The RB-Sr isochron of ore and pyrite sub-samples from Linglong gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, eastern China and their geological significance

J. Yang*, X. Zhou

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Abstract

Here we report the first direct Rb-Sr dating of pyrites and ores using sub-sampling from lode gold deposits in Linglong, Jiaodong Peninsula, which is a supra-large lode gold deposit and propose this as a useful geochronological technique for gold mineralization with poor age constraint. The Rb-Sr data of pyrites yield an isochron age of (121.6±8.1) Ma, whereas those of ore and ore-pyrite spread in two ranges from 120.0 to 121.8 Ma and from 110.0 to 111.7 Ma. Studies of characteristic of gold deposit and microscopy of pyrite and quartz indicate that the apparent ages of ore and ore-pyrite are not isochron ages, only mixed by two end members,i.e. the primitive hydrothermal fluids and wall rocks, whereas the isochron age of pyrite sub-samples constrains the age of gold mineralization (121.6±8.1) Ma,i.e. early Cretaceous, which is in good agreement with the published SHRIMP zircon U-Pb ages.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2273-2277
Number of pages5
JournalChinese Science Bulletin
Volume45
Issue number24
Publication statusPublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Linglong gold deposit
  • Main stage of gold mineralization
  • Pyrite
  • Rb-Sr isochron age
  • Sub-sample

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