Baddeleyite-Zircon Pair Dating

Two-stage dating of magmatic and hydrothermal events

In situ SIMS U-Pb dating of baddeleyite-zircon pairs simultaneously constrains magmatic mineralization and hydrothermal remobilization ages in Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits.

Li, Lixing · Zi, Jian-Wei · Liu, Yu · Tang, Guoqiang · Li, Houmin · Yong, Zhang · You, Minxin

Precambrian Research 2024

Specifications

Pb Pb age
{'zh': '207', 'en': '21'} Ma
Pb Pb age
{'zh': '207', 'en': '33'} Ma

Advantages

Hydrothermal chalcopyrite is relatively depleted in Ni but enriched in Ag and Cd compared with magmatic chalcopyrite