Two high precision UPb zircon ages for the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive

Two independent U–Pb zircon ages were measured using norite samples from the North and South Ranges of the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive. Ages of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] Ma were obtained with a probability of fit within experimental error of 51 and 57%, respectively.Previous determinations by the Rb–Sr whole-rock method gave ages between about 1700 and 2000 Ma, with errors of the order of ± 100 Ma. The difference in precision is …