An SIMS Study on the Fingerprint Characteristics of Minerals with Special Reference to Minerals from the Jinningian Granites in the Yunnan Sector of the Xikang-Yunnan Axis

In this paper such minerals as apatite, zircon and biotite from granites were determined and analyzed bysecondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) for their isotopic ages, REE composition, trace elements and volatilecomponents with an attempt to shed light on the origin and formation environments of the Jinningian granitesin the Yunnan sector of the Kangdian (Xikang- Yunnan) earth's axis. The results show that the apatites,zircons and biotites of different geneses possess different fingerprint characteristics. Some correlations havebeen found between trace elements and volatile components contained in the minerals from granties.