湘东锡田垄上锡多金属矿床40Ar/39Ar同位素定年研究

垄上锡多金属矿床是湘东锡田锡矿田中的一个大型矿床,矿体赋存在锡田复式花岗岩体与泥盆系中统棋梓桥组的接触带中.笔者以白云母为测试对象,利用40Ar/39Ar同位素定年方法,精确厘定了该矿床的形成时间.结果表明:垄上矿床2个白云母样品的40Ar/39Ar坪年龄分别为(155.6±1.3)Ma、(157.2±1.4)Ma,等时线年龄分别为(155.4±1.7)Ma(MSWD=0.74)、(156.5±1.7)Ma(MSWD=1.4),与该矿田中的荷树下锡多金属矿床的成矿年龄(150 Ma)在误差范围内一致,也与锡田复式岩体早期花岗岩侵入时间(151～165 Ma)吻合.因此得出以下认识:湘东锡田地区主要锡多金属矿床的成矿年龄为150～160 Ma;成矿作用与区内的锡田复式花岗岩体关系密切,它们都是华南燕山早期大规模成岩成矿作用高峰期的产物.     

新疆铁木尔特铅锌铜矿床锆石U-Pb和黑云母40Ar/39Ar年代学及其矿床成因意义

新疆铁木尔特铅锌铜矿床位于阿尔泰造山带南缘克兰盆地内,矿体呈脉状产于康布铁堡组火山岩地层中.为准确厘定其成岩成矿时代,作者分别对矿区赋矿火山岩和含矿石英脉中的云母进行了年龄测定,获得2件火山岩样品的锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄分别为396±5Ma和405±5Ma,2件黑云母样品的40 Ar/39 Ar坪年龄分别为240±2Ma和235±2Ma,相应的39Ar/36Ar-40Ar/36Ar等时线年龄分别为238±3Ma和233±3Ma,与坪年龄在误差范围内一致.据此,认为矿区内康布铁堡组火山岩形成于396～405 Ma,成矿作用发生于235～240Ma;成岩年龄早于成矿年龄约165Ma.因此,铁木尔特铅锌铜矿为典型的后生矿床,而不可能是同生VMS型矿床.考虑到成矿年龄稍晚于区域大规模变质作用(约250Ma),推测成矿作用与阿尔泰造山带碰撞造山作用有关.结合矿床地质特征和流体包裹体特征,认为铁木尔特铅锌铜矿为典型的陆陆碰撞体制下形成的造山型矿床.     

安庆铜牛井热液脉型铜、钼、金矿床石英的^40Ar—^39Ar快中子活化年龄

长江中下游成矿带中安庆铜牛井热液(充填)脉型铜、钼、金矿床主成矿阶段的石英样品的40Ar-39Ar快中子活化法坪年龄为134.77±0.70Ma,对应的等时线年龄为130.92±0.76Ma,最小视年龄为133.10±1.87Ma,三个年龄值在误差范围内十分接近,以等时线年龄(130.92±0.76Ma)代表石英的形成年龄.铜牛井热液脉型矿床与同一矿田中夕卡岩型矿床的形成时代相近,成矿与岩浆作用密切相关,可能为一连续的过程.     

大渡河金矿田喜马拉雅期成矿的^40Ar／^39Ar年龄依据及其意义

大渡河金矿田是扬子地台西南缘一个重要的金成矿集中区.对其中自金台子和三雕两个金矿床含金石英脉的石英进行了40Ar/39Ar快中子活化法同位素年龄测试,获得坪年龄分别为25.4土0.2 Ma和24.7±0.3Ma,相应的等时线年龄分别为24.1±0.1 Ma和22.9士0.1 Ma,反等时线年龄分别为23.8士0.1 Ma和23.0±0.1Ma.这些年龄数据不仅有力地证明了大渡河金矿形成于喜马拉雅构造期,也为更好地认识扬子地台西南缘金矿形成的地质构造背景、矿床成因及成矿规律,进而指导区域找矿提供了依据.     

粤北瑶岭钨矿成矿相关花岗岩的锆石SHRIMP年龄与40Ar/39Ar成矿年龄及其地质意义

粤北瑶岭钨矿区存在石英脉型黑钨矿和矽卡岩型白钨矿两种成矿类型,与石英脉型黑钨矿成矿同期形成的白云母的40Ar/39Ar年龄为(149.44±0.73)Ma,与华南中生代燕山期大规模的W、Sn成矿作用的年龄一致,代表石英脉型黑钨矿的成矿年龄.与石英脉型黑钨矿成矿相关的隐伏灰白色黑云母花岗岩的SHRIMP锆石年龄为(158...     

云南个旧锡铜多金属矿区云母~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar年龄及其地质意义

云南个旧是全球最大的锡铜多金属矿区,主要成矿作用是与燕山期花岗岩密切相关的岩浆-热液体系。矿区内铜矿的主要矿床类型为变玄武岩型层状铜矿和接触带型铜矿。赋存于花岗岩体的凹陷部位,接触带型铜矿体和氧化型矿体的精确年龄尚未有报道。以老厂矿田内与铜矿体同期的等粒花岗岩脉中的黑云母和与氧化矿同时形成的白云母作为研究对象,利用常规~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar同位素定年方法,获得了黑云母和白云母的~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar坪年龄分别为82.47±0.49Ma和76.17±0.42Ma,相应的正等时线年龄为82.38±0.48Ma和76.07±0.66Ma,反等时线年龄为82.38±0.49Ma和76.07±0.73Ma。结合野外地质接触关系和矿区内其他年代学结果认为,黑云母的~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar年龄82.38±0.48Ma可以代表接触带型铜矿体的形成年龄,也揭示了新山花岗岩体形成后的快速冷却作用过程;白云母的~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar年龄76.07±0.73Ma指示了氧化型矿体的形成年龄,也记录了矿区内与甲介山同期的南北向断裂的晚期活动时限。该年龄与个旧锡铜多金属矿床的成矿时代一致。     

广西中部大明山钨矿白云母~（40）Ar/~（39）Ar定年及其地质意义

大明山钨矿床是一个与岩浆活动有关的多金属矿床。为确定钨矿床的成矿时代,对钨矿床中的白云母进行40Ar/39Ar快中子活化测年,获得白云母坪年龄为（97.10±0.86）Ma,相应的等时线年龄和反等时线年龄分别为（96.6±1.7）Ma和（96.5±1.1）Ma。结果表明,钨矿矿化年龄为97Ma,为燕山晚期本区成岩成矿活动的产物。该成果为进一步认识大明山钨矿的成因机制和成矿动力学背景提供了新的年代学证据。     

豫西南银洞沟铅锌银矿蚀变岩白云母~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar年龄及地质意义

通过对豫西南银洞沟矿床Y1矿脉的近矿蚀变岩中选取白云母进行40 Ar/39 Ar年龄测定,获得坪年龄为(284.5±2.0)Ma,相应的等时线年龄为(287.1±4.9)Ma。同时,选取本矿脉的白云母和闪锌矿颗粒进行Rb-Sr同位素年龄测试和方铅矿的铅模式年龄计算,得出与白云母40 Ar/39 Ar年龄测定相近的年龄范围,可见,银洞沟铅锌银矿的成矿年龄为成矿早阶段的蚀变年龄,成矿时代应该不早于284Ma。     

陕西华阳川铀多金属矿床黑云母~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar年龄及其地质意义

笔者采用Ar-Ar测年技术,获得华阳川铀多金属矿床碳酸岩中黑云母~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar坪年龄132.58±0.70 Ma,等时线年龄133.01±0.74 Ma,含黑云母闪石硫化物伟晶岩中黑云母的~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar坪年龄93.72±2.38 Ma,等时线年龄91.49±1.97 Ma。镜下特征显示,铌钛铀矿的形成晚于碳酸岩中的黑云母及含黑云母闪石硫化物伟晶岩中的黑云母。因此,铌钛铀矿的形成时间应晚于93.72±2.38 Ma。这表明成矿带内除了已知存在三叠纪碳酸岩型Mo-Pb矿和白垩纪斑岩型Mo矿的成矿过程之外,还存在早白垩世之后的岩浆热液型U-Nb-Ti成矿过程。     

湖南芙蓉锡矿床40Ar/39Ar 同位素年龄及地质意义

文章以金云母、角闪石和白云母为测试对象,利用40Ar/39Ar同位素定年的方法,精确厘定了芙蓉超大型锡矿床的形成时间。研究结果表明,白腊水矿区3个金云母样品的40Ar/39Ar坪年龄分别为(150.6±1.0)Ma、(157.3±1.0)Ma和(154.7±1.1)Ma;热液成因角闪石的坪年龄为(156.9±1.1)Ma。淘锡窝矿区云英岩中2个白云母样品的40Ar/39Ar坪年龄为(159.9±0.5)Ma和(154.8±0.6)Ma;因此芙蓉矿床的形成时间为151～160Ma,这与骑田岭主体花岗岩的侵入时间(151～162Ma)相吻合。湘南地区的柿竹园超大型W-Sn-Mo-Bi-F矿床、新田岭大型W矿床、瑶岗仙W矿床和黄沙坪Pb-Zn多金属矿床的形成时间亦集中在150～160Ma之间,因此,湘南有色金属矿化集中区可能主要集中在150～160Ma发生成矿,这种大规模成矿作用可能与中生代华南岩石圈的拉张、伸展作用密切相关。     

激光显微探针40Ar/39Ar 定年方法研究

实验结果表明，在激光探针40Ar/36Ar年龄和常规40Ar/39Ar年龄之间有较好的吻合性，多次测定BSP-1角闪石国际标样年龄值大部分在2020-20900Ma之间，多次测定周口店花岗岩中ZBH-25国内标样年龄值大部分在130-135.9Ma。分析区域可小到30μm以下（激光束本身可被聚集到10μm以下）。研究表明，激光显微探针技术在下述工作中将是一个极有前途的工具①测定不易大量获取的样品年龄；②研究遭受多期地质历史事件作用因而有复杂Ar状态的岩石年代；③研究在岩石样品中填充在不同结构位置上的矿物年     

铜陵地区中酸性侵入岩年代学研究

本文选择了铜陵地区主要岩石类型的代表性岩体中黑云母为测定对象，准确地测定了侵入岩的４０Ａｒ／３９Ａｒ同位素年龄。测定结果表明，区内侵入岩的年龄均小于１４０Ｍａ，属燕山晚期的产物，后期热事件为成矿时代，晚于岩浆侵入时代，在此基础上，分析了ＫＡｒ法、ＲｂＳｒ法同位素年龄产生偏差的原因     

Comparison of Conventional K–Ar and Ar/Ar Dating of Young Mafic Volcanic Rocks

K–Ar and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages have been measured on nine mafic volcanic rocks younger than 1 myr from the Snake River Plain (Idaho), Mount Adams (Washington), and Crater Lake (Oregon). The K–Ar ages were calculated from Ar measurements made by isotope dilution and K₂O measurements by flame photometry. The ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages are incremental-heating experiments using a low-blank resistance-heated furnace. The results indicate that high-quality ages can be measured on young, mafic volcanic rocks using either the K–Ar or the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar technique. The precision of an ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar plateau age generally is better than the precision of a K–Ar age because the plateau age is calculated by pooling the ages of several gas increments. The precision of a plateau age generally is better than the precision of an isotope correlation (isochron) age for the same sample. For one sample the intercept of the isochron yielded an ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar value significantly different from the atmospheric value of 295.5. Recalculation of increment ages using the isochron intercept for the composition of nonradiogenic Ar in the sample resulted in much better agreement of ages for this sample. The results of this study also indicate that, given suitable material and modern equipment, precise K–Ar and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages can be measured on volcanic rocks as young as the latest Pleistocene, and perhaps even the Holocene.     

四川大水沟碲矿床^40Ar／^39Ar年龄研究

利用＾４０Ａｒ／＾３９Ａｒ中子活化定年法测试大水沟碲矿床１２号矿脉中的白云母，得到阶段升温坪年龄９１．０－９４．１０Ｍａ，等时线年龄９３．７０Ｍａ。     

桐柏——大别山主要构造热事件及40Ar/39Ar地质定年研究

桐柏——大别山是一条复合造山带。在其演化过程中曾经历了扬子旋回（1000Ma-761Ma）和加里东旋回（470Ma-401Ma）两个板块构造旋回的俯冲-碰撞造山作用，之后又经历了早、中华力西（357Ma-314Ma）的平移走滑和晚华力西（286Ma-261Ma）、印支期（224Ma-185Ma）、燕山期（130Ma-111Ma）逆掩或逆冲推覆的陆-陆叠覆造山作用。印支期的高压超高压变质岩系是在陆-陆叠覆造山作用下形成的。燕山期的造山不仅具显著的深层次构造岩浆作用特点，而且还伴随快速的隆升作用。     

云开群硅质岩的40Ar/39Ar年龄及其地质意义

粤西云开群浅变地层年代的确定对于研究华南地壳演化有重要意义。以往的同位素年龄值多测自其中的顺层火成岩，故对其他质意义有不同的理解。本文首次测得了云开群中硅质岩的40Ar/39Ar年龄，从而提供了云开群的沉积年代。     

Instrumentation Development for In Situ 40Ar/39Ar Planetary Geochronology

The chronology of the Solar System, particularly the timing of formation of extra‐terrestrial bodies and their features, is an outstanding problem in planetary science. Although various chronological methods for in situ geochronology have been proposed (e.g., Rb‐Sr, K‐Ar), and even applied (K‐Ar), the reliability, accuracy, and applicability of the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar method makes it by far the most desirable chronometer for dating extra‐terrestrial bodies. The method however relies on the neutron irradiation of samples, and thus a neutron source. Herein, we discuss the challenges and feasibility of deploying a passive neutron source to planetary surfaces for the in situ application of the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar chronometer. Requirements in generating and shielding neutrons, as well as analysing samples are described, along with an exploration of limitations such as mass, power and cost. Two potential solutions for the in situ extra‐terrestrial deployment of the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar method are presented. Although this represents a challenging task, developing the technology to apply the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar method on planetary surfaces would represent a major advance towards constraining the timescale of solar system formation and evolution.     

First Principles Calibration of 40Ar Abundances in 40Ar/39Ar Mineral Neutron Fluence Monitors: Methodology and Preliminary Results

The accuracy and traceability of geochronometers are of vital importance to questions asked by many Earth scientists. The widely applied ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar geochronometer relies on the co-irradiation of samples with neutron fluence monitors (reference materials) of known ages; the ages and uncertainties of these monitors are critical to our ability to apply this chronometer. Previously, first principles, astronomical and optimisation calibrations have been made. The first principles method for determining the age of monitor minerals is the K-Ar method, which involves measurement of their ⁴⁰K and ⁴⁰Ar* abundances. The AQuA (Absolute Quantities of Argon) pipette system, which emits calibrated quantities of ⁴⁰Ar* via the ideal gas law, was used to calibrate the sensitivity of the system across a range of source pressures and estimate ⁴⁰Ar* abundances in neutron fluence monitors. These ⁴⁰Ar abundances were combined with existing ⁴⁰K abundance data for these monitors. Ages for HD-B1 and MD2 (GA1550) biotite fluence monitors were calculated and combined with intercalibration data for HD-B1 and Fish Canyon sanidine (FCs) to determine ages for FCs. Current results do not have the targeted accuracy when compared with previous calibrations; however, we show how the extensive methodology development presented here can be used towards making reliable future measurements.     

赣东北地区重要火成岩的40Ar／39Ar年龄

在赣东北蛇绿混杂岩带发现含晚古生代放射虫硅夺，测定了该带内的和带外几个关键地点的火山岩和辉长岩的＾４０Ａｒ／＾３０Ａｒ同位素地南年龄，获得了以下结果：火山岩的坪年龄为４３４．９－４８６．７Ｍａ，辉长岩的坪年龄为２３２．５－２６６．３Ｍａ，因此可以肯定赣东北地区有早生代晚期的火山活动，证实了上述火成冉不是中、新元古代的产物，它们中的一部分与晚古生代硅质岩都是蛇绿岩套的成员，属该区晚古生代洋壳的组成部     

大气^40Ar／^36Ar端元值及其地质意义

月岩和陨石形成时捕获了太阳风中的Ａｒ同位素。作者对恩施陨石采用４０Ａｒ／－３６Ａｒ技术，并对Ｃｌ的诱发产物进行了校正后，获得了４６００Ｍａ前太阳风中４０Ａｒ／３６Ａｒ比值是０．８９±０．４４。它表明地球大气圈中４０Ａｒ／３６Ａｒ比值经历了从０．８９到２９５．５的演化过程，影响这一过程的主要因素是地球的去气作用。