A crustal Pb isotope map of southeastern Australia

Abstract Lead isotopes are a powerful geochemical tracer and a popular tool applied across a broad range of scientific fields, e.g., earth sciences, archaeology, and forensic sciences. Here we present a Pb isotope dataset collected from 232 igneous samples, spanning a ca. 2.3 million km2 area in sou...

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Main Authors: J. Liebmann, B. Ware, D. R. Mole, C. L. Kirkland, G. Fraser, K. Waltenberg, S. Bodorkos, D. L. Huston, N. J. Evans, B. J. McDonald, K. Rankenburg, P. Datta, S. Tessalina
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03996-5
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B. Ware
D. R. Mole
C. L. Kirkland
G. Fraser
K. Waltenberg
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D. L. Huston
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B. J. McDonald
K. Rankenburg
P. Datta
S. Tessalina
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description Abstract Lead isotopes are a powerful geochemical tracer and a popular tool applied across a broad range of scientific fields, e.g., earth sciences, archaeology, and forensic sciences. Here we present a Pb isotope dataset collected from 232 igneous samples, spanning a ca. 2.3 million km2 area in southeastern Australia, and over 3 billion years of Earth history. This contribution provides a range of isotopic maps showing the spatial variability of Pb isotopes (206Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb, and 208Pb/204Pb), magma source U/Pb and Th/U, and model ages. The samples selected for this study encompass U- and Th-poor media (i.e., K-feldspar), and U- and Th-bearing sampling media (i.e., whole-rock), providing a temporally and spatially resolved image of U and Th distribution in the crust, and their influence on crustal Pb through radiogenic ingrowth. This dataset has the potential to benefit a wide variety of different disciplines and is an important resource for addressing earth science questions ranging from unravelling crustal differentiation and architecture, through tracing magma source U- and Th-enrichment, to mineral deposit genesis.
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spelling doaj-art-dd41b055b84c4ab5b7a30754d2145b002024-11-17T12:09:01ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632024-11-0111111110.1038/s41597-024-03996-5A crustal Pb isotope map of southeastern AustraliaJ. Liebmann0B. Ware1D. R. Mole2C. L. Kirkland3G. Fraser4K. Waltenberg5S. Bodorkos6D. L. Huston7N. J. Evans8B. J. McDonald9K. Rankenburg10P. Datta11S. Tessalina12Timescales of Mineral Systems Group, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin UniversityJohn de Laeter Centre, Curtin UniversityGeoscience AustraliaTimescales of Mineral Systems Group, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin UniversityGeoscience AustraliaGeoscience AustraliaGeoscience AustraliaGeoscience AustraliaJohn de Laeter Centre, Curtin UniversityJohn de Laeter Centre, Curtin UniversityJohn de Laeter Centre, Curtin UniversityTimescales of Mineral Systems Group, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin UniversityJohn de Laeter Centre, Curtin UniversityAbstract Lead isotopes are a powerful geochemical tracer and a popular tool applied across a broad range of scientific fields, e.g., earth sciences, archaeology, and forensic sciences. Here we present a Pb isotope dataset collected from 232 igneous samples, spanning a ca. 2.3 million km2 area in southeastern Australia, and over 3 billion years of Earth history. This contribution provides a range of isotopic maps showing the spatial variability of Pb isotopes (206Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb, and 208Pb/204Pb), magma source U/Pb and Th/U, and model ages. The samples selected for this study encompass U- and Th-poor media (i.e., K-feldspar), and U- and Th-bearing sampling media (i.e., whole-rock), providing a temporally and spatially resolved image of U and Th distribution in the crust, and their influence on crustal Pb through radiogenic ingrowth. This dataset has the potential to benefit a wide variety of different disciplines and is an important resource for addressing earth science questions ranging from unravelling crustal differentiation and architecture, through tracing magma source U- and Th-enrichment, to mineral deposit genesis.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03996-5
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B. J. McDonald
K. Rankenburg
P. Datta
S. Tessalina
A crustal Pb isotope map of southeastern Australia
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