The Wangershan gold deposit and spatially related Shangzhuang granite, eastern Shandong Province, have been precisely dated by 40 Ar/ 39 Ar laser incremental heating technique. Magmatic hornblende and biotite, ...The Wangershan gold deposit and spatially related Shangzhuang granite, eastern Shandong Province, have been precisely dated by 40 Ar/ 39 Ar laser incremental heating technique. Magmatic hornblende and biotite, collected from the Shangzhuang granites, yielded well-defined and reproducible plateau ages at 128.1-127.5 and 124.4-124.1 Ma (2 σ ), measuring the cooling ages of the intrusion at ca. 500 ℃ and 300-350 ℃, respectively. Hydrothermal sericite extracted from auriferous vein gave high-quality plateau ages between (120.6±0.3) Ma and (120.0±0.4) Ma (2 σ ). Given the similarity of the closure temperature for argon diffusion (300-350 ℃) in the sericite mineral to the homogenization temperature of primary fluid inclusions in the quartz from gold ores, and the intergrowth of sericite with native gold, present 40 Ar/ 39 Ar sericite ages can be reliably interpreted in terms of the mineralization age for the Wangershan deposit. 40 Ar/ 39 Ar hornblende and biotite ages permit an estimate for the cooling rate of the Shangzhuang granite at about 50 ℃/Ma. There are abundant intermediate-mafic dikes in most gold camps of eastern Shandong, whose ages of formation have been previously constrained mainly at 121-119 Ma. The temporal association between the Shangzhuang granite, the Wangershan gold deposit, and the widespread dikes confirms that intrusive activity, gold mineralization, and dike emplacement in this region were broadly coeval, reflecting significant continental lithosphere thinning and resulting crustal extension of Early Cretaceous in eastern China.展开更多
Zircon radiation damage dating is a low-temperature thermochronological method that can reveal the cooling histories of magmatic intrusions and discriminate sedimentary provenance in combination with other dating meth...Zircon radiation damage dating is a low-temperature thermochronological method that can reveal the cooling histories of magmatic intrusions and discriminate sedimentary provenance in combination with other dating methods.This method has broad application prospects because of its advantages of nondestructive,high efficiency,and capable of double(or multiple)dating,involving only multiple measurements by Raman spectrometer and laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.However,several factors,such as zircon chemical composition and the non-uniformity of radiation damage annealing kinetics,can cause poor precision when using this method and thus restricts its wide application.This study examined the effect of chemical composition(P,Ti,Dy,Th,U,and Hf)on Raman spectra using synthetic zircon crystals grown in a lithium-molybdate flux.The results show that the full width at half-maximum(FWHM)of the v_(3)(SiO_(4))band has positive linear correlations with the concentrations of P,Ti,Dy,Th,and U in decreasing order of influence,while the FWHM is unaffected by Hf at concentrations<1 wt.%but increases at concentrations>10 wt.%.Furthermore,the Raman shift is negatively correlated with Th,U,and Dy concentrations,positively correlated with Hf,and shows no obvious correlation with Ti and P.Thus,our study shows that chemical composition is a non-ignorable factor for calculating zircon radiation damage age using Raman spectroscopy,especially for zircon with relatively high concentrations of P,rare earth elements(REEs),Th,U,and Hf.The obtained multiple linear regression equation provides a potential means for estimating the FWHM at zero dose and implication for improving the dating precision of this method.In addition,the observed effects of REEs,Th,U,and Hf on the Raman shift of the v_(3)(SiO_(4))band indicate that chemical composition in zircon might affect the estimation of the P-T conditions of geological processes when using entrapped zircon inclusions in host minerals or the field of zircon as an in situ pressure sensor in hydrothermal experiments.Our study suggests that zircon radiation damage dating,excluding geochemical effects,will be more accurate for addressing lower-temperature geological processes.展开更多
文摘The Wangershan gold deposit and spatially related Shangzhuang granite, eastern Shandong Province, have been precisely dated by 40 Ar/ 39 Ar laser incremental heating technique. Magmatic hornblende and biotite, collected from the Shangzhuang granites, yielded well-defined and reproducible plateau ages at 128.1-127.5 and 124.4-124.1 Ma (2 σ ), measuring the cooling ages of the intrusion at ca. 500 ℃ and 300-350 ℃, respectively. Hydrothermal sericite extracted from auriferous vein gave high-quality plateau ages between (120.6±0.3) Ma and (120.0±0.4) Ma (2 σ ). Given the similarity of the closure temperature for argon diffusion (300-350 ℃) in the sericite mineral to the homogenization temperature of primary fluid inclusions in the quartz from gold ores, and the intergrowth of sericite with native gold, present 40 Ar/ 39 Ar sericite ages can be reliably interpreted in terms of the mineralization age for the Wangershan deposit. 40 Ar/ 39 Ar hornblende and biotite ages permit an estimate for the cooling rate of the Shangzhuang granite at about 50 ℃/Ma. There are abundant intermediate-mafic dikes in most gold camps of eastern Shandong, whose ages of formation have been previously constrained mainly at 121-119 Ma. The temporal association between the Shangzhuang granite, the Wangershan gold deposit, and the widespread dikes confirms that intrusive activity, gold mineralization, and dike emplacement in this region were broadly coeval, reflecting significant continental lithosphere thinning and resulting crustal extension of Early Cretaceous in eastern China.
基金supported jointly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41873061,42022016,and 41930217)the Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Universities,and the MOST Special Fund from the State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics,Northwest University.The criticalconstructive comments from two anonymous reviewers are highly appreciated.
文摘Zircon radiation damage dating is a low-temperature thermochronological method that can reveal the cooling histories of magmatic intrusions and discriminate sedimentary provenance in combination with other dating methods.This method has broad application prospects because of its advantages of nondestructive,high efficiency,and capable of double(or multiple)dating,involving only multiple measurements by Raman spectrometer and laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.However,several factors,such as zircon chemical composition and the non-uniformity of radiation damage annealing kinetics,can cause poor precision when using this method and thus restricts its wide application.This study examined the effect of chemical composition(P,Ti,Dy,Th,U,and Hf)on Raman spectra using synthetic zircon crystals grown in a lithium-molybdate flux.The results show that the full width at half-maximum(FWHM)of the v_(3)(SiO_(4))band has positive linear correlations with the concentrations of P,Ti,Dy,Th,and U in decreasing order of influence,while the FWHM is unaffected by Hf at concentrations<1 wt.%but increases at concentrations>10 wt.%.Furthermore,the Raman shift is negatively correlated with Th,U,and Dy concentrations,positively correlated with Hf,and shows no obvious correlation with Ti and P.Thus,our study shows that chemical composition is a non-ignorable factor for calculating zircon radiation damage age using Raman spectroscopy,especially for zircon with relatively high concentrations of P,rare earth elements(REEs),Th,U,and Hf.The obtained multiple linear regression equation provides a potential means for estimating the FWHM at zero dose and implication for improving the dating precision of this method.In addition,the observed effects of REEs,Th,U,and Hf on the Raman shift of the v_(3)(SiO_(4))band indicate that chemical composition in zircon might affect the estimation of the P-T conditions of geological processes when using entrapped zircon inclusions in host minerals or the field of zircon as an in situ pressure sensor in hydrothermal experiments.Our study suggests that zircon radiation damage dating,excluding geochemical effects,will be more accurate for addressing lower-temperature geological processes.
