新疆要拉套山花岗岩类的K—Ar和^40Ar—^39Ar同位素定年

新疆西北部阿拉套山南坡的花岗岩体的＾４０Ａｒ－＾３９Ａｒ和Ｋ－Ａ定年结果表明它们都是海西期侵入体，侵入活动可分为三个阶段：最早的东部的岩基，岩性为花岗闪长岩和钾长花岗岩，年齿约３０５Ｍａ；而后是西部的二长花岗岩和钾长花岗岩，与钨锡成矿有关，年龄约２９０Ｍａ；最晚的是最西部的二长花岗岩，年龄约２８０－２７０Ｍａ。岩浆活动中心有自动东或北东向西或南西迁移的趋势。     

鲁西地区中生代火成活动的^40Ar／^39Ar年龄

鲁西地区中生代有四种火成岩岩石组合，测得了三种组合代表性岩体的４０Ａｒ／３９Ａｒ坪年龄。平邑铜石岩体的石英二长闪长斑岩为１８９．８Ｍａ，该岩体的二长斑岩为１８８．４Ｍａ；枣庄沙沟岩体的黑云母辉石岩为１１５．１Ｍａ；邹平茶叶山橄榄苏长辉长岩为１１２．５Ｍａ，邹平四尖山石英二长岩为１１５．１Ｍａ。结合已公布的年龄数据，将鲁西区火成活动划为早侏罗世和早白垩世两个阶段     

激光探针质谱及单颗粒矿物^40Ar／^39Ar法年龄的测定

将掺钕的钇铝榴石（Ｎｄ：ＹＡＧ）激光器与高精密ＭＭ１２００质谱计、电子倍增器联网，应用连续激光质谱对单颗粒矿物、光片样品进行微区４０Ａｒ／３９Ａｒ测年、坪年龄和等时线年龄研究。在光片上测定南极乔治王岛北海岸玄武岩等时线年龄（５２．３８±１．０５）Ｍａ和贵州绿豆岩年龄（２３９．１６±１４．１３）Ｍａ，两者与实际地质背景吻合。对两个中生代和太古代单颗粒黑云母进行连续激光质谱阶段升温４０Ａｒ／３９Ａｒ坪年龄谱测定，获得与常规法相一致的坪年龄谱     

浙江省陈蔡群的^40Ar—^39Ar年龄与变质年代

本文对陈蔡群变质岩进行了４０Ａｒ－３９Ａｒ年龄测定。其中在诸暨陈蔡测得的４１５．１Ｍａ的坪年龄代表了主变质晚期的冷却年代。采自义乌尚阳的样品受燕山期火山活动影响有明显的氩丢失，与主变质有关的年龄亦明显降低，仅３１５．３Ｍａ。在龙泉东书获得的年龄谱和当地广泛发育的混合岩化作用有关，２７６．９Ｍａ的坪年龄为这次热事件的冷却年代。根据对现有年代资料的讨论，可以认为不同衰变体系记录了陈蔡群主变质事件的演化。Ｒｂ－Ｓｒ体系在变质早中期实现均匀化，年龄值为５５２．４～６６０．６Ｍａ。锆石、磷灰石在变质高峰期形成的铅丢失年龄为５０８，４～５７８Ｍａ。上述资料表明陈蔡群主变质年代属加里东期。     

大气^40Ar／^36Ar端元值及其地质意义

月岩和陨石形成时捕获了太阳风中的Ａｒ同位素。作者对恩施陨石采用４０Ａｒ／－３６Ａｒ技术，并对Ｃｌ的诱发产物进行了校正后，获得了４６００Ｍａ前太阳风中４０Ａｒ／３６Ａｒ比值是０．８９±０．４４。它表明地球大气圈中４０Ａｒ／３６Ａｒ比值经历了从０．８９到２９５．５的演化过程，影响这一过程的主要因素是地球的去气作用。     

滇西南那邦变质基性岩两其变质作用的^40Ar／^39Ar年代学研究

中缅边界那邦变质基性岩出圳于东缅著名的Ｍｏｇｏｋ带的东缘。那邦基性麻粒岩经历了早期麻粒岩相、晚期角闪岩相的两期变质作用的改造。早期变质作用的矿物石榴石和单斜辉石的＾４０Ａｒ／＾３９Ａｒ年龄谱图和等时线年龄均显示两组年龄：７４￣７６Ｍａ和２３￣２４Ｍａ。晚期变质作用矿物角闪石的Ｋ－Ａｒ法得出２３Ｍａ,角闪石和斜长石的＾４０Ａｒ／＾３９Ａｒ年龄谱图和等时线年龄均显示２３￣２４Ｍａ。晚期变质作用矿物角闪     

武当地块基性岩墙群^40Ar—^39Ar定年及其地质意义

通过对南秦岭武当地块内变形变质基性岩墙群中的角闪石、黑云母矿物的４０Ａｒ－３９Ａｒ定年,获得角闪石三组年龄,分别为高温坪年龄６９４．４±２１Ｍａ,中温坪年龄３８４．４±３Ｍａ（相应等时线年龄为３８３．３±１０Ｍａ）和低温视年龄２４０～１８０Ｍａ。黑云母单一坪年龄为２３５．３±２Ｍａ（相应等时年龄为２３６．７±６Ｍａ）。结合本区基性岩墙已获得的Ｓｍ－Ｎｄ全岩等时年龄（７８２±１６４Ｍａ）分析,７８２±１６４Ｍａ～６９４．４±２１Ｍａ代表岩墙侵位、冷却过程的时间,提供了武当地块裂解的构造事件年龄;３８４．４±３Ｍａ和约２４０Ｍａ则代表岩墙群侵位后两期重要构造－热事件的改造年龄。上述为武当地块的构造作用过程和南秦岭构造带的形成、演化提供了重要证据。     

合肥盆地三尖铺组^40Ar—^39Ar同位素年代地层学研究

合肥盆地南缘中生代红层层序及时代,由于缺乏可靠的化石依据,曾几经变动人为因素很大。根据三尖铺组红层中泥炭在沉积或成岩作用条件下形成的伊利石之＾４０Ａｒ－＾３９Ａｒ定年,其坪年龄为１５７．７￣１５９．９５Ｍａ,等时线年龄为１５７．２￣１５９．９Ｍａ,并用Ｋ－Ａｒ法测年进行对比和验证,其值为１５１．８￣１５５．８Ｍａ,故确定其时代下限应为中株罗世晚期（卡洛维期）,上限可能达晚侏罗世早期（牛津期）。＾４     

广东东镇岩体微区^40Ar／^39Ar年龄及其意义

采用激光显微探针＾４０Ａｒ／＾３９Ａｒ测年技术（简称微区＾４０Ａｒ／＾３９Ａｒ法）对广东云开地区东镇岩体含眼球体的片麻状花岗质岩石中单矿物作了同位素年龄测定，获得眼球体内核中的巨晶状钾长石年龄（４１９．４０±４．３７）×１０＾６ａ。眼球体角缘中重结晶微粒状钾长石年龄（２７２．６３±３．１３）×１０＾６ａ，眼球体外壳中的强应变长条纹黑云母年龄（１７７．８４±２．２９）×１０＾ａ。暗色条带中的弱应变板     

青藏高原西部的抬升速率：叶城—狮泉河花岗岩^40Ar—^39Ar年龄的地质解释

通过对叶城－狮泉河剖面花岗岩中黑云母４０Ａｒ－３９Ａｒ法年龄研究,获得西昆仑北岩带库地岩体海拔高度２９５０ｍ和２８５０ｍ黑云母的封闭年龄分别为３９６．９Ｍａ和３８８．９Ｍａ,西昆仑南岩带塔西土路克、三十里营房和奇台大坂岩体黑云母的封闭年龄为１９５．８～１８３．９Ｍａ,班公湖－喀喇昆仑北岩带日土岩体黑云母封闭年龄为８０．３～７９．６Ｍａ,其时代分别为加里东期、印支期和燕山晚期。年龄结果表明,同一岩体海拔高的黑云母封闭年龄大于海拔低的黑云母封闭年龄,根据海拔高程差和坪年龄差计算出岩体的抬升速率,表明青藏高原西部从加里东期到燕山晚期,隆起速度有增大的趋势,而且具脉动性。     

激光显微探针40Ar/39Ar 定年方法研究

实验结果表明，在激光探针40Ar/36Ar年龄和常规40Ar/39Ar年龄之间有较好的吻合性，多次测定BSP-1角闪石国际标样年龄值大部分在2020-20900Ma之间，多次测定周口店花岗岩中ZBH-25国内标样年龄值大部分在130-135.9Ma。分析区域可小到30μm以下（激光束本身可被聚集到10μm以下）。研究表明，激光显微探针技术在下述工作中将是一个极有前途的工具①测定不易大量获取的样品年龄；②研究遭受多期地质历史事件作用因而有复杂Ar状态的岩石年代；③研究在岩石样品中填充在不同结构位置上的矿物年     

铜陵地区中酸性侵入岩年代学研究

本文选择了铜陵地区主要岩石类型的代表性岩体中黑云母为测定对象，准确地测定了侵入岩的４０Ａｒ／３９Ａｒ同位素年龄。测定结果表明，区内侵入岩的年龄均小于１４０Ｍａ，属燕山晚期的产物，后期热事件为成矿时代，晚于岩浆侵入时代，在此基础上，分析了ＫＡｒ法、ＲｂＳｒ法同位素年龄产生偏差的原因     

Comparison of Conventional K–Ar and Ar/Ar Dating of Young Mafic Volcanic Rocks

K–Ar and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages have been measured on nine mafic volcanic rocks younger than 1 myr from the Snake River Plain (Idaho), Mount Adams (Washington), and Crater Lake (Oregon). The K–Ar ages were calculated from Ar measurements made by isotope dilution and K₂O measurements by flame photometry. The ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages are incremental-heating experiments using a low-blank resistance-heated furnace. The results indicate that high-quality ages can be measured on young, mafic volcanic rocks using either the K–Ar or the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar technique. The precision of an ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar plateau age generally is better than the precision of a K–Ar age because the plateau age is calculated by pooling the ages of several gas increments. The precision of a plateau age generally is better than the precision of an isotope correlation (isochron) age for the same sample. For one sample the intercept of the isochron yielded an ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar value significantly different from the atmospheric value of 295.5. Recalculation of increment ages using the isochron intercept for the composition of nonradiogenic Ar in the sample resulted in much better agreement of ages for this sample. The results of this study also indicate that, given suitable material and modern equipment, precise K–Ar and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages can be measured on volcanic rocks as young as the latest Pleistocene, and perhaps even the Holocene.     

桐柏——大别山主要构造热事件及40Ar/39Ar地质定年研究

桐柏——大别山是一条复合造山带。在其演化过程中曾经历了扬子旋回（1000Ma-761Ma）和加里东旋回（470Ma-401Ma）两个板块构造旋回的俯冲-碰撞造山作用，之后又经历了早、中华力西（357Ma-314Ma）的平移走滑和晚华力西（286Ma-261Ma）、印支期（224Ma-185Ma）、燕山期（130Ma-111Ma）逆掩或逆冲推覆的陆-陆叠覆造山作用。印支期的高压超高压变质岩系是在陆-陆叠覆造山作用下形成的。燕山期的造山不仅具显著的深层次构造岩浆作用特点，而且还伴随快速的隆升作用。     

云开群硅质岩的40Ar/39Ar年龄及其地质意义

粤西云开群浅变地层年代的确定对于研究华南地壳演化有重要意义。以往的同位素年龄值多测自其中的顺层火成岩，故对其他质意义有不同的理解。本文首次测得了云开群中硅质岩的40Ar/39Ar年龄，从而提供了云开群的沉积年代。     

赣东北地区重要火成岩的40Ar／39Ar年龄

在赣东北蛇绿混杂岩带发现含晚古生代放射虫硅夺，测定了该带内的和带外几个关键地点的火山岩和辉长岩的＾４０Ａｒ／＾３０Ａｒ同位素地南年龄，获得了以下结果：火山岩的坪年龄为４３４．９－４８６．７Ｍａ，辉长岩的坪年龄为２３２．５－２６６．３Ｍａ，因此可以肯定赣东北地区有早生代晚期的火山活动，证实了上述火成冉不是中、新元古代的产物，它们中的一部分与晚古生代硅质岩都是蛇绿岩套的成员，属该区晚古生代洋壳的组成部     

Instrumentation Development for In Situ 40Ar/39Ar Planetary Geochronology

The chronology of the Solar System, particularly the timing of formation of extra‐terrestrial bodies and their features, is an outstanding problem in planetary science. Although various chronological methods for in situ geochronology have been proposed (e.g., Rb‐Sr, K‐Ar), and even applied (K‐Ar), the reliability, accuracy, and applicability of the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar method makes it by far the most desirable chronometer for dating extra‐terrestrial bodies. The method however relies on the neutron irradiation of samples, and thus a neutron source. Herein, we discuss the challenges and feasibility of deploying a passive neutron source to planetary surfaces for the in situ application of the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar chronometer. Requirements in generating and shielding neutrons, as well as analysing samples are described, along with an exploration of limitations such as mass, power and cost. Two potential solutions for the in situ extra‐terrestrial deployment of the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar method are presented. Although this represents a challenging task, developing the technology to apply the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar method on planetary surfaces would represent a major advance towards constraining the timescale of solar system formation and evolution.     

First Principles Calibration of 40Ar Abundances in 40Ar/39Ar Mineral Neutron Fluence Monitors: Methodology and Preliminary Results

The accuracy and traceability of geochronometers are of vital importance to questions asked by many Earth scientists. The widely applied ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar geochronometer relies on the co-irradiation of samples with neutron fluence monitors (reference materials) of known ages; the ages and uncertainties of these monitors are critical to our ability to apply this chronometer. Previously, first principles, astronomical and optimisation calibrations have been made. The first principles method for determining the age of monitor minerals is the K-Ar method, which involves measurement of their ⁴⁰K and ⁴⁰Ar* abundances. The AQuA (Absolute Quantities of Argon) pipette system, which emits calibrated quantities of ⁴⁰Ar* via the ideal gas law, was used to calibrate the sensitivity of the system across a range of source pressures and estimate ⁴⁰Ar* abundances in neutron fluence monitors. These ⁴⁰Ar abundances were combined with existing ⁴⁰K abundance data for these monitors. Ages for HD-B1 and MD2 (GA1550) biotite fluence monitors were calculated and combined with intercalibration data for HD-B1 and Fish Canyon sanidine (FCs) to determine ages for FCs. Current results do not have the targeted accuracy when compared with previous calibrations; however, we show how the extensive methodology development presented here can be used towards making reliable future measurements.     

Growth Rate Estimates of Supergene Manganese Nodule by^40Ar／^39Ar Isotopic Dating

INTRODUCTIONModern4 0 Ar/ 39Arlaserstep heatinganalysishasbeensuccessfullyappliedtodateverysmallmineralgrainsfromdiversegeologicalenvironments .Thefineresolutionofthismethodhasgreatlyhelpovercomeproblemsintrinsicintradi tionalK Armethod ,inducedbyexcessargon ,argonlossbythermalresetting ,39Arrecoilduringirradiation ,andinter growthsand/orcontaminationofdifferentgenerationminer als ,withintheanalyzedmineral (Smithetal.,1998;Vas concelosetal.,1994 ) .Supergenemanganeseoredepositsareeconom…