Cassiterite: Potential for direct dating of mineral deposits and a precise age for the Bushveld Complex granites

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Research Article| April 01, 1992 Cassiterite: Potential for direct dating of mineral deposits and a precise age for the Bushveld Complex granites Brian L. Gulson; Brian L. Gulson 1CSIRO Division of Exploration Geoscience, North Ryde, New South Wales 2113, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Melvyn T. Jones Melvyn T. Jones 2Pancontinental Mining, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Brian L. Gulson 1CSIRO Division of Exploration Geoscience, North Ryde, New South Wales 2113, Australia Melvyn T. Jones 2Pancontinental Mining, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1992) 20 (4): 355–358. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0355:CPFDDO>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Brian L. Gulson, Melvyn T. Jones; Cassiterite: Potential for direct dating of mineral deposits and a precise age for the Bushveld Complex granites. Geology 1992;; 20 (4): 355–358. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0355:CPFDDO>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract U-Pb and Pb isotopic measurements of cassiterite from the ∼200 Ma tin deposits of Belitung, Indonesia, and ∼2100 Ma Zaaiplaats deposit in South Africa demonstrate that cassiterite can be used to directly date mineral deposits, rather than associated minerals such as zircon and rutile. A precise U-Pb age of 2099 ±3 Ma has been determined for cassiterites hosted in granites from the Bushveld Complex. On conventional 207Pb/204Pb-206Pb/204Pb plots, the data for the Indonesian deposits give an age apparently older than that obtained from U-Pb plots, perhaps indicative of inheritance of Pb from an older source. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.