Pb-Pb and U-Pb Dating of Cassiterite by In Situ LA-ICPMS: Examples Spanning ~1.85 Ga to ~100 Ma in Russia and Implications for Dating Proterozoic to Phanerozoic Tin Deposits

• Published in: Minerals
• Main Authors: Leonid A. Neymark, Anatoly M. Larin, Richard J. Moscati
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: LA-ICPMS; cassiterite; ore deposits: U-Pb dating; Tera; Pitkäranta; Fennoscandian; Russian North
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/min11111166

This paper investigates applicability of cassiterite to dating ore deposits in a wide age range. We report in situ LA-ICPMS U-Pb and Pb-Pb dating results (n = 15) of cassiterite from six ore deposits in Russia ranging in age from ~1.85 Ga to 93 Ma. The two oldest deposits dated at ~1.83–1.86 Ga are...