Cassiterite: potential for direct dating of mineral deposits and a precise age for the Bushveld Complex granites

B. L. Gulson; M. T. Jones

doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0355:CPFDDO>2.3.CO

Cassiterite: potential for direct dating of mineral deposits and a precise age for the Bushveld Complex granites

B. L. Gulson, M. T. Jones

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U-Pb and Pb isotopic measurements of cassiterite from the ~200 Ma tin deposits of Belitung, Indonesia, and ~2100 Ma Zaaiplaats deposit in South Africa demonstrate that cassiterite can be used to directly date mineral deposits, rather than associated minerals such as zircon and rutile. A precise U-Pb age of 2099 ± 3 Ma has been determined for cassiterites hosted in granites from the Bushveld Complex. On conventional ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb-²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb plots, the data for the Indonesian deposits give an age apparently older than that obtained from U-Pb plots, perhaps indicative of inheritance of Pb from an older source. -Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	355-358
Number of pages	4
Journal	Geology
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0355:CPFDDO>2.3.CO
Publication status	Published - 1992
Externally published	Yes

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