Abstract
Obtaining a precise time framework has been a key but difficult problem for the study of metallogenic porphyry systems. This is more complicated when there are several stages of intrusion emplacement, different alterations, and mineralization events. To solve this problem, the Sangri porphyry-skarn Cu-Mo deposit in the Bangongco-Nujiang metallogenic belt, Tibet, was used as a study site for multiple isotopic dating studies. Zircon U-Pb dating of different intrusions shows that the magmatism of intermediate-felsic intrusions dates from 83.2 ± 0.8 Ma to 81.7 ± 0.7 Ma. Garnet U-Pb dating places the skarn as being formed in 83.2 ± 2.3 Ma. Re-Os dating of molybdenite in quartz-molybdenite vein and Ar-Ar dating of K-feldspar indicate ore-forming and alteration periods of 82.6 ± 0.6 Ma and 80.3 ± 1.8 Ma, respectively. The Sangri deposit is a product of magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization between 84 and 80 Ma in the Late Cretaceous. The mineralization of the Sangri deposit and precise geochronology data indicate that there was a Late Cretaceous metallogenic event in the Central Bangongco-Nujiang metallogenic belt, which provides a new clue for regional exploration and metallogeny. Finally, multi-element isotopic dating is shown to be an important method for constructing the time framework of porphyry systems.
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