湘东北早白垩世桃花山—小墨山花岗岩体岩石地球化学特征及成因

出露于湖南东北部华容县附近的桃花山—小墨山岩体侵位于中元古代冷家溪群。通过锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb法测得两岩体侵位时代分别为129 ± 1 Ma和117 ± 1 Ma。桃花山主体岩性为（片麻状）二云母二长花岗岩,SiO2 = 71.75%~73.81%,K2O/Na2O = 0.84~1.11,属弱过铝质高钾钙碱性系列;岩石明显富集大离子亲石元素,亏损高场强元素;Eu为中等负异常,ΣREE较高,Rb/Sr = 0.9~2.7,（La/Yb）N = 26.92~86.02;高ISr（0.714~0.723）,低εNd（-9.76~-10.6）, 高t2DM （1.72~1.79 Ga）。小墨山黑云母二长花岗岩SiO2 = 69.64%~72.73%,K2O/Na2O = 0.62~0.7,准铝质至弱过铝质,Rb/Sr = 0.26~0.88,（La/Yb）N =11.97~12.67;低ISr（ 0.707~0.709）,高εNd（-6.38~-6.73）,低t2DM （1.43~1.46 Ga）。综合分析表明,桃花山二云母二长花岗岩为壳源含白云母过铝花岗岩类（GPG）,源岩为华南古元古代基底;小墨山黑云母二长花岗岩类似含堇青石及富黑云母过铝花岗岩类（CPG）,源岩为低成熟度的变杂砂岩。桃花山、小墨山岩体形成于华南早白垩世伸展背景下的局部挤压增厚环境。江南断裂晚燕山期的逆冲推覆构造造成了华容地区的小范围地壳增厚,并为桃花山源岩的“湿”深熔作用提供了流体聚集通道;小墨山花岗岩的形成则与幔源岩浆的底侵有关,热的幔源岩浆不仅为地壳的部分熔融提供了热量,而且与熔融的壳源岩浆发生了混合作用。     

新疆大红柳滩稀有金属矿田花岗岩与伟晶岩成因关系探讨

西昆仑大红柳滩稀有金属矿田出露大面积的复式花岗岩体和数千条花岗伟晶岩脉,含锂和富锂伟晶岩脉分布在巴颜喀拉山群、石英闪长岩、黑云母二长花岗岩的内部以及二云母二长花岗岩和石榴子石电气石二云母二长花岗岩的边缘或者外围,围绕复式岩体存在明显的矿物组合分带特征。富锂伟晶岩与二云母二长花岗岩、石榴子石电气石二云母二长花岗岩的空间关系更加密切。野外地质特征和精确的年代学数据显示：复式岩体主要由先后侵入的片麻状石英闪长岩、黑云母二长花岗岩和二云母二长花岗岩组成,锆石U-Pb年龄分别为214.7～213.7 Ma,214～213 Ma和209.6～208.8 Ma;花岗伟晶岩的锡石、锆石、独居石、铌钽矿物U-Pb年龄分别为223～207.4 Ma,显示花岗伟晶岩与复式岩体具有密切的时空关系。石英闪长岩、黑云母二长花岗岩和二云母二长花岗岩具有不同的岩石地球化学、εHf(t)值、εNd(t)值和δ7Li同位素特征,显示三者来源于不同的岩浆源区。二云母二长花岗和石榴子石电气石二云母二长花岗岩具有相似的εHf(t)值（-9.49～-4.47）和εNd(t)值（-8.64～-7.81）,表明其源于下地壳物质的部分...     

江西武功山早古生代花岗岩的岩石学、锆石U- Pb和Lu—Hf同位素地球化学特征及其地质意义

武功山造山带位于华夏地块与扬子地块碰撞缝合带南侧,记录了新元古代以来的多次构造运动。本文对其中的黑云母二长花岗岩和二云母二长花岗岩进行了全面的矿物学、岩石地球化学、锆石U- Pb同位素年代学及Lu—Hf同位素研究。LA- ICP- MS锆石U- Pb同位素年代学研究指示武功山黑云母二长花岗岩和二云母二长花岗岩结晶于早志留世（441. 6~442. 2 Ma）。武功山早志留世花岗岩具有富硅（SiO2含量为67. 43%~73. 06%）、富碱（Na2O+K2O含量为6. 47%~8. 46%）、贫钙（CaO=0. 78%~2. 64%）、贫镁（MgO=0. 46%~1. 61%）等特征,为强过铝质高钾钙碱性花岗岩（A/CNK=1. 09~1. 35）。同时,岩相学和地球化学指示岩石属于亚碱性系列,分异程度较低,ΣREE较低,轻重稀土分异程度较高,为S型花岗岩且岩浆源区物相为角闪石+斜长石+石榴子石。结合花岗岩锆石fLu/Hf 值均小于-0. 9,εHf（t）均为负值（-6. 7到-4. 8）,指示岩浆来源于古元古代古老陆壳物质,形成于陆内造山构造背景下,为武功山地区对武夷—云开造山运动的响应。     

新疆阿尔泰山别也萨麻斯一带发现新的锂、铍、铌、钽等稀有金属矿点

正1研究目的(Objective)新疆阿尔泰山是中国稀有金属矿富集区,发育著名的可可托海花岗伟晶岩型稀有金属矿,但目前资源枯竭处于关停状态。在其东部的别也萨麻斯一带发育有晚石炭世晚期岩基状二云母花岗岩体,前人曾经报导发现中型规模的锂辉石矿。2017年笔者依托中国地质调查局项目,在阿尔泰富蕴县别也萨麻斯一带新发现几十条花岗伟晶岩脉,均显示锂、铍、铌、钽、铷、铯等稀有金属矿化,表明出该区     

南岭地区万洋山岩体锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄和地球化学特征及其构造意义

万洋山岩体位于湘赣两省交界地带,为加里东期多阶段岩浆活动的复式岩体,花岗岩主要岩石类型有黑云母二长花岗岩、黑云母花岗闪长岩和二云母二长花岗岩,以黑云母二长花岗岩分布面积最广。对岩体中黑云母二长花岗岩中的锆石样品进行激光剥蚀—多接收器电感耦合等离子体质谱(LA-ICP-MS)U-Pb定年,锆石的16个测点206Pb/238U的加权平均年龄为(446.0±3.4)Ma(n=16,MSWD=0.15)(95%置信度),反映该岩体形成于晚奥陶世至早志留世。岩石地球化学表明岩体中Si O2的含量为65.91%~73.35%,K2O的平均含量为4.20%,Na2O+K2O为5.90%~7.88%,K2O/Na2O平均值为1.64,Al2O3平均值为13.81%,ASI平均值为1.09%,总体属于高钾钙碱性过铝质花岗岩。微量元素组成中Ba、K、Sr、P、Ti表现出明显的亏损,Rb、Th、U、Nb、Zr、Hf等则相对富集,稀土元素总量中等(159.71×10-6~262.78×10-6),轻稀土富集LREE/HREE=6.16~10.01,(La/Yb)N=6.37~12.17,具明显的负Eu异常(δEu=0.30~0.59)。岩体的[n(87Sr)/n(86Sr)]i值为0.71223~0.72509,εSr(t)值为117.5~299.9Ma,εNd(t)值为-9.39~-7.30,两阶段Nd模式年龄(TDM2)为1.77~1.94 Ga。根据上述岩石地球化学特征表明万洋山岩体为来源于地壳的S型花岗岩,花岗岩氧化物和微量元素构造环境判别图解指示岩体形成于后碰撞构造环境。结合前人对华南加里东期岩体的研究成果,推断华南加里东期花岗岩岩体的具体形成机制为:在全球板块构造的影响,华夏板块与扬子板块拼接后,板块间的强烈挤压应力相对松弛、压力降低的后碰撞构造环境下,因地壳增厚而升温的中上地壳岩石减压熔融并向上侵位。     

湖南阳明山岩体的La-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年及成因研究

湖南阳明山岩体主要由二云母二长花岗岩和电气石白云母花岗岩构成,两类花岗岩的锆石La-ICP-MS定年结果分别为218.0±10.0Ma和218.9±3.4Ma,属印支晚期花岗岩。该岩体具有富SiO2(74.33%~76.03%)、Al2O3(13.34%~14.47%)和P2O5(0.21%~0.34%),高A/CNK(=1.15~1.32)的特征,为强过铝花岗岩。微量元素中富集Rb、Th、U、Pb、Ta、Ce、Sm、Y,明显亏损Ba、Sr、Nb、Ti、Eu,稀土总量低(ΣREE=17.49~90.43μg/g),轻稀土富集(LREE/HREE=6.43~15.64,LaN/YbN=5.26~10.94),中稀土轻度富集(GdN/YbN=1.76~2.26),具显著的负Eu异常(δEu=0.07~0.23)。岩体具高86Sr/87Sri(0.773980~0.742118)和低εNd(t)(-11.3~-12.1)的同位素特征,Nd模式年龄(1931~1992Ma)及残留锆石年龄(581~2492Ma),都指示阳明山花岗岩为典型的壳源型花岗岩,是在地壳伸展—减薄的构造背景下,古元古代变泥质岩减压熔融的产物。此外,获得多组继承/捕虏锆石年龄值(581~2492Ma),为本区存在早前寒武纪变质结晶基底及华南陆壳具多阶段生长演化特征提供了佐证。     

贺根山洋闭合与后造山伸展——来自科右中旗构造混杂岩带内晚三叠世花岗岩的证据

内蒙古科尔沁右翼中旗巨日合A2型二长花岗岩位于贺根山缝合带东段,侵位于早石炭世杜尔基构造混杂岩（带）中。笔者等通过对其进行系统的野外地质特征、岩石学、地球化学和锆石U- Pb年代学研究,旨在厘定岩体成因和构造背景,为古亚洲洋分支洋盆—贺根山洋闭合时限提供证据。巨日合二长花岗岩主要由细粒二长花岗岩和中粒二长花岗岩组成。LA- ICP- MS锆石U- Pb测年结果显示巨日合二长花岗岩侵位于晚三叠世（203.7±1.6 Ma）。地球化学研究显示,该岩体高硅（SiO2=71. 08%~76. 62%）、富碱（Na2O+K2O=7. 99%~9. 28%）,贫钙（CaO=0. 25%~1. 67%）和镁（MgO=0. 05%~0. 63%）;负Eu异常显著（δEu=0. 14~0. 50）,Rb、Th、U、K、Ga元素较富集,而Ba、Sr、P、Ti元素相对亏损,且10000Ga/Al（3. 62~4. 90）、TFeO/MgO（3. 40~14. 80）、(Na2O+K2O)/CaO（5. 03~31. 96）值较高,显示出A2型花岗岩特征,代表其形成于后造山伸展拉张环境。同时结合岩浆起源温压条件研究,认为岩体可能为壳源含斜长石的角闪石质岩石在脱水条件下部分熔融及其后的结晶分异作用成因。结合中亚造山带东段早石炭—晚三叠世蛇绿岩、洋内弧和后造山型岩浆岩的时空演化关系,揭示贺根山洋可能在二叠纪末期闭合,并在三叠纪进入后造山伸展拉张阶段。     

阿尔泰乌希里克地区满克依顶萨依岩体地球化学特征、形成时代及其构造环境

阿尔泰乌希里克地区位于西伯利亚板块阿尔泰陆缘活动带的阿尔泰古生代深成岩浆弧内,花岗岩广泛分布。通过对满克依顶萨依岩体进行LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年和岩石地球化学分析,探讨该岩体形成的时代及构造环境。乌希里克南部满克依顶萨依岩体中细粒白云母二长花岗岩的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为217.9±2.3Ma,表明岩体侵位于早中生代晚三叠世早期。岩石具有高的SiO_2(70.86%~74.32%)和Al_2O_3(14.51%~14.96%)含量,低P_2O_5(0.24%~0.33%)和MgO+FeO(0.39%~1.25%)含量,富碱(K_2O+Na_2O=8.07%~8.29%),具有低的CaO/Na_2O值(0.13~0.30,≤0.3)。以上特征表明,该岩体属高钾钙碱性过铝质岩类,具有S型花岗岩的典型特征。结合前人研究成果综合分析,推测岩体形成于板内(陆内)环境,与地幔柱有关。岩体主要由源自地壳的泥质沉积物部分熔融形成,在部分熔融过程中有富钙的斜长石、钛铁矿等矿物的残留。     

湘西南印支期五团岩体锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年龄、地球化学特征及形成背景

五团岩体位于湘西南,主要由黑云母二长花岗岩和二云母二长花岗岩组成,具块状构造。用SHRIMP对黑云母二长花岗岩中的锆石进行了U-Pb同位素测试,其中9颗锆石给出的206Pb/238U年龄加权平均值为(220.5±4.4)Ma,该年龄被解释为岩体的形成年龄,表明岩体形成于晚三叠世中期。岩石高硅、富铝、高钾、中碱,Si O2含量70.64%~75.32%,平均72.33%;Al2O3含量13.24%~16.37%,平均14.47%;K2O含量4.27%~6.66%,平均5.10%;全碱(Na2O+K2O)含量为6.71%~8.46%,平均7.65%;K2O/Na2O比值为1.54~5.34,平均2.23。ASI值平均为1.24,总体属铁质、高钾钙碱性-钾玄岩系列过铝质花岗岩类。Ba、Nb、Sr、P、Ti表现为明显亏损,Rb、(Th+U+K)、(La+Ce)、Nd、(Zr+Hf+Sm)、(Y+Yb+Lu)等则相对富集。ΣREE含量为84.35~222.90μg/g,平均156.81μg/g;δEu值0.17~0.52,平均0.39;(La/Yb)N值为1.81~17.12,平均10.57。ISr值为0.71813~0.72110,εSr(t)值为193.5~235.6,εNd(t)值为-9.78~-9.70,t2DM为1.78~1.79Ga。C/MF-A/MF图解显示源岩为变质泥质岩和碎屑岩。强过铝花岗岩样品的Al2O3/Ti O2比值大部分小于100。上述地球化学特征表明花岗岩为S型花岗岩,源岩主要为中、上地壳酸性岩石。花岗岩微量元素构造环境判别图解主要显示为后碰撞构造环境。基于岩石成因、构造环境判别以及区域构造演化过程,推断五团岩体的具体形成机制为:在中三叠世印支运动之后挤压应力相对松弛、深部压力降低的后碰撞构造环境下,因地壳增厚而升温的中、上地壳岩石减压熔融并向上侵位;此外,深部软流圈上涌和热量的向上传递对五团花岗质岩浆的形成可能起到一定作用。     

贺根山洋闭合与后造山伸展——来自科右中旗构造混杂岩带内晚三叠世花岗岩的证据

内蒙古科尔沁右翼中旗巨日合A2型二长花岗岩位于贺根山缝合带东段,侵位于早石炭世杜尔基构造混杂岩（带）中。笔者等通过对其进行系统的野外地质特征、岩石学、地球化学和锆石U- Pb年代学研究,旨在厘定岩体成因和构造背景,为古亚洲洋分支洋盆—贺根山洋闭合时限提供证据。巨日合二长花岗岩主要由细粒二长花岗岩和中粒二长花岗岩组成。LA- ICP- MS锆石U- Pb测年结果显示巨日合二长花岗岩侵位于晚三叠世（203.7±1.6 Ma）。地球化学研究显示,该岩体高硅（SiO2=71. 08%~76. 62%）、富碱（Na2O+K2O=7. 99%~9. 28%）,贫钙（CaO=0. 25%~1. 67%）和镁（MgO=0. 05%~0. 63%）;负Eu异常显著（δEu=0. 14~0. 50）,Rb、Th、U、K、Ga元素较富集,而Ba、Sr、P、Ti元素相对亏损,且10000Ga/Al（3. 62~4. 90）、TFeO/MgO（3. 40~14. 80）、(Na2O+K2O)/CaO（5. 03~31. 96）值较高,显示出A2型花岗岩特征,代表其形成于后造山伸展拉张环境。同时结合岩浆起源温压条件研究,认为岩体可能为壳源含斜长石的角闪石质岩石在脱水条件下部分熔融及其后的结晶分异作用成因。结合中亚造山带东段早石炭—晚三叠世蛇绿岩、洋内弧和后造山型岩浆岩的时空演化关系,揭示贺根山洋可能在二叠纪末期闭合,并在三叠纪进入后造山伸展拉张阶段。     

Police, politics, and the right to the city

Space and spatiality have recently been at the core of debates concerning the political possibilities of the city. The arguments advanced in this paper might be seen as an attempt to contribute to these debates through a reflection on the spatiality of (in) justice, politics, and the right to the city. The case of French urban policy, with its focus on distressed urban areas, and the `suburban problem' in France are used as examples to make arguments more concrete.     

Isotopic systematics of He,Ar, S,Cu, Ni,Re, Os,Pb, U,Sm, Nd,Rb, Sr,Lu, and Hf in the rocks and ores of the Norilsk deposits

This paper reports the first results of a study of 11 isotope systems (³He/⁴He, ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar, ³⁴S/³²S, ⁶⁵Cu/⁶³Cu, ⁶²Ni/⁶⁰Ni, ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr, ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd, ^206–208Pb/²⁰⁴Pb, Hf–Nd, U–Pb, and Re–Os) in the rocks and ores of the Cu–Ni–PGE deposits of the Norilsk ore district. Almost all the results were obtained at the Center of Isotopic Research of the Karpinskii All-Russia Research Institute of Geology. The use of a number of independent genetic isotopic signatures and comprehensive isotopic knowledge provided a methodic basis for the interpretation of approximately 5000 isotopic analyses of various elements. The presence of materials from two sources, crust and mantle, was detected in the composition of the rocks and ores. The contribution of the crustal source is especially significant in the paleofluids (gas–liquid microinclusions) of the ore-forming medium. Crustal solutions were probably a transport medium during ore formation. Air argon is dominant in the ores, which indicates a connection between the paleofluids and the atmosphere. This suggests intense groundwater circulation during the crystallization of ore minerals. The age of the rocks and ores of the Norilsk deposits was determined. The stage of orebody formation is restricted to a narrow age interval of 250 ± 10 Ma. An isotopic criterion was proposed for the ore-bearing potential of mafic intrusions in the Norilsk–Taimyr region. It includes several interrelated isotopic ratios of various elements: He, Ar, S, and others.     

Delivery of Trace Metals (Al,Fe, Mn,V, Co,Ni, Cu,Cd, Ag,Pb) from the Trinity River Watershed Towards the Ocean

The Trinity River (Texas, USA) contains in its watershed 23 different reservoir lakes, the largest one being Lake Livingston situated in the lower Trinity River watershed and two potentially polluting metroplexes, Dallas and Houston. In order to determine fluxes of nutrients and trace metals to Galveston Bay, a survey that included 24 discreet samples collected over a year and at various stages of discharge was carried out during 2000–2001. Geochemical (i.e., sorption by Fe oxyhydroxides), biological (i.e., seasonal uptake by sinking algae in Lake Livingston), and hydrological (i.e., dilution effects by increasing flow rates) controls were found to be mainly responsible for variations in dissolved trace metal concentrations rather than pollution sources. The Trinity River loads of suspended sediments and pollutant trace metals entering Galveston Bay at Anahuac were <20% of those reaching Lake Livingston, and only a few percent of the total upstream trace metal load is entering the Gulf of Mexico. Thus, during the transit through the 23 man-made lakes and an estuary, >96% of the pollutant trace metal load is lost to sediments.     

Composition,formation conditions,and genesis of the Talatui gold deposit,the Eastern Transbaikal Region,Russia

The mineral composition of the Talatui gold deposit has been studied with modern methods. Previously unknown minerals (ilmenite, siegenite, glaucodot, wittichenite, matildite, hessite, pilsenite, zircon, tremolite, cummingtonite, hercynite, and goethite) have been identified in the ore. A high Re content has been detected in molybdenite. The spatiotemporal separation of Au and Ag is caused by different mineral species of these elements and their diachronous precipitation during the ore-forming process. Gold crystallized along with early mineral assemblages, beginning from virtually pure gold (the fineness is 996). Silver precipitated largely at the end of the process as hessite (Ag₂Te) and matildite (AgBiS₂). The temperature of ore deposition varied from 610 to 145°C, the pressure was 3370–110 bar, and the salt concentration ranged from 56.3 to 0.4 wt % NaCl equiv. The heterogeneous state (boiling) of fluid at the early stages has been documented. The chemical and isotopic compositions of the fluid testify to its magmatic nature and the participation of meteoric water at late stages in the ore-forming process. Thermodynamic modeling reproduces the main specific features of ore formation, including separation of Au and Ag. A physicochemical model of the gold mineralization in the Darasun ore district has been proposed. On the basis of several attributes, the Talatui deposit has been referred to the prophyry gold-copper economic type.     

Influences of the unsaturated,saturated, and riparian zones on the transport of nitrate near the Merced River,California, USA

Transport and transformation of nitrate was evaluated along a 1-km groundwater transect from an almond orchard to the Merced River, California, USA, within an irrigated agricultural setting. As indicated by measurements of pore-water nitrate and modeling using the root zone water quality model, about 63% of the applied nitrogen was transported through a 6.5-m unsaturated zone. Transport times from recharge locations to the edge of a riparian zone ranged from approximately 6 months to greater than 100 years. This allowed for partial denitrification in horizons having mildly reducing conditions, and essentially no denitrification in horizons with oxidizing conditions. Transport times across a 50–100-m-wide riparian zone of less than a year to over 6 years and more strongly reducing conditions resulted in greater rates of denitrification. Isotopic measurements and concentrations of excess N₂ in water were indicative of denitrification with the highest rates below the Merced River. Discharge of water and nitrate into the river was dependent on gradients driven by irrigation or river stage. The results suggest that the assimilative capacity for nitrate of the groundwater system, and particularly the riverbed, is limiting the nitrate load to the Merced River in the study area.     

扬子北缘马元铅锌矿床闪锌矿微量元素及S-Pb-He-Ar-C同位素地球化学研究

马元铅锌矿床是近年扬子陆块北缘铅锌找矿的新突破。矿体呈层状、似层状产于碑坝隆起翼部震旦系灯影组角砾状白云岩层间构造带中,围岩蚀变很弱。矿石中硫化物以闪锌矿、方铅矿为主,中粗粒晶质结构,充填于白云岩角砾间。闪锌矿富集Cd、Ge、Ag,贫In、Tl、Se,Ga/In为6~132,Ge/In多1000,成矿温度以中-低温为主。金属硫化物ε~(34)S值相对集中,为12.9‰~19.4‰,平均为17.4‰,来自于海相硫酸盐的还原。铅同位素组成稳定,~(206)Pb/~(204)Pb为17.858~17.918:~(207)Pb/~(204)Pb为15.603~15.694;~(208)Pb/~(204)Pb为37.756~38.046,具有造山带和上地壳铅的特征,震旦系可能提供了金属成矿物质。闪锌矿中流体包裹体的~3He/~4He为0.03Ra~1.05Ra,~(40)Ar/~(36)Ar为326.1~765.1,~(38)Ar/~(36)Ar为0.183~0.204,表明成矿流体主要为地壳流体和饱和大气水(大气降水或海水)的混合。闪锌矿内流体包裹体挥发分δ~(13)C_(CH_4)值为-36.01‰~-28.80‰,δ~(13)C_(C_2H_6)值为-27.72‰~-22.44‰,δ~(13)C_(CO_2)值为-23.24‰~-9.68‰,表明有机流体参与了成矿作用。石英、方解石的H-O同位素结果表明具有海水和有机水混合的特征。可见,成矿流体具有两种流体混合的特征,一为蒸发海水与围岩反应所形成的盆地卤水,二为有机流体。推测矿区可能存在一个古油气藏,由于TSR生成一高硫气藏,为区内还原性有机流体的主要来源。当富含Pb、Zn等成矿物质的成矿流体运移至富含CH_4和H_2S的还原性流体的矿区角砾岩带时,两种流体混合,Pb、Zn等遇到H_2S发生反应而沉淀成矿,并伴生热液白云石等,形成了马元铅锌矿床。综上所述,我们认为马元矿床属MVT型铅锌矿床。     

Rb-Sr, K-Ar, H-and O-Isotope systematics of the Middle Riphean shales from the Debengda Formation, the Olenek Uplift, North Sibera

Clay subfractions (SFs) of <0.1, 0.1–0.2, 0.2–0.3, 0.3–0.6, 0.6–2 and 2–5 μm separated from Middle Riphean shales of the Debengda Formation are studied using the TEM, XRD, K-Ar and Rb-Sr isotopic methods. The oxygen and hydrogen isotope compositions in the SFs are studied as well. The low-temperature illite-smectite is dominant mineral in all the SFs except for the coarsest ones. The XRD, chemical and isotopic data imply that two generations of authigenic illite-smectite different in age are mixed in the SFs. The illite crystallinity index decreases in parallel with size diminishing of clay particles. As compared to coarser SFs, illite of fine-grained subfractions is enriched in Al relative to Fe and Mg, contains more K, and reveals higher K/Rb and Rb/Sr ratios. The Rb-Sr age calculated by means of the leachochron (“inner isochron”) method declines gradually from 1254-1272 Ma in the coarsest SFs to 1038-1044 Ma in finest ones, while the K-Ar age decreases simultaneously from 1225–1240 to 1080 Ma. The established positive correlation of δ¹⁸O and δD values with dimensions of clay particles in the SFs seems to be also consistent with the mixing systematics. The isotopic systematics along with data on mineral composition and morphology lead to the conclusion that mixedlayer illite-smectite was formed in the Debengda shales during two periods 1211–1272 and 1038–1080 Ma ago. The first period is likely close to the deposition time of sediments and corresponds to events of burial catagenesis, whereas the second one is correlative with the regional uplift and changes in hydrological regime during the pre-Khaipakh break in sedimentation.     

Breakthroughs in the biodiversity, biogeography, biostratigraphy, and basin analysis of the Beaufort group

Over the past decade researchers working on the rocks of the Beaufort Group in the main Karoo Basin of South Africa have vastly increased our understanding of this important Permo-Triassic sequence. Many new fossil forms have been discovered, allowing for breakthroughs into the biodiversity, biogeography and biostratigraphy of the group. Taxonomic and phylogenetic advances are many and varied, and cover most of the vertebrate taxa, but with emphasis placed on the temnospondyl amphibians, archosauriforms and non-mammalian synapsids, in particular the anomodontia. Biostratigraphic breakthroughs have centered on the Middle Permian Eodicynodon and Tapinocephalus assemblage zones, the Late Permian Dicynodon Assemblage Zone, and the Triassic Lystrosaurus and Cynognathus assemblage zones. Correlation of these biozones with better dated sequences in Europe, Russia and China has allowed for many chronostratigraphic refinements, which are in turn vital for sequence stratigraphical analysis of the basin fill. Based on fossil data, both the lower (Ecca–Beaufort) and upper (Beaufort–Molteno) contacts of the group have been proved to be highly diachronous. The refined chronostratigraphic framework has also allowed for a better analysis of the basin evolution through time, particularly in terms of the correlation of external stimuli that affect basin sedimentation patterns.     

藏北羌塘丁固—加措地区康托组的时代

自西藏区域地质调查大队创建康托组以来,康托组岩石地层单位广泛应用于羌塘地区,普遍认为其时代为新近纪.笔者于丁固-加措地区的康托组地层中采获古近纪轮藻化石Obtusocharat sp.,O.lanpingenis,Gyrogona qinajiangica和部分孢粉化石,并在康托组底部安山岩中获K-Ar年龄65.1～66.5Ma.上述轮藻组合与同位素年龄指示的地层时代为古新世-始新世,据此将测区康托组的时代确定为古近纪.由于测区康托组之上被唢纳湖组或鱼鳞山组角度不整合覆盖,因此康托组时代的确定不仅进一步完善了测区新生代地层系统,还指示测区在康托组与唢纳湖组或鱼鳞山组之间发生了一次强烈的构造运动.