分步溶解Sm-Nd及Rb-Sr等时线限定花岗闪长斑岩低温热液成矿年龄

Constraining the Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Mineralization Age of Granodiorite Porphyry Using Stepwise Dissolution Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr Isochrons

  • 摘要: 全岩Sm-Nd、Rb-Sr等时线方法是低温热年代学研究的重要手段。然而,受限于岩浆岩结晶分异过程中Sm/Nd、Rb/Sr比值的差异较小,传统全岩稀释法往往难以获得理想的等时线年龄。本文采用不同试剂对单件岩石样品进行分步溶解,并利用固体热表面电离质谱(TIMS)分别测定各溶解相的Sm-Nd、Rb-Sr同位素组成。结果表明:用乙酸、不同浓度盐酸、王水及氢氟酸依次溶解提取后,各相之间所溶解矿物的Sm/Nd和Rb/Sr比值相较于全岩显著增大,能够构建高精度的Sm-Nd、Rb-Sr矿物内部等时线。应用该方法对鄂东南陈子山花岗闪长斑岩进行分析,获得Sm-Nd等时线年龄为131.6 ± 2.8 Ma (MSWD = 1.3),Rb-Sr等时线年龄为131.47 ± 0.34 Ma (MSWD = 0.73),二者高度一致,且与金牛盆地火山岩年龄及区域金成矿时代相吻合。结合矿区钻探资料,认为该年龄记录了花岗闪长斑岩形成后的一期热液变质事件,可用于约束陈子山热液型金矿的成矿年龄。该方法实现了单样品定年,具有样品用量少、成本低的优点,可有效规避因不同空间样品时代不确定性及矿物分布不均引起的分样偏差与年龄-同位素体系解耦问题,为低温热液矿床成矿时代的精确厘定提供了新的方法。

     

    Abstract: Whole-rock Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr isochron methods are important tools for low-temperature thermochronology. However, conventional whole-rock methods often fail to yield well-defined isochron ages due to the limited variation in Sm/Nd and Rb/Sr ratios during magmatic crystallization and differentiation. To overcome this limitation, this study developed a stepwise dissolution method combined with thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) to achieve high-precision internal isochron dating using a single rock sample. Different reagents—acetic acid, hydrochloric acid of various concentrations, aqua regia, and hydrofluoric acid—were sequentially used to dissolve a single granodiorite porphyry sample. The Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr isotopic compositions of each dissolved phase were measured by TIMS. The established method was then applied to the Chenzishan granodiorite porphyry in southeastern Hubei Province. Compared with whole-rock values, stepwise dissolution significantly amplified the variations in Sm/Nd and Rb/Sr ratios among the different fractions, enabling the construction of high-precision Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr mineral internal isochrons. The obtained Sm-Nd isochron age is 131.6 ± 2.8 Ma (MSWD = 1.3), and the Rb-Sr isochron age is 131.47 ± 0.34 Ma (MSWD = 0.73). These two ages are highly consistent with each other and also agree with the ages of volcanic rocks in the Jinniu Basin and the regional gold mineralization epoch. This single-sample dating method requires only a small amount of sample, is cost-effective, and effectively avoids age–isotope decoupling caused by uncertainties in sample ages from different spatial locations or uneven mineral distribution. The ~131 Ma age obtained for the Chenzishan granodiorite porphyry records a post-magmatic hydrothermal event and constrains the timing of the Chenzishan hydrothermal gold mineralization. This method provides a new approach for accurately determining the ages of low-temperature hydrothermal ore deposits.

     

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