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Zircon U-Pb ages for the Herberton Mineral Field

Iolite processed dataset obtained through LA-ICP-MS analyses of zircons. 

To assess the timing of tin, copper, and indium mineralization in the Herberton Mineral Fields, geological sampling was conducted from the Baal Gammon and Isabel deposits and the surrounding area for zircon geochronology. Samples were taken from the tin-bearing UNA Porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyries, volcanic rocks, and meta-sandstone from the Baal Gammon mine. Similar units were sampled from the Isabel deposits. From the regional geological units, samples were collected from the Jumna Granite, Herberton Hill Granite, Watsonville Granite, and the Slaughter Yard Creek Volcanics. Zircons were separated from these samples and analyzed for U-Pb isotopes by LA-ICP-MS at the Advanced Analytical Centre of the James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. The data included in this publication are the U-Pb isotopic ratios with their derived ages. Zircon LA-ICP-MS data were processed through the Iolite software, and only concordant ages of the granites, volcanics, and standards, and 10% discordance age for the meta-sandstone are included. The data was used in an Open Access publication of Kumar et al. (2022) on the geological setting of the Baal Gammon and Isabel deposits.  

Kumar, A. A., Sanislav, I. V., & Dirks, P. H. G. M. (2022). The geological setting of the indium-rich Baal Gammon and Isabel Sn-Cu-Zn deposits in the Herberton Mineral Field, Queensland, Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 105095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105095

Software/equipment used to create/collect the data: Iolite data reduction software

Software/equipment used to manipulate/analyse the data: LA-ICP-MS
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    Iolite processed dataset obtained through LA-ICP-MS analyses of zircons. 

    To assess the timing of tin, copper, and indium mineralization in the Herberton Mineral Fields, geological sampling was conducted from the Baal Gammon and Isabel deposits and the surrounding area for zircon geochronology. Samples were taken from the tin-bearing UNA Porphyry, quartz-feldspar porphyries, volcanic rocks, and meta-sandstone from the Baal Gammon mine. Similar units were sampled from the Isabel deposits. From the regional geological units, samples were collected from the Jumna Granite, Herberton Hill Granite, Watsonville Granite, and the Slaughter Yard Creek Volcanics. Zircons were separated from these samples and analyzed for U-Pb isotopes by LA-ICP-MS at the Advanced Analytical Centre of the James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. The data included in this publication are the U-Pb isotopic ratios with their derived ages. Zircon LA-ICP-MS data were processed through the Iolite software, and only concordant ages of the granites, volcanics, and standards, and 10% discordance age for the meta-sandstone are included. The data was used in an Open Access publication of Kumar et al. (2022) on the geological setting of the Baal Gammon and Isabel deposits.  

    Kumar, A. A., Sanislav, I. V., & Dirks, P. H. G. M. (2022). The geological setting of the indium-rich Baal Gammon and Isabel Sn-Cu-Zn deposits in the Herberton Mineral Field, Queensland, Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 105095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105095

    Software/equipment used to create/collect the data: Iolite data reduction software

    Software/equipment used to manipulate/analyse the data: LA-ICP-MS

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  • Keywords
    • Kennedy Igneous Association
    • Zircon geochronology
    • Hodgkinson Formation
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    • Geological Survey of Queensland
  • Research grant(s)/Scheme name(s)
    • 26820 - The potential for indium mineralization in the Herberton Mineral Field, NE QLD
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  • Start Date 2020/09/01
  • End Date 2021/05/01
    • Time Period 2020-2023
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    • Herberton, Queensland, Australia
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    Attachment Geochron_Data_Compilation.ods Data file in MS Excel (.xlsx) format
    Attachment Geochron_Data_Compilation.xlsx Data file saved in OpenDocument (.ods) format
    The Data Manager is: Avish Kumar
    College or Centre College of Science & Engineering
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      Name Kumar, Avish A., Sanislav, Ioan V. and Dirks, Paul H. G. M. (2022). The geological setting of the indium-rich Baal Gammon and Isabel Sn-Cu-Zn deposits in the Herberton Mineral Field, Queensland, Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 149: 105095.
    • URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105095
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    Citation Kumar, Avish; Sanislav, Ioan (2022): Zircon U-Pb ages for the Herberton Mineral Field. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.25903/09v7-r187