Lead isotope data from intrusive rocks and mineral deposits in southeastern Yukon and southwestern Northwest Territories. The dataset likely contains isotopic signatures from mid-Cretaceous intrusions and associated sulphide minerals, collected by the Government of Yukon. It was last updated on 2026-04-17.
Use Cases
- Investigating metal source relationships between mineralization and magmatism based on lead isotope signatures.
- Constraining exploration models for intrusion-related gold deposits based on isotopic data.
- Determining the age of mineral deposits like Sa Dena Hes based on isotopic evidence.
- Analyzing metal provenance in distal mineralization styles based on isotopic composition.
Strengths
- Data provides insight on metal sources within intrusion-related systems.
- Results include specific findings on deposit age and metal provenance.
- Dataset is associated with a governmental organization (Government of Yukon).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific study area.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Lead isotopic studies of feldspars and sulphide minerals.
- Time Range
- Mid-Cretaceous intrusions and deposits.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 16:01:29.514097; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Southeastern Yukon and southwestern Northwest Territories, Tintina Gold Province.