Micron-to atomic-scale investigation of rare earth elements in iron oxides

NJ Cook, CL Ciobanu, K Ehrig, AD Slattery… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hematite (α-Fe2O3) and magnetite (Fe3O4) readily accommodate a wide range of minor
and trace elements from across the periodic table at up to wt.% concentrations. This prompts …

U-Pb geochronology and mineralogy of hematite from Mantoverde and Carmen de Cobre, northern Chile: Constraints on Andean IOCG mineralization

MR Verdugo-Ihl, CL Ciobanu… - Economic …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The first U-Pb hematite dates are reported for the Mantoverde and Carmen de Cobre iron
oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits in the northern segment of the Coastal Cordillera, Chile …

Genesis of the 1.45 Ga Kratz Spring iron oxide-apatite deposit complex in southeast Missouri, USA: Constraints from oxide mineral chemistry

B Sullivan, M Locmelis, BN Tunnell… - Economic …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Seven major and numerous lesser Fe oxide occurrences within the 1.47 Ga St. Francois
Mountains terrane in Missouri (USA) have previously been described as iron oxide-apatite …

Geochemical data analysis of iron oxide copper-gold mineralization, Wirrda Well prospect, South Australia

M Dmitrijeva, CL Ciobanu, K Ehrig… - Economic …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Multivariate statistical analysis encompasses a range of methods that can fingerprint
mineralization, alteration, and host-rock signatures within an ore system, thus assisting in …

Partitioning and surficial segregation of trace elements in iron oxides in hydrothermal fluid systems

N Smagunov, V Tauson, S Lipko, D Babkin… - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Partitioning experiments were done by hydrothermal synthesis of crystals containing trace
elements (TEs) by internal sampling of fluid at the temperature of 450° C and pressure of 1 …

Ferro-tschermakite with polysomatic chain-width disorder identified in silician magnetite from Wirrda Well, South Australia: A HAADF STEM study

CL Ciobanu, MR Verdugo-Ihl… - … : Journal of Earth …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Silician magnetite within~ 1.85 Ga lithologies hosting the~ 1.6 Ga Wirrda Well iron
oxide copper gold (IOCG) prospect, South Australia, was examined at the nanoscale. The …

A synthetic haematite reference material for LA‐ICP‐MS U‐Pb geochronology and application to iron Oxide‐Cu‐Au Systems

L Courtney‐Davies, SE Gilbert… - Geostandards and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In both nature and synthetic experiments, the common iron oxide haematite (α‐Fe2O3) can
incorporate significant amounts of U into its crystal structure and retain radiogenic Pb over …

Textural and chemical evolution of magnetite from the Paleozoic Shuanglong Fe-Cu deposit: Implications for tracing ore-forming fluids

S Zhang, H Chen, B Xiao, L Zhao, X Hu, J Li… - American …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Abstract The Aqishan-Yamansu belt in Eastern Tianshan (NW China) hosts several
important Fe and Fe-Cu deposits, the origin of which is the subject of considerable debate …

Micron-to nanoscale characterisation and U-Pb geochronology of zircon from granites of the Samphire Pluton, South Australia

U Domnick, NJ Cook, CL Ciobanu… - Precambrian …, 2020 - Elsevier
Zircons from three distinct granites within the Samphire Pluton, South Australia, are
characterised at the micron-to nanoscale. Sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe …

[PDF][PDF] road between the Holy Grail and a can of worms?

NJ Cook, CL Ciobanu, MR Verdugo-lhl… - researchgate.net
Accelerating advances in analytical technologies enable the study of trace elements in
minerals at ever improving sensitivity and spatial resolutions. Trace element ConCentration …