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The 40Ar/39Ar dating of quartz: new insights into the metallogenic chronology of the Jinchang gold deposit and its geological significance.

ABSTRACT: The Jinchang gold deposit has been extensively studied, but precise dates for its formation are debated. Native gold mainly occurs as inclusions within pyrite and quartz. In this study, we analysed quartz crystals coeval with gold precipitation from two different types of mineralization using the ArgusVI multi-collector noble gas mass spectrometer by the stepwise crushing technique to resolve the timing and genesis of gold mineralization. 40Ar/39Ar dating of quartz samples (J12Q) from breccia ore yields a plateau age of 109.87?±?0.86?Ma, and an inverse isochron age of 109.87?±?0.88?Ma. Quartz samples (J18Q) from vein ore yields a slightly younger plateau age of 107.76?±?0.85?Ma, with an inverse isochron age of 107.76?±?0.92?Ma. These dates place the ore-forming age of the Jinchang gold deposit at 107~110?Ma, much younger than previously published radiometric ages, suggesting the gold mineralization is spatio-temporally associated with the granite porphyry. The formation of the Jinchang gold deposit is consistent with the regional late Mesozoic porphyry-epithermal gold mineralization event in the Yanbian-Dongning area. Finally, our study shows that 40Ar/39Ar of quartz can be used as a powerful tool to date the formation ages of hydrothermal ore deposits.

SUBMITTER: Shi K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6141584 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The 40Ar/39Ar dating of quartz: new insights into the metallogenic chronology of the Jinchang gold deposit and its geological significance.

Shi Kaituo K Wang Keyong K Yu Haijun H Wang Zhigao Z Ma Xueli X Bai Xiujuan X Wang Rui R

Scientific reports 20180917 1

The Jinchang gold deposit has been extensively studied, but precise dates for its formation are debated. Native gold mainly occurs as inclusions within pyrite and quartz. In this study, we analysed quartz crystals coeval with gold precipitation from two different types of mineralization using the ArgusVI multi-collector noble gas mass spectrometer by the stepwise crushing technique to resolve the timing and genesis of gold mineralization. 40Ar/39Ar dating of quartz samples ...[more]

PMID: 30224781

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The 40Ar/39Ar dating of quartz: new insights into the metallogenic chronology of the Jinchang gold deposit and its geological significance.

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