Affiliation:
1. V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, SB RAS; AK ALROSA PJSC
2. A.N. Zavaritsky Institute of Geology and Geochemistry, UB RAS
3. JSC Almazy Anabara
4. V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, SB RAS
Abstract
Research subject. Zircon grains from diamond placers of the Molodo and Ebelyakh rivers of the Yakut Arctic. Aim. To study the indicator characteristics of zircon to determine sources of diamonds and ways of their transfer to placers; to analyze optical-spectroscopic and isotope-geochemical parameters of zircon grains, their microelemental, U-Pb, and Lu-Hf isotope composition. Materials and methods. A LA-ICP-MS analysis of the U-Pb isotopic and trace element composition of zircon was carried out using a NexION 300S mass spectrometer with an NWR 213 attachment. An analysis of the Lu-Hf isotope system was carried out using a Neptune Plus mass spectrometer with an NWR 213 attachment, located in a room of cleanliness class 7 ISO at the Geoanalitik Center for Collective Use (IGG Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg). Raman spectra were obtained using a LabRAM HR800 Evolution confocal spectrometer. CL spectra were obtained using a Jeol JSM6390LV scanning electron microscope equipped with a Horiba H-CLUE iHR500 attachment. Results. The local optical spectroscopic characteristics (Raman spectra and catholuminescence) of zircon grains were established, which made it possible to substantiate the conclusion about their high crystallinity and homogeneity (monochrony), as well as to select international zircon standards with similar characteristics for use in LA-ICP-MS analysis to ensure similar conditions for evaporation of the substance and fractionation parameters of the U and Pb elements. LA-ICPMS data on the microimpurity, U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopic composition of zircon grains from diamond placers, as well as the dose values of their self-irradiation, are presented. Conclusions. The obtained U-Pb dating contributes to reconstructing a more precise history, character, and sequence of manifestation of kimberlite magmatism, tectonic processes, and migration routes of kimberlite material and diamonds across the Siberian craton, within the Yakut kimberlite province.
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