The RbSr age of the Hästefjorden granite and its bearing on the Precambrian evolution of southwestern Sweden

On the basis of a seven-point isochron, the RbSr whole-rock age of the Hästefjorden granite in southwestern Sweden is 1240 ± 30 Ma using a decay constant of 1.39·10^?11 yr^?1. The initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio is 0.712. This dating sets a lower limit for the beginning of the Dalslandian (Dal sequence) sedimentation and supports suggestions of a chronological diversity of the so-called Gothian Åmål—Kroppefjäll granite complex in western Sweden. It also invalidates correlation of the Åmål—Kroppefjäll complex as a whole with the Småland plutonics of southeastern Sweden. This proves that rocks previously considered as being formed during the “Gothian Cycle” are very different in age.