New Potential Barite Reference Materials for LA-MC-ICP-MS Sulfur Isotope Analysis with Application to Hydrothermal Barite in the Huayangchuan Deposit, Western China

Jiali Fu; Xinqian He; Zhaochu Hu; Shuo Yin; Jian Ma; Kaiyun Chen; Wen Zhang

doi:10.1007/s12583-024-0065-5

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Jiali Fu, Xinqian He, Zhaochu Hu, Shuo Yin, Jian Ma, Kaiyun Chen, Wen Zhang. New Potential Barite Reference Materials for LA-MC-ICP-MS Sulfur Isotope Analysis with Application to Hydrothermal Barite in the Huayangchuan Deposit, Western China. Journal of Earth Science, 2025, 36(1): 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s12583-024-0065-5

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Jiali Fu, Xinqian He, Zhaochu Hu, Shuo Yin, Jian Ma, Kaiyun Chen, Wen Zhang. New Potential Barite Reference Materials for LA-MC-ICP-MS Sulfur Isotope Analysis with Application to Hydrothermal Barite in the Huayangchuan Deposit, Western China. Journal of Earth Science, 2025, 36(1): 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s12583-024-0065-5

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Jiali Fu, Xinqian He, Zhaochu Hu, Shuo Yin, Jian Ma, Kaiyun Chen, Wen Zhang. New Potential Barite Reference Materials for LA-MC-ICP-MS Sulfur Isotope Analysis with Application to Hydrothermal Barite in the Huayangchuan Deposit, Western China. Journal of Earth Science, 2025, 36(1): 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s12583-024-0065-5

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New Potential Barite Reference Materials for LA-MC-ICP-MS Sulfur Isotope Analysis with Application to Hydrothermal Barite in the Huayangchuan Deposit, Western China

doi: 10.1007/s12583-024-0065-5

Jiali Fu^{1, 2
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Xinqian He³,
Zhaochu Hu⁴,
Shuo Yin^{1, 2},
Jian Ma³,
Kaiyun Chen⁵,
Wen Zhang⁴

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National Key Laboratory of Uranium Resource Exploration-Mining and Nuclear Remote Sensing, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
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State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
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School of Earth Sciences, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
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State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China
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State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China

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Corresponding author: Jiali Fu, 1132993269@qq.com
Received Date: 04 May 2024
Accepted Date: 26 Jun 2024

Available Online: 10 Feb 2025

Issue Publish Date: 28 Feb 2025

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Sulfur isotopes of S-bearing materials are powerful tools to trace various geological processes and sulfur sources in earth sciences, especially in ore deposits where sulfide-sulfate pair coprecipitates widely. However, in-situ S isotope determination of barite is challenging without natural matrix-matched reference material. In this study, we present two natural barite reference materials (1-YS and 294-YS) for in-situ sulfur isotopic analysis. Independent LA-MC-ICP-MS laboratories were utilized to test the δ³⁴S micron-scale homogeneity of 1-YS and 294-YS barites that have 2s repeatabilities of better than ±0.45‰ and ±0.41‰, respectively. Meanwhile, the in-situ analysis results are consistent with the results of the bulk analysis by GS-IRMS within uncertainty. The grand mean δ³⁴S values of 1-YS (13.37‰ ± 0.42‰, 2s) and 294-YS (14.38‰ ± 0.44‰, 2s) are the final recommended values obtained from four independent laboratories. All the results confirm the suitability of 1-YS and 294-YS barite used as calibration materials with respect to in-situ S isotopic analysis. Moreover, the new developed barite reference materials were used as matrix-matched standard to calibrate the barite samples from the Huayangchuan carbonatite-hosted U-polymetallic deposit (Qinling orogenic belt, western China) to obtain δ³⁴S values. Utilizing the temperature-dependent δ³⁴S fractionation of barite-pyrite pair, we calculate the formation temperature of barite (i.e., 506 to 537 ºC) and the δ³⁴S value of mineralizing fluid (i.e., -7.11‰ to -7.59‰) in the Huayangchuan deposit. The results indicate an involvement of sedimentary sulfur, presumably acting as a potential uranium source (e.g., upper crustal materials) for the giant Huayangchuan deposit.
- LA-MC-ICP-MS,
- S isotope,
- reference material,
- barite,
- geothermometry

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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