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Rb-Sr and 40Ar-39Ar geochronological studies on the Precambrian rocks in the Minnesota River Valley

Hideo Tsunakawa, Masahisa Yanagisawa
Geochemical Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, P. 17-23, 1981

ABSTRACT

Some granitic rocks and basaltic dikes of the Minnesota River Valley were dated by Rb-Sr and 40Ar-39Ar methods. The obtained Rb-Sr mineral isochron ages are as follows: Morton gneiss 2.55 ± 0.06 (1σ)b.y. and its biotite ages 2.38b.y., Sacred Heart granite 2.37 ± 0.05 (1σ)b.y., Montevideo gneiss 1.82 ± 0.09 (1σ)b.y. Each age may be corresponding to the respective geological event. Whole rock samples of the Morton and Montevideo gneisses, however, do not define a Rb-Sr isochron age. From 40Ar-39Ar dating results, a mild geological disturbance which might have occurred about 1.0b.y. ago was inferred. These results imply a complex history of the gneisses and a metamorphism in this region.

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