Date of Award
2003
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.Sc.
Department
Geology
Keywords
Geochemistry.
Supervisor
Samson, Iain,
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
The Marathon deposit is a platinum group element (PGE)-Cu deposit hosted by the Coldwell intrusive complex, located on the north shore of Lake Superior, Ontario. Contradictory models have been proposed for the genesis of the deposit. This paper investigates the relative importance of different ore forming processes responsible for the PGE and Cu enrichment in the deposit and tests these contradictory models. A method has been developed for the precise determination of Pb isotope ratios in solid materials using quadrupole LA-ICP-MS. The advantages of this method are several, including; micrometer-scale spatial resolution, rapid analysis time, and low risk of contamination during sample preparation. Importantly, in samples with low Pb concentrations (∼2 ppm), quadrupole LA-ICP-MS, with N2 added to the nebulizer gas, can yield Pb isotope ratio measurements with a precision (0.2% RSE) that is comparable to LA-MC-ICP-MS. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)Dept. of Earth Sciences. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis2003 .C76. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 42-05, page: 1647. Advisers: Iain Samson; Brian Fryer. Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 2003.
Recommended Citation
Crowe, Sean Andrew, "The role of crustal contamination and volatiles in the genesis of the Marathon PGE-copper deposit, Ontario: Constraints from micometre scale LA-ICP-MS lead isotope systematics and PGE distribution" (2003). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4237.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/4237