鞍山地区铁架山花岗岩中表壳岩的碎屑锆石SHRIMP年龄及其地质意义

鞍山地区3．0Ga铁架山花岗岩是华北克拉通时代最古老、分布范围最大的钾质花岗岩，其中存在较多成熟度高的变泥沙质岩石表壳岩，其元素和Nd同位素组成与铁架山花岗岩十分相似。以往研究把它们作为铁架山花岗岩中的表壳岩包体，认为铁架山花岗岩形成于它们的部分熔融。本文利用碎屑锆石SHRIMP U—Pb定年方法对鞍山铁架山花岗岩中变泥沙质表壳岩的形成时代进行了制约，证实表壳岩形成于铁架山花岗岩之后，为遭受强烈变质变形地区变泥沙质岩石时代研究提供了一个新的实例。     

青海东昆仑西段阿克楚克赛地区新元古代片麻状黑云二长花岗岩成因及其地质意义：地球化学、年代学及Hf同位素制约

青海东昆仑西段阿克楚克赛地区基础地质研究较薄弱,为了厘定该区花岗片麻岩侵入体的形成时代及岩石成因,本文对其进行了岩石地球化学、锆石U-Pb年代学以及Hf同位素研究。研究结果表明：该岩石岩性为片麻状黑云二长花岗岩,SiO₂质量分数为74.44%～76.36%,Na₂O与K₂O质量分数分别为0.06%～0.07%和3.89%～4.35%,Al₂O₃质量分数为9.76%～10.95%,过铝指数（A/CNK）为0.92～1.09,TiO2与MnO质量分数分别为0.32%～0.38%和0.10%～0.13%;CaO质量分数为2.70%～3.46%,Mg#值为25.42～29.69;样品稀土元素质量分数较高, w（ΣREE）为200.04×10^-6～215.30×10^-6,LREE/HREE为6.94～7.88,Rb、U、Th、K明显富集,Nb、Ta、P、Ti、Sr明显呈“V”型亏损。岩石形成时代为新元古代早期（（966±3）Ma,MSWD=4.1）,锆石ε_Hf(t)为-3.38～3.14,Hf同位素二阶段模式年龄（T_DM2）为2 033～1 625 Ma。岩石地球化学和Hf同位素研究结果显示,阿克楚克赛片麻状黑云二长花岗岩为准铝质-弱过铝质高钾钙碱性I型花岗岩,岩浆源区以新生玄武质地壳为主,有古元古代硅铝质地壳物质的加入,可能为古元古界金水口岩群斜长角闪岩、片麻岩部分熔融。岩石地球化学特征显示阿克楚克赛片麻状黑云二长花岗岩形成于新元古代早期俯冲向碰撞转换的构造背景下。结合区域构造演化,综合分析认为东昆仑地区普遍存在新元古代岩浆-构造活动,时间上响应全球罗迪尼亚超大陆聚合事件,本次研究样品是罗迪尼亚超大陆聚合在青海东昆仑西段碰撞形成的具体体现,说明本地区在约966 Ma时正在由俯冲向碰撞造山阶段转换。     

登封地区早前寒武纪地壳演化—地球化学和锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年代学制约

河南中部登封地区早前寒武纪基底主要由新太古代登封群、古元古代嵩山群和早前寒武纪花岗质岩石组成.登封群主要由斜长角闪岩、角闪变粒岩、黑云变粒岩、云母石英片岩及少量磁铁石英岩(BIF)组成,变质原岩主要为基性火山岩、中酸性火山岩和碎屑沉积岩.3个登封群变质酸性火山岩样品给出2.51～2.53 Ga岩浆锆石年龄,存在2.61～2.69 Ga残余锆石.它们高SiO2,tDM(Nd)和εNd(t)分别为2.52～2.79 Ga和0.51～4.41.嵩山群主要由石英岩和片岩组成,经受绿片岩相变质.石英岩碎屑锆石年龄峰值为2.5 Ga,与华北克拉通孔兹岩系变泥砂质岩石中存在大量2.1～2.3 Ga碎屑锆石明显不同.石英岩中可靠的最年轻碎屑锆石年龄为2.45 Ga,部分碎屑锆石年龄大于2.65 Ga,最大达3.26 Ga.会善寺奥长花岗岩、大塔寺英云闪长岩、路家沟钾质花岗岩和石秤二长花岗岩形成时代分别为2.55 Ga、2.53 Ga、2.51 Ga和1.78 Ga,会善寺奥长花岗岩中存在2621～2638 Ma残余锆石,并有～2.51 Ga变质增生边存在.花岗质岩石在元素地球化学组成上存在较大变化,但具有类似Nd同位素组成,tDM(Nd)为2.60～2.80 Ga(钾质花岗岩样品除外).根据研究,可得出如下结论和认识:①登封群形成于新太古代末期(2.51～2.53 Ga),与前人认识一致.②不同类型花岗质岩石,与登封群表壳岩一道,形成于一个相对较小的时间范围(2.50～2.55 Ga),结合岩石组合和地球化学组成特征,推测其形成与板底垫托作用有关.③在岩石组合和形成时代等方面,五台和箕山地区花岗绿岩带与登封地区的十分类似,可能为同一大型花岗绿岩带的不同部分.④可把嵩山群形成时代限制在2.0～2.45 Ga之间,与五台地区高凡群(2.14～2.47 Ga)或滹沱群(2.08～2.14 Ga)对比.⑤石秤花岗岩是华北克拉通古元古代之后拉张构造体制下壳内岩浆作用的产物.     

鞍山地区铁架山花岗岩及表壳岩的锆石SHRIMP年代学和Hf同位素组成

辽宁鞍山中太古代铁架山花岗岩是华北克拉通时代最古老、分布范围最大的富钾质花岗岩。具相对高钾(4.77～5.75%)低钠(3.16～3.52%)、强烈负铕负钡异常(Eu/Eu*=0.40～0.51,Ba/Ba*=0.15～0.26)的组成特征,且高t_(DM)(Nd) (3.42～3.38Ga),低ε_(Nd)(t)(-3.61～-2.51)。花岗岩样品A9837和A0433岩浆锆石年龄分别为2992±10Ma和2983±10Ma。结合前人定年结果,可把铁架山花岗岩主体形成时代限制在2.96～2.99Ga之间。另一花岗岩样品A9825岩浆锆石年龄为2914±4Ma,可能代表了铁架山花岗岩形成后局部深熔作用的时代。首次在铁架山花岗岩中获得残余锆石年龄,其最大达3759Ma。2个花岗岩样品(A9837,A9825)岩浆锆石的t_(DM)(Hf)和ε_(Hf)(t)分别为3.48～3.32Ga和-7.85～-2.29.残余锆石的t_(DM)(Hf)和ε_(Hf)(t)分别为3.89～3.47Ga和-19.5～-6.2。这些资料为铁架山花岗岩形成于古老陆壳物质再循环提供了直接证据。存在于铁架山花岗岩中的表壳岩主要为变质沉积岩,其地球化学组成特征与铁架山花岗岩类似。3个变质沉积岩样品(A9819,A0435,A0436)的碎屑锆石年龄大都为～3.0Ga,其中2个样品(A0435,A0436)的碎屑锆石ε_(Hf)(t)和t_(DM)(Hf)分别为-9.93～-2.29和3672～3297Ma,与铁架山花岗岩中的岩浆锆石类似。表明这些变质沉积岩形成于铁架山花岗岩之后,而不是以前认为的那样为铁架山花岗岩中的包体。     

鞍山地区营城子古太古代片麻岩杂岩的识别与锆石U-Pb年代学研究

鞍山地区分布有始太古代-新太古代花岗岩杂岩,是研究早期地壳物质组成及其演化的经典地区之一.通过大比例尺岩性调查工作,新近在营城子识别出一套片麻岩杂岩和奥长花岗岩组合,为本区古老岩系的对比、构造格局恢复、太古代地壳形成与演化研究提供了新的依据和线索.片麻岩杂岩主要由条带状黑云斜长片麻岩、(脉状)奥长花岗质片麻岩以及黑云母片岩组成,呈不同规模的包体产出于细粒、均匀块状的奥长花岗岩之中.片麻岩杂岩的岩石组合以及复杂多变、明显不均一的岩石组构特征表明具有深熔混合岩的成因特点.SIMS锆石U-Pb定年表明,片麻岩杂岩中条带状黑云斜长片麻岩和黑云母片岩形成年龄分别为3312±14Ma、3304±7Ma和3324±7Ma～3235±14Ma,明确反映古太古代热事件,此外个别样品中存在3.68～3.60Ga和～3.47Ga继承锆石.细粒黑云奥长花岗岩的年龄为3.14～ 3.13Ga,与全区中太古代岩浆热事件一致.区域对比分析表明:营城子片麻岩杂岩的岩石组合、产状关系和年代学特征与东山杂岩和深沟寺杂岩十分相似,为古大古代(3.33 ～3.24Ga)深熔作用的产物.营城子片麻岩杂岩是鞍山地区另一个保留有古老锆石信息和太古宙早期地壳岩石的地质体.     

辽宁鞍山-本溪地区中太古代花岗质岩石的成因--地球化学及Nd同位素制约

鞍山－本溪地区中太古代花岗质岩浆作用十分发育,形成了３．１Ｇａ立山细粒奥长花岗岩、３．０Ｇａ东鞍山片麻状花岗岩、３．０Ｇａ铁架山片麻状花岗岩和３．０Ｇａ弓长岭片麻状花岗岩等一系列花岗质岩石。岩石的εＮｄ（ｔ）分别为,立山奥长花岗岩（１０个样品）变化于－１．９６～４．２４之间,平均值为０．７６,东鞍山片麻状花岗岩（５个样品）变化于０．２６～２．７２之间,平均值为１．２６,铁架山片麻状花岗岩（５个样品）变化于－３．８５～－４．８３之间,平均值为－４．２８,弓长岭片麻状花岗岩（１个样品）为－２．５８。结合岩石的常量、微量和稀土元素特征,可以认为,立山奥长花岗岩和东鞍山片麻状花岗岩形成于地壳滞留时间不长的中酸性陆壳岩石的部分熔融,前者很可能有玄武质物质的参与。而铁架山片麻状花岗岩和弓长岭片麻状花岗岩则来自于成熟度很高的早期陆壳物质。由此可以推断,鞍山－本溪地区在中太古代以前陆壳基底就有了相当的规模,并具有很长的地壳演化历史。     

祁连造山带及邻区前寒武纪深变质基底的时代和组成

本文对祁连造山带及邻区前寒武纪深变质基底变泥砂质岩石和壳源花岗质岩石的地质、年代学、地球化学和Nd同位素组成进行了研究。主要结论为：①祁连造山带深变质基底主要由变泥砂质岩石和壳源花岗岩组成，主体形成于0．8～1．0Ga(晋宁期)；②大多数变泥砂质岩石和壳源花岗岩具有较强的负铕和负钡异常，tDM和εNd(1．0Ga)分别为1．87～2．26Ga和-8．54～-4．06，显示出较高的成熟度；③花岗质岩石为典型的陆—陆碰撞产物，可能与全球新元古代Rodinia超大陆形成事件有关。本文还探讨了祁连造山带及邻区深变质基底的构造归属，认为祁连—柴北缘地体和阿拉善—敦煌地体在晋宁期以前相互分离，分属华北克拉通和扬子地台不同的板块体系。祁连造山带和秦岭造山带至少在晋宁期就有相同或相似的演化历史。     

青藏高原羌塘东部尕考查锐-西恰赛索闪长岩体特征及构造意义

尕考查锐-西恰赛索闪长岩体由黑云母石英闪长岩和不等粒辉长闪长岩组成,其单颗粒锆石U-Pb年龄为183 Ma,形成于早侏罗世.岩石富铝,属钙碱性系列.微量元素特征表现为：富集大离子亲石元素K、Rb、Ba及高场强元素Th,相对于其他相邻元素而言,Nb、Ta、P、Ti、Y略显亏损,（⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr）_i值为0.70424~0.70581,而ε_Nd（t）值为-0.6~+21.6,形成于岛弧环境.     

祁连山带及邻区前寒武纪深变质基底的时代和组成

根据变泥砂质岩石和壳源花岗质岩石的地质、年代学、地球化学和Nd同位素组成研究，主要结论为：①祁连造山带深变质基底主要由变泥砂质岩石和花岗岩组成，其主体形成于0．8－0．6Ga（晋宁期）；②大多数变砂质岩石和花岗岩具有较强的负铕和负钡异常，tDM和εNd(1.0Ga）分别为1.87-2.26Ga和8.54-4.06，显示出较高的成熟度；③花岗质岩石为典型的陆－陆碰撞的产物，可能与全球新元古代Rodinia超大陆形成事件有关。本文还对祁连造山带及邻区深变质基底的构造归属进行了研究，认为祁连－柴北缘地体和阿拉善－敦煌地体在晋宁期以前相互分离，分属华北克拉通和扬子地台不同的板块体系。祁连造山带和秦岭造山带至少在晋宁期就有相同或相似的地质深化历史。     

登封地区早前寒武纪地壳演化－地球化学和锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年代学制约

河南中部登封地区早前寒武纪基底主要由新太古代登封群、古元古代嵩山群和早前寒武纪花岗质岩石组成。登封群主要由斜长角闪岩、角闪变粒岩、黑云变粒岩、云母石英片岩及少量磁铁石英岩（BIF）等组成,变质原岩为主要基性火山岩、中酸性火山岩和碎屑沉积岩。3个登封群变质酸性火山岩样品给出2.51～2.53 Ga岩浆锆石年龄,存在2.61～2.69 Ga残余锆石。它们高SiO2,tDM(Nd)和εNd(t)分别为2.52～2.79 Ga和0.51～4.41。嵩山群主要由石英岩和片岩组成,绿片岩相变质。嵩山群石英岩碎屑锆石年龄峰值为2.5 Ga,与华北克拉通孔兹岩系变泥沙质岩石中存在大量2.1～2.3 Ga碎屑锆石明显不同。石英岩中可靠的最年轻碎屑锆石年龄为2.45 Ga,部分碎屑锆石年龄大于2.65 Ga,最大达3.26 Ga。会善寺奥长花岗岩、大塔寺英云闪长岩、路家沟钾质花岗岩和石秤二长花岗岩形成时代分别为2.55 Ga、2.53 Ga、2.51 Ga和1.78 Ga,会善寺奥长花岗岩中存在2621～2638 Ma残余锆石,并有～2.51 Ga变质增生边存在。花岗质岩石在元素地球化学组成上存在较大变化,但具有类似Nd同位素组成,tDM(Nd)为2.60～2.80 Ga（钾质花岗岩样品除外）。根据研究,可得出如下结论和认识：1）登封群形成于新太古代末期（2.51～2.53 Ga）,与前人认识一致。2）不同类型花岗质岩石,与登封群表壳岩一道,形成于一个相对较小的时间范围（2.50～2.55 Ga）,结合岩石组合和地球化学组成特征,推测其形成与板底垫托作用有关。3）在岩石组合和形成时代等方面,五台和箕山地区花岗绿岩带与登封地区的十分类似,可能为同一大型花岗绿岩带的不同部分。4）可把嵩山群形成时代限制在2.0～2.45 Ga之间,与五台地区高凡群（2.14～2.47 Ga）或滹沱群（2.08～2.14 Ga）对比。5）石秤花岗岩是华北克拉通古元古代之后拉张构造体制下壳内岩浆作用的产物。     

Ages and Compositions of the Precambrian High-grade Basement of the Qilian Terrane and Its Adjacent Areas

Based on geological, chronological, geochemical and Nd isotopic studies of the high-grade basement of the Qilian terrane, the authors have drawn the following main conclusions: (1) the high-grade basement of the Qilian terrane consists mainly of meta-argillo-arenaceous rocks and granites and its bulk part was formed in the period of 0.8-1.0 Ga (the Jinningian period); (2) most of the meta-argillo-arenaceous rocks and granitic rocks have strong negative Eu and Ba anomalies (Eu/Eu*= 0.47-0.71 and Ba/Ba*=0.16-0.64), with fDM and εNd(1.0 Ga) ranging from 1.87 to 2.26 Ga and from -8.54 to -4.06 respectively, showing relatively high maturity; and (3) the Jinningian granitic rocks are a typical product of continent-continent collision, being probably related to the formation of the supercontinent Rodinia. These studies, combined with the study of high-grade basement rocks near the Qilian terrane, suggest that before the Jinningian period, the Qilian-Qaidam northern-margin terrane and Dunhuang-Alxa terrane wer     

鞍山地区太古代岩石同位素地质年代学研究

鞍山本溪地区太古代变质岩可分为三套,即含铁的表壳岩建造、侵入于铁建造中的花岗质片麻岩和铁架山奥长花岗质-花岗质片麻岩,后者为表壳岩的基底。原划为上鞍山群樱桃园组(齐大山矿带)和山城子组(歪头山-北台矿带)的斜长角闪岩分别获得2729Ma和2724Ma的Sm-Nd等时线年龄。这就为有争议的鞍本地区铁建造属于同一时代提供了依据,并讨论了表壳岩中的变质沉积岩以及铁架山基底片麻岩的同位素年代。     

Isotopic and geochemical constraints on the age and origin of granitoids from the central Mawson Escarpment, southern Prince Charles Mountains, East Antarctica

Granitoids from the central Mawson Escarpment (southern Prince Charles Mountains, East Antarctica) range in age from Archaean to Early Ordovician. U–Pb dating of zircon from these rocks indicates that they were emplaced in three distinct pulses: at 3,519 ± 20, 2,123 ± 12 Ma and between 530 and 490 Ma. The Archaean rocks form a layer-parallel sheet of limited extent observed in the vicinity of Harbour Bluff. This granitoid is of tonalitic-trondhjemitic composition and has a Sr-undepleted, Y-depleted character typical of Archaean TTG suites. ε_Nd and T_DM values for these rocks are −2.1 and 3.8 Ga, respectively. Subsequent Palaeoproterozoic intrusions are of granitic composition (senso stricto) with pronounced negative Sr anomalies. These rocks have ε_Nd and T_DM values of −4.8 and 2.87 Ga, indicating that these rocks were probably melted from an appreciably younger source than that tapped by the Early Archaean orthogneiss. The remaining intrusions are of Early Cambrian to Ordovician age and were emplaced coincident with the major orogenic event observed in this region. Cambro–Ordovician intrusive activity included the emplacement of layer-parallel pre-deformational granite sheets at approximately 530 Ma, and the intrusion of cross cutting post-tectonic granitic and pegmatitic dykes at ca. 490 Ma. These intrusive events bracket middle- to upper-amphibolite facies deformation and metamorphism, the age of which is constrained to ca. 510 Ma—the age obtained from a syn-tectonic leucogneiss. Nd–Sr isotope data from the more felsic Cambro–Ordovican intrusions (SiO₂ > 70 wt%), represented by the post-tectonic granite and pegmatite dykes, suggest these rocks were derived from Late Archaean or Palaeoproterozoic continental crust (T_DM ∼ 3.5–2.3 Ga, ε_Nd ∼ −21.8 to −25.9) not dissimilar to that tapped by the Early Proterozoic intrusions. In contrast, the compositionally more intermediate rocks (SiO₂ < 65 wt%), represented by the metaluminous pre-tectonic Turk orthogneiss, appear to have melted from a notably younger lithospheric or depleted mantle source (T_DM = 1.91 Ga, ε_Nd ∼ −14.5). The Turk orthogneiss additionally shows isotopic (low ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd and low ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) and geochemical (high Sr/Y) similarities to magmas generated at modern plate boundaries—the first time such a signature has been identified for Cambrian intrusive rocks in this sector of East Antarctica. These data demonstrate that: (1) the intrusive history of the Lambert Complex differs from that observed in the adjacent tectonic provinces exposed to the north and the south and (2) the geochemical characteristics of the most mafic of the known Cambrian intrusions are supportive of the notion that Cambrian orogenesis occurred at a plate boundary. This leads to the conclusion that the discrete tectonic provinces observed in the southern Prince Charles Mountains were likely juxtaposed as a result of Early Cambrian tectonism.     

Two Types of Granites in the Western Yangtze Block and Their Implications for Regional Tectonic Evolution: Constraints from Geochemistry and Isotopic Data

In the western Yangtze Block, widespread Mesoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic rocks are the key to understanding the Precambrian tectonic-magmatic evolution of the region. However, their petrogenesis and tectonic setting are still controversial. In this paper, zircon U-Pb ages, Sm-Nd isotopic and whole-rock geochemical data are reported from selected fresh samples in the southern Dechang county, southwestern China, in order to constrain their emplacement age and magma source, as well as their petrogenesis and tectonic setting. They are mainly composed of biotite monzogranite, monzonitic granite, biotite granodiorites, and quartz diorite. Two ages of 1055 ± 43 Ma and 837.6 ± 3.8 Ma were obtained through zircon U-Pb dating by LA-ICP-MS and LA-MC-ICP-MS, respectively. According to their major element compositions, the Grenville-age granites are peraluminous calc-alkaline series calcic S-type granite. In contrast, the mid-Neoproterozoic granites are metaluminous calc-alkaline series alkalic I-type granite. Furthermore, the S-type granites are enriched in LREEs relative to HREEs with(La/Yb)_N ratios of 3.85–18.56 and underwent major fractionation with strongly negative Eu anomalies(Eu/Eu~* = 0.38–0.66). In the MORB-normalized trace element variation diagram, all the samples are enriched in Ce and large ion lithophile elements such as Rb, Th, and K, and depleted in high field strength elements such as Nb, and Ti, with negative Sr and Ti anomalies. The I-type granites are enriched in LREEs with slight negative Eu anomalies(Eu/Eu~* = 0.83–0.93). They are characterized by the enrichment of highly incompatible elements(such as K, Rb, Ba, Th) and LREEs, relative to MORB. Neodymium isotopic data show that the S-type granites display ~(143)Nd/(~(144) Nd) values of 0.51241–0.51256, and have ε_(Nd)(t = 1055 Ma) values of(-3.29) to(-3.81). Calculated t_(DM) ages yield values from 1.87 to 1.91 Ga with the t_(DM).2 stg ages of 1.86 to 1.9 Ga. The I-type granites have ~(143)Nd/(~(144) Nd) ratios between 0.51192 and 0.51195, corresponding to initial ε_(Nd)(t = 837 Ma) values of 1.22 to 5.63. Calculated t_(DM) ages yield values from 1.0 to 1.38 Ga and the t_(DM).2 stg ages yield values from 0.99 to 1.06 Ga. The S-type granites are distinguished as syn-collision granite, whereas the I-type granites were formed as arc magmas according to the Rb-(Yb+Ta) and R_1-R_2 tectonic discrimination diagrams. To conclude, there are two types of spatially associated granite, the Mesoproterozoic S-type granite which were derived from remelting of upper crustal mudstone and/or clastics and resulted from the convergence of two continental plates, and the mid-Neoproterozoic I-type granite which formed in continental arc and resulted from mantle-derived magma mixed crust material, in the western Yangtze Block. Furthermore, we suggest that collision between the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks occurred at about 1055 Ma, and caused the Stype granite. The I-type granite related to the subduction of oceanic lithosphere eastward underneath the Yangtze Block in the mid-Neoproterozoic.     

Geochemistry, Nd Isotopic Characteristics of Metamorphic Complexes in Northern Hebei： Implications for Crustal Accretion

The middle segment of the northern margin of the North China Craton （NCC） consists mainly of metamorphosed Archean Dantazi Complex, Paleoproterozoic Hongqiyingzi Complex and unmetamorphosed gabbro-anorthosite-meta-alkaline granite, as well as metamorphosed Late Paleozoic mafic to granitoid rocks in the Damiao-Changshaoying area. The -2.49 Ga Dantazi Complex comprises dioritic-trondhjemitic-granodoritic-monzogranitic gneisses metamorphosed in amphibolite to granulite facies. Petrochemical characteristics reveal that most of the rocks belong to a medium- to high-potassium calc-alkaline series, and display Mg^# less than 40, right-declined REE patterns with no to obviously positive Eu anomalies, evidently negative Th, Nb, Ta and Ti anomalies in primitive mantlenormalized spider diagrams, εNd（t）=＋0.65 to -0.03, and depleted mantle model ages TDM=2.78-2.71 Ga. Study in petrogenesis indicates that the rocks were formed from magmatic mixing between mafic magma from the depleted mantle and granitoid magma from partial melting of recycled crustal mafic rocks in a continental margin setting. The 2.44-2.41 Ga Hongqiyingzi Complex is dominated by metamorphic mafic-granodioritic-monzogranitic gneisses, displaying similar petrochemical features to the Dantazi Complex, namely medium to high potassium calc-alkaline series, and the mafic rocks show evident change in LILEs, negative Th, Nb, Ta, Zr anomalies and positive P anomalies. And the other granitiod samples also exhibit negative Th, Nb, Ta, P and Ti anomalies. All rocks in the Hongqiyingzi Complex show right-declined REE patterns without Eu anomaly. The metamorphic mafic rocks with εNd（t） = -1.64 may not be an identical magmatic evolution series with granitoids that have εNd（t） values of ＋3.19 to ＋1.94 and TDM ages of 2.55-2.52 Ga. These granitic rocks originated from hybrid between mafic magma from the depleted mantle and magma from partial melting of juvenile crustal mafic rocks in an island arc setting. All the -311 Ma Late Paleozoic metamorphic mafic rocks and related granitic rocks show a medium-potassium calc-alkaline magmatic evolution series, characterized by high Mg^#, obviously negative Th, Nb, Ta anomalies and positive Sr anomalies, from no to strongly negative Ti anomalies and flat REE patterns with εNd（t） = ＋8.42, implying that the maflc magma was derived from the depleted mantle. However the other granitic rocks are characterized by right-declined REE patterns with no to evidently positive Eu anomalies, significantly low εNd（t） = -13.37 to -14.04, and TDM=1.97-1.96 Ga, revealing that the granitoid magma was derived from hybrid between maflc magma that came from -311 Ma depleted mantle and granitoid magma from Archean to Early Paleoproterozoic ancient crustal recycling. The geochemistry and Nd isotopic characteristics as well as the above geological and geochronological results indicate that the middle segment of the northern margin of the NCC mainly experienced four crustal growth episodes from Archean to Late Paleozoic, which were dominated by three continental marginal arc accretions （-2.49, -2.44 and 311 Ma）, except the 1.76-1.68 Ga episode related to post-collisional extension, revealing that the crustal accretion of this segment was chiefly generated from arc accretion and amalgamation to the NCC continental block.     

Guandishan Granitoids of the Paleoproterozoic Lüliang Metamorphic Complex in the Trans-North China Orogen: SHRIMP Zircon Ages, Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implications

Abstract: The Paleoproterozoic Lüliang Metamorphic Complex (PLMC) is situated in the middle segment of the western margin of the Trans-North China Orogen (TNCO), North China Craton (NCC). As the most important lithological assemblages in the southern part of the PLMC, Guandishan granitoids consist of early gneissic tonalities, granodiorites and gneissic monzogranites, and younger gneissic to massive monzogranites. Petrochemical features reveal that the early gneissic tonalities and granodiorites belong to the medium-K calc-alkaline series; the early gneissic monzogranites are transitional from high-K calc-alkaline to the shoshonite series; the younger gneissic to massive monzogranites belong to the high-k calc-alkaline series, and all rocks are characterized by right-declined REE patterns and negative Nb, Ta, Sr, P, and Ti anomalies in the primitive mantle normalized spidergrams. SHRIMP zircon U–Pb isotopic dating reveals that the early gneissic tonalities and granodiorites formed at ~2.17 Ga, the early gneissic monzogranites at ~2.06 Ga, and the younger gneissic to massive monzogranites at ~1.84 Ga. Sm–Nd isotopic data show that the early gneissic tonalities and granodiorites have εNd(t) values of +0.48 to ?3.19 with Nd-depleted mantle model ages (TDM) of 2.76–2.47 Ga, and early gneissic monzogranites have εNd(t) values of ?0.53 to ?2.51 with TDM of 2.61–2.43 Ga, and the younger gneissic monzogranites have εNd(t) values of ?6.41 to ?2.78 with a TDM of 2.69–2.52 Ga.These geochemical and isotopic data indicate that the early gneissic tonalities, granodiorites, and monzogranites were derived from the partial melting of metamorphosed basaltic and pelitic rocks, respectively, in a continental arc setting. The younger gneissic to massive monzogranites were derived by partial melting of metamorphosed greywackes within the continental crust. Combined with previously regional data, we suggest that the Paleoproterozoic granitoid magmatism in the Guandishan granitoids of the PLMC may provide the best geological signature for the complete spectrum of Paleoproterozoic geodynamic processes in the Trans-North China Orogen from oceanic subduction, through collisional orogenesis, to post-orogenic extension and uplift.     

Geochemical characteristics,cooling history and mineralization significance of Zhangtiantang pluton in South Jiangxi Province,P.R. China

The zircon SHRIMP dating of the Zhangtiantang granite gave an age of 159±7 Ma., which shows that the granite was produced at the early Late Jurassic. The Ar-Ar plateau ages of biotite and K-feldspar from the Zhangtiantang pluton are 153.2±1.1 Ma and 135.8±1.2 Ma, respectively. The Ar-Ar anti-isochrone ages of biotite and K-feldspar are 152.5±1.7Ma and 135.4±2.7Ma, respectively. The ages represent the isotopic closure ages of minerals in the pluton. The Zhangtiantang granites are regarded as peraluminous crust-derived type granites to possess the typical geochemical characteristics of calc-alkaline rocks on continental margin, with enriched Si, K, Al (average value of A/CNK as 1.18), HREE, Rb, U, and Th, heavily depleted V, Cr, Co, Ni, Ti, Nb-Ta, Zr, Sr, P, and Ba, strongly negative Eu and common corundum normative (average value of C as 1.84). The εNd_(t) values of the Zhangtiantang granite are −5.84 to −7.79, and t _2DM values are 1.69 to 1.83 Ga, which indicates partial melting of continental-crust metamorphic sedimentary rocks during the Middle Proterozoic. The cooling history of the Zhangtiantang granitic pluton indicates that the cooling velocity of pluton was faster (about 67°C/Ma) from zircon (158 Ma) to biotite (152 Ma), and was slower (about12°C/Ma) from biotite (152.5 Ma) to K-feldspar (135.8 Ma). It can be deduced that the temporal gap (about 10 Ma) between the granite formmation and W-Sn mineralization in South China may be related to ordinary magma-hydrothermal processes by the variational cooling curve of the pluton. The Zhangtiantang pluton was formed in a compressive setting, with differentiation evolution and mineralization occurring in a relative relaxation setting.     

Petrogenesis of the Xihuashan Granite in Southern Jiangxi Province,South China: Constraints from Zircon U-Pb Geochronology,Geochemistry and Nd Isotopes

Mesozoic granitic intrusions are widely distributed in the Nanling region,South China.Yanshanian granites are closely connected with the formation of tungsten deposits.The Xihuashan granite is a typica...     

Provenance,tectonic setting and source of Archean metasedimentary rocks of the Browns Range Metamorphics,Tanami Region,Western Australia

This study combines U–Pb age and Lu–Hf isotope data for magmatic and detrital zircons, with whole-rock geochemistry of the Browns Range Metamorphics (BRM), Western Australia. The BRM are medium- to coarse-grained metasandstones that consist of angular to sub-rounded detrital quartz and feldspars with minor granitic lithic fragments. The sequence has undergone partial to extensive quartz–muscovite alteration and rare-earth-element mineralisation and has been intruded by mafic/ultramafic, syenitic and pegmatitic intrusive rock units. Uranium–Pb and Lu–Hf isotopic data on detrital zircons from the metasandstones and intruding granitic rocks yield a well-defined age of ca 3.2 to ca 3.0 Ga for all samples, with relatively radiogenic ?_Hf values (?_Hf = –1.7 to 5.1) indicating derivation from Mesoarchean granite basement of juvenile origin. This is consistent with geochemical and petrological data that support deposition from a granitic source in a continental rift basin setting. The timing of sediment deposition is constrained between the ca 3.0 Ga age of the source rocks and ca 2.5 Ga age of the granitic intrusive bodies that cross-cut the metasedimentary rocks. The ca 2.5 Ga zircons from the intrusive rocks have ?_Hf model ages of ca 3.4 to ca 3.1 Ga, which is consistent with formation via partial melting of the BRM, or the Mesoarchean granite basement. Zircons of the Gardiner Sandstone that unconformably overlies the BRM return detrital ages of ca 2.6 to ca 1.8 Ga with no trace of ca 3.1 Ga zircons, which discounts a significant contribution from the underlying BRM. The Mesoarchean age and isotopic signatures of the BRM zircons are shared by some zircon records from the Pine Creek Orogen, and the Pilbara, Yilgarn and Gawler cratons. Collectively, these records indicate that juvenile Mesoarchean crust is a more significant component of Australian cratons than is currently recognised. This work also further demonstrates that detrital minerals in Paleoproterozoic/Archean sedimentary rocks are archives to study the early crustal record of Earth.