U–Th–Pb and Rb–Sr ages in granite reference sample from southwestern Saskatchewan

Abstract

Concordant total rock 206Pb–238U, 207Pb–235U, 207Pb–206Pb, 208Pb–232Th and 87Sr–87Rb ages of 1805 ± 40, 1815 ± 55, 1820 ± 110, 1790 ± 60, and 1810 ± 50, in millions of years, respectively, were obtained on the reference sample of biotite granite. The sample is a piece of drill core from a depth of 7300 ft (~2225 m), about 80 ft (~24.4 m) below the top of the Precambrian basement complex, in southwestern Saskatchewan.