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Apatite is a nearly ubiquitous accessory phase in igneous rocks that crystallizes during the entire magma evolution process and has great implications for geochronology and petrogenesis. Previous studies suggested that Nb-Ta mineralization in the giant Renli deposit was genetically related to Late Jurassic two-mica monzogranite or Early Cretaceous muscovite monzogranite. Moreover, the magmatic–hydrothermal evolution of these two stages is poorly understood. In our study, we confirm that the muscovite monzogranite, biotite monzogranite, and two-mica monzogranite are all spatially associated with Nb-Ta pegmatites. We present new apatite U-Pb ages to constrain the timing of Nb-Ta mineralization and related magmatism. The results show that apatite from the two-mica pegmatite yield a lower intercept age of 130 ± 2 Ma (2σ), and apatite grains from two two-mica pegmatite samples yield a lower intercept age of 135 ± 8 Ma (2σ) and 134 ± 3 Ma (2σ), respectively. Apatite and whole-rock geochemistry suggest the oxidation degree of the Nb-Ta mineralization increases from north (RL-6) to south (RL-16) in the giant Renli deposit. This study demonstrates that a combination of apatite composition and U-Pb ages can be used to constrain the magmatic–hydrothermal evolution of granite and pegmatite-type Nb-Ta deposits.

Apatite U-Pb Dating and Composition Constraints for Magmatic–Hydrothermal Evolution in the Giant Renli Nb-Ta Deposit, South China