Timescales of Mineral Systems
Timescales of Mineral Systems
The Timescales of Mineral Systems Research Group seeks to address the timing of mineral-forming events through application of innovative geochronology and isotope geology. This team brings together the technical know-how and many years of experience in using isotope geology to address industry pertinent geological questions.

Our techniques
- U/Pb geochronology (zircon, monazite, titanite, rutile, apatite and more)
- Lu/Hf isotope geochemistry (zircon)
- Pb/Pb isotope geochemistry (K-feldspar, whole-rock, sulphides)
- In situ Rb/Sr geochronology (biotite, muscovite, feldspar)
- Sm/Nd and Rb/Sr isotope geochemistry (whole-rock and mineral)
- Trace elements (all minerals)
- S isotope geochemistry (in-situ and whole-rock)
- Ar/Ar geochronology (sericite, volcanics, mica, feldspar, tourmaline and more)
- Re/Os geochronology (sulphides, molybdenite, black shale)
- (U–Th)/He thermochronology (apatite, zircon, iron ore).

Our applications
- Direct and indirect dating of hydrothermal mineralization events
- Timing of igneous crystallization
- Dating deformation and thermal histories of metamorphic rocks
- Sedimentary provenance and basin evolution
- Fingerprinting mineralization and revealing ore deposit evolution
- Production of interpretive reports based on diverse isotopic datasets to address your geological question