喜马拉雅地体的泛非-早古生代造山事件年龄记录

喜马拉雅地体是55±10Ma以来印度陆块与欧亚大陆碰撞而形成的增生地体,位于其中的高喜马拉雅与特提斯-喜马拉雅构造单元的变质基底主要由角闪岩相的富铝变质沉积岩和花岗质片麻岩组成。对两类岩石中锆石的SHRIMPU-Pb测年结果表明,除了记录了20Ma以来的构造事件年龄外,主要保存了529-457Ma的变形和变质事件记录,另外还保存了更早期(>835Ma)的年龄信息。根据20Ma以来崛起的喜马拉雅挤出岩片中包含早期强烈褶皱和向南的斜向逆冲构造以及伴随的角闪岩相变质作用记录,结合岩石测年所获得的大量泛非-早古生代年龄和奥陶纪底砾岩的发现,说明曾位于南半球印度陆块北部的变质基底岩石经历过泛非-早古生代造山事件,同位素年代学数据表明:(1)原始喜马拉雅山是泛非-早古生代造山事件的产物;(2)印度陆块早-中元古代变质基底的再活化在原始喜马拉雅山形成中起重要的作用;(3)现在的喜马拉雅山是在泛非-早古生代造山事件基础上再造山的结果。     

Metamorphism and tectonic evolution of the Lhasa terrane,Central Tibet

The Lhasa terrane in southern Tibet is composed of Precambrian crystalline basement, Paleozoic to Mesozoic sedimentary strata and Paleozoic to Cenozoic magmatic rocks. This terrane has long been accepted as the last crustal block to be accreted with Eurasia prior to its collision with the northward drifting Indian continent in the Cenozoic. Thus, the Lhasa terrane is the key for revealing the origin and evolutionary history of the Himalayan–Tibetan orogen. Although previous models on the tectonic development of the orogen have much evidence from the Lhasa terrane, the metamorphic history of this terrane was rarely considered. This paper provides an overview of the temporal and spatial characteristics of metamorphism in the Lhasa terrane based mostly on the recent results from our group, and evaluates the geodynamic settings and tectonic significance. The Lhasa terrane experienced multistage metamorphism, including the Neoproterozoic and Late Paleozoic HP metamorphism in the oceanic subduction realm, the Early Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic MP metamorphism in the continent–continent collisional zone, the Late Cretaceous HT/MP metamorphism in the mid-oceanic ridge subduction zone, and two stages of Cenozoic MP metamorphism in the thickened crust above the continental subduction zone. These metamorphic and associated magmatic events reveal that the Lhasa terrane experienced a complex tectonic evolution from the Neoproterozoic to Cenozoic. The main conclusions arising from our synthesis are as follows: (1) The Lhasa block consists of the North and South Lhasa terranes, separated by the Paleo-Tethys Ocean and the subsequent Late Paleozoic suture zone. (2) The crystalline basement of the North Lhasa terrane includes Neoproterozoic oceanic crustal rocks, representing probably the remnants of the Mozambique Ocean derived from the break-up of the Rodinia supercontinent. (3) The oceanic crustal basement of North Lhasa witnessed a Late Cryogenian (~ 650 Ma) HP metamorphism and an Early Paleozoic (~ 485 Ma) MP metamorphism in the subduction realm associated with the closure of the Mozambique Ocean and the final amalgamation of Eastern and Western Gondwana, suggesting that the North Lhasa terrane might have been partly derived from the northern segment of the East African Orogen. (4) The northern margin of Indian continent, including the North and South Lhasa, and Qiangtang terranes, experienced Early Paleozoic magmatism, indicating an Andean-type orogeny that resulted from the subduction of the Proto-Tethys Ocean after the final amalgamation of Gondwana. (5) The Lhasa and Qiangtang terranes witnessed Middle Paleozoic (~ 360 Ma) magmatism, suggesting an Andean-type orogeny derived from the subduction of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean. (6) The closure of Paleo-Tethys Ocean between the North and South Lhasa terranes and subsequent terrane collision resulted in the formation of Late Permian (~ 260 Ma) HP metamorphic belt and Triassic (220 Ma) MP metamorphic belt. (7) The South Lhasa terrane experienced Late Cretaceous (~ 90 Ma) Andean-type orogeny, characterized by the regional HT/MP metamorphism and coeval intrusion of the voluminous Gangdese batholith during the northward subduction of the Neo-Tethyan Ocean. (8) During the Early Cenozoic (55–45 Ma), the continent–continent collisional orogeny has led to the thickened crust of the South Lhasa terrane experiencing MP amphibolite-facies metamorphism and syn-collisional magmatism. (9) Following the continuous continent convergence, the South Lhasa terrane also experienced MP metamorphism during Late Eocene (40–30 Ma). (10) During Mesozoic and Cenozoic, two different stages of paired metamorphic belts were formed in the oceanic or continental subduction zones and the middle and lower crust of the hanging wall of the subduction zone. The tectonic imprints from the Lhasa terrane provide excellent examples for understanding metamorphic processes and geodynamics at convergent plate boundaries.     

藏南吉隆地区早古生代大喜马拉雅片麻岩锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年龄、Hf同位素特征及其地质意义

藏南吉隆地区眼球状片麻岩是大喜马拉雅结晶岩系的一部分,其矿物组成为石英、斜长石、钾长石、黑云母和少量的白云母。片麻岩中的锆石具有核边结构,由继承碎屑锆石核和具有同心环带结构的岩浆锆石边组成,SHRIMP U Pb测年显示,边部岩浆锆石加权平均年龄为（4989±44） Ma,表明片麻岩的原岩为早古生代的花岗岩,εHf加权平均值为-83±095,暗示片麻岩原岩为壳源,可能是印度大陆北部地壳部分熔融的产物。文中和现有的地质年代学数据表明,喜马拉雅造山带是一个复合造山带,经历了早古生代的造山作用,早古生代的喜马拉雅造山带是原特提斯洋向冈瓦纳大陆北缘俯冲的结果,是冈瓦纳大陆拼合之后在其边缘形成的安第斯型造山带,而不属于冈瓦纳超大陆聚合过程中陆陆碰撞形成的泛非造山带的一部分。     

Cambrian metamorphism of the Qaidam block:Constraints from phase equilibrium modeling and monazite U-Pb datingSCIEI北大核心CSCD

柴达木地块位于青藏高原东北缘的祁连-阿尔金-昆仑早古生代造山系之中,它的西段出露一套(超)高温变质岩组合:变泥质岩、长英质片麻岩、基性麻粒岩、钙硅酸盐岩、含橄榄石大理岩及少量Mg-Al麻粒岩。本文以相平衡模拟和独居石U-Pb年代学为主要手段,限定柴西缘变泥质岩的变质作用P-T-t轨迹。变泥质岩记录了顺时针P-T轨迹,其中,压力峰期条件约为0.89GPa和800℃,温度峰期条件约为0.64GPa和825℃,退变质条件为0.58GPa和800℃至0.37±0.05GPa和702±50℃。变泥质岩的独居石U-Pb年龄集中在517~496Ma之间,三个样品的加权平均年龄分别为508±2Ma(MSWD=2.0)、506±1Ma(MSWD=1.7)、506±1Ma(MSWD=1.3)。本文将其解释为独居石的形成年龄,并认为独居石主要形成于退变质过程中的残留熔体结晶阶段(0.58GPa和800℃左右)。结合已有的工作可以得出,柴达木地块西段麻粒岩相变质作用具有顺时针P-T轨迹和1000~1300℃/GPa的峰期T/P值,并且在高温变质条件(>800℃)持续了超过30Myr。该类高T/P型变质作用最有可能发生在大型碰撞造山带内,可以与冈瓦纳大陆内部的晚泛非期的高T/P型变质作用对比,很可能是与冈瓦纳大陆最终拼合有关的晚泛非期造山事件的体现。     

青藏高原南部拉萨地体的变质作用与动力学

拉萨地体位于欧亚板块的最南缘,它在新生代与印度大陆的碰撞形成了青藏高原和喜马拉雅造山带。因此,拉萨地体是揭示青藏高原形成与演化历史的关键之一。拉萨地体中的中、高级变质岩以前被认为是拉萨地体的前寒武纪变质基底。但新近的研究表明,拉萨地体经历了多期和不同类型的变质作用,包括在洋壳俯冲构造体制下发生的新元古代和晚古生代高压变质作用,在陆-陆碰撞环境下发生的早古生代和早中生代中压型变质作用,在洋中脊俯冲过程中发生的晚白垩纪高温/中压变质作用,以及在大陆俯冲带上盘加厚大陆地壳深部发生的两期新生代中压型变质作用。这些变质作用和伴生的岩浆作用表明,拉萨地体经历了从新元古代至新生代的复杂演化过程。(1)北拉萨地体的结晶基底包括新元古代的洋壳岩石,它们很可能是在Rodinia超大陆裂解过程中形成的莫桑比克洋的残余。(2)随着莫桑比克洋的俯冲和东、西冈瓦纳大陆的汇聚,拉萨地体洋壳基底经历了晚新元古代的(～650Ma)的高压变质作用和早古代的(～485Ma)中压型变质作用。这很可能表明北拉萨地体起源于东非造山带的北端。(3)在古特提斯洋向冈瓦纳大陆北缘的俯冲过程中,拉萨地体和羌塘地体经历了中古生代的(～360Ma)岩浆作用。(4)古特提斯洋盆的闭合和南、北拉萨地体的碰撞,导致了晚二叠纪(～260Ma)高压变质带和三叠纪(～220Ma)中压变质带的形成。(5)在新特提斯洋中脊向北的俯冲过程中,拉萨地体经历了晚白垩纪(～90Ma)安第斯型造山作用,形成了高温/中压型变质带和高温的紫苏花岗岩。(6)在早新生代(55～45Ma),印度与欧亚板块的碰撞,导致拉萨地体地壳加厚,形成了中压角闪岩相变质作用和同碰撞岩浆作用。(7)在晚始新世(40～30Ma),随着大陆的继续汇聚,南拉萨地体经历了另一期角闪岩相至麻粒岩相变质作用和深熔作用。拉萨地体的构造演化过程是研究汇聚板块边缘变质作用与动力学的最佳实例。     

The multi-stage tectonic evolution of the Xitieshan terrane,North Qaidam orogen,western China: From Grenville-age orogeny to early-Paleozoic ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism

The geodynamic evolution of the early Paleozoic ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic belt in North Qaidam, western China, is controversial due to ambiguous interpretations concerning the nature and ages of the eclogitic protoliths. Within this framework, we present new LA-ICP-MS U–Pb zircon ages from eclogites and their country rock gneisses from the Xitieshan terrane, located in the central part of the North Qaidam UHP metamorphic belt. Xitieshan terrane contains clearly different protolith characteristics of eclogites and as such provides a natural laboratory to investigate the geodynamic evolution of the North Qaidam UHP metamorphic terrane. LA-ICP-MS U–Pb zircon dating of three phengite-bearing eclogites and two country rock gneiss samples from the Xitieshan terrane yielded 424–427 Ma and 917–920 Ma ages, respectively. The age of 424–427 Ma from eclogite probably reflects continental lithosphere subduction post-dating oceanic lithosphere subduction at ~ 440–460 Ma. The 0.91–0.92 Ga metamorphic ages from gneiss and associated metamorphic mineral assemblages are interpreted as evidence for the occurrence of a Grenville-age orogeny in the North Qaidam UHPM belt. Using internal microstructure, geochemistry and U–Pb ages of zircon in this study, combined with the petrological and geochemical investigations on the eclogites of previous literature’s data, three types of eclogitic protoliths are identified in the Xitieshan terrane i.e. 1) Subducted early Paleozoic oceanic crust (440–460 Ma), 2) Neoproterozoic oceanic crust material emplaced onto micro-continental fragments ahead of the main, early Paleozoic, collision event (440–420 Ma) and 3) Neoproterozoic mafic dikes intruded in continental fragments (rifted away from the former supercontinent Rodinia). These results demonstrate that the basement rocks of the North Qaidam terrane formed part of the former supercontinent Rodinia, attached to the Yangtze Craton and/or the Qinling microcontinent, and recorded a complex tectono-metamorphic evolution that involved Neoproterozoic and Early Paleozoic orogenies.     

保山地体新元古代——早古生代沉积岩碎屑锆石年代学及其构造意义

滇西潞西地区位于青藏高原东南缘,大地构造位置上属于保山地体。由于新生代强烈的陆内变形作用,保山地体与青藏高原腹地体的对应关系难以确定。野外观察及LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年结果表明,潞西新元古代—早古生代地层(震旦系—寒武系蒲满哨群及下奥陶统大矿山组)大部分碎屑锆石Th/U0.1,说明其大多为岩浆成因。U-Pb年龄跨度较大,太古宙—早古生代都有分布,且具有明显的562Ma、892Ma及2265Ma年龄峰,以及较弱的1680Ma和2550Ma年龄峰。保山地体潞西地区沉积岩碎屑锆石年龄分布特征与特提斯喜马拉雅、南羌塘沉积地层碎屑锆石年龄分布特征相似,说明其具有相同的物源——冈瓦纳大陆北部的印度大陆。在新元古代晚期—早古生代,保山地体位于印度大陆北缘,与南羌塘、喜马拉雅地体相邻。伴随着俯冲相关的增生造山过程,保山地体形成相应的新元古代末期—早古生代沉积地层。     

Indosinian Orogenesis in the Lhasa Terrane,Tibet: New Muscovite 40Ar‐39Ar Geochronology and Evolutionary Process

Muscovite 40Ar-39Ar dating of muscovite-quartz schist, eclogite and retrograde eclogite indicates an Indosinian orogenesis occurred at 220–240 Ma in the Lhasa terrane, which is caused by the closure of Paleo-Tethyan ocean basin and the following collision of the northern Lhasa terrane and southern Gondwana land. This Indosinian orogenesis is further confirmed by the regional sedimentary characteristics, magmatic activity and ophiolite mélange. This evidence suggests that the Indosinian orogenic belt in the Lhasa terrane is widely distributed from the Coqen county in the west, and then extends eastward through the Ningzhong and Sumdo area, finally turning around the eastern Himalayan syntaxis into the Bomi county. Based on the evolutionary process, the geological development of Lhasa terrane from early Paleozoic to early Mesozoic can be divided into seven stages. All of the seven stages make up a whole Wilson circle and reveal a perfect evolutionary process of the Paleo-Tethys ocean between the northern Lhasa terrane and southern Gondwana land. The Indosinian orogenisis is a significant event for the evolution of the Lhasa terrane as well as the Tibetan Plateau.     

Late Paleozoic orogeny in Alaska's Farewell terrane

Evidence is presented for a previously unrecognized late Paleozoic orogeny in two parts of Alaska's Farewell terrane, an event that has not entered into published scenarios for the assembly of Alaska. The Farewell terrane was long regarded as a piece of the early Paleozoic passive margin of western Canada, but is now thought, instead, to have lain between the Siberian and Laurentian (North American) cratons during the early Paleozoic. Evidence for a late Paleozoic orogeny comes from two belts located 100–200 km apart. In the northern belt, metamorphic rocks dated at 284–285 Ma (three ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar white-mica plateau ages) provide the main evidence for orogeny. The metamorphic rocks are interpreted as part of the hinterland of a late Paleozoic mountain belt, which we name the Browns Fork orogen. In the southern belt, thick accumulations of Pennsylvanian-Permian conglomerate and sandstone provide the main evidence for orogeny. These strata are interpreted as the eroded and deformed remnants of a late Paleozoic foreland basin, which we name the Dall Basin. We suggest that the Browns Fork orogen and Dall Basin comprise a matched pair formed during collision between the Farewell terrane and rocks to the west. The colliding object is largely buried beneath Late Cretaceous flysch to the west of the Farewell terrane, but may have included parts of the so-called Innoko terrane. The late Paleozoic convergent plate boundary represented by the Browns Fork orogen likely connected with other zones of plate convergence now located in Russia, elsewhere in Alaska, and in western Canada.     

青藏高原拉萨地体南部的泥盆纪花岗岩

位于青藏高原南部的拉萨地体经历了强烈的中、新生代造山作用,以及最近确定的晚古生代至早中生代的造山作用,而本文第一次报道了拉萨地体南部所经历的中古生代岩浆热事件。所研究的花岗岩分布于拉萨地体南部的加查附近,主要由斜长石、石英、钾长石和少量黑云母组成,经历了不同程度的塑性变形,呈片麻状或眼球状构造。花岗岩中的锆石具有典型的岩浆结晶成因特征,获得了366.7±2.5Ma的谐和年龄。这一成果为拉萨地体的起源、构造归属以及早期构造演化提供了重要信息。     

滇中南中元古代撮科蛇绿混杂岩地质特征及构造背景

撮科蛇绿混杂岩出露于元江县撮科大寨及周边地区,受到后期构造作用影响发生一定的变质和变形。蛇岩性较为复杂,岩块与基质之间为断层接触。基质以硅质岩、熔结凝灰岩和花岗质砾岩为主,岩块的类型主要有辉石岩、辉长岩、辉绿岩、闪长岩、玄武岩、斜长花岗岩等。其中,撮科蛇绿混杂岩中熔结凝灰岩的SHRIMP锆石U-Pb龄为(1 170±7) Ma(MSWD=0.54,n=12),花岗质砾岩基质具有单一的年龄,为(1 151±5) Ma(MSWD=1.3,n=17);辉长岩岩块的SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年龄为(1 168±8) Ma(MSWD=0.72,n=17),斜长花岗岩岩块的SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年龄为(1 163±9) Ma(MSWD=1.83,n=15),花岗斑岩岩块的SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年龄为(1 186±6) Ma(MSWD=0.92,n=17)。这些年龄指示该蛇绿混杂岩形成于中元古代晚期。撮科蛇绿混杂岩中辉长岩REE标准化曲线整体表现较为平坦的右倾趋势,具有与E-MORB相似的稀土元素特征。在MORB标准化图解中Nb、Ta没有出现明显的负异常,极低的Zr/Nb(8.65)、La/Nb(1.05)、Ba/Nb(10.72)、Th/Nb(0.10)、Th/La(0.09)、Ba/La(10.56)、Zr/Hf(43.4)平均值,且微量元素判别投点主要落入板内玄武岩范围,指示撮科蛇绿混杂岩应属于MORB型蛇绿岩,可能形成于板块伸展的构造环境。熔结凝灰岩锆石的ε_Hf(t)值为-8.7 ~-4.7,平均值为-6.6,所有ε_Hf(t)均为负,Hf同位素模式年龄(t_DMC)为2 534~2 296 Ma,平均为2 408 Ma,指示熔结凝灰岩来自古元古代结晶基底的重熔。撮科蛇绿混杂岩的厘定,对重新认识原大红山群老厂河组的属性,研究扬子陆块西南缘中—新元古代岩浆和构造事件,划分扬子陆块基底大地构造单元具有重要意义。     

湘黔桂新元古代拉伸纪晚期地层年代格架对比及关键地质事件初探

湘黔桂地区发育一套完整的新元古代拉伸纪晚期地层(下江群及其相当地层),是研究扬子克拉通与华夏板块碰撞拼接后华南大陆裂谷盆地演化的重要载体。本文报道了贵州省铜仁市万山区清水江组上部、平略组底部及中部变质凝灰岩和沉凝灰岩的年龄,分别为(763.8±5.5) Ma(N=24,MSWD=0.29)、(760.2±4.1) Ma(N=25,MSWD=0.39)、(759.1±3.9) Ma(N=26,MSWD=0.38)。通过对湘黔桂地区下江群及其相当地层中已有火山岩、火山碎屑沉积岩、含凝灰质岩石年龄的系统梳理与分析研究,进一步确定下江群其及相当地层的沉积时限在822~715 Ma,桂北丹洲群三门街组玄武岩是在武陵造山后伸展背景下湘黔桂地区裂谷最大裂陷时期的产物,清水江组与平略组内大量的火山物质可能来源于江南造山带东段800~760 Ma的中酸性喷出岩。结合地层、岩性、年代特征,本文恢复了湘黔桂盆地新元古代拉伸纪晚期的演化历史,并认为该套地层符合建立下江系条件。     

柴北缘HP-UHP变质带多期构造热事件的再厘定:鱼卡地区高压变泥质岩锆石和独居石U-Pb定年

柴北缘高压-超高压变质带西段鱼卡地区变泥质岩中夹有榴辉岩透镜体,已有的研究显示变泥质岩的变质程度也达到了榴辉岩相,并与榴辉岩一起经历了高压-超高压变质作用,是柴北缘曾经历早古生代大陆深俯冲作用的直接证据,也是研究柴北缘大陆深俯冲过程重要的岩石"探针"。本文选择柴北缘西段鱼卡超高压变质单元中的3件蓝晶石榴白云母石英片岩HP变泥质岩样品分别进行了SHRIMP、LA-ICP-MS锆石和原位独居石U-Pb定年。样品Q06-1-2的锆石给出了920±18Ma(MSWD=1.3)的加权平均年龄,其CL图像特征和极低的Th/U比显示其为变质年龄,代表了与罗迪尼亚超大陆碰撞拼合相关的变质事件。样品A03-11-2.2的锆石给出了450±7Ma(MSWD=0.2)的年龄,认为其代表变泥质岩的榴辉岩相变质年龄。样品A03-14-11的薄片原位独居石定年给出了439±8Ma(MSWD=0.072)的加权平均年龄,结合岩相学观察,认为其可能为榴辉岩相峰期之后的早期退变质年龄。这些资料显示柴北缘鱼卡地区早古生代大陆深俯冲的时限为440~450Ma。结合已有研究资料,鱼卡高压变泥质岩记录了新元古代早期和早古生代两期变质事件,进一步证明了柴北缘地区经历了格林威尔期和早古生代两期造山事件     

塔里木南缘布雅花岗岩和暗色包体的锆石U-Pb年代学及地球化学特征

塔里木西南缘铁克里克地区广泛发育早古生代中酸性侵入岩,本文对其中布雅岩体及其暗色包体进行系统的岩石学、年代学及岩石地球化学研究,确定了岩石成因及其构造属性。LA-MC-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学研究表明,寄主石英二长闪长岩结晶年龄为432.6±2.5 Ma(MSWD=1.5),暗色包体结晶年龄为432.4±6.4 Ma(MSWD=0.031),二者形成时代相同,均为志留纪早期岩浆活动的产物。地球化学特征表明,布雅暗色包体应来源于地幔的部分熔融,而寄主岩石岩浆具有壳源岩浆的性质并经历了幔源岩浆不均匀的混合。野外及岩相学特征均显示暗色包体为铁镁质岩浆注入长英质岩浆快速冷凝形成的,是幔源岩浆底侵下地壳形成的岩浆混合作用的产物。它们是塔里木南缘早古生代碰撞造山作用晚期的岩浆记录。     

刚果(金)绿纱铜钴矿床黑色页岩Rb-Sr测年及其区域成矿意义

中非铜钴矿带是全球最大最具经济价值的沉积型层状铜成矿带之一.区域内铜钴矿床形成分布主要受区域地层和构造控制,成矿具有多期特征.含矿地层中发育大量褶皱前浸染状和顺层脉状矿化,指示可能存在成岩之后和造山主构造变形之前的矿化叠加作用.本文通过绿纱铜钴矿床矿化黑色页岩全岩Rb-Sr测年及Sr-Nd同位素研究,获得早期浸染状矿化黑色页岩等时线年龄为742±32Ma(MSWD=0.39),与木瓦夏-恩古巴裂谷作用同期;晚期脉状矿化黑色页岩及与脉体中白云石、黄铜矿单矿物构成的内部等时线年龄分别为680±24Ma(MSWD=0.95)和678±21Ma(MSWD=1.5),为刚果克拉通与卡拉哈里克拉通俯冲造山作用初期.Sr,Nd同位素特征显示,早期浸染状矿化成矿物质来源长英质基底和同期基性火山岩;晚期脉状矿化成矿物质来源基性基底和赋矿围岩,与盆地内循环热卤水成矿有关.大量证据表明,顺层脉状矿化及其伴生切层脉状和角砾岩状矿化具有三维空间上的连通性,为同期矿化作用产物.脉体的形成与区域挤压作用引起的超高压流体水压致裂和侧向流动有关,区域挤压应力的动力来源于俯冲造山作用.700Ma左右,罗迪尼亚超大陆裂解结束及冈瓦纳超大陆聚合开始,引起区域构造体制从伸展向挤压转换,可能是区域大规模叠加成矿作用发生的地球动力学机制.     

Paleozoic terranes of eastern Australia and the drift history of Gondwana

Critical assessment of Paleozoic paleomagnetic results from Australia shows that paleopoles from locations on the main craton and in the various terranes of the Tasman Fold Belt of eastern Australia follow the same path since 400 Ma for the Lachlan and Thomson superterranes, but not until 250 Ma or younger for the New England superterrane. Most of the paleopoles from the Tasman Fold Belt are derived from the Lolworth-Ravenswood terrane of the Thomson superterrane and the Molong-Monaro terrane of the Lachlan superterrane. Consideration of the paleomagnetic data and geological constraints suggests that these terranes were amalgamated with cratonic Australia by the late Early Devonian. The Lolworth-Ravenswood terrane is interpreted to have undergone a 90° clockwise rotation between 425 and 380 Ma. Although the Tamworth terrane of the western New England superterrane is thought to have amalgamated with the Lachlan superterrane by the Late Carboniferous, geological syntheses suggest that movements between these regions may have persisted until the Middle Triassic. This view is supported by the available paleomagnetic data. With these constraints, an apparent polar wander path for Gondwana during the Paleozoic has been constructed after review of the Gondwana paleomagnetic data. The drift history of Gondwana with respect to Laurentia and Baltica during the Paleozoic is shown in a series of paleogeographic maps.     

Petrology and geochronology of the Namche Barwa Complex in the eastern Himalayan syntaxis, Tibet: Constraints on the origin and evolution of the north-eastern margin of the Indian Craton

The Namche Barwa Complex (NBC) in the eastern Himalayan syntaxis, south Tibet, is generally interpreted as the north-eastern extremity of the exposed Greater Himalayan Sequence, comprising Neoproterozoic to early Paleozoic sedimentary strata along the northern margin of the Indian continent. Field and petrological investigations indicate that the NBC consists mainly of orthogneiss, paragneiss, amphibolites and calc-silicate rocks. U-Pb zircon data demonstrate that the protoliths of the orthogneiss formed during late Paleoproterozoic at ca. 1610 Ma and also in early Paleozoic at ca. 490-500 Ma. The amphibolites were derived from mafic magmatic rocks formed during 1645 to 1590 Ma. Zircons in the paragneisses have highly variable inherited zircon ages ranging from the Neoarchean to early Paleozoic, with four major age populations of 2490 Ma, 1640 Ma, 990 Ma and 480 Ma. The calc-silicate rock has zircons with early Paleozoic metamorphic age of 538 Ma. Almost all the rocks of the NBC have been metamorphosed during Cenozoic with the metamorphic zircon U-Pb ages ranging from 8 to 30 Ma and a peak at 23 Ma. These, together with previous results suggest that the NBC was originally derived from an Andean-type orogeny following the Columbia supercontinent assembly, and experienced multiple reworking during the Grenvillian, Pan-African and Himalayan orogenies. We conclude that the NBC in the eastern Himalayan syntaxis was derived from different provenance and tectonic setting as compared to those of the Greater Himalayan Sequence which constitutes the high-grade metamorphic core of the western and central Himalayan orogenic belt. We thus infer that the NBC was originally part of the eastern segment of the Central Indian Tectonic Zone.     

柴北缘夹榴辉岩的片麻岩（片岩）地球化学、Sm-Nd和U-Pb同位素研究——深俯冲的前寒武纪变质基底？

在柴北缘的鱼卡-锡铁山-沙柳河一带,出露夹有榴辉岩透镜体的花岗质片麻岩(正片麻岩)和副片麻岩(片岩)。地球化学和Sm-Nd同位素数据显示副片麻岩(片岩)与正片麻岩具有类似的地球化学成分和一致的Nd模式年龄(1.88～2.18Ga),结合副片麻岩(片岩)局部包在正片麻岩中的野外关系,正片麻岩可能为副片麻岩(片岩)原地熔融作用的产物。U-Pb锆石测定表明熔融作用产生的正片麻岩的岩浆形成时代为952Ma。另外,这些夹榴辉岩的片麻岩(片岩)也与柴北缘北侧不夹榴辉岩的深变质基底片麻岩和中南祁连地块的变质基底片麻岩有相似Sm-Nd同位素特征和近一致Nd模式年龄(1.87～2.26Ga)。表明它们具有明显的亲缘关系,可能来源于具有古元古代晚期地壳形成年龄的同一变质基底。然而,与柴北缘北 侧和祁连地块的深变质基底岩石不同的是,这套含榴辉岩的片麻岩(片岩)明显遭受了早古生代变质作用的影响,正片麻岩锆石U-Pb测定获得的下交点年龄为478±44Ma,与柴北缘地区榴辉岩的变质锆石的年龄在误差范围内一致;而已在都兰地区副片麻岩锆石中柯石英包体的发现也证明了含榴辉岩的片麻岩(片岩)与榴辉岩一样同样经历了UHP变质作用。因此,我们认为柴北缘含榴辉岩的片麻岩虽然具有与相邻变质基底相似的早期演化历史,但在早古生代又与所夹的榴辉岩     

青海南山当家寺花岗岩体与晚三叠世脉岩及其对早中生代构造环境的约束

当家寺花岗岩体是青海南山印支期花岗岩带中东部较大的一个岩体,形成于早三叠世(243.5±2.9 Ma、247.2±1.7 Ma)—中三叠世(240.1±2.1 Ma、241.0±2.6 Ma)。岩体内发育有众多的中-酸性脉岩,岩石类型主要为闪长玢岩、石英闪长玢岩、花岗斑岩等,本研究获得闪长玢岩脉LA-MC-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为(235.6±2.4 Ma),表明其形成于晚三叠世早期,稍晚于当家寺岩体侵位时限。脉岩作为一种浅成侵入体,其与当家寺花岗岩体分布的构造位置相似,矿物组成及地球化学特征具有近似的特点,说明二者岩石成因及构造背景类似,可能为同一源区壳-幔岩浆混合作用的产物。岩石地球化学分析表明中性脉岩SiO₂含量低(54.68%~64.75%),酸性脉岩SiO₂含量高(66.00%~77.13%),二者都具高铝(Al₂O₃=12.24%~17.11%)、高钾钙碱性准铝质-弱铝质的特点(A/CNK=0.85~1.04),具有典型的岛弧花岗岩和碰撞花岗岩的特征。脉岩富集LREE、Rb、Th、K,亏损HREE、Nb、Ta、P、Ti、Ba,(La/Yb)_N=5.05~17.61,表现出中等强度Eu的负异常。综合分析认为,脉岩形成于晚三叠世共和裂谷闭合碰撞造山后构造环境由挤压向板内稳定-伸展的变迁阶段,指示晚三叠世早期共和盆地周缘已进入后碰撞的陆内环境。     

藏北羌塘早古生代岩浆作用及其地质意义

藏北羌塘早古生代岩浆作用及其构造演化对研究青藏高原早期演化历史以及羌塘盆地基底性质结构等具有重要科学意义。本文在综述前人研究基础上,系统总结了藏北羌塘地区早古生代岩浆岩的时空分布特征及年代学格架,初步探讨了青藏高原早古生代构造-岩浆事件对冈瓦纳大陆北缘构造演化以及羌塘盆地基底属性的约束。羌塘地区早古生代岩浆岩主要分布在日湾茶卡、都古尔、戈木日、本松错等地区,岩性以变质辉长岩、变质玄武岩、安山岩、花岗岩、变质流纹岩以及花岗片麻岩等为主。基于区域地质调查和年代学研究结果,羌塘地区早古生代发生了多期岩浆作用,分别为~500 Ma、~482 Ma、~474 Ma、~455 Ma、~438 Ma。这些岩浆岩可能是泛非造山运动结束后,冈瓦纳大陆北缘岩石圈伸展减薄的产物,并构成了羌南-保山板块早古生代的结晶基底,但有关伸展减薄的机制问题仍需开展进一步的研究工作,这些地质记录对恢复和反演青藏高原冈瓦纳大陆北缘的陆缘性质具有重要约束意义。