Eleven parent zircon samples from the Rio Blanco-Los Bronces copper porphyry area in Chile cover an age range of approximately 14 to 5 million years. This dataset provides high-precision CA-ID-TIMS U-Pb geochronology data, offering insights into zircon crystallization timescales for porphyry copper deposit formation.
Use Cases
- Calibrate laser ablation ICPMS zircon trace element analyses using the high-precision CA-ID-TIMS U-Pb geochronology as a reference standard.
- Analyze the crystallization age range of zircon samples from igneous plutonic and mineralised porphyry intrusions to model deposit formation timelines.
- Correlate zircon U-Pb ages with parent sample rock types, geo-references, and geochemistry from the FAMOS project for integrated geological studies.
Strengths
- Data includes high-precision CA-ID-TIMS measurements, a gold standard for U-Pb geochronology.
- Eleven parent samples provide a defined age range of approximately 14 to 5 million years.
- Samples are linked to detailed parent rock characterization from the FAMOS consortium project.
Limitations
- The sample size is limited to eleven parent samples, which may restrict statistical analysis.
- Full analytical data, including zircon cathodoluminescence and trace elements, requires joining with external references.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS), part of the NERC FAMOS project consortium.
- Collection Method
- High-precision CA-ID-TIMS (Chemical Abrasion Isotope Dilution Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry) U-Pb geochronology on zircon.
- Time Range
- Covers an age range of approximately 14 to 5 million years.
- Freshness
- Last updated March 2026.
- Geography
- Rio Blanco-Los Bronces copper porphyry area, Chile.