西秦岭天水地区新阳—元龙韧性剪切带构造变形特征及其地质意义

西秦岭北缘新阳—元龙韧性剪切带作为西秦岭造山带与北祁连造山带之间的区域韧性构造边界,带内构造样式复杂多样,多期构造叠加,不同部位韧性变形强度不同,兼具左行、右行剪切特征,但以右行为主,宏观构造显示由NNE向SSW斜向逆冲特征,且多被后期构造改造。EBSD组构分析结果显示,石英C轴优选方位指示非共轴变形,显示明显的中温柱面a-中低温菱面-低温底面组构的右行剪切及不太明显的低温底面组构(偶见中低温组构)左行剪切特征;方解石C轴组构显示e1双晶滑移与r1平移滑动,兼具左行、右行剪切特征。组构特征反映该剪切带可能经历了中温—中低温—低温、以右行韧性走滑为主并曾出现过左行逆冲的复杂变形过程,综合分析推断该韧性剪切带经历了低绿片岩相—高绿片岩相—低角闪岩相韧性变形环境。区域对比分析认为,新阳—元龙韧性剪切带响应古生代构造演化的构造变形记录主要为2期:一是志留纪天水—武山洋闭合导致大规模NNE-SSW向的陆-弧或陆-陆碰撞逆冲造成的左行逆冲剪切变形;二是晚泥盆世—早石炭世秦祁结合部位强烈的大规模右行走滑拼贴运动形成的右行剪切变形和反"S"构造样式。     

滇西澜沧江构造带及邻区几何学、运动学和构造年代学分析

滇西澜沧江构造带自北向南沿碧螺雪山和崇山连续延伸; 按照构造几何学特点和运动学特征我们把该构造带分为3段：北段、中段和南段; 本文对各段的构造、组构、运动学及构造年代学进行了翔实研究,得到以下认识：构造带呈双变质岩带,核部为强变形高级变质岩带,两侧为强变形低级变质岩带,部分剖面几何形态似“花状”构造; 宏观和微观组构特征均指示构造带北段和中?南段存在明显的运动学差异,北段为右旋走滑剪切,中、南段为左旋走滑剪切; 同构造浅色花岗质糜棱岩中分选出白云母(北段)和黑云母(中段),进行单颗粒矿物的激光熔化40Ar?39Ar定年,结果显示,糜棱岩化造成了花岗质岩石同位素时钟的重置和部分重置; 表面年龄指示了该构造带中新世的构造变形事件; 其中,北段右旋韧性剪切作用年龄为17.8～13.4 Ma或更早,至少持续到13.4 Ma,构造带中段记录了17.9～13.1 Ma的左行韧性剪切事件; 构造变形时代表现出同时代和同期次特点。综合分析认为,位于印度与欧亚大陆斜向汇聚带东缘的澜沧江构造带,是调节印支块体陆内变形的重要变形区域,为典型的新生代剪压应变区; 与区内哀牢山-红河构造带新生代左旋走滑相对应; 剪压应变和应变分解过程中,构造带东-西向减薄作用通过韧性物质垂向挤出和沿剪切方向的挤出平衡,垂向挤出导致地壳增厚和高应变体的抬升,形成现今的地貌高位,统一的陡立面理和亚水平拉伸线理是韧性物质沿剪切方向挤出的流变学响应; 构造带南段和北段运动学差异是澜沧江构造带新生代左旋剪压应变分解的必然产物和运动学要求。     

西秦岭勉略带陆内构造变形研究

秦岭造山带勉略缝合带是古特提斯洋盆向北俯冲形成的华北与华南最后拼接带。这个主缝合带俯冲-碰撞过程中以由北向南的一系列韧性逆冲推覆构造为特征,形成由前泥盆系、泥盆-石炭系和蛇绿混杂岩等不同构造岩片叠置的复杂构造带,碰撞时代从245Ma一直延续到230Ma左右。最近,作者对勉略缝合带内发育的韧性和脆性左行走滑剪切变形进行了研究,结果表明这些顺造山带的左行韧性走滑剪切变形带的变形时代为223±2Ma,与碰撞后花岗岩所确定的碰撞后构造环境的起始时间(225Ma)一致,显示这些韧性走滑剪切变形带是勉略带陆内变形初期变形产物。亦即华北、扬子大陆碰撞之后很快就转入陆内变形阶段,并且是以顺造山带的侧向走滑位移为主要变形方式。勉略带内顺造山带的脆性左行走滑断层的发育,表明这种顺造山带的侧向位移过程从深部到地壳浅层是一致的。因此,大陆碰撞在直接碰撞之后很快转变为顺造山带的侧向走滑位移为主的陆内变形,这种位移可能表现为两个大陆碰撞后的相对走滑,或是碰撞带中强烈变形部分顺造山带的侧向挤出,从而消减了正向碰撞所造成的地壳缩短和增厚。     

滇西崇山剪切带南段左行走滑作用的构造特征及时代约束

作为保山地块与兰坪-思茅盆地的重要边界,崇山剪切带新生代以来经历了多阶段的构造变形;其中以大规模走滑韧性剪切作用最为明显,表现为北段以右行走滑剪切为主、南段以左行走滑剪切为主.本文通过对崇山剪切带南段永保桥-瓦窑桥剖面出露的崇山群石英片岩、片麻岩及糜棱岩等进行详细露头解析、室内显微构造观察以及变形石英的EBSD组构分析,认为崇山剪切带南段的岩石新生代以来至少经历了两期不同环境下的韧性变形:第一期(D1)为纯剪条件下的收缩变形,发生的温度条件大约在550 ～ 650℃(角闪岩相),表现为一些褶皱构造、石香肠或透镜体构造的发育及石英的C轴组构图呈斜方对称式;第二期(D2)为单剪递进条件下的左行走滑剪切变形,表现形式为走滑剪切面理的发育及各类岩石遭受韧性剪切变形从而改造成糜棱岩.此外,在崇山剪切带内发育一套含电气石花岗质脉体,根据详细的露头解析及显微构造分析,本文认为该套含电气石花岗质脉体是左行剪切作用初期阶段伴随的深熔作用的产物,为同剪切花岗岩脉.本文选取了两个含电气石花岗质脉体的样品进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年,分别得到21.7±0.3Ma和22.7±0.3Ma的锆石U-Pb年龄,进一步表明了崇山剪切带南段的左行剪切作用起始时代在22Ma左右或略早于22Ma.     

中天山地块南北两缘的韧性剪切带

本文详细描述了天山中段沿乌鲁木齐—库尔勒公路后峡—乌瓦门段的构造变形特点。综合室内外观察研究结果，在中天山地块南、北缘，及内部的乌拉斯台地区鉴别出三条规模较大的韧性剪切带：中天山北缘剪切带前人已有研究，出露宽达10km的右行斜冲剪切带，见大量糜棱岩、超糜棱岩；乌拉斯台剪切带中的糜棱岩宽超过200m，具有左行走滑运动特点；中天山地块南缘剪切带宽度达5km，内部发育大量闪长质糜棱岩、超糜棱岩，运动方式为左行斜冲。中天山块体南北两侧的脆性边界断层与糜棱岩带变形中心基本重合。这些剪切带具有相当大的走滑位移量，指示天山各地质单元间目前的空间关系可能是走滑拼接的结果。研究天山造山带内剪切带的展布、运动方式、总变形量，对于恢复各地质单元的初始位置、了解造山动力学过程具有重要意义。     

湖北谷城紫金复合型韧性剪切带的变形史及其推覆构造意义

作为武当山大型推覆体内部紫金断片构造边界的紫金韧性剪切带具有复合质，曾先后经历了自北而南的韧性推覆一北东向脆，韧性左行走一北东向韧，脆性右行走滑－脆性张破裂及平移。韧性剪切带的演化与武当山推覆构造的递进变形密切相关。     

东秦岭鮸鱼咀韧性剪切带构造变形特征及其年代学约束

东秦岭鮸鱼咀韧性剪切带是秦岭造山带晚古生代构造带武关杂岩和刘岭群的分界线,其变形作用的研究对揭示秦岭造山带晚古生代的构造演化具有重要意义.本文对这条剪切带进行了详细的几何学、运动学、锆石U-Pb和白云母40Ar/39Ar年代学研究.几何学和运动学指示鮸鱼咀韧性剪切带经历了两期主要的构造变形:早期由北向南的逆冲推覆变形和晚期左行走滑剪切变形.锆石U-Pb年代学研究表明构成剪切带主体的长英质糜棱岩中碎屑锆石主要的峰值年龄为448 Ma,最年轻的峰值年龄为390 Ma,其碎屑物质来源为北秦岭构造带,因此其原岩应该为一套沉积岩.眼球状白云母40Ar/39Ar同位素测年获得的坪年龄为(263±2)Ma.结合前人的变质变形年代学数据,认为早期的逆冲推覆与石炭纪大洋俯冲有关,晚期左行走滑是秦岭造山带晚二叠世"软碰撞"的构造响应.     

广东河台金矿构造应力场演化及构造控矿模式

广东河台金矿位于两广云开大山地区吴川-四会断裂变质带与广宁-罗定断裂变质带交汇部位,为一典型的韧性剪切带蚀变糜棱岩型金矿。海西-印支期区域SN向左旋挤压应力形成有区域左行韧性剪切性质的吴川-四会断裂变质带和广宁-罗定断裂变质带;燕山早期,区域构造应力转为SN向右旋挤压,区域韧性剪切带转为右行韧性剪切性质,并对先期形成的糜棱岩带改造显示为右行剪切特征;燕山晚期,大规模的右行韧性剪切活动逐渐转为右行脆-韧性、脆性剪切,在部分糜棱岩带中产生脆性断裂。河台金矿严格受韧性剪切糜棱岩带控制。区域吴川-四会断裂变质带和广宁-罗定断裂变质带是一级构造,两者交汇部位控制了河台金矿田的产出;燕山期,广宁-罗定断裂变质带的C-R次级构造（即河台韧性剪切带及其糜棱岩带）是二级构造,控制了河台金矿床的分布;河台矿区糜棱岩带中的张剪裂隙和主剪切裂隙系统是第三级构造裂隙,控制了河台金矿床的类型(蚀变糜棱岩型和石英脉型)及金矿体的分布和形态。     

郯庐断裂带肥东韧性剪切带的变形规律同位素年龄及其构造意义

郯庐断裂带肥东韧性剪切带的几何学形态为一正花状左行平移断裂带，目前出露的为该韧性剪切带的根部，具有典型的深层次左行走滑变形特征，肥东韧性剪切带中糜棱岩，超糜棱岩测得的^40Ar/^39Ar全岩年龄分别为120.48Ma和118.75Ma，说明郯庐断裂带的大规模左行平移时代为早白垩世，对该带构造变形和构造叠加的研究表明，肥东浮槎山一带是被郯庐断裂带截切，牵引，叠加，改造的印支期大别一胶南造山带的残块，郯庐断裂带与大别-胶南造山带是不同时期，不同构造系统的产物，前者属于滨太平洋构造系统，后者属于特提斯构造系统。     

北祁连南缘右行韧性走滑剪切带的同位素年代学及其地质意义

北祁连南缘右行韧性走滑剪切带位于祁连地块与北祁连俯冲碰撞杂岩带边界 ,长约 80 0km ,走向NWW SEE ,面理向北陡倾 ,中西部宽 5～ 6km ,东部由四条呈帚状撒开的强应变带组成。构造指向及向南东低角度倾伏的拉伸线理揭示出韧性剪切带的右行走滑和转换挤压性质。TIMS法测定的单颗粒锆石U Pb上交点年龄为 96 5～ 95 6Ma ,代表韧性剪切带原岩———基底变质岩的变质时代。糜棱岩中钾长石、黑云母单矿物40 Ar/ 3 9Ar同位素测年结果及与地层和岩浆活动的关系表明韧性剪切带形成于 4 4 0～ 380Ma。北祁连南缘右行韧性走滑剪切带是在祁连加里东造山带形成过程中 ,祁连地块与阿拉善地块间斜向碰撞诱发大规模转换挤压作用的产物。     

40Ar/39Ar evidence for the timing of Paleoproterozoic gold mineralisation at the Sandpiper Deposit,Tanami region,northern Australia

At the Sandpiper gold deposit in the Tanami region of northern Australia sericite is intimately intergrown with arsenopyrite in gold-bearing quartz veins and breccias, suggesting sericite crystallisation synchronous with gold-bearing fluid flow. This ore-stage sericite yields a ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar plateau age of 1785 ± 32 Ma (2σ including both analytical and systematic uncertainties). Recalculation using revised and more precise values for the ⁴⁰K decay constants and the age of the Fish Canyon Sanidine standard shifts the age to 1794 ±12 Ma (2σ including all known uncertainties). Given the possibility of post-mineralisation isotopic resetting this age can be conservatively interpreted as a minimum constraint on the timing of gold deposition although, given local geological relationships and estimates for the argon retentivity of white mica, we consider complete isotopic resetting to be unlikely. The preferred interpretation is, therefore, that the sericite ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar age indicates the timing of gold mineralisation. Thesericite age accords with a limited dataset of ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb xenotime ages of ca 1800 Ma from other gold deposits in the Tanami region, interpreted as mineralisation ages. The agreement between independently derived ages from several gold deposits lends support for a widespread gold-mineralising event at ca 1800 Ma in the Tanami region.     

Dating recent colluvial sequences with Pb and Cs along an active fault scarp, the Eliki Fault, Gulf of Corinth, Greece

Reliable dating is an essential element of palaeoseismological studies, yet whilst a suite of geochronological methods can now provide late Quaternary age control it remains very difficult to date modern events (i.e., those occurring within the last 150 years). This is significant because the starting point for many palaeoseismological investigations is a modern surface-rupturing event, whose geological effects need to be disentangled in trench stratigraphies from palaeoseismic ruptures. Two dating methods which, in combination, can provide robust dating control in recently deposited sediments are the ²¹⁰Pb and ¹³⁷Cs dating methods. Here, we test the applicability of using ²¹⁰Pb and ¹³⁷Cs to date colluvial sediments exposed in three trenches excavated across an earthquake fault—the Eliki fault, Gulf of Corinth, Greece—which ruptured in an earthquake in 1861. The ²¹⁰Pb and ¹³⁷Cs profiles observed in these colluvial sequences are relatively erratic due to the mixed nature of the sediments, i.e., their deposition in an environment where the supply of slope sediments is driven by seasonal rainfall, causing non-uniform sediment accretion and sediment reworking. In one trench, however, ²¹⁰Pb dating, corroborated by ¹³⁷Cs dating, indicates that a proposed post-1861 surface colluvial unit has been deposited over the period 1950 AD–present (at a rate of ca. 9 mm/year), and overlies a significantly older unit (>120 years old). The dating control provided here by ²¹⁰Pb and ¹³⁷Cs dating corroborates the published interpretation of the trench stratigraphy, and refines the ¹⁴C-based estimated dates for the upper unit. At two other trenches ²¹⁰Pb and ¹³⁷Cs dating only provided minimum ages (based on the presence or absence of ²¹⁰Pb_excess and ¹³⁷Cs). Such approximate ages, however, may still useful in corroborating interpretations made using the trench stratigraphy, or, at sites which have long earthquake recurrence intervals, determining which earthquake event was responsible for a particular bed offset.     

Isotopic insights into smoothening of abandoned fan surfaces, Southern California

Cosmogenic nuclide concentrations measured on abandoned fan surfaces along the Mojave section of the San Andreas Fault suggest that sediment is generated, transported, and removed from the fans on the order of 30-40 kyr. We measured in situ produced cosmogenic ¹⁰Be, and in some cases ²⁶Al, in boulders (n = 15), surface sediment (n = 15), and one depth profile (n = 9). Nuclide concentrations in surface sediments and boulders underestimate fan ages, suggesting that ¹⁰Be accumulation is largely controlled by the geomorphic processes that operate on the surfaces of the fans and not by their ages.Field observations, grain-size distribution, and cosmogenic nuclide data suggest that over time, boulders weather into grus and the bar sediments diffuse into the adjacent swales. As fans grow older the relief between bars and swales decreases, the sediment transport rate from bars to swales decreases, and the surface processes that erode the fan become uniform over the entire fan surface. The nuclide data therefore suggest that, over time, the difference in ¹⁰Be concentration between bars and swales increases to a maximum until the topographic relief between bars and swales is minimized, resulting in a common surface lowering rate and common ¹⁰Be concentrations across the fan. During this phase, the entire fan is lowered homogeneously at a rate of 10-15 mm kyr⁻¹.     

Ar/Ar thermochronology of the Kampa Dome, southern Tibet: Implications for tectonic evolution of the North Himalayan gneiss domes

Structural and thermochronological studies of the Kampa Dome provide constraints on timing and mechanisms of gneiss dome formation in southern Tibet. The core of Kampa Dome contains the Kampa Granite, a Cambrian orthogneiss that was deformed under high temperature (sub-solidus) conditions during Himalayan orogenesis. The Kampa Granite is intruded by syn-tectonic leucogranite dikes and sills of probable Oligocene to Miocene age. Overlying Paleozoic to Mesozoic metasedimentary rocks decrease in peak metamorphic grade from kyanite + staurolite grade at the base of the sequence to unmetamorphosed at the top. The Kampa Shear Zone traverses the Kampa Granite — metasediment contact and contains evidence for high-temperature to low-temperature ductile deformation and brittle faulting. The shear zone is interpreted to represent an exhumed portion of the South Tibetan Detachment System. Biotite and muscovite ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar thermochronology from the metasedimentary sequence yields disturbed spectra with 14.22 ± 0.18 to 15.54 ± 0.39 Ma cooling ages and concordant spectra with 14.64 ± 0.15 to 14.68 ± 0.07 Ma cooling ages. Petrographic investigations suggest disturbed samples are associated with excess argon, intracrystalline deformation, mineral and fluid inclusions and/or chloritization that led to variations in argon systematics. We conclude that the entire metasedimentary sequence cooled rapidly through mica closure temperatures at  14.6 Ma. The Kampa Granite yields the youngest biotite ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages of  13.7 Ma immediately below the granite–metasediment contact. We suggest that this age variation reflects either varying mica closure temperatures, re-heating of the Kampa Granite biotites above closure temperatures between 14.6 Ma and 13.7 Ma, or juxtaposition of rocks with different thermal histories. Our data do not corroborate the “inverse” mica cooling gradient observed in adjacent North Himalayan gneiss domes. Instead, we infer that mica cooling occurred in response to exhumation and conduction related to top-to-north normal faulting in the overlying sequence, top-to-south thrusting at depth, and coeval surface denudation.     

New radiometric dating of the dykes from the Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands

Fifteen new K–Ar ages in the range of 79–31 Ma are partially confirmed by three ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar plateaus and isochron data of 64.9±0.4, 55.5±0.1 and 52.8±0.6 Ma. The new geochronological data reveal a much more detailed picture of the subduction imprint in the Hurd Peninsula. Using cutting relationships, the dyke emplacement history is divided into four episodes. The Late Cretaceous–Paleocene dykes in the range of 80–60 Ma are related to the main magmatism in Livingston Island and most likely reflect the final stages of subduction of the proto-Pacific oceanic crust. The Early Eocene dykes (56–52 Ma) fill the gap in volcanic activity 70–50 Ma ago. They are the only magmatic event manifested at this time in the region. The 45–42 Ma dykes may be related to the intrusion of the Barnard Point tonalite. Three samples of Oligocene age appear to represent the last igneous activities on the Hurd Peninsula prior to the opening of the Bransfield Strait.     

内蒙古大青山逆冲推覆体系中生代逆冲构造活动的40Ar-39Ar定年

内蒙古大青山呼和浩特段北侧发育3条走向北东东、指向北西的逆冲断层,并与被其分割的3个逆冲席体及一个原地系构成大青山逆冲推覆体系。逆冲断层上盘底部发育较深层次的糜棱岩,下盘顶部多发育低温的千糜岩。本研究在构造地质调查基础上,结合宏-微观岩石矿物学分析,采用⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar定年对该逆冲体系的活动时间进行约束。逆冲断层带内3个千糜岩绢云母⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar年龄范围为120~119Ma,另一样品给出了120Ma的概率统计峰值年龄。千糜岩为低温同变形变质产物,细粒绢云母为同变形新生矿物,其⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar年龄可代表变形年龄。侵位在断层内弱变形的花岗闪长岩为同构造晚期侵位,角闪石⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar年龄限定其冷却时间下限为121Ma,概率统计峰值年龄为119Ma。逆冲断层上盘底部发育较高温的糜棱岩,而低温千糜岩的形成时间应属于变形后期。因此,120Ma至119Ma期间,大青山逆冲推覆体系的逆冲作用应已是处于变形晚期。     

Age and origin of charoitite,Malyy Murun massif,Siberia, Russia

Сharoitite consists of gem-quality mineral charoite and subordinate quartz, aegirine, K-feldspar, tinaksite, canasite, and some other minerals. This rock type is known only from one locality in the world associated with the Early Cretaceous (131.3 ± 2.4 Ma, K–Ar age) Malyy Murun syenite massif, Siberia, Russia. Although charoitite mineralogy is well known, there is disagreement whether it reflects metasomatic or magmatic activity. In order to understand when the charoitites formed we attempted to date it by ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar incremental step-heating and laser ablation techniques. Our results show that the fibrous structure of water-bearing charoite does not retain radiogenic argon. Laser ablation ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar for K-feldspar and tinaksite from the charoitite yielded several age clusters even from the same mineral grain. The oldest cluster of 134.1 ± 2.9 Ma for the K-feldspar agrees with the age of the Malyy Murun syenites. The youngest age of 113.3 ± 3.4 Ma for charoitite K-feldspar overlaps with the youngest of published K–Ar ages (112 ± 5 Ma) for one K-feldspar sample of the Malyy Murun syenite. Tinaksite is characterized by a similar spread of ages (from 133.0 ± 3 Ma to 115.7 ± 4.3 Ma) within a single grain. We suggest that charoitites originated due to the interaction of metasomatic agents derived from the Malyy Murun magma and country rocks. Timing of magma emplacement and charoitite crystallization is reflected by the older cluster of ages, whereas the younger ages are due to a secondary process.     

大兴安岭地区德尔布干断裂带北段构造年代学研究

德尔布干断裂带是大兴安岭隆起西侧NE向的重要断裂带,处在海拉尔-拉布达林-根河盆地西缘,是著名德尔布干成矿区东南边界断裂带.为了确定德尔布干断裂带运动性质、活动时间,深入探讨该断裂带与中生代海拉尔-拉布达林-根河盆地及大兴安岭盆山格局、认识德尔布干断裂带多金属矿床成因等问题,本文应用锆石SHRIMP和云母40Ar/39Ar定年技术,分别对断裂带内的细粒黑云母花岗岩侵入体、韧性变形的花岗闪长质片麻岩、白云母石英片岩,进行了同位素年代学研究.其中花岗闪长质片麻岩岩浆型锆石SHRIMP谐和年龄300.6±9.3Ma,为花岗闪长质片麻岩海西期的侵位年龄;而花岗闪长质片麻岩中黑云母40Ar/39Ar坪年龄是130.9±1.4Ma,白云母石英片岩的白云母40Ar/39Ar坪年龄是115.6±1.6Ma,代表早白垩世伸展构造变形年龄;细粒黑云母花岗岩侵入体岩浆型锆石SHRIMP谐和年龄130.1±1.4Ma,为同伸展构造变形侵位的岩浆事件.上述地质年代说明德尔布干断裂带是早白垩世(110～130Ma)该区最年轻的重大伸展构造变形产物.控制NE向大兴安岭隆起和中生代海拉尔-拉布达林-根河等火山沉积盆地的发育格局、以及中生代以来的地壳演化与成矿类型.     

河北承德铁马哈叭沁超贫铁矿床的成因与成矿时代

河北承德一带基性-超基性岩中的超贫铁矿石(全铁TFe含量<20%)资源在河北的铁精矿产量中占有重要地位,其中以铁马哈叭沁超贫铁矿床贡献最大。本研究以铁马哈叭沁岩体中的超贫铁矿石即钒钛磁铁矿化的角闪石岩中的角闪石为研究对象,通过电子探针分析和40Ar/39Ar测年,结合野外地质特征,探讨了超贫铁矿床的成矿时代及矿床成因。野外和岩相学特征表明,铁马哈叭沁超贫铁矿床为岩浆晚期分异型铁矿床。电子探针分析表明,角闪石岩中角闪石主量元素变化范围较小,具有富Ca、富Mg、富Na、贫K的特征,属于韭闪石和镁绿钙闪石。角闪石成因矿物学研究表明,角闪石岩主要为幔源成因,并受到了地壳物质的混染。角闪石岩中角闪石单矿物的40Ar/39Ar年龄为379～401 Ma,表明成岩成矿时代为泥盆纪,形成于白乃庙岛弧与华北克拉通北缘发生弧-陆碰撞后的伸展阶段。     

Application of I / I to define the source of hydrocarbons of the Pol-Chuc, Abkatún and Taratunich–Batab oil reservoirs, Bay of Campeche, southern Mexico

Homogeneous ¹²⁹I / ¹²⁷I ratios from 6.51 ± 1.36 × 10^− 14 to 12.6 ± 1.49 × 10^− 14 were measured in formation brine at the Pol-Chuc, Abkatún, Taratunich–Batab off-shore oil reservoirs, Bay of Campeche in S-Mexico. Cosmogenic production could account for a homogeneous, Late Cretaceous/Paleocene time period (71.3 ± 5.3 to 56.3 ± 2.9 Ma) for the sedimentation and burial of organic material in the source formation. As the actual reservoir column is formed by Paleocene to Kimmeridgian sediments, the lower part of the lithological column must have received hydrocarbons that migrated downward from an initial source rock (Upper Cretaceous?) during a post-Paleocene event, probably during Miocene. Cosmogenic production from Tithonian shales can be excluded, as ¹²⁹I would have been decayed. As an alternative or complementary process, the subsurface, radiogenic production of ¹²⁹I / ¹²⁷I by ²³⁸U-fission in Uranium-enriched sediments should also be considered to explain the present, low ¹²⁹I / ¹²⁷I ratios.