Leonid Neymark
Leonid Neymark is a Scientist Emeritus with the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center.
I am currently a Scientist Emeritus in the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center after being transferred from the Geochemistry Team, Yucca Mountain Project Branch where I conducted U-series studies of soils, fracture minerals and water-rock interaction processes.
I conduct a wide spectrum of isotope-geochemical studies involving radiogenic isotopes of U, Pb, Sr, and Nd and using ICP-MS and TIMS techniques. Before 2010 I was a principal investigator and a member of the Geochemistry Team in the Yucca Mountain Project Branch, WRD. The team's task was to evaluate geochemical aspects of the hydrogeologic suitability of Yucca Mountain to permanently store high-level radioactive waste. My focus was on the history of secondary mineral deposition (largely calcite and silica) in soil and unsaturated- and saturated-zone settings and on isotope-geochemical indicators of water-rock interaction as evidence of past water flow. These studies used U-Pb and U-series and other isotope-geochemical methods to characterize the timing of low-temperature surface processes of mineral deposition and to evaluate past water-rock interaction. In 2004 I was closely involved in the installation and detailed testing of a new ThermoFinnigan thermal-ionization mass-spectrometer Triton. I developed reproducible mass-spectrometric methods of U-series isotope measurements for whole rock samples with large Th/U and 232Th/230Th ratios. Previous YMPB work included systematic characterization of subsurface and soil hydrogenic minerals to provide a basis for understanding past hydrologic and climate variability in the Yucca Mountain region.
Current Projects
- Sources of Pb contamination in domestic well water in SW Missouri
- Matrix Pore Waters - Ultracentrifugation Method for Low-Permeability Sedimentary and Crystalline Rocks
- The U-Th-Pb whole-rock isotope system in the Chalk River core and past redox conditions
- Impact of Exhalative Hydrothermal Systems on Marine Chemistry: Applications for Mineral Assessment
- Conditions and Processes Affecting Radionuclide Transport (writing a chapter for the GSA Memoir devoted to Yucca Mountain, volume 2
Professional Experience
Research Chemist, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, USGS
Principal investigator and member of the Geochemistry Team in the Yucca Mountain Project Branch, USGS
2001-2004. S.M. Stoller Corporation, Senior Geochemist
1996-2001. Pacific Western Technologies, Ltd. Senior Scientist
1993-1996. US Geological Survey Visiting Research Scientist
1985-1993. Institute of Precambrian Geology and Geochronology (IPGG), St. Petersburg, Russian Academy of Sciences
1971-1985. All Union Geological Research Institute, Leningrad (USSR Ministry of Geology). Engineer (1971-1981) and Junior Research Scientist (1981-1985)
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. in Geochemistry, St. Petersburg, Russia
MS degree in Radiochemistry, St. Petersburg, Russia
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Geophysical Union
Geological Society of America
International Geochemistry Association
Geochemical Society
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Pb-Pb and U-Pb dating of cassiterite by in situ LA-ICPMS: Examples spanning ~1.85 Ga to ~100 Ma in Russia and implications for dating Proterozoic to Phanerozoic tin deposits.
This paper investigates applicability of cassiterite to dating ore deposits in a wide age range. We report in situ LA-ICPMS U-Pb and Pb-Pb dating results (n = 15) of cassiterite from six ore deposits in Russia ranging in age from ~1.85 Ga to 93 Ma. The two oldest deposits dated at ~1.83–1.86 Ga are rare metal Vishnyakovskoe located in the East Sayan pegmatite belt and tin deposits within...
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Leonid A. Neymark, Anatoly M. Larin, Richard J. Moscati
Petrology and geochronology of 1.48 to 1.45 Ga igneous rocks in the St. Francois Mountains terrane, southeast Missouri
The igneous geology of the St. Francois Mountains terrane in southeast Missouri is dominated by the products of 1.48 to 1.45 billion year old volcanic and plutonic magmatism but also includes volumetrically minor, compositionally bimodal contributions added during plutonism between 1.34 and 1.27 billion years ago. The 1.48 to 1.45 billion year old igneous rocks in the St. Francois...
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Edward A. du Bray, John N. Aleinikoff, Warren C. Day, Leonid A. Neymark, Seth D. Burgess
LA-ICPMS U-Pb dating reveals cassiterite inheritance in the Yazov granite, Eastern Siberia: Implications for tin mineralization
U-Pb dating of cassiterite and zircon from the Yazov granite (Transbaikalia region, Eastern Siberia, Russia) and cassiterite from spatially associated tin mineralization in the Tuyukan ore district in the Tonod uplift was conducted using in situ laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. These analyses allow comparison of isotopic systematics for both minerals...
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Leonid A. Neymark, Christopher S. Holm-Denoma, Anatoly Larin, Richard J. Moscati, Yulia Plotkina
Monazite and cassiterite Usingle bondPb dating of the Abu Dabbab rare-metal granite, Egypt: Late Cryogenian metalliferous granite magmatism in the Arabian-Nubian Shield
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 geochemical fractionation and the associated significant TaSn resource make the Abu Dabbab intrusion an important feature in the metallogenic evolution of the Arabian-Nubian Shield. UPb dating by laser ablation sector field...
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Bernd Lehmann, Basem Zoheir, Leonid A. Neymark, Armin Zeh, Ashraf Emam, Abdelhady Radwan, Rongqing Zhang, Richard J. Moscati
U-Pb geochronology of tin deposits associated with the Cornubian Batholith of southwest England: Direct dating of cassiterite by in situ LA-ICPMS
The Cornwall and Devon vein- and greisen-type copper and tin deposits of southwest England are spatially and genetically related to shallow-seated granitic intrusions. These late Variscan intrusions, collectively known as the Cornubian Batholith, extend over 200 km and form a continuous granitic spine from the Isles of Scilly Granite in the west to the Dartmoor Granite in the east. The...
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Richard J. Moscati, Leonid A. Neymark
In situ LA-ICPMS U–Pb dating of cassiterite without a known-age matrix-matched reference material: Examples from worldwide tin deposits spanning the Proterozoic to the Tertiary
Cassiterite (SnO2), a main ore mineral in tin deposits, is suitable for U–Pb isotopic dating because of its relatively high U/Pb ratios and typically low common Pb. We report a LA-ICPMS analytical procedure for U–Pb dating of this mineral with no need for an independently dated matrix-matched cassiterite standard. LA-ICPMS U-Th-Pb data were acquired while using NIST 612 glass as a...
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Leonid A. Neymark, Christopher S. Holm-Denoma, Richard J. Moscati
Evaluation of laser ablation double-focusing SC-ICPMS for “common” lead isotopic measurements in silicate glasses and mineral
An analytical method for the in situ measurement of “common” Pb isotope ratios in silicate glasses and minerals using a 193-nm excimer laser ablation (LA) system with a double-focusing single-collector (SC)-ICPMS is presented and evaluated as a possible alternative to multiple-collector (MC)-ICPMS. This LA-SC-ICPMS technique employs fast-scanning ion deflectors to sequentially place a...
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Aaron J. Pietruszka, Leonid A. Neymark
High spatial resolution U-Pb geochronology and Pb isotope geochemistry of magnetite-apatite ore from the Pea Ridge iron oxide-apatite deposit, St. Francois Mountains, southeast Missouri, USA
The Pea Ridge iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposit is one of the major rhyolite-hosted magnetite deposits of the St. Francois Mountains terrane, which is located within the Mesoproterozoic (1.5–1.3 Ga) Granite-Rhyolite province in the U.S. Midcontinent. Precise and accurate determination of the timing and duration of oreforming processes in this deposit is crucial for understanding its...
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Leonid A. Neymark, Christopher S. Holm-Denoma, Aaron Pietruszka, John N. Aleinikoff, C. Mark Fanning, Renee M. Pillers, Richard J. Moscati
A millennial-scale record of Pb and Hg contamination in peatlands of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of California, USA
In this paper, we provide the first record of millennial patterns of Pb and Hg concentrations on the west coast of the United States. Peat cores were collected from two micro-tidal marshes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of California. Core samples were analyzed for Pb, Hg, and Ti concentrations and dated using radiocarbon, 210Pb, and 137Cs. Pre-anthropogenic concentrations of Pb and...
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Judith Z. Drexler, Charles N. Alpers, Leonid A. Neymark, James B. Paces, Howard E. Taylor, Christopher C. Fuller
Isotope hydrology of the Chalk River Laboratories site, Ontario, Canada
This paper presents results of hydrochemical and isotopic analyses of groundwater (fracture water) and porewater, and physical property and water content measurements of bedrock core at the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) site in Ontario. Density and water contents were determined and water-loss porosity values were calculated for core samples. Average and standard deviations of density...
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Zell E. Peterman, Leonid A. Neymark, K.J. King-Sharp, Mel Gascoyne
40Ar/39Ar Geochronology, Isotope Geochemistry (Sr, Nd, Pb), and petrology of alkaline lavas near Yampa, Colorado: migration of alkaline volcanism and evolution of the northern Rio Grande rift
Volcanic rocks near Yampa, Colorado (USA), represent one of several small late Miocene to Quaternary alkaline volcanic fields along the northeast margin of the Colorado Plateau. Basanite, trachybasalt, and basalt collected from six sites within the Yampa volcanic field were investigated to assess correlations with late Cenozoic extension and Rio Grande rifting. In this paper we report...
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Michael A. Cosca, Ren A. Thompson, John P. Lee, Kenzie J. Turner, Leonid A. Neymark, Wayne R. Premo
Non-USGS Publications**
Yu.V. Amelin and L.A. Neymark. 1998, Lead isotope geochemistry of Paleoproterozoic layered intrusions in the eastern Baltic Shield: Inferences about magma sources and U-Th-Pb fractionation in the crust-mantle system. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., vol. 62, no. 3, 493-505, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00056-8.
E.Yu. Rytsk, L.A. Neimark, Yu.V. Amelin, 1998, Paleozoic granitoids in the Northern Part of the Baikal Orogenic Area: Age and Past Geodynamic Settings. Geotectonics, vol. 32, no. 5, 379-393.
L.A. Neymark, E.Yu. Ritsk, B.M. Gorokhovskiy. 1996. Pb isotope characteristics of some late Riphean Pb-Zn deposits in the folded environs of the Siberian platform. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol.342, no.4, p. 183-187.
L.A. Neimark, A.M. Larin, G.V. Ovchinnikova et al., 1996, U-Pb geochronologic and Pb-isotopic evidence for the Mesozoic mineralization stage of the Archean Stanovoi Megablock, Aldan-Stanovoi Shield. Petrology, vol. 4, no.4, 421-435.
V.A. Vernikovsky, L.A. Neymark, V.A. Ponomarchuk, and S.Z. Yakovleva, 1996, New U-Pb, Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr, and K-Ar ages for the North Taymyr collisional granites and metamorphites: Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol. 345a, no.9, 329-334.
R.A. Kumpulainen, J. Mansfeld, K. Sundblad, L. Neymark, and T. Bergman, 1996, Stratigraphy, Age, and Sm-Nd Isotope Systematics of the country rocks to Zn-Pb Sulfide Deposits, Ammeberg District, Sweden: Economic Geology, vol. 91, 1009-1021, https://doi.org/10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1009.
L.A. Neimark, E.Yu. Ritsk, G.V. Ovchinnikova et al. 1995. Lead isotopes in gold deposits of the Eastern Sayan (Russia). Geology of Ore Deposits. vol. 37, no. 3, 201-212.
E.V. Khain, L.A. Neymark, Y.V. Amelin, 1995, Isotope-geochronological study of the granites and granite-gneisses of the Gargan Block, Eastern Sayan Range, Siberia, by Pb-Pb and U-Pb method on zircons and Sm-Nd method, Doklady of the Russian Academy of Sciences, vol. 342, no. 5, 776-779 (in Russian).
L.A. Neimark, E.Y. Ritsk, B.M. Gorokhovsky, V.F. Guseva, S.Z. Yakovleva, 1995, Age of Muya granites, Baikal-Vitim ophiolite belt (U-Pb and Sm-Nd isotopic evidence), Doklady of the Russian Academy of Sciences, vol. 343, no. 5, 673-676 (in Russian).
V.A.Vernikovskii, L.A. Neimark, V.A. Ponomarchuk et al. 1995. Geochemistry and age of collision granitoides and metamorphites of the Kara microcontinent (Northern Taimyr). Russian Geology and Geophysics. vol. 36, no.4, 46-60.
V.A. Vernikovsky, A.E. Vernikovskaya, S.M. Lyapunov, L.A. Neimark, V.F. Proskurin, A.I. Chernykh, I.Yu. Safonova, 1994, Petrology, geochemistry, and tectonic setting of plagiogranites of the Chelyuskin ophiolite belt: International Geology Review, vol. 36, no. 10, 961-974.
L.A. Neymark, Yu.V. Amelin, A.M. Larin. 1994. Pb-Sr-Nd isotopic and geochemical constraints on the origin of the 1.54-1.56 Ga Salmi rapakivi-granite -- anorthosite batholith (Karelia, Russia). Mineral. Petrol., vol. 50, no.1-3, 173-193, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01160146.
S.A. Alekseenko, S.L. Ivlev, and L.A. Neimark, 1994, Standard reference sample of lead isotopic composition: Journal of Analytical Chemistry, vol. 49, no. 12, 1154-1158.
L.A. Neymark, A.A. Nemchin, V.R. Vetrin, E.B. Sal'nikova. 1993. Sm-Nd and Pb-Pb isotope systematics in the lower crust xenoliths from the diatremas in the Southern Kola Peninsula. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol.329, no. 6, 781-784.
I.M. Gorokhov, M.S. Dufour, L.A. Neymark et al. 1993, Early Paleozoic Gondwana fragments in the nappes of the Central Pamirs and Lesser Himalayas: geochemical and isotopic characteristics. Stratigraphy and Geologic Correlation. vol.1, no.3, 250-263.
G.V. Ovchinnikova, L.A. Neymark, O.A. Levchenkov et al. 1993. On the use of the apatite as an U-Pb geochronometer. Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation. vol.1, no.1, 9-19.
L.A. Neymark, E.Yu. Ritsk, N.G. Rizvanova. 1993. Hercynian age and Precambrian crustal protolith of the Barguzin granitoides of the Angar-Vitim batholith : U-Pb and Sm-Nd isotope evidence. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences, vol.332, no.7, 201-206.
L.A. Neymark, V.P. Kovach, A.A. Nemchin et al. 1993. Late Archean intrusive complexes in the Olekma granite-greenstone terrain (Eastern Siberia): geochemical and isotopic study. Prec. Res. vol.62, no.2, 453-472, https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-9268(93)90016-U.
L.A. Neymark, E.Yu. Ritsk, N.G. Rizvanova, B.M. Gorokhovsky. 1993. U-Pb zircon age evidence for a polichronous Angaro-Vitim batholith. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol.333, no.5, 634-637.
V.A. Vernikovsky, L.A. Neymark, V.F. Proskurin, S.Z. Yakovleva. 1993. Late-Riphean age of the Kunar massif plagiogranites (U-Pb zircon dating). Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol. 331, no. 6, 706-708.
L.A. Neymark, E.Yu. Ritsk, B.M. Gorokhovsky, Yu.V. Amelin, G.V. Ovchinnikova. 1993. Geochronological and isotope-geochemical study of the gold ore deposits in the Baikal fold area. In: Isotope Dating of Ore Deposits. Moscow, Nauka, p. 124-146 (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark, A.M. Larin, E.Yu. Ritsk, G.V. Ovchinnikova, B.M. Gorokhovsky. 1993. U-Pb geochronological and Pb-isotope evidence of the Hercynian ore-forming event within the Proterozoic frame of the South Siberian Platform. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol.333, no.6, 765-768.
L.A. Neymark, A.M. Larin, G.V. Ovchinnikova, and S.Z. Yakovleva. 1992. U-Pb age of the Dzhugdzhur anorthosites. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol.323A, no.3, 57-62.
L.A. Neymark, A.M. Larin, S.Z.Yakovleva, B.M. Gorokhovsky. 1992. U-Pb age of igneous rocks of the Ulkan graben in the Southeastern part of the Aldan Shield. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. v.324, no.4, 92-96.
L.A. Neymark, A.A. Nemchin, O.M. Rozen, V.P. Serenko, V.P. Spetsius, I.K. Shuleshko. 1992. Sm-Nd isotope systematics in the lower crust xenoliths from kimberlites of Yakutia. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol.327, no.3, 88-93.
L.A. Neymark, A.M.Larin, S.Z. Yakovleva, N.A. Sryvtsev, and V.V. Buldygerov. 1991. New U-Pb zircon age data on the Akitkan suite, Baikal-Patom fold area. Transactions of the USSR Academy of Sciences. vol. 321, n.8, 197-201.
A.M. Larin, Yu.V.Amelin, and L.A.Neymark. 1991, Age and genesis of the complex scarn ores of the Pitkaranta ore district associated with the Salmi rapakivi massif (Southern Karelia). Geologia Rudnykh Mestorozhdenij (Geology of Ore Deposits), vol. 6, 15-33 (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark, E.Yu. Ritzk, B.M. Gorokhovsky et al., 1991, Lead isotopic composition and genesis of the Pb-Zn mineralization of the Olokit zone of the Northern Baikal region. Geologia Rudnykh Mestorozhdenij (Geology of Ore Deposits), vol. 6, 34-49 (in Russian).
L.K. Levsky and L.A. Neymark. 1991, Isotopic constraints on a prototerrestrial matter. In: The Early Crust : its composition and age. Moscow, Nauka, p. 48-63 (in Russian).
Yu. Amelin, A. Beljaev, A. Larin, L. Neymark, I. Stepanov, 1991. Rapakivi granites and related rocks symposium, July 29-31, 1991, Helsinki, Finland; Salmi batholith and Pitkaranta ore field in Soviet Karelia excursion, August 1-4, 1991 Haapala, Ilmari; Ramo, O Tapani; Salonsaari, Pekka T; GCP, International Geological Correlation Programme Opas - Geologian Tutkimuskeskus, vol.33, 57 pp.
S.A. Sergeyev, Ye.V. Bibikova, O.A. Levchenkov, S.B. Lobach-Zhuchenko, S.Z. Yakovleva, G.V. Ovchinnikova, L. A. Neymark, A.N. Komarov, B.M. Gorokhovskiy, 1990. Isotope geochronology of the Vodlozerskiy gneiss complex, Geokhimiya, vol.1990, no.1, 73-83. (in Russian).
G.V. Ovchinnikova, S.B. Lobach-Zhuchenko, S.A. Sergeyev, S.Z. Yakovleva, O.A. Levchenkov, L.A. Neymark, A.N. Komarov, B.M. Gorokhovskiy, A.M. Fedoseyenko, I.N. Krylov, 1990. Geochronology and petrology of the late kinematic granites of southeastern Karelia based on geochemical and isotopic data. Geokhimiya, vol.1990, no.11, 1561-1573 (in Russian).
V.L. Dook, L.A. Neymark, and V.A. Rudnik (Eds.). 1989. The Oldest Rocks of the Aldan-Stanovik Shield, Eastern Siberia, USSR. IGCP Project 280 “The Oldest Rocks on Earth”, Excursion guide, Leningrad-Mainz, 121 p.
Yu.V. Amelin, L.A. Neymark, D.I. Matukov et al. 1988. Analytical parameters and operation experience of MI1320-PRM2 mass-spectrometers . In: Isotopic methods in geology, geochemistry and metallogeny. Leningrad, Nauka, p.102-116. (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark, G.V. Ovchinnikova, B.M. Gorokhovsky et al. 1988. Pb isotopes in sulfides from rocks of the Sumozero--Kenozero greenstone belt. In: Isotopic methods in geology, geochemistry and metallogeny. Leningrad, Nauka. p. 42-48. (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark, A.B. Kotov, D.P. Vinogradov et al. 1988. Age and occurrence of early folded and post-folded granitoids of northwestern Lake Ladoga region according to data of Pb, O isotopes. In: Isotopic methods in geology, geochemistry and metallogeny. Leningrad, Nauka p. 21-41. (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark, S.L. Mirkina, A.G. Rublev et al. 1987. Isotope age of the granites in the Irelsky Complex, Baikal Region. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR. vol. 5, 18-25 (in Russian).
A.G. Rublev, G.A. Murina, A.P. Chukhonin, L.A. Neimark, et al. 1987. Geochronology of early-Proterozoic granitoid magmatism in the Kodar-Udokan Zone. Soviet Geology and Geophysics, vol. 28, no.6, 26-33, 1987 (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark. 1987. Potential and restrictions of the lead-isochron method in dating Precambrian polymetamorphic rocks. In: Isotopic dating of metamorphic and metasomatic process. Shukoljukov Yu.A. (Ed.). Moscow, Nauka, p. 29-44 (in Russian).
L.A Neymark. 1987. The application of U-Pb to the geochronological studies of Precambrian metallic ore deposits. In: Gorokhov I.M., Levchenkov O.A. (Editors) Isotopic methods on Geochronology. Leningrad, Nauka, p.29-44 (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark. 1986 U-Pb isotopic constraints on the age and primordial materials of the Earth. In: Isotope methods in geochemistry and cosmochemistry. L.K.Levsky (Ed.) Leningrad, Nauka, p. 3-21 (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark, A.D. Iskanderova, E.P. Miron'uk et al. 1984. U-Pb age of the Charskoje ore deposit of BIF, Eastern Siberia. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR. vol. 234. 1246-1249. (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark. 1983. Quantitative models for the evolution of the crust-mantle system utilizing Pb isotope data. In: Geochemistry of radiogenic isotopes in the early stages of the Earth's evolution. Shukol’ukov J.A. (Ed.), Moscow, Nauka, p.151-167 (in Russian).
G.V. Ovchinnikova, L.A. Neymark. 1981. The excess lead in meteorites. Geochemistry International. vol.18, no.4, 102-115.
L.A. Neymark, A.D. Iskanderova, A.P. Chukhonin, et al. 1981. U-Pb data on the Archean age of metamorphic rocks of the Stanovoy Range: Geochemistry International, vol.18, no.5, 55-64.
L.A. Neymark, O.A. Levchenkov. 1979. A method of age calculation for open U-Pb isotope systems. Geochemistry International. vol.16, no.3, 34-39.
S.L. Mirkina, L.A.Neymark, B.B. Golubev, I.G. Smyslova. 1976. Radiologic dating of Neogene-Quaternary uranium minerals by Pb-isotope method. Geokhimia, no. 9, 43-48 (in Russian).
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From Outcrop to Ions: development and application of in-situ isotope ratio measurements to solve geologic problems
Project objectives are to (1) develop innovative analytical techniques for isotope geochemistry and U-Pb geochronology using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), and (2) apply these techniques to collaborative research projects of high priority to the Mineral Resources Program, including studies related to the formation of "critical mineral" deposits, and...
Pb-Pb and U-Pb data of Proterozoic to Phanerozoic cassiterite deposits in Russia
Cassiterite (SnO2), a main ore mineral in tin deposits, was collected by multiple Russian geologists or obtained from museum collections in both the USA and Russia and dated at the U.S. Geological Survey. The dated samples represent four different mining districts spanning the entire country from the village of Pitkaranta in the west (31 degrees E Longitude) to the Merekskoe Deposit in...
In situ U-Pb dating of apatite and rutile from St. Francois Mountains IOA and IOCG deposits, southeast Missouri
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)) and rutile (TiO2) samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from the iron oxide-apatite-rare earth element (IOA-REE) and iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) deposits hosted by the Mesoproterozoic, St. Francois Mountains terrane, southeast Missouri. Samples were prepared and analyzed for direct age dating on a laser ablation inductively coupled...
U-Pb data for the Coles Hill uranium deposit, Virginia
Apatite [Ca5(PO4)3F], titanite [CaTiSiO5], and rutile [TiO2] samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from the Coles Hill uranium deposit, Virginia. The samples (in the form of polished thin sections) were prepared and analyzed for direct age dating on a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA-ICPMS) system at the USGS in Denver, Colorado from...
U-Pb data for inherited cassiterite in "Tin Granites", an example from the Yazov Granite, Eastern Siberia
Zircon (ZrSiO4) and cassiterite (SnO2) samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from the Yazov Granite, Transbaikalia region, Eastern Siberia, Russia. Samples (in the form of mounted loose grains) were prepared and analyzed for direct age dating on a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA?ICPMS) system at the USGS in Denver, Colorado from...
U-Pb data for Origin of Tin Mineralization in the Sullivan Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit, British Columbia: Constraints from Textures, Geochemistry, and LA-ICP-MS U-Pb Geochronology of Cassiterite
Cassiterite (SnO2) samples were collected throughout the underground Sullivan Mine near Kimberley, British Columbia. Samples (in the form of mounted loose grains, polished thin sections, and rock mounts) were prepared and analyzed for direct age dating on a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA-ICPMS) system at the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver, Colorado in...
U-Pb data for: Monazite and cassiterite U-Pb dating of the Abu Dabbab rare-metal granite, Egypt: Late Cryogenian metalliferous granite magmatism in the Arabian-Nubian Shield
Cassiterite (SnO2) samples were collected from alluvial ore concentrate from the Abu Dabbab Granite in eastern Egypt. Samples (in the form of mounted loose grains) were prepared and analyzed for direct age dating on a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA-ICPMS) system at the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver, Colorado in February 2019. This data release...
U-Pb data for: U-Pb geochronology of tin deposits associated with the Cornubian Batholith of southwest England: Direct dating of cassiterite by in situ LA-ICPMS
Cassiterite (SnO2) samples were collected throughout Devon and Cornwall Counties in southwest England, United Kingdom. Samples were prepared and analyzed for direct age dating on a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA-ICPMS) system at the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver, Colorado in February and April 2018. This data release accompanies the publication, 'U-Pb...
U-Pb data for: In situ LA-ICPMS U-Pb dating of cassiterite without a known-age matrix-matched reference material: Examples from worldwide tin deposits spanning the Proterozoic to Tertiary
This dataset accompanies the publication, 'In situ LA-ICPMS U-Pb dating of cassiterite without a known-age matrix-matched reference material: Examples from worldwide tin deposits spanning the Proterozoic to Tertiary', published in Chemical Geology (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.03.008), which reports a LA-ICPMS analytical procedure for dating cassiterite, a main ore mineral in...
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Pb-Pb and U-Pb dating of cassiterite by in situ LA-ICPMS: Examples spanning ~1.85 Ga to ~100 Ma in Russia and implications for dating Proterozoic to Phanerozoic tin deposits.
This paper investigates applicability of cassiterite to dating ore deposits in a wide age range. We report in situ LA-ICPMS U-Pb and Pb-Pb dating results (n = 15) of cassiterite from six ore deposits in Russia ranging in age from ~1.85 Ga to 93 Ma. The two oldest deposits dated at ~1.83–1.86 Ga are rare metal Vishnyakovskoe located in the East Sayan pegmatite belt and tin deposits within...
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Leonid A. Neymark, Anatoly M. Larin, Richard J. Moscati
Petrology and geochronology of 1.48 to 1.45 Ga igneous rocks in the St. Francois Mountains terrane, southeast Missouri
The igneous geology of the St. Francois Mountains terrane in southeast Missouri is dominated by the products of 1.48 to 1.45 billion year old volcanic and plutonic magmatism but also includes volumetrically minor, compositionally bimodal contributions added during plutonism between 1.34 and 1.27 billion years ago. The 1.48 to 1.45 billion year old igneous rocks in the St. Francois...
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Edward A. du Bray, John N. Aleinikoff, Warren C. Day, Leonid A. Neymark, Seth D. Burgess
LA-ICPMS U-Pb dating reveals cassiterite inheritance in the Yazov granite, Eastern Siberia: Implications for tin mineralization
U-Pb dating of cassiterite and zircon from the Yazov granite (Transbaikalia region, Eastern Siberia, Russia) and cassiterite from spatially associated tin mineralization in the Tuyukan ore district in the Tonod uplift was conducted using in situ laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. These analyses allow comparison of isotopic systematics for both minerals...
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Leonid A. Neymark, Christopher S. Holm-Denoma, Anatoly Larin, Richard J. Moscati, Yulia Plotkina
Monazite and cassiterite Usingle bondPb dating of the Abu Dabbab rare-metal granite, Egypt: Late Cryogenian metalliferous granite magmatism in the Arabian-Nubian Shield
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 geochemical fractionation and the associated significant TaSn resource make the Abu Dabbab intrusion an important feature in the metallogenic evolution of the Arabian-Nubian Shield. UPb dating by laser ablation sector field...
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Bernd Lehmann, Basem Zoheir, Leonid A. Neymark, Armin Zeh, Ashraf Emam, Abdelhady Radwan, Rongqing Zhang, Richard J. Moscati
U-Pb geochronology of tin deposits associated with the Cornubian Batholith of southwest England: Direct dating of cassiterite by in situ LA-ICPMS
The Cornwall and Devon vein- and greisen-type copper and tin deposits of southwest England are spatially and genetically related to shallow-seated granitic intrusions. These late Variscan intrusions, collectively known as the Cornubian Batholith, extend over 200 km and form a continuous granitic spine from the Isles of Scilly Granite in the west to the Dartmoor Granite in the east. The...
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Richard J. Moscati, Leonid A. Neymark
In situ LA-ICPMS U–Pb dating of cassiterite without a known-age matrix-matched reference material: Examples from worldwide tin deposits spanning the Proterozoic to the Tertiary
Cassiterite (SnO2), a main ore mineral in tin deposits, is suitable for U–Pb isotopic dating because of its relatively high U/Pb ratios and typically low common Pb. We report a LA-ICPMS analytical procedure for U–Pb dating of this mineral with no need for an independently dated matrix-matched cassiterite standard. LA-ICPMS U-Th-Pb data were acquired while using NIST 612 glass as a...
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Leonid A. Neymark, Christopher S. Holm-Denoma, Richard J. Moscati
Evaluation of laser ablation double-focusing SC-ICPMS for “common” lead isotopic measurements in silicate glasses and mineral
An analytical method for the in situ measurement of “common” Pb isotope ratios in silicate glasses and minerals using a 193-nm excimer laser ablation (LA) system with a double-focusing single-collector (SC)-ICPMS is presented and evaluated as a possible alternative to multiple-collector (MC)-ICPMS. This LA-SC-ICPMS technique employs fast-scanning ion deflectors to sequentially place a...
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Aaron J. Pietruszka, Leonid A. Neymark
High spatial resolution U-Pb geochronology and Pb isotope geochemistry of magnetite-apatite ore from the Pea Ridge iron oxide-apatite deposit, St. Francois Mountains, southeast Missouri, USA
The Pea Ridge iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposit is one of the major rhyolite-hosted magnetite deposits of the St. Francois Mountains terrane, which is located within the Mesoproterozoic (1.5–1.3 Ga) Granite-Rhyolite province in the U.S. Midcontinent. Precise and accurate determination of the timing and duration of oreforming processes in this deposit is crucial for understanding its...
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Leonid A. Neymark, Christopher S. Holm-Denoma, Aaron Pietruszka, John N. Aleinikoff, C. Mark Fanning, Renee M. Pillers, Richard J. Moscati
A millennial-scale record of Pb and Hg contamination in peatlands of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of California, USA
In this paper, we provide the first record of millennial patterns of Pb and Hg concentrations on the west coast of the United States. Peat cores were collected from two micro-tidal marshes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of California. Core samples were analyzed for Pb, Hg, and Ti concentrations and dated using radiocarbon, 210Pb, and 137Cs. Pre-anthropogenic concentrations of Pb and...
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Judith Z. Drexler, Charles N. Alpers, Leonid A. Neymark, James B. Paces, Howard E. Taylor, Christopher C. Fuller
Isotope hydrology of the Chalk River Laboratories site, Ontario, Canada
This paper presents results of hydrochemical and isotopic analyses of groundwater (fracture water) and porewater, and physical property and water content measurements of bedrock core at the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) site in Ontario. Density and water contents were determined and water-loss porosity values were calculated for core samples. Average and standard deviations of density...
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Zell E. Peterman, Leonid A. Neymark, K.J. King-Sharp, Mel Gascoyne
40Ar/39Ar Geochronology, Isotope Geochemistry (Sr, Nd, Pb), and petrology of alkaline lavas near Yampa, Colorado: migration of alkaline volcanism and evolution of the northern Rio Grande rift
Volcanic rocks near Yampa, Colorado (USA), represent one of several small late Miocene to Quaternary alkaline volcanic fields along the northeast margin of the Colorado Plateau. Basanite, trachybasalt, and basalt collected from six sites within the Yampa volcanic field were investigated to assess correlations with late Cenozoic extension and Rio Grande rifting. In this paper we report...
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Michael A. Cosca, Ren A. Thompson, John P. Lee, Kenzie J. Turner, Leonid A. Neymark, Wayne R. Premo
Non-USGS Publications**
Yu.V. Amelin and L.A. Neymark. 1998, Lead isotope geochemistry of Paleoproterozoic layered intrusions in the eastern Baltic Shield: Inferences about magma sources and U-Th-Pb fractionation in the crust-mantle system. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., vol. 62, no. 3, 493-505, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00056-8.
E.Yu. Rytsk, L.A. Neimark, Yu.V. Amelin, 1998, Paleozoic granitoids in the Northern Part of the Baikal Orogenic Area: Age and Past Geodynamic Settings. Geotectonics, vol. 32, no. 5, 379-393.
L.A. Neymark, E.Yu. Ritsk, B.M. Gorokhovskiy. 1996. Pb isotope characteristics of some late Riphean Pb-Zn deposits in the folded environs of the Siberian platform. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol.342, no.4, p. 183-187.
L.A. Neimark, A.M. Larin, G.V. Ovchinnikova et al., 1996, U-Pb geochronologic and Pb-isotopic evidence for the Mesozoic mineralization stage of the Archean Stanovoi Megablock, Aldan-Stanovoi Shield. Petrology, vol. 4, no.4, 421-435.
V.A. Vernikovsky, L.A. Neymark, V.A. Ponomarchuk, and S.Z. Yakovleva, 1996, New U-Pb, Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr, and K-Ar ages for the North Taymyr collisional granites and metamorphites: Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol. 345a, no.9, 329-334.
R.A. Kumpulainen, J. Mansfeld, K. Sundblad, L. Neymark, and T. Bergman, 1996, Stratigraphy, Age, and Sm-Nd Isotope Systematics of the country rocks to Zn-Pb Sulfide Deposits, Ammeberg District, Sweden: Economic Geology, vol. 91, 1009-1021, https://doi.org/10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1009.
L.A. Neimark, E.Yu. Ritsk, G.V. Ovchinnikova et al. 1995. Lead isotopes in gold deposits of the Eastern Sayan (Russia). Geology of Ore Deposits. vol. 37, no. 3, 201-212.
E.V. Khain, L.A. Neymark, Y.V. Amelin, 1995, Isotope-geochronological study of the granites and granite-gneisses of the Gargan Block, Eastern Sayan Range, Siberia, by Pb-Pb and U-Pb method on zircons and Sm-Nd method, Doklady of the Russian Academy of Sciences, vol. 342, no. 5, 776-779 (in Russian).
L.A. Neimark, E.Y. Ritsk, B.M. Gorokhovsky, V.F. Guseva, S.Z. Yakovleva, 1995, Age of Muya granites, Baikal-Vitim ophiolite belt (U-Pb and Sm-Nd isotopic evidence), Doklady of the Russian Academy of Sciences, vol. 343, no. 5, 673-676 (in Russian).
V.A.Vernikovskii, L.A. Neimark, V.A. Ponomarchuk et al. 1995. Geochemistry and age of collision granitoides and metamorphites of the Kara microcontinent (Northern Taimyr). Russian Geology and Geophysics. vol. 36, no.4, 46-60.
V.A. Vernikovsky, A.E. Vernikovskaya, S.M. Lyapunov, L.A. Neimark, V.F. Proskurin, A.I. Chernykh, I.Yu. Safonova, 1994, Petrology, geochemistry, and tectonic setting of plagiogranites of the Chelyuskin ophiolite belt: International Geology Review, vol. 36, no. 10, 961-974.
L.A. Neymark, Yu.V. Amelin, A.M. Larin. 1994. Pb-Sr-Nd isotopic and geochemical constraints on the origin of the 1.54-1.56 Ga Salmi rapakivi-granite -- anorthosite batholith (Karelia, Russia). Mineral. Petrol., vol. 50, no.1-3, 173-193, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01160146.
S.A. Alekseenko, S.L. Ivlev, and L.A. Neimark, 1994, Standard reference sample of lead isotopic composition: Journal of Analytical Chemistry, vol. 49, no. 12, 1154-1158.
L.A. Neymark, A.A. Nemchin, V.R. Vetrin, E.B. Sal'nikova. 1993. Sm-Nd and Pb-Pb isotope systematics in the lower crust xenoliths from the diatremas in the Southern Kola Peninsula. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol.329, no. 6, 781-784.
I.M. Gorokhov, M.S. Dufour, L.A. Neymark et al. 1993, Early Paleozoic Gondwana fragments in the nappes of the Central Pamirs and Lesser Himalayas: geochemical and isotopic characteristics. Stratigraphy and Geologic Correlation. vol.1, no.3, 250-263.
G.V. Ovchinnikova, L.A. Neymark, O.A. Levchenkov et al. 1993. On the use of the apatite as an U-Pb geochronometer. Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation. vol.1, no.1, 9-19.
L.A. Neymark, E.Yu. Ritsk, N.G. Rizvanova. 1993. Hercynian age and Precambrian crustal protolith of the Barguzin granitoides of the Angar-Vitim batholith : U-Pb and Sm-Nd isotope evidence. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences, vol.332, no.7, 201-206.
L.A. Neymark, V.P. Kovach, A.A. Nemchin et al. 1993. Late Archean intrusive complexes in the Olekma granite-greenstone terrain (Eastern Siberia): geochemical and isotopic study. Prec. Res. vol.62, no.2, 453-472, https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-9268(93)90016-U.
L.A. Neymark, E.Yu. Ritsk, N.G. Rizvanova, B.M. Gorokhovsky. 1993. U-Pb zircon age evidence for a polichronous Angaro-Vitim batholith. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol.333, no.5, 634-637.
V.A. Vernikovsky, L.A. Neymark, V.F. Proskurin, S.Z. Yakovleva. 1993. Late-Riphean age of the Kunar massif plagiogranites (U-Pb zircon dating). Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol. 331, no. 6, 706-708.
L.A. Neymark, E.Yu. Ritsk, B.M. Gorokhovsky, Yu.V. Amelin, G.V. Ovchinnikova. 1993. Geochronological and isotope-geochemical study of the gold ore deposits in the Baikal fold area. In: Isotope Dating of Ore Deposits. Moscow, Nauka, p. 124-146 (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark, A.M. Larin, E.Yu. Ritsk, G.V. Ovchinnikova, B.M. Gorokhovsky. 1993. U-Pb geochronological and Pb-isotope evidence of the Hercynian ore-forming event within the Proterozoic frame of the South Siberian Platform. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol.333, no.6, 765-768.
L.A. Neymark, A.M. Larin, G.V. Ovchinnikova, and S.Z. Yakovleva. 1992. U-Pb age of the Dzhugdzhur anorthosites. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol.323A, no.3, 57-62.
L.A. Neymark, A.M. Larin, S.Z.Yakovleva, B.M. Gorokhovsky. 1992. U-Pb age of igneous rocks of the Ulkan graben in the Southeastern part of the Aldan Shield. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. v.324, no.4, 92-96.
L.A. Neymark, A.A. Nemchin, O.M. Rozen, V.P. Serenko, V.P. Spetsius, I.K. Shuleshko. 1992. Sm-Nd isotope systematics in the lower crust xenoliths from kimberlites of Yakutia. Transactions of the Russian Academy of Sciences. vol.327, no.3, 88-93.
L.A. Neymark, A.M.Larin, S.Z. Yakovleva, N.A. Sryvtsev, and V.V. Buldygerov. 1991. New U-Pb zircon age data on the Akitkan suite, Baikal-Patom fold area. Transactions of the USSR Academy of Sciences. vol. 321, n.8, 197-201.
A.M. Larin, Yu.V.Amelin, and L.A.Neymark. 1991, Age and genesis of the complex scarn ores of the Pitkaranta ore district associated with the Salmi rapakivi massif (Southern Karelia). Geologia Rudnykh Mestorozhdenij (Geology of Ore Deposits), vol. 6, 15-33 (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark, E.Yu. Ritzk, B.M. Gorokhovsky et al., 1991, Lead isotopic composition and genesis of the Pb-Zn mineralization of the Olokit zone of the Northern Baikal region. Geologia Rudnykh Mestorozhdenij (Geology of Ore Deposits), vol. 6, 34-49 (in Russian).
L.K. Levsky and L.A. Neymark. 1991, Isotopic constraints on a prototerrestrial matter. In: The Early Crust : its composition and age. Moscow, Nauka, p. 48-63 (in Russian).
Yu. Amelin, A. Beljaev, A. Larin, L. Neymark, I. Stepanov, 1991. Rapakivi granites and related rocks symposium, July 29-31, 1991, Helsinki, Finland; Salmi batholith and Pitkaranta ore field in Soviet Karelia excursion, August 1-4, 1991 Haapala, Ilmari; Ramo, O Tapani; Salonsaari, Pekka T; GCP, International Geological Correlation Programme Opas - Geologian Tutkimuskeskus, vol.33, 57 pp.
S.A. Sergeyev, Ye.V. Bibikova, O.A. Levchenkov, S.B. Lobach-Zhuchenko, S.Z. Yakovleva, G.V. Ovchinnikova, L. A. Neymark, A.N. Komarov, B.M. Gorokhovskiy, 1990. Isotope geochronology of the Vodlozerskiy gneiss complex, Geokhimiya, vol.1990, no.1, 73-83. (in Russian).
G.V. Ovchinnikova, S.B. Lobach-Zhuchenko, S.A. Sergeyev, S.Z. Yakovleva, O.A. Levchenkov, L.A. Neymark, A.N. Komarov, B.M. Gorokhovskiy, A.M. Fedoseyenko, I.N. Krylov, 1990. Geochronology and petrology of the late kinematic granites of southeastern Karelia based on geochemical and isotopic data. Geokhimiya, vol.1990, no.11, 1561-1573 (in Russian).
V.L. Dook, L.A. Neymark, and V.A. Rudnik (Eds.). 1989. The Oldest Rocks of the Aldan-Stanovik Shield, Eastern Siberia, USSR. IGCP Project 280 “The Oldest Rocks on Earth”, Excursion guide, Leningrad-Mainz, 121 p.
Yu.V. Amelin, L.A. Neymark, D.I. Matukov et al. 1988. Analytical parameters and operation experience of MI1320-PRM2 mass-spectrometers . In: Isotopic methods in geology, geochemistry and metallogeny. Leningrad, Nauka, p.102-116. (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark, G.V. Ovchinnikova, B.M. Gorokhovsky et al. 1988. Pb isotopes in sulfides from rocks of the Sumozero--Kenozero greenstone belt. In: Isotopic methods in geology, geochemistry and metallogeny. Leningrad, Nauka. p. 42-48. (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark, A.B. Kotov, D.P. Vinogradov et al. 1988. Age and occurrence of early folded and post-folded granitoids of northwestern Lake Ladoga region according to data of Pb, O isotopes. In: Isotopic methods in geology, geochemistry and metallogeny. Leningrad, Nauka p. 21-41. (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark, S.L. Mirkina, A.G. Rublev et al. 1987. Isotope age of the granites in the Irelsky Complex, Baikal Region. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR. vol. 5, 18-25 (in Russian).
A.G. Rublev, G.A. Murina, A.P. Chukhonin, L.A. Neimark, et al. 1987. Geochronology of early-Proterozoic granitoid magmatism in the Kodar-Udokan Zone. Soviet Geology and Geophysics, vol. 28, no.6, 26-33, 1987 (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark. 1987. Potential and restrictions of the lead-isochron method in dating Precambrian polymetamorphic rocks. In: Isotopic dating of metamorphic and metasomatic process. Shukoljukov Yu.A. (Ed.). Moscow, Nauka, p. 29-44 (in Russian).
L.A Neymark. 1987. The application of U-Pb to the geochronological studies of Precambrian metallic ore deposits. In: Gorokhov I.M., Levchenkov O.A. (Editors) Isotopic methods on Geochronology. Leningrad, Nauka, p.29-44 (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark. 1986 U-Pb isotopic constraints on the age and primordial materials of the Earth. In: Isotope methods in geochemistry and cosmochemistry. L.K.Levsky (Ed.) Leningrad, Nauka, p. 3-21 (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark, A.D. Iskanderova, E.P. Miron'uk et al. 1984. U-Pb age of the Charskoje ore deposit of BIF, Eastern Siberia. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR. vol. 234. 1246-1249. (in Russian).
L.A. Neymark. 1983. Quantitative models for the evolution of the crust-mantle system utilizing Pb isotope data. In: Geochemistry of radiogenic isotopes in the early stages of the Earth's evolution. Shukol’ukov J.A. (Ed.), Moscow, Nauka, p.151-167 (in Russian).
G.V. Ovchinnikova, L.A. Neymark. 1981. The excess lead in meteorites. Geochemistry International. vol.18, no.4, 102-115.
L.A. Neymark, A.D. Iskanderova, A.P. Chukhonin, et al. 1981. U-Pb data on the Archean age of metamorphic rocks of the Stanovoy Range: Geochemistry International, vol.18, no.5, 55-64.
L.A. Neymark, O.A. Levchenkov. 1979. A method of age calculation for open U-Pb isotope systems. Geochemistry International. vol.16, no.3, 34-39.
S.L. Mirkina, L.A.Neymark, B.B. Golubev, I.G. Smyslova. 1976. Radiologic dating of Neogene-Quaternary uranium minerals by Pb-isotope method. Geokhimia, no. 9, 43-48 (in Russian).
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From Outcrop to Ions: development and application of in-situ isotope ratio measurements to solve geologic problems
Project objectives are to (1) develop innovative analytical techniques for isotope geochemistry and U-Pb geochronology using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), and (2) apply these techniques to collaborative research projects of high priority to the Mineral Resources Program, including studies related to the formation of "critical mineral" deposits, and...
Pb-Pb and U-Pb data of Proterozoic to Phanerozoic cassiterite deposits in Russia
Cassiterite (SnO2), a main ore mineral in tin deposits, was collected by multiple Russian geologists or obtained from museum collections in both the USA and Russia and dated at the U.S. Geological Survey. The dated samples represent four different mining districts spanning the entire country from the village of Pitkaranta in the west (31 degrees E Longitude) to the Merekskoe Deposit in...
In situ U-Pb dating of apatite and rutile from St. Francois Mountains IOA and IOCG deposits, southeast Missouri
Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)) and rutile (TiO2) samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from the iron oxide-apatite-rare earth element (IOA-REE) and iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) deposits hosted by the Mesoproterozoic, St. Francois Mountains terrane, southeast Missouri. Samples were prepared and analyzed for direct age dating on a laser ablation inductively coupled...
U-Pb data for the Coles Hill uranium deposit, Virginia
Apatite [Ca5(PO4)3F], titanite [CaTiSiO5], and rutile [TiO2] samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from the Coles Hill uranium deposit, Virginia. The samples (in the form of polished thin sections) were prepared and analyzed for direct age dating on a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA-ICPMS) system at the USGS in Denver, Colorado from...
U-Pb data for inherited cassiterite in "Tin Granites", an example from the Yazov Granite, Eastern Siberia
Zircon (ZrSiO4) and cassiterite (SnO2) samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from the Yazov Granite, Transbaikalia region, Eastern Siberia, Russia. Samples (in the form of mounted loose grains) were prepared and analyzed for direct age dating on a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA?ICPMS) system at the USGS in Denver, Colorado from...
U-Pb data for Origin of Tin Mineralization in the Sullivan Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit, British Columbia: Constraints from Textures, Geochemistry, and LA-ICP-MS U-Pb Geochronology of Cassiterite
Cassiterite (SnO2) samples were collected throughout the underground Sullivan Mine near Kimberley, British Columbia. Samples (in the form of mounted loose grains, polished thin sections, and rock mounts) were prepared and analyzed for direct age dating on a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA-ICPMS) system at the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver, Colorado in...
U-Pb data for: Monazite and cassiterite U-Pb dating of the Abu Dabbab rare-metal granite, Egypt: Late Cryogenian metalliferous granite magmatism in the Arabian-Nubian Shield
Cassiterite (SnO2) samples were collected from alluvial ore concentrate from the Abu Dabbab Granite in eastern Egypt. Samples (in the form of mounted loose grains) were prepared and analyzed for direct age dating on a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA-ICPMS) system at the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver, Colorado in February 2019. This data release...
U-Pb data for: U-Pb geochronology of tin deposits associated with the Cornubian Batholith of southwest England: Direct dating of cassiterite by in situ LA-ICPMS
Cassiterite (SnO2) samples were collected throughout Devon and Cornwall Counties in southwest England, United Kingdom. Samples were prepared and analyzed for direct age dating on a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA-ICPMS) system at the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver, Colorado in February and April 2018. This data release accompanies the publication, 'U-Pb...
U-Pb data for: In situ LA-ICPMS U-Pb dating of cassiterite without a known-age matrix-matched reference material: Examples from worldwide tin deposits spanning the Proterozoic to Tertiary
This dataset accompanies the publication, 'In situ LA-ICPMS U-Pb dating of cassiterite without a known-age matrix-matched reference material: Examples from worldwide tin deposits spanning the Proterozoic to Tertiary', published in Chemical Geology (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.03.008), which reports a LA-ICPMS analytical procedure for dating cassiterite, a main ore mineral in...
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