额济纳旗地区晚石炭-晚二叠世地层沉积学和年代学研究及其构造背景分析

对额济纳旗地区红石山-黑鹰山坳陷带和马鬃山-切刀隆起带晚石炭世-晚二叠世地层进行了沉积学和年代学研究。红石山-黑鹰山坳陷带的大狐狸山地区干泉组下段碎屑岩可分为滨海相、前三角洲相和三角洲前缘相等三种沉积相类型,具有向上粒度变粗的特征,表明该带属于以三角洲快速供应为主的滨海带沉积环境。碎屑锆石年代学分析表明其形成时代为322～305Ma,主要集中在428～520Ma和336～373Ma两个时期,分别代表红石山-黑鹰山坳陷带边缘古亚洲洋俯冲及其结束后早石炭世伸展过程的两期岩浆活动记录。马鬃山-切刀隆起带的八道桥地区二叠系由巨厚的紫红色砾岩、砂岩重复组成多个旋回,沉积及层序特征表明该套地层形成于干旱条件下的快速沉积,属陆相洪冲积环境产物,沉积时代为280～268Ma。碎屑锆石年龄谱也记录了早古生代岩浆活动峰期(424～515Ma)和古老基底年龄(950Ma和1700～1900Ma)。阿拉善旗埋汗哈达地区埋汗哈达组从下向上分为洪冲积相、滨海泻湖相和滨海相等三种沉积相,构成从陆相到海相变化的沉积序列,形成时代为279～270Ma。该组的碎屑锆石分析主要记录了三个连续的峰期年龄即280Ma、287Ma和294Ma,说明早二叠世发生频繁的岩浆活动。沉积学及年代学研究揭示哈尔苏海组为滨海环境,形成于晚二叠世,其碎屑锆石年龄分布广泛,除273～329Ma的年龄代表晚石炭世-中二叠世岩浆活动外,其余锆石集中在383Ma、468～517Ma、800～913Ma和1485Ma等四个峰期,表明马鬃山-切刀隆起带在晚二叠世接受了来自早古生代造山带和古老基底的复杂物源。八道桥及埋汗哈达地区的研究揭示晚二叠世马鬃山-切刀隆起带的古地理环境为从陆相到滨海相。上述沉积学和年代学分析表明额济纳旗地区红石山-黑鹰山坳陷带和马鬃山-切刀隆起带对沉积环境和古地理格局有关键控制作用。通过中国北方新疆、甘肃和内蒙古晚石炭世-二叠纪的对比研究揭示,在天山-兴蒙造山带基底上广泛发育以隆起和坳陷相间为特征的盆岭构造,导致形成不同的沉积古地理环境并控制沉积相带的展布,识别这种古构造格局对于追溯我国北方晚古生代沉积古地理具有重要意义。     

阿拉善地块东北缘狼山地区大红山组沉积时代、物质来源及区域构造意义

阿拉善地块位于中亚造山带南缘,是研究中亚造山带南缘二叠纪构造背景及演化的关键地区。本研究在阿拉善地块东北缘狼山地区野外调查的基础上,对狼山地区大红山组地层进行古流向、碎屑锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年和砂岩碎屑组分分析。研究表明砾石最大扁平面倾向为SWW—NWW,指示大红山组地层沉积时的古水流的流向总体呈现自西向东,推测大红山组砾石主要来自狼山西部地区。砂岩中碎屑锆石最小年龄峰值为275 Ma和278 Ma,表明大红山组沉积时代不早于中二叠世早期。砂岩的碎屑组分分析和碎屑锆石年龄谱指示大红山组可能来自于晚古生代诺尔公—狼山弧,砾石的古流向分析和碎屑锆石年龄谱推测大红山组砾石极有可能来自于阿拉善地块前寒武纪变质基底。结合诺尔公—狼山构造带晚古生代大陆岩浆弧的存在,认为二叠系大红山组地层沉积于弧背前陆盆地的构造背景。     

鄂尔多斯盆地南部二叠系砂岩碎屑锆石年代学特征及地质意义

陆源碎屑岩物质来源及变化与沉积盆地及构造演化密切相关。通过对鄂尔多斯盆地南部铜川地区晚古生代二叠系山西组、石盒子组及石千峰组砂岩样品岩石薄片鉴定、定量矿物学分析以及碎屑锆石U-Pb年代学分析,结合古流向特征,对物源进行了追溯,并讨论了盆地南部二叠系的构造—沉积过程。研究结果表明,早二叠世山西组碎屑锆石年龄具364 Ma、450 Ma、946Ma和2 446 Ma四个主要峰值;中二叠世下石盒子组碎屑锆石年龄具294 Ma、1 963.4 Ma和2 499 Ma三个主要峰值;晚二叠世石千峰组碎屑锆石年龄主要峰值出现在1 876.5 Ma,缺乏北秦岭造山带的新元古代和早古生代碎屑锆石记录。分析认为山西组主要物源区为北秦岭造山带,次要物源区为华北南缘构造带;石盒子组物源由北秦岭造山带、华北板块南缘构造带和内蒙古隆起西段共同提供;石千峰组物源区为华北南缘构造带。早二叠世山西期,华北南缘隆起幅度较低,不影响北秦岭造山带供源。石盒子期,勉略洋由被动拉张转换为主动挤压,秦岭造山带处于持续隆升状态,并造成了华北南缘构造带的不断抬升。石千峰期华北南缘强烈隆升,在为铜川地区提供物源的同时也阻挡了北秦岭造山带...     

阿拉善地块东北缘狼山地区大红山组沉积时代、物质来源及区域构造意义

阿拉善地块位于中亚造山带南缘,是研究中亚造山带南缘二叠纪构造背景及演化的关键地区。本研究在阿拉善地块东北缘狼山地区野外调查的基础上,对狼山地区大红山组地层进行古流向、碎屑锆石LA- ICP- MS U- Pb定年和砂岩碎屑组分分析。研究表明砾石最大扁平面倾向为SWW—NWW,指示大红山组地层沉积时的古水流的流向总体呈现自西向东,推测大红山组砾石主要来自狼山西部地区。砂岩中碎屑锆石最小年龄峰值为275 Ma和278 Ma,表明大红山组沉积时代不早于中二叠世早期。砂岩的碎屑组分分析和碎屑锆石年龄谱指示大红山组可能来自于晚古生代诺尔公—狼山弧,砾石的古流向分析和碎屑锆石年龄谱推测大红山组砾石极有可能来自于阿拉善地块前寒武纪变质基底。结合诺尔公—狼山构造带晚古生代大陆岩浆弧的存在,认为二叠系大红山组地层沉积于弧背前陆盆地的构造背景。     

大兴安岭北部塔源地区倭勒根群吉祥沟组碎屑锆石年代学特征与疑源类化石组合

大兴安岭北部额尔古纳地块和兴安弧盆系之间的新元古代—古生代增生造山过程是该地区研究的热点之一,古生代地层的形成时代和物源区性质研究对探讨该地区的构造演化具有重要意义。本文对大兴安岭北部塔源地区前人划分的新元古代—早寒武世倭勒根群吉祥沟组开展了疑源类化石及碎屑锆石LA-ICP-MSU-Pb定年研究,发现了奥陶纪疑源类化石分子,锆石⁽²⁰⁶⁾Pb/(206)Pb/⁽²³⁸⁾U最小谐和年龄为528 Ma、加权平均年龄为536.4±3.5Ma,另外还有古元古代和新元古代年龄的锆石。结合前人资料,本研究认为塔源地区倭勒根群吉祥沟组浅变质岩系是一套时间跨度从寒武纪到奥陶纪的岩石地层组合,而非新元古代—早寒武世,其碎屑锆石数据分析显示其物源区主要是额尔古纳地块。     

Cambrian-Early Ordovician intrusive bodies in Dunhuang Block: Records of Paleo-Asian Ocean subduction and implications for regional Early Paleozoic tectonic evolutionSCIEI北大核心CSCD

一直以来,敦煌地块缺少1.6-0.46Ga的地质记录,从而严重制约了对该地块在新元古代和早古生代期间地质构造演化的全面认识。通过1:5万区域地质调查,本次工作在敦煌地块东北缘新发现了寒武纪-早奥陶世小宛山岩体、截山子岩体和小宛南岩体等多个中酸性侵入体,测得其LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄分别为517±3Ma、480±3Ma和473±3Ma,由此厘定出敦煌地块目前古生代最古老的侵入岩体及早奥陶世侵入岩体。通过这些岩体的岩石岩相学、岩石地球化学特征、岩石成因及大地构造环境分析,表明它们属于与洋壳俯冲消减作用有关的活动陆缘环境下形成的富钠质I型花岗岩。其中,小宛山花岗闪长质岩体是在低压低温条件下由玄武质地幔楔部分熔融而成,同时受到俯冲流体的强烈交代;截山子岩体和小宛南岩体则是在高压低温富水条件下,由新生镁铁质洋壳发生部分熔融并受到地幔楔强烈混染而形成,虽然它们均属于(类)O型埃达克岩,但其部分熔融的压力及其残留矿物组合不同。上述研究揭示敦煌地块北缘早古生代517Ma就存在俯冲作用,且至少持续了44Myr。结合区域地质资料和以往研究成果,敦煌地块北缘早古生代洋陆转换过程可分为三个阶段:(1)晚震旦世-早寒武世(574-518Ma),敦煌地块北缘被动陆缘演化阶段;(2)寒武纪第二世-早奥陶世(517-471Ma),敦煌地块北缘活动陆缘演化阶段,期间,古亚洲洋南支洋分别向敦煌地块和石板山地块/马鬃山地块发生双向俯冲消减;(3)中奥陶世-早泥盆世(464-412Ma),敦煌地块与石板山地块/马鬃山地块碰撞造山阶段,期间古亚洲洋南支洋闭合。     

北京周口店太平山南坡晚古生代碎屑锆石U-Pb年代学及其大地构造意义

为了探讨华北板块北缘晚古生代的隆升历史和古亚洲洋的闭合过程,利用碎屑岩的锆石U-Pb年代学、Hf同位素和锆石微量元素组成对北京周口店太平山南坡晚石炭世-早二叠世地层进行物源分析,并判定源区的大地构造背景.5件样品的碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄主要分布在3个时代:显生宙（285~425 Ma）、古元古代（1 700~2 450 Ma）和新太古代（2 500~2 747 Ma）.前寒武纪的锆石年龄主要集中在2.5 Ga和1.8 Ga,与华北克拉通的前寒武纪基底岩石相似.显生宙的锆石年龄主要集中在308~297 Ma,最年轻的峰值年龄在299~291 Ma,在误差范围内与地层沉积年龄相似,因此这些最年轻的碎屑锆石属于早二叠世同沉积锆石.29颗同沉积锆石的Hf同位素结果显示,原始176Hf/177Hf比值介于0.282 021~0.282 318,ε_Hf（t）值介于-20.1~-9.6.显生宙锆石的年龄谱特征以及Hf同位素组成与内蒙古隆起同期的岩浆锆石特征十分相似,因此显生宙碎屑锆石可能来源于内蒙古隆起,并伴随有少量来自北侧兴蒙造山带南部的早古生代岛弧碎屑的输入.二叠纪同沉积锆石的微量元素特征表明锆石结晶的岩浆源区具有大陆岛弧的构造属性.上述数据表明:（1）华北板块北缘在晚石炭世-早二叠世为活动大陆边缘;（2）晚古生代古亚洲洋向华北北缘的持续俯冲消减导致了内蒙古隆起的快速隆升;（3）古亚洲洋闭合的时间应晚于早二叠世.      

内蒙古北山造山带时空结构与古亚洲洋演化

内蒙古北山造山带自北向南发育红石山-百合山、月牙山-洗肠井和帐房山-玉石山3条蛇绿构造混杂岩带。其中北部的2条蛇绿岩带揭示了北山造山带两阶段演化的历史:月牙山-洗肠井蛇绿混杂岩带洋壳形成于530～520 Ma,沿该带多处保存较完好的蛇绿岩洋壳残块(洋壳结构具向北变新特征),与北侧的早古生代公婆泉岩浆弧(由南向北岛弧成熟度变高)共同指示了北山洋向北俯冲消减的过程,即490 Ma初始俯冲,450～440 Ma为俯冲峰期,430～420 Ma为同碰撞阶段,400 Ma的双峰式岩浆岩组合指示了北山洋的消亡和后造山伸展的过程;红石山-百合山蛇绿混杂岩带是发育在雀儿山-圆包山岛弧基础上的SSZ型蛇绿岩,弧后开裂洋壳的形成与南侧最早发育的岛弧岩浆作用年龄接近(340～320 Ma),310～290 Ma俯冲峰期造成南侧白山岩浆弧大量的岩浆活动,早二叠世末期(275 Ma)的辉长岩和花岗岩侵位及早—中二叠世双堡塘组下部的角度不整合均反映了红石山洋盆的闭合。前人所划"石板井-小黄山蛇绿岩带"实为一条早古生代发育的深大断裂,沿带发育中基性侵入体及少量超基性岩,后期(志留纪末)叠加有较强的韧性剪切变形。中生代以来的走滑作用和逆冲推覆构造改造了古生代的构造格架,使红石山-百合山蛇绿混杂岩带向北左行切错了十余千米,北山南部的中—新元古界推覆至下古生界之上。对内蒙古北山造山带时空结构的厘定,有助于中亚造山带造山作用过程的理解及其对古生代地壳增生的深入研究,也对银额盆地晚古生代新层系油气资源勘查起到基础支撑。     

北山造山带南带中元古代副变质岩的锆石U-Pb年代学和Hf同位素研究——对北山造山带南带前寒武纪物质演化的探索

北山造山带位于中亚造山带南缘,主要由一系列俯冲增生杂岩体构成。在其宽缓的造山区内,零散地分布着前寒武纪岩石。由于古生代以来强烈的造山作用和随后的陆内造山作用的改造,造成北山内的前寒武纪岩石和古生代以来的造山带产物难以区分。因此,关于北山造山带内的前寒武系归属问题,一直以来争议很大。本文在详细野外地质工作的基础上,报道了位于北山造山带中部的马鬃山地块内前寒武纪副变质岩的岩相学、锆石U-Pb年代学和Hf同位素研究。该岩石较高的变质程度、岩石组合、碎屑锆石年龄谱特征均显示其和北山造山带内古生代的残余被动大陆边缘产物不同,属于北山造山带内残余的前寒武纪基底,且沉积时代在中元古代约1.1~1.45Ga之间。结合前人的研究,得出以下认识:北山的前寒武纪物质在中元古(约1.0Ga)之后,显示出和塔里木克拉通、蒙古地块均相似的特征,表明三者均卷入了Rodina超大陆的聚散事件。在中元古代及其之前(约1.1Ga之前)则显示多源区的特征。本文中的北山造山带中元古代副变质岩显示了中元古代及其之前与塔里木克拉通不同,与蒙古地块相似的特征。锆石的Hf同位素分析进一步揭示了北山造山带前寒武纪副变质岩和敦煌地块均记录了古太古代中晚期的新生地壳加入事件,显示了与塔里木克拉通的差异。这也暗示了敦煌地块和北山造山带在中元古代(约1.45Ga)之前可能具有统一的前寒武纪基底。     

北山造山带南部早古生代构造演化：来自花岗岩的约束

北山造山带是中亚造山带的重要组成部分,处于天山造山带和索仑缝合带之间的关键构造位置,对认识中亚造山带的构造演化和古亚洲洋的最终闭合具有重要意义。本文选择北山造山带南部早古生代桥湾糜棱岩化花岗岩和金塔钾长花岗岩进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学、LA-MC-ICP-MS锆石Hf同位素和地球化学研究。结果表明,桥湾糜棱岩化花岗岩和金塔钾长花岗岩均形成于~430Ma,岩浆结晶锆石的二阶段Hf模式年龄分别为2.14~2.37Ga和1.32~1.72Ga。样品中含有少量继承锆石,继承锆石的Hf同位素特征与北山南部新元古代花岗质片麻岩类似。在地球化学组成上,两者均具有高的SiO2含量(73.18%~75.00%),弱过铝质,富集Rb、U、K等元素,亏损Ba、Nb、Ta、和Sr、P、Ti等元素的特点,类似于北山南部其它早古生代钾长花岗岩。它们的岩浆均起源于北山南部古老地壳基底的部分熔融,金塔钾长花岗岩可能还有幔源岩浆或新生下地壳的贡献。这同时也暗示了北山南部石板山地块与敦煌地块具有显著不同的地壳基底组成。结合敦煌地块早古生代高压麻粒岩的研究结果,我们认为北山南部早古生代岩浆活动可能与敦煌地块向北山南部石板山地块的碰撞、俯冲作用有关,反映了中亚造山带南缘的北山造山带在早古生代经历了造山带中微陆块与周缘克拉通碰撞拼贴的造山事件。     

Detrital zircon provenance constraints on the final closure of the middle segment of the Paleo-Asian Ocean

The main site and timing of the final closure of the middle segment of the Paleo-Asian Ocean (PAO) has been an issue of hot debate, which hampers us from better understanding the late-stage tectonic evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB). Synthesizing the available geological records for the ophiolitic mélanges in the Beishan Orogenic Belt (BOB), we regard the Liuyuan ophiolitic mélange as the main site of the final closure of the middle segment of the PAO. To determine the final closure time of the middle segment of the PAO, this study mainly applied field-based, systematic zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopic analyses for the Carboniferous and Permian sedimentary successions on the northern and southern sides of the Liuyuan ophiolitic mélange. Our results indicate that the late Carboniferous sedimentary successions north of the Liuyuan mélange consisting mainly of interbedded sandstone and siltstone with minor conglomerate show primarily affinity with a local, single source, i.e. the constituent units of the BOB north of the Liuyuan mélange. They were closely associated with the northward subduction of the middle segment of the PAO. By contrast, the unconformably overlying Permian clastic deposition on both sides of the Liuyuan ophiolitic mélange shows comparable lithology that fines from a thick sequence of conglomerate at the base to thin-bedded turbidite sequences up section. These Permian units were probably deposited in a progressively deepening basin within an extensional post-collision regime after the disappearance of the middle segment of the PAO. All the <274–261 Ma sandstones on both sides of the Liuyuan ophiolitic mélange were derived from commingling source regions on both sides of the Liuyuan mélange, as supported by comparable, diagnostic ages and ε_Hf(t) values between the studied detrital zircons and coeval magmatic zircons from the BOB and north Tarim. Such a marked transition from a single, local provenance in the late Carboniferous to commingling provenances at ca. 274–261 Ma indicates the final closure of the middle segment of the PAO prior to the end of the early Permian. In conjunction with available data for the eastern and western segments of the PAO, we establish the eastward-younging, scissor-like closure for the whole PAO during mid Carboniferous to Early Triassic time.     

How many sutures in the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt：Insights from East Xinjiang-West Gansu（NW China）？

How ophiolitic mèlanges can be defined as sutures is controversial with regard to accretionary orogenesis and continental growth.The Chinese Altay,East junggar,Tianshan,and Beishan belts of the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt（CAOB） in Northwest China,offer a special natural laboratory to resolve this puzzle.In the Chinese Altay,the Erqis unit consists of ophiolitic melanges and coherent assemblages,forming a Paleozoic accretionary complex.At least two ophiolitic melanges（Armantai,and Kelameili） in East Junggar,characterized by imbricated ophiolitic melanges,Nb-enriched basalts,adakitic rocks and volcanic rocks,belong to a Devonian-Carboniferous intra-oceanic island arc with some Paleozoic ophiolites,superimposed by Permian arc volcanism.In the Tianshan,ophiolitic melanges like Kanggurtag,North Tianshan,and South Tianshan occur as part of some Paleozoic accretionary complexes related to amalgamation of arc terranes.In the Beishan there are also several ophiolitic melanges,including the Hongshishan,Xingxingxia-Shibangjing,Hongliuhe-Xichangjing,and Liuyuan ophiolitic units.Most ophiolitic melanges in the study area are characterized by ultramafic,mafic and other components,which are juxtaposed,or even emplaced as lenses and knockers in a matrix of some coherent units.The tectonic settings of various components are different,and some adjacent units in the same melange show contrasting different tectonic settings.The formation ages of these various components are in a wide spectrum,varying from Neoproterozoic to Permian.Therefore we cannot assume that these ophiolitic melanges always form in linear sutures as a result of the closure of specific oceans.Often the ophiolitic components formed either as the substrate of intra-oceanic arcs,or were accreted as lenses or knockers in subduction-accretion complexes.Using published age and paleogeographic constraints,we propose the presence of （1） a major early Paleozoic tectonic boundary that separates the Chinese Altay-East Junggar multiple subduction system     

内蒙古苏尼特左旗卓仑音诺尔地区中二叠统哲斯组沉积环境、形成时代及意义

内蒙古苏尼特左旗卓仑音诺尔地区哲斯组可以分为下部的粉砂岩、页岩段和上部的砾岩-砂岩段,分别代表扇中亚相的漫流沉积和扇根亚相的近源快速沉积,反映研究区二叠纪以陆相盆地干旱型冲积扇为特征的岩相古地理面貌。碎屑岩年代学研究揭示,哲斯组的物源为兴安-艾力格庙地块、早古生代的岛弧岩浆岩带及晚石炭世和早二叠世的岩浆岩体,表明盆地具有复杂源区。测年样品中最年轻一组锆石年龄的峰值为281Ma,侵入该组的石英闪长玢岩年龄为248±3Ma,限定陆相盆地的形成时代为中二叠世—三叠纪初。区域地质分析表明,中—晚二叠世兴蒙造山带中西部的不同地区均发育陆源碎屑沉积盆地,但层序特征各不相同,可能属于互不连通的小型盆地,代表二叠纪的盆岭构造,揭示兴蒙造山带在二叠纪整体处于陆内伸展的构造环境。     

大兴安岭南部扎赉特旗团发村晚古生代沉积岩源区和时代限定

大兴安岭南部扎赉特旗地区分布着一套晚古生代地层,由砂岩、粉砂岩和泥岩组成,由于缺乏古生物化石和年代学证据,前人依据地层对比将其定为晚二叠世林西组。本次工作在详细地野外地质调查基础上,运用锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb测年技术,对三个砂岩样品(样品号:18TF-01、18YSL-04和18XBL-01)中的碎屑锆石进行了测定,共获得219颗碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄值,其主要分布在243~269Ma,273~298Ma,305~339Ma,350~377 Ma,445~507 Ma和754~1053 Ma六个年龄区间。其中获得最年轻的一组锆石的谐和年龄为245 Ma,并结合区域上侵入该地层花岗岩的年龄,限定其沉积时代可能为中三叠世。根据碎屑锆石的年龄值特征反映出该地层具有多物源供给的特点,其中年龄为243~269Ma的碎屑物质源区主要来自于古亚洲洋闭合及碰撞造山相关的岛弧花岗岩类;年龄为273~298 Ma主要来自于大石寨组火山岩;年龄为305~339 Ma可能主要来自于格根敖包组火山岩;350~377 Ma的碎屑锆石可能源于北部大民山组火山岩;年龄为754~1053 Ma的碎屑锆石与漠河杂岩、兴华渡口群及佳木斯微陆块中元古代的岩浆事件有关;较古老~1800 Ma的碎屑锆石可能来自于古亚洲洋中微陆块或结晶基底。砂岩中锆石的形成年龄与地层沉积年龄较为相近,显示出汇聚背景下的特征。因此,综合砂岩物质组成、锆石年龄特征及弧-盆之间时空关系,显示中三叠世该地区可能形成于汇聚背景下的弧前盆地。     

Palaeozoic multiphase magmatism at Barleik Mountain,southern West Junggar,Northwest China: implications for tectonic evolution of the West Junggar

The West Junggar lies in the southwest part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) and consists of Palaeozoic ophiolitic mélanges, island arcs, and accretionary complexes. The Barleik ophiolitic mélange comprises several serpentinite-matrix strips along a NE-striking fault at Barleik Mountain in the southern West Junggar. Several small late Cambrian (509–503 Ma) diorite-trondhjemite plutons cross-cut the ophiolitic mélange. These igneous bodies are deformed and display island arc calc-alkaline affinities. Both the mélange and island arc plutons are uncomfortably covered by Devonian shallow-marine and terrestrial volcano-sedimentary rocks and Carboniferous volcano-sedimentary rocks. Detrital zircons (n = 104) from the Devonian sandstone yield a single age population of 452–517 million years, with a peak age of 474 million years. The Devonian–Carboniferous strata are invaded by an early Carboniferous (327 Ma) granodiorite, late Carboniferous (315–311 Ma) granodiorites, and an early Permian (277 Ma) K-feldspar granite. The early Carboniferous pluton is coeval with subduction-related volcano-sedimentary strata in the central West Junggar, whereas the late Carboniferous–early Permian intrusives are contemporary with widespread post-collisional magmatism in the West Junggar and adjacent regions. They are typically undeformed or only slightly deformed.

Our data reveal that island arc calc-alkaline magmatism occurred at least from middle Cambrian to Late Ordovician time as constrained by igneous and detrital zircon ages. After accretion to another tectonic unit to the south, the ophiolitic mélange and island arc were exposed, eroded, and uncomfortably overlain by the Devonian shallow-marine and terrestrial volcano-sedimentary strata. The early Carboniferous arc-related magmatism might reflect subduction of the Junggar Ocean in the central Junggar. Before the late Carboniferous, the oceanic basins apparently closed in this area. These different tectonic units were stitched together by widespread post-collisional plutons in the West Junggar during the late Carboniferous–Permian. Our data from the southern West Junggar and those from the central and northern West Junggar and surroundings consistently indicate that the southwest part of the CAOB was finally amalgamated before the Permian.     

北山造山带古生代浊积岩构造环境探讨及其大地构造意义

北山造山带是研究中亚造山带增生造山的关键地区之一,浊积岩是增生造山带的重要组成部分。北山古生代浊积岩主要出露于营毛沱、柳园和黑山口地区。营毛沱浊积岩发育于下奥陶统,古水流方向由南向北,内部砂岩具中高等风化程度的长英质源区,构造背景为被动陆缘。早二叠世柳园浊积岩内部砂岩具低到中等风化程度的中基性源区,构造背景为大洋岛弧。早二叠世黑山口浊积岩中的砂岩源区具中等风化程度,环境相对柳园砂岩较为稳定,和长英质源区的沉积岩具相似性,构造环境可能为活动陆缘弧。对北山古生代浊积岩的解剖揭示北山古生代经历了复杂的俯冲增生过程。早古生代花牛山-火石山一带发育向北的俯冲,火石山南部被动陆缘形成营毛沱浊积岩,之后的俯冲带局部后撤形成泥盆纪墩墩山岛弧。柳园地区晚古生代洋壳向花牛山和石板山岛弧带俯冲分别形成了柳园和黑山口浊积岩。本研究支持北山增生时间持续到早二叠世的观点,对认识天山、索伦缝合带的衔接对比研究具有重要的意义。     

Petrogenesis of Permo-Triassic intrusive rocks in Northern Liaoning Province,NE China: implications for the closure of the eastern Paleo-Asian Ocean

ABSTRACT

The Changchun-Yanji belt recorded widespread Permo-Triassic magmatism, but their origins remain unclear, inhibiting a comprehensive understanding of the magmatic response to the final closure of the Paleo-Asian ocean in the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB). Here, we present new geochronological, geochemical, and Hf isotopic data for the Permo-Triassic plutons from Northern Liaoning province, NE China. Combined the published ages with our new data, the Permo-Triassic magmatism in the eastern CAOB can be divided into five episodes: early Permian (293–274 Ma), middle–late Permian (270–257 Ma), latest late Permian–Middle Triassic (255–242 Ma), Late Triassic (240–215 Ma), and latest Late Triassic (209–200 Ma). The middle Permian and Late Triassic mafic plutons (i.e. ~266 Ma Mengjiagou gabbro–diorite, ~240 Ma Jiancaicun gabbro and ~224 Ma Shudetun gabbro-diorite) contain relatively high TFe₂O₃, MgO, Cr and Ni contents with positive ε_Hf(t) values (+1.2 to +7.2), suggesting a depleted mantle origin. These mafic rocks together with the coeval granitoids make up typical bimodal associations, suggesting that they were formed under an extensional environment. The conclusions are also supported by occurrence of A-type granites during 270–257 Ma and 240–215 Ma. By contrast, the granitoids of 255–242 Ma in the eastern CAOB, including the Jianshanzi (~251 Ma) and Daganhe (~242 Ma) monzogranites, show typical geochemical features of adakitic granites, with high Sr/Y ratios and negative ε_Hf(t) values (–8.6 to – 22.0), suggesting that the magmas were generated through partial melting of thickened ancient lower crust. Combined with previous studies, a four-stage tectonic evolution scenario was proposed: (1) active continental margin stage during 293–274 Ma; (2) continuing subduction resulted in the initiation collision, moderate crustal thickening, and slab break-off during 270–257 Ma; (3) final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean associated with continued crustal thickening occurred during 255–242 Ma; (4) lithospheric delamination in a post-collisional extensional environment occurred during 240–215 Ma.     

Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt in NE China

The eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) in NE China is a key area for investigating continental growth. However, the complexity of its Paleozoic geological history has meant that the tectonic development of this belt is not fully understood. NE China is composed of the Erguna and Jiamusi blocks in the northern and eastern parts and the Xing’an and Songliao-Xilinhot accretionary terranes in the central and southern parts. The Erguna and Jiamusi blocks have Precambrian basements with Siberia and Gondwana affinities, respectively. In contrast, the Xing ’an and Songliao-Xilinhot accretionary terranes were formed via subduction and collision processes. These blocks and terranes were separated by the Xinlin-Xiguitu, Heilongjiang, Nenjiang, and Solonker oceans from north to south, and these oceans closed during the Cambrian (ca. 500 Ma), Late Silurian (ca. 420 Ma), early Late Carboniferous (ca. 320 Ma), and Late Permian to Middle Triassic (260 –240 Ma), respectively, forming the Xinlin-Xiguitu, Mudanjiang-Yilan, Hegenshan-Heihe, Solonker-Linxi, and Changchun-Yanji suture zones. Two oceanic tectonic cycles took place in the eastern Paleo-Asian Ocean (PAO), namely, the Early Paleozoic cycle involving the Xinlin-Xiguitu and Heilongjiang oceans and the late Paleozoic cycle involving the Nenjiang-Solonker oceans. The Paleozoic tectonic pattern of the eastern CAOB generally shows structural features that trend east-west. The timing of accretion and collision events of the eastern CAOB during the Paleozoic youngs progressively from north to south. The branch ocean basins of the eastern PAO closed from west to east in a scissor-like manner. A bi-directional subduction regime dominated during the narrowing and closure process of the eastern PAO, which led to “soft collision” of tectonic units on each side, forming huge accretionary orogenic belts in central Asia.©2022 China Geology Editorial Office.     

Geochronology and geochemistry of Permo-Triassic sandstones in eastern Jilin Province (NE China): Implications for final closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean

In the eastern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) in northeastern (NE) China, scattered outcrops of molasse deposits mark the ending of an orogeny and are crucial for understanding the evolution of the Paleo-Asian Ocean (PAO). However, the timing of tectonic events and the relationships among these strata remain controversial. To better constrain these geologic events, a comprehensive study of the detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of the sandstones of the Kaishantun (KST) Formation and Kedao (KD) Group in eastern Jilin Province, NE China, was conducted. The KST Formation is traditionally considered a molasse deposit. The sandstones display low CIA, PIA and high ICV values and low Th/U and Rb/Sr ratios, which suggest that the rocks were derived from an immature intermediate-felsic igneous source and experienced a simple sedimentary recycling history with relatively weak chemical weathering. LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating of detrital zircons from two samples of the KST Formation yields ages of 748–252 Ma, suggesting that the KST Formation was deposited between 254.5 Ma and 252 Ma in Late Permian. The zircons were mainly derived from the continental northern part of the North China Craton (NCC). In contrast, the U-Pb dating of detrital zircons from five samples of the KD Group yields ages of 2611–230 Ma, suggesting that the KD samples were deposited in the Early to Middle Triassic (ca. 248–233 Ma). The detrital zircon ages for the KD samples can be divided into groups with peaks at 2.5 Ga, 1.8 Ga, 800–1000 Ma, 500 Ma and 440–360 Ma, which suggest that the samples were derived from bidirectional provenances in the Jiamusi-Khanka Block and the NCC. These new data, combined with previously published results, suggest that at least three orogenic events occurred in central-eastern Jilin Province during the Early Permian (270–262 Ma), Early Triassic (254–248 Ma) and Middle–Late Triassic (242–227 Ma). The final closure of the PAO occurred during 242–227 Ma in the Middle–Late Triassic along the Changchun-Yanji suture zone. The detrital zircon geochronological data clearly record plate convergence and the scissor-like closure of the PAO in the eastern CAOB.     

中亚造山带东段晚古生代伸展构造环境的证据:内蒙古双井地区哲斯组沉积学及年代学研究

本研究从沉积学与年代学角度切入,聚焦于中亚造山带东段晚古生代末期的演化历史。以内蒙古双井地区中二叠统哲斯组陆源粗碎屑沉积岩为研究对象,利用沉积剖面实测、岩相古地理分析及锆石年代学测试等方法,厘定其沉积时限与沉积构造环境,以探讨晚古生代末期中亚造山带东段的构造演化历史。来自哲斯组的2个砂岩样品的最年轻谐和锆石组的谐和年龄分别258. 1±1. 9Ma与261. 6±1. 7Ma,在误差范围内相等,限定了研究区内哲斯组地层的最大沉积年龄约为260Ma,处于中二叠世末的Capitanian期;其主要物质来源包括华北板块太古代至早元古代的结晶基底、华北板块北缘早古生代陆缘弧及中-晚泥盆世西别河组。碎屑锆石年代学与沉积学研究表明,研究区内哲斯组所处沉积盆地类型为伸展构造环境下的裂谷盆地,早期具有短时间内快速充填巨厚层粗碎屑沉积的补偿盆地特征,并伴有活跃的同沉积火山与构造活动,发育近岸水下扇相沉积;晚期逐渐转变为过补偿盆地,发育陆相干旱型冲积扇相沉积;表现出沉积环境由海相变为陆相、碎屑物供应充足且近源低成熟度碎屑增多的盆地充填过程。根据沉积相组合及展布、沉积年龄与碎屑锆石主要结晶年龄间隔等特征,结合研究区存在双峰式火山岩及碱性岩带等证据,哲斯组应代表晚古生代末期的裂谷盆地沉积。上述研究提供了中亚造山带东段二叠纪发生陆内伸展过程的证据。