Summary
Vesuvianites from the Early Proterozoic Björntjärn tungsten skarn deposit in northern Sweden were dated with the U-Pb and Pb-Pb methods. Low206Pb/204Pb values make the U-Pb dating of vesuvianite rather sensitive to the common lead correction. However, the combination of Pb-Pb and U-Pb data on the same material permits the deduction of precise ages on Proterozoic vesuvianites. Vesuvianite can be used to date the formation of skarn mineralizations and possibly also the metamorphism and metasomatism of argillaceous limestones.
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Vesuvianit von der Wolfram-Skarnerzlagerstätte Björntjärn in Nordschweden wurde mit der U-Pb and Pb-Pb Methode datiert. Das tiefe206Pb/204Pb Verhältnis des Vesuvianits macht die U-Pb Altersbestimmung kräftig von der Korrektur des gewöhnlichen Bleis abhängig. Die Kombination von Pb-Pb und U-Pb Altersbestimmung am gleichen Probenmaterial erlaubt jedoch die präzise Datierung proterozoischer Vesuvianite. Vesuvianit kann zur direkten Altersbesimmung von Skarnlagerstätten und möglicherweise der Metamorphose und Metasomatose von mergeligen Kalksteinen verwendet werden.
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Romer, R.L. Vesuvianite-new tool for the U-Pb dating of skarn ore deposits. Mineralogy and Petrology 46, 331–341 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01173571
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