[HTML][HTML] A review of the G4 “tin granites” and associated mineral occurrences in the Kivu Belt (Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo) and their relationships with …

M Villeneuve, N Wazi, C Kalikone, A Gärtner - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Mesoproterozoic Kibaran belts host large amounts of mineral resources such as
cassiterite, wolframite, gold, and columbite-group minerals (“coltan”), all of them in high …

Accurate and precise in situ U–Pb isotope dating of wolframite series minerals via LA-SF-ICP-MS

M Yang, YH Yang, ST Wu, RL Romer… - Journal of Analytical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
We present an analytical protocol for in situ U–Pb isotope dating of wolframite series
minerals [(Fe, Mn) WO4], the main ore mineral for tungsten, by LA-SF-ICP-MS. Precision and …

Monazite and cassiterite UPb dating of the Abu Dabbab rare-metal granite, Egypt: Late Cryogenian metalliferous granite magmatism in the Arabian-Nubian Shield

B Lehmann, BA Zoheir, LA Neymark, A Zeh, A Emam… - Gondwana …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Abu Dabbab rare-metal granite in the Eastern Desert of Egypt is a highly-
evolved alkali-feldspar granite with transitional magmatic-hydrothermal features. Extreme …

Mineralogy of columbite-group minerals from the rare-element pegmatite dykes in the East-Qinling orogen, central China: Implications for formation times and ore …

Q Zhou, K Qin, D Tang - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The East-Qinling pegmatite district located in the North Qinling terrane is the largest
one in the Qinling orogen, Central China. It is famous for its rare-element (REL) reserves, but …

Recent developments in instrumentation and its application in absolute Dating: historical perspective and overview

KB Joshi, V Goswami, US Banerji, R Shankar - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2021 - Elsevier
The discovery of radioactivity in the early 20 th century led to the development of several
radiometric dating methods (eg, Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, Re-Os, U-Pb, etc.). These radiometric dating …

U-Pb and reconnaissance Lu-Hf isotope analysis of cassiterite and columbite group minerals from Archean Li-Cs-Ta type pegmatites of Western Australia

LA Kendall-Langley, AIS Kemp, JL Grigson… - Lithos, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Lithium–Cesium–Tantalum pegmatites represent a valuable global source of rare
metals, however the crustal processes that facilitate the generation of Li-Cs-Ta pegmatite …

Characterization of reference materials for in situ U–Pb dating of columbite group minerals by LA-ICP-MS

M Yang, YH Yang, RL Romer, XD Che… - Journal of Analytical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Columbite group minerals generally incorporate considerable amounts of U, making them
promising minerals for in situ U–Pb dating and constraining the time of Nb–Ta …

Characterisation and rare-metal potential of the Winneba-Mankoadze pegmatites, Southern Ghana: Evidence of two pegmatite fields

SJ Adams, M Van Lichtervelde, PO Amponsah… - Journal of African Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
In southern Ghana, the region along the coast between Accra and Cape Coast hosts a large
number of pegmatites mineralized in lithium, niobium-tantalum and tin. The pegmatites …

[HTML][HTML] Columbite-tantalite group mineral U-Pb geochronology of Chaqiabeishan Li-rich granitic pegmatites in the Quanji Massif, NW China: Implications for the …

T Pan, QF Ding, X Zhou, SP Li, J Han… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Chaqiabeishan area is characterized by small Li-rich granitic pegmatites in the Quanji
Massif (QM), northwest China. In this study, the columbite-tantalite group minerals (CGMs) …

[HTML][HTML] The tres arroyos granitic aplite-pegmatite field (Central Iberian Zone, Spain): Petrogenetic constraints from evolution of Nb-Ta-Sn oxides, whole-rock …

I Garate-Olave, E Roda-Robles, PP Gil-Crespo… - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Abundant Li-Cs-Ta aplite-pegmatite dykes were emplaced in the western Central Iberian
Zone of the Iberian Massif during the Variscan Orogeny. Their origin and petrogenetic …