New geochronometer for the direct isotopic dating of native platinum minerals (190Pt-4He method)
New geochronometer for the direct isotopic dating of native platinum minerals (190Pt-4He method)
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用于天然铂矿物直接同位素测年的新型地质计时器(190Pt-4He 法)
作者:
Y. Shukolyukov;O. Yakubovich;A. Mochalov;A. Kotov;E. Sal’nikova;S. Yakovleva;S. Korneev;B. M. Gorokhovskii
A new method of isotope geochronology was proposed for dating native platinum minerals on the basis of the α-decay of the natural isotope 190Pt. The analysis of the thermal desorption of helium in the crystal lattice of native metals, including platinum, allowed us to predict a very high thermal stability (retentivity) of radiogenic 4He in native platinum minerals up to their melting temperatures. In order to validate the proposed 190Pt-4He method, direct isotopic dating was performed for isoferroplatinum from the Galmoenan dunite-clinopyroxenite and Kondyor alkaline ultramafic massifs. The results of dating obtained by this method for primary ore platinum from the Galmoenan Massif (70 ± 5 Ma) are consistent with geological observations and mean Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr isotopic age estimates. The 190Pt-4He age obtained for placer isoferroplatinum from the Kondyor Massif (112 ± 7 Ma) also agrees with geological observations and is close to the K-Ar and Rb-Sr ages of koswites (phlogopite-magnetite pyroxenites, gabbros, nepheline syenites, and metasomatic rocks after dunites). Our experimental data demonstrated that the 190Pt-4He method is a promising tool for dating native platinum minerals.