMS锆石U-Pb定年结果表明,含矿闪长岩加权平均年龄为128.47±1.2 Ma(MSWD=0.65, 95%置信度),代表白涧铁矿床形成的上限年龄;闪长岩Fe同位素组成的变化范围为δ⁵⁶Fe=+0.043‰~+0.166‰,平均值为0.0915‰±0.019(2SD, n=8);矽卡岩Fe同位素的变化范围为δ⁵⁶Fe=+0.058‰~+0.083‰,平均值为0.0707‰±0.019(2SD, n=3);灰岩Fe同位素的变化范围为δ⁵⁶Fe=-0.157‰~+0.042‰,平均值为-0.0575‰±0.019(2SD, n=2);磁铁矿Fe同位素的变化范围为δ⁵⁶Fe=+0.114‰~+0.146‰,平均值为0.1334‰±0.019(2SD, n=5);黄铁矿-磁黄铁矿Fe同位素的变化范围为δ⁵⁶Fe=+0.242‰~+0.270‰,平均值为0.2617‰±0.023(2SD, n=3)。闪长岩、矿石和矽卡岩Fe同位素组成的时空演化特征表明它们为同一流体体系演化的产物,具有相同的物质来源,来自于岩浆流体;白涧铁矿矽卡岩型矿体为燕山期华北克拉通破坏过程中岩浆流体成矿作用的产物。     

湖南白马山龙潭超单元、瓦屋塘花岗岩锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

运用阴极发光技术,对湖南白马山龙潭超单元2个样品和瓦屋塘花岗岩1个样品的锆石进行了内部结构分析,在此基础上利用锆石SHRIMP U-Pb定年方法进行了同位素年代学测定。其中,白马山龙潭超单元2个黑云母二长花岗岩样品分别给出了(215.9±1.9) Ma和(212.2±2.1) Ma的主体谐和年龄。同时还测得了一组较年轻的谐和年龄((201.0±2.8) Ma)和一组较老的锆石核部年龄(230.3~227.0 Ma),表明研究区印支晚期存在多期花岗质岩浆的侵入活动。瓦屋塘岩体黑云母二长花岗岩1个样品给出了(217.7±1.8) Ma的谐和年龄。这2个岩体的形成进一步佐证了华南大陆印支晚期岩浆活动于210~225 Ma,达到岩浆活动的峰期。地球化学测试结果显示,白马山和瓦屋塘岩体均为弱过铝-强过铝质花岗岩,具壳源型花岗岩的特征,形成于后碰撞期或碰撞晚期的构造环境,源于早元古代变质杂砂岩的部分熔融。结合区域大地构造背景认为,这2个岩体形成于秦岭-大别和松马2条印支期缝合带碰撞结束后的印支晚期伸展构造背景下,为热-应力松弛阶段,板内挤压加厚的地壳减压熔融作用的产物。     

Micro-Analytical Zircon and Monazite U-Pb Isotope Dating by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry

In this study we evaluated the capability of a 213 nm laser ablation system coupled to a quadrupole-based ICP-MS in delivering accurate and precise U-Pb ages on zircons and monazites. Four zircon samples ( ca. 50 Ma to ca. 600 Ma) and four monazite samples ( ca. 30 Ma to ca. 1390 Ma) of known ages were analysed utilising laser ablation pits with diameters of 20 μm and 60 μm. Instrument mass bias and laser induced time-dependent elemental fractionation were corrected for by calibration against a matrix-matched reference material. Tera-Wasserburg plots of the calculated U-Pb data were employed to assess, and correct for, common Pb contributions. The results indicated that the LA-ICP-MS technique employed in this study allowed precise and accurate U-Pb isotope dating of zircon and monazite on sample areas 20 μm in diameter. At this spot size, the precisions achieved for single spot ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages, were better than 5% (2s) for monazites and zircons with ages down to 30 Ma and 50 Ma, respectively. The precisions reported are comparable to those generally reported in SIMS and LA-MC-ICP-MS U-Pb isotope determinations.     

A Back-arc Palaeotectonic Setting for the Augaro Neoproterozoic Magmatic Rocks of Western Eritrea

The Augaro volcano-sedimentary assemblages of western Eritrea are part of the Neoproterozoic, N-S trending belt of low-grade volcano-sedimentary and associated plutonic rocks. In contrast to the volcanic-dominated oceanic-arc assemblages in central Eritrea, the predominant rock types in the west are supracrustal sequences of sedimentary origin with subordinate volcanic rocks. These Augaro supracrustal rocks are overlain, unconformably, by a basin-fill metasedimentary succession known as the Gulgula Group. The Augaro metavolcanic rocks are tholeiitic and range in composition from basalt to basaltic andesite. Comparison of trace element characteristics and N-MORB-normalised spidergrams of these rocks with those of modern volcanic environments and age-comparable metavolcanic rocks of known tectonic association from the Arabian-Nubian Shield suggest that the volcanic assemblages from western Eritrea were generated in a back-arc tectonic setting.

Single zircon Pb-Pb evaporation and vapour-transfer U-Pb analyses of magmatic zircons from pre/syn-tectonic granites yield a mean ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb age of 849±20 Ma and an upper concordia intercept age of 849±26 Ma. These ages are interpreted to represent the time of major magmatism in western Eritrea and are comparable to ages of early arc magmatism in central and northern Eritrea and in the southern Nubian Shield. Initial eNd values and initial Sr isotope ratios of whole-rock samples of magmatic rocks calculated for an age of 850 Ma range from +4.0 to +7.1 and 0.7026 to 0.7037, respectively. Single zircon ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ages, initial eNd value and Sr isotope ratio for a granitic clast in the Gulgula metaconglomerate suggest that the source area for the Gulgula metasedimentary rocks is similar to the surrounding Neoproterozoic rocks of western Eritrea.     

Zircon U–Pb age and trace element evidence for Paleoproterozoic granulite-facies metamorphism and Archean crustal rocks in the Dabie Orogen

Zircon U–Pb ages and trace elements were determined for granulites and gneiss at Huangtuling, which are hosted by ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Dabie Orogen, east-central China. CL images reveal core–rim structure for most zircons in the granulites. The cores show oscillatory zoning, relatively high Th/U ratios, and HREE enriched patterns, consistent with a magmatic origin. They gave a weighted mean ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb age of 2766 ± 9 Ma, interpreted as dating magma emplacement of the protolith. The rims are characterized by sector or planar zoning, low Th/U ratios, negative Eu anomalies and flat HREE patterns, consistent with their formation under granulite-facies metamorphic conditions. Zircon U–Pb dating yields a weighted mean ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb age of 2029 ± 13 Ma, which is interpreted to record a metamorphic event, possibly during assembly of the supercontinent Columbia. The gneiss has a protolith age of 1982 ± 14 Ma, which is younger than the zircon age of the granulite-facies metamorphism, suggesting a generally delay between HT metamorphism and the intrusion of post-collisional granites. A few inherited cores with igneous characteristics have ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ages of 2.90, 3.28 and 3.53 Ga, suggesting the presence of Mesoarchean to Paleoarchean crustal remnants in the Yangtze Craton. A few Cretaceous metamorphic ages were also obtained, suggesting the influence of post-collisional collapse in response to Cretaceous extension of the Dabie Orogen. It is inferred that the recently discovered Archean basement of the Yangtze Craton occurs as far north as the Dabie Orogen.     

U-Pb Zircon Geochronology with an Integrated LA-ICP-MS Microanalytical Workstation: Achievements in Precision and Accuracy

Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is a microanalytical tool especially suitable for providing fast and precise U-Pb geochronological results on zircon grains. A new 193 nm excimer laser adapted to a micromachining workstation, equipped with a newly designed two-volume ablation cell and coupled with a quadrupole ICP-MS, is presented here. The system was tuned routinely to achieve sensitivities in the range of 3000 cps/μg g⁻¹ for ²³⁸U (< 2% RSD), with a 34 μm spot size, at 5 Hz and ∼ 8 J cm⁻², while ablating the NIST SRM 612 glass reference material. The system was capable of providing fast (< 1.5 minutes each analysis) and precise (generally < 1.5% 1s errors) ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U zircon ages. The ages of widely used reference material zircons (Plesovice, 337 Ma; Temora, 416 Ma; R33, 418 Ma; Sri Lanka, 564 Ma; 91500, 1065 Ma) could be precisely matched, with an accuracy on isotopic ratios that ranged from ∼ 2 to ∼ 6%, depending on the homogeneity of the natural reference materials.     

A Correction Approach to the Common Pb Contribution to ^207Pb／^206Pb Ratios Obtained by the Zircon Evaporation Technique

An approach is recommended for the correction of common Pb contribution to ^207Pb/^206Pb ages obtained by the zircon evaporation technique.A comparison with that by Cocherie et al.(1992)shows that two approaches yield similar results in the ^207Pb*/^206Pb* ratios.But when using the new approach,only two errors of the measured ^204Pb/^206Pb and ^207Pb/^207Pb ratios are introduced to the calculated ^207Pb^*/^206Pb^* ratios.     

安徽省铜陵桂山铜铅锌矿C-H-O-S-Pb 同位素地球化学特征及其意义

安徽铜陵桂山铜铅锌矿床是铜陵矿集区沙滩脚矿田内近年来新发现的以铜矿为主,伴生铅锌矿的中小型多金属矿床,该矿床的矿体主要赋存于三叠系南陵湖组灰岩与青山花岗闪长斑岩体接触带附近及花岗闪长斑岩体内。本文在对该矿床地质特征的研究基础上,对代表性（岩）矿石进行碳、氢、氧、硫、铅同位素研究分析,据此约束该矿床的成矿流体和成矿物质来源。研究成果显示, 桂山铜铅锌矿床中方解石样品中δ¹³C_V-PDB 值为−3.2‰～2.0‰ 间,δ¹⁸O_V-SMOW 为8.3‰～15.2‰ 间,石英流体包裹体水的δD_V-SMOW 为−112.6‰～−6.8‰,δ¹⁸O_V-SMOW 为10.5‰～14.7‰,矿石中硫化物δ³⁴S值变化范围为−0.9‰～4.1‰,具塔式分布特征,矿石铅中的²⁰⁶Pb /²⁰⁴Pb 比值为18.409～18.585,²⁰⁷Pb /²⁰⁴Pb 比值为15.588～15.703,²⁰⁸Pb /²⁰⁴Pb 比值为38.483～38.843,以上指示了桂山铜铅锌矿床的成矿流体主要来源于岩浆水,并有大气降水的加入。分异成矿流体的岩浆可能来源于地幔,且伴有上地壳物质混入的特点。岩浆-地幔的溶解作用,伴有地层中碳质的混入。