三峡地区寒武纪一三叠纪古海水Sm／Nd变化特征：来自牙形石的证据

牙形石作为划分地层的标准化石，具有确切的地层层位和较高的REE含量，并不容易受成岩作用的影响，因此作为研究古海水演化的指示剂引起人们的广泛关注．利用同位素稀释法对扬子克拉通三峡地区寒武纪一三叠纪海相碳酸盐岩中代表古海水化学组成牙形石的Sm／Nd比值进行测定，Sm／Nd比值在0．108-0．348之间，有较大的变化范围．建立Sm／Nd比值随时间的演化曲线，并结合已有沉积地层学和沉积地球化学的成果进行研究，结果表明，古海水Sm／Nd比值变化与海平面升降、古陆块的隆起有明显对应关系，同时，区域性构造运动，如海底地壳拉张产生的幔源组分和地幔柱活动也会影响古海水的Sm／Nd比值．因此，古海水的Sm／Nd比值对海平面的升降、古大陆的风化作用和区域构造事件有指示意义．     

扬子克拉通早奥陶世古海水地球化学特征: 来自牙形石微量元素的证据

利用激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子质谱 (LA- ICPMS)对扬子克拉通宜昌三峡地区早奥陶世不同时期海相碳酸盐岩地层中的牙形石个体进行了原位分析,并与已发表的世界其他地区古海水的稀土元素 (REE)组成进行了比较,利用 REE和微量元素组成、δ Ce和 Sm/Nd比值等地球化学指标恢复了该时期古海水的地球化学性质.结果表明,该区早奥陶世牙形石的 REE和微量元素地球化学异常与海平面的升降、古环境的变化有关联,与已有的古生物地层、古地理研究结果一致.因此,牙形石的 REE和微量元素地球化学特征可以在古环境再造过程中发挥重要的作用.     

三峡地区二叠系牙形石的U-Th-Pb定年及古海水信息

利用激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子质谱(LA-ICP-MS)对三峡地区二叠系茅口组牙形石的U-Th-Pb同位素年龄进行测定。结果表明该地层中牙形石的208Pb/232Th放射年龄为269±44,Ma,207Pb/235U放射年龄为256±39,Ma,接近二叠系茅口组的生物地层年龄。206Pb/238U的年龄为196±6,Ma,虽然准确度较高,但与前人推测的地层年龄相比偏低。此外,作者对牙形石的稀土元素(REE)组成进行了分析,并且发现牙形石的REE组成和Ce异常与古海水氧化还原条件有一定的相关性,可以指示古海水的信息。     

三峡地区二叠系牙形石的U-Th-Pb定年及古海水信息

利用激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子质谱 (LA-ICP-MS)对三峡地区二叠系茅口组牙形石的U-Th-Pb同位 素年龄进行测定。结果表明该地层中牙形石的 ²⁰⁸Pb/ ²³²Th年龄为 269 ±44Ma ,²⁰⁷Pb/²³⁵U为 256 ± 39Ma叠系茅口组的生物地层年龄。²⁰⁶b/²³⁸U年龄为196 ±Ma,虽然准确度较高,但与前人推测的 地层年龄相比偏低。此外,作者对牙形石的稀土元素(REE)组成进行了分析,并且发现牙形石的 REE组成和Ce 异常与古海水氧化还原条件有一定的相关性,可以指示古海水的信息。     

西南地区晚三叠世卡尼期牙形石研究进展

我国西南地区海相中-上三叠统沉积记录良好,但晚三叠世卡尼期牙形石生物地层划分和对比研究较为薄弱.通过对云南省罗平县和贵州省贞丰县、关岭县等地4条剖面的杨柳井组、竹杆坡组以及瓦窑组进行高精度的牙形石采样,以及牙形石生物地层学和系统分类学研究,共描述牙形石3属23种.结合前人研究材料,由下至上共建立了8个牙形石带,分别为:Paragondolella foliata带,Quadralella polygnathiformis带,Quadralella tadpole带,Quadralella praelindae带,Quadralella aff.auriformis带,Quadralella robusta带,Quadralella noah带和Quadralella ex gr.carpathica带.以此为基础,对西南地区卡尼期地层进行区域内和跨大区的对比和划分研究以及对牙形石分子演化规律进行探讨.      

华北寒武纪苗岭世晚期δ13C演化及生态环境特征

豫北和鲁西地区寒武系苗岭统上部δ¹³C演化表现为下降趋势,芙蓉统下部δ¹³C呈上升趋势,并表现出显著正漂移,这次δ¹³C正漂移出现在三叶虫Chuangia带内,可与世界各地芙蓉统排碧阶的δ¹³C正漂移(SPICE)对比。δ¹³C演化趋势与三叶虫、牙形石、浮游植物的繁盛与萧条表现出一定的耦合关系。苗岭世晚期三叶虫大规模绝灭时期,δ¹³C呈逐渐降低趋势,苗岭世末期新的三叶虫科大量出现时期,δ¹³C呈上升趋势。另外,海平面升降对δ¹³C演化具有明显的影响,海侵时期沉积的碳酸盐岩其δ¹³C呈逐渐增大趋势,高水位早期沉积的碳酸盐岩具有较高的δ¹³C值,高水位晚期或海平面下降期沉积的碳酸盐岩的δ¹³C呈逐渐下降趋势。海平面变化是导致生态环境变化、生物群落演化、碳同位素组成演化的关键因素。     

唐古拉地区拉卜查日组牙形石的发现、锶同位素组成及地层学意义

首次在唐古拉地区晚二叠世—早三叠世拉卜查日组中获得牙形石化石,其分子为Hindeodus typicalis、H.eurypyge和H.praeparvus。根据其地层意义并结合层序地层学及海平面变化研究,最终将研究区二叠系与三叠系界线的可能位置定在实测剖面的29层顶、30层底。基于此,作者系统测试了拉卜查日组中的碳酸盐岩87Sr/86Sr比值,结果表明,二叠系/三叠系界线附近87Sr/86Sr比值为0.707017~0.707032,显著小于国内外其他地区二叠系/三叠系界线附近87Sr/86Sr比值。造成这种差异的主要原因,可能是由于唐古拉地区二叠系/三叠系界线附近存在广泛的火山活动以及上扬子地区二叠纪广泛的玄武岩喷发等地方性事件。此外,剖面上锶同位素演化曲线与海平面变化曲线对比显示,87Sr/86Sr比值的最小值与初始海泛面基本一致,锶同位素演化曲线与海平面变化曲线有着很好的一致性,说明全球海平面变化是其最主要的控制因素。     

中国南方二叠纪海平面变化及升降事件

在对中国南方二叠纪层序地层、充填特征及沉积演化认识基础上,通过研究海平面升降变化及事件后认为:华南二叠纪相对海平面升降旋回与其层序数量一致,升降型式可有两种且互成影像;二级海平面升降包括“二分式”和“单分式”,前者以扬子区为代表,后者典型见于华夏区;海平面升降事件发生在栖霞早期、茅口早期、茅口末期、吴家坪早期及长兴中后期;二级、三级海平面变化在升降样式、数量、相位上与欧美各地有所不同,其成因与所处构造域有关。     

黔南桂中二叠系Cisuralian统和Guadalupian统层序地层及其与牙形石演化的关系

通过对黔南罗甸纳水剖面和桂中来宾铁桥剖面２个斜坡相剖面详细的层序地层研究,将华南二叠系Ｃｉｓｕｒａｌｉａｎ统和Ｇｕａｄａｌｕｐｉａｎ统划分为１个二级层序,即阳新层序,及其９个三级层序,并建立了相应的海平面变化曲线．结合原有和最新的生物地层资料,将这２个剖面的层序地层实现了精确划分对比,从而将原有地层对比精度提高了一倍．阐明了层序与海侵海退旋回的区别与联系．将二叠纪牙形石演化划分为５个阶段、４个演替事件,并阐明了它们与层序地层及海平面变化事件之间的相互关系．同时,提出了二叠纪牙形石分带及其全球对比表．发现栖霞亚统的氧碳同位素在下部偏轻、上部偏重,具全球对比意义     

基于自然伽马能谱测井资料的碳酸盐岩层序地层划分及其对古环境恢复的指示意义——以川东北LT1井下寒武统龙王庙组为例

自然伽马能谱测井资料在碳酸盐岩层序地层研究中具有较好的应用效果,Th/U和Th/K曲线的振荡趋势可为层序地层的旋回性识别提供依据。笔者等选取东北地区LT1典型井的自然伽马能谱测井资料为对象进行层序地层分析,结合岩芯碳氧同位素资料,探讨了沉积期古环境和相对海平面升降之间的耦合关系。结果表明,通过对自然伽马能谱测井资料进行INPEFA分析和Demy小波变换分析,可将LT1井下寒武统龙王庙组划分为1个三级层序和6个四级层序。INPEFA处理得到的Th/U＿1曲线和Demy小波变换得到的Th/U＿3＿d8曲线可指示LT1井龙王庙组三级层序的相对海平面变化,Th/U＿3＿d6曲线与四级层序的相对海平面变化曲线相当。LT1井龙王庙组δ¹³C变化受三级层序相对海平面变化控制明显,最大海泛面位置对应ROECE碳同位素负漂移事件开始位置。结合龙王庙组δ¹³C变化和基于自然伽马能谱测井的相对海平面变化分析,认为ROECE事件可能与深部缺氧海水上涌和河流的持续输入以及风暴沉积带入的陆源碎屑物质有关。整体而言,LT1井龙王庙组沉积期古海水温度和古盐度的振荡变化趋势与...     

Implications of Nb/U, Th/U and Sm/Nd in plume magmas for the relationship between continental and oceanic crust formation and the development of the depleted mantle

The Nb/U and Th/U of the primitive mantle are 34 and 4.04 respectively, which compare with 9.7 and 3.96 for the continental crust. Extraction of continental crust from the mantle therefore has a profound influence on its Nb/U but little influence on its Th/U. Conversely, extraction of midocean ridge-type basalts lowers the Th/U of the mantle residue but has little influence on its Nb/U. As a consequence, variations in Th/U and Nb/U with Sm/Nd can be used to evaluate the relative importance of continental and basaltic crust extraction in the formation of the depleted (Sm/Nd enriched) mantle reservoir.This study evaluates Nb/U, Th/U, and Sm/Nd variations in suites of komatiites, picrites, and their associated basalts, of various ages, to determine whether basalt and/or continental crust have been extracted from their source region. Emphasis is placed on komatiites and picrites because they formed at high degrees of partial melting and are expected to have Nb/U, Th/U, and Sm/Nd that are essentially the same as the mantle that melted to produce them. The results show that all of the studied suites, with the exception of the Barberton, have had both continental crust and basaltic crust extracted from their mantle source region. The high Sm/Nd of the Gorgona and Munro komatiites require the elevated ratios seen in these suites to be due primarily to extraction of basaltic crust from their source regions, whereas basaltic and continental crust extraction are of subequal importance in the source regions of the Yilgarn and Belingwe komatiites. The Sm/Nd of modern midocean ridge basalts lies above the crustal extraction curve on a plot of Sm/Nd against Nb/U, which requires the upper mantle to have had both basaltic and continental crust extracted from it.It is suggested that the extraction of the basaltic reservoir from the mantle occurs at midocean ridges and that the basaltic crust, together with its complementary depleted mantle residue, is subducted to the core-mantle boundary. When the two components reach thermal equilibrium with their surroundings, the lighter depleted component separates from the denser basaltic component. Both are eventually returned to the upper mantle, but the lighter depleted component has a shorter residence time in the lower mantle than the denser basaltic component. If the difference in the recycling times for the basaltic and depleted components is ∼1.0 to 1.5 Ga, a basaltic reservoir is created in the lower mantle, equivalent to the amount of basalt that is subducted in 1.0 to 1.5 Ga, and that reservoir is isolated from the upper mantle. It is this reservoir that is responsible for the Sm/Nd ratio of the upper mantle lying above the trend predicted by extraction of continental crust on the plot of Sm/Nd against Nb/U.     

Experimental study of polybaric REE partitioning between olivine, pyroxene and melt of the Yamato 980459 composition: Insights into the petrogenesis of depleted shergottites

A synthetic composition representing the Yamato 980459 martian basalt (shergottite) has been used to carry out phase relation, and rare earth element (REE) olivine and pyroxene partitioning experiments. Yamato 980459 is a sample of primitive basalt derived from a reduced end-member among martian mantle sources. Experiments carried out between 1-2 GPa and 1350-1650 °C simulate the estimated pressure-temperature conditions of basaltic melt generation in the martian mantle. Olivine-melt and orthopyroxene-melt partition coefficients for La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd and Yb (D_REE values) were determined by LA-ICPMS, and are similar to the published values for terrestrial basaltic systems. We have not detected significant variation in D-values with pressure over the range investigated, and by comparison with previous studies carried out at lower pressure.We apply the experimentally obtained olivine-melt and orthopyroxene-melt D_REE values to fractional crystallization and partial melting models to develop a three-stage geochemical model for the evolution of martian meteorites. In our model we propose two ancient (∼4.535 Ga) sources: the Nakhlite Source, located in the shallow mantle, and the Deep Mantle Source, located close to the martian core-mantle boundary. These two sources evolved distinctly on the ε¹⁴³Nd evolution curve due to their different Sm/Nd ratios. By partially melting the Nakhlite Source at ∼1.3 Ga, we are able to produce a slightly depleted residue (Nakhlite Residue). The Nakhlite Residue is left undisturbed until ∼500 Ma, at which point the depleted Deep Mantle Source is brought up by a plume mechanism carrying with it high heat flow, melts and isotopic signatures of the deep mantle (e.g., ε¹⁸²W, ε¹⁴²Nd, etc.). The plume-derived Deep Mantle Source combines with the Nakhlite Residue producing a mixture that becomes a mantle source (herein referred to as “the Y98 source”) for Yamato 980459 and the other depleted shergottites with the characteristic range of Sm/Nd ratios of these meteorites. The same hot plume provides a heat source for the formation of enriched and intermediate shergottites. Our model reproduces the REE patterns of nakhlites and depleted shergottites and can explain high ε¹⁴³Nd in depleted shergottites. Furthermore, the model results can be used to interpret whole rock Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd ages of shergottites.     

Origin and Source Evolution of the Leucite Hills Lamproites: Evidence from Sr-Nd-Pb-O Isotopic Compositions

Whole-rock major and trace element and O, Sr, Nd and Pb isotopicdata are reported for 3·0–0·89 Ma lamproitesfrom the Leucite Hills, Wyoming, USA. The two main groups oflamproites, madupitic lamproites and phlogopite lamproites,are geochemically distinct and cannot be related to one anotherby either fractional crystallization or crustal contamination.It seems likely that the geochemical differences between thesetwo rock types are related to variations in source mineralogyand depth of partial melting. The high Mg-number and large ionlithophile element abundances and negative Nd values of thelamproites indicate a mantle source that has experienced stagesof both depletion and enrichment. The negative Nb, Ta and Tianomalies in mantle-normalized trace element diagrams and lowtime-integrated U/Pb, Rb/Sr and Sm/Nd ratios of both lamproitegroups and other Cenozoic igneous rocks from the Wyoming ArcheanProvince indicate an ancient metasomatic enrichment (>1·0Ga) of the mantle source associated with the subduction of carbonate-bearingsediments. Other chemical characteristics of the Leucite Hillslamproites, especially their high K₂O and volatile contents,are attributed to more recent metasomatism (<100 Ma) involvinginflux from upwelling mantle during back-arc extension or plumeactivity. KEY WORDS: isotopes; lamproites; metasomatism; Leucite Hills; Wyoming     

Pillow lavas of the Sierra Leone test site,Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 5°–7°N: Sr-Nd isotope systematics,geochemistry, and petrology

Based on detailed petrological, geochemical, and isotope-geochemical study, fragments of fresh pillow lavas with chilled glass margins dredged at the Sierra-Leone test site in the axial MAR rift zone between 5° and 7°N correspond to MORB tholeiites, which are not primitive mantle melts but were differentiated in intermediate magmatic (intrusive) chambers. Small-scale geochemical and Sr-Nd isotope heterogeneities were established for the first time in the basalts and their glasses. It was shown that some samples show significant nonsystematic differences in the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio between the basalts and their chilled glasses and less significant difference in ?_Nd; higher Sr ratios can be observed both in the glasses and basalts of the same lava fragments. No significant correlation is observed between the isotope characteristics of the samples and their geochemistry; it was also shown that seawater did not affect the Sr and Nd isotope composition of the chilled glasses of the studied pillow lavas. It is suggested that such differences in isotope ratios are related to a small-scale heterogeneity of the melts owing to incomplete homogenization during their rapid ascent to the surface. The heterogeneity of the basaltic melts is explained by their partial contamination by the older plutonic rocks (especially gabbroids) of the lower oceanic crust, through which they ascended to the ocean floor surface. The wider scatter of the Sr isotopic ratios relative to Nd is related to the presence of xenocrysts of calcic plagioclase; correspondingly, the absence of a Nd mineral carrier in the rocks results in less distinct Nd isotope variations. It was shown that all of the studied basalts define a single trend along the mantle correlation array in the Sr-Nd isotope diagram. The causes of this phenomenon remain unclear.     

Trace-element composition of Fe-rich residual liquids formed by fractional crystallization: Implications for the Hadean magma ocean

New isotopic studies of ¹⁴²Nd, the daughter product of the short-lived and now extinct isotope ¹⁴⁶Sm, have revealed that the accessible part of the silicate Earth (e.g., upper mantle and crust) is more radiogenic in ¹⁴²Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd than that of chondritic meteorites. The positive ¹⁴²Nd anomaly of the Earth’s mantle implies that the Sm/Nd ratio of the mantle was fractionated early in Earth’s history and that the complementary low ¹⁴²Nd reservoir has remained isolated from the mantle since its formation. This has led to the suggestion that an early enriched reservoir, formed within Earth’s first hundred million years (the Hadean), resides permanently in the deep interior of the Earth. One hypothesis for a permanently isolated reservoir is that there may be an Fe-rich, and hence intrinsically dense, chemical boundary layer at the core-mantle boundary. The protoliths of this chemical boundary layer could have originated at upper mantle pressures during extreme fractional crystallization of a global magma ocean during the Hadean but testing this hypothesis is difficult because samples of this early enriched reservoir do not exist. This hypothesis, however, is potentially refutable. Here, we investigate a post-Archean magnetite-sulfide magma formed by extreme magmatic differentiation to test whether residual Fe-rich liquids of any kind have the necessary trace-element signatures to satisfy certain global geochemical imbalances. The magnetite-sulfide magma is found to have high Pb contents (and low U/Pb ratios), high Re/Os ratios, and anti-correlated Sm/Nd and Lu/Hf fractionations. Permanent segregation of such a magma would (1) provide a means of early Pb sequestration, resulting in the high U/Pb ratio of the bulk silicate Earth, (2) be a source of radiogenic ¹⁸⁷Os in the source regions of plumes, and (3) provide an explanation for decoupled Hf and Nd isotopic evolution in the early Archean, which is not easily produced by silicate fractionation. However, the magnetite-sulfide magma is not highly enriched in K, and thus, at face value, this magma analog would not serve as a repository for all of the heat producing elements. Nevertheless, other Fe-O-S liquids reported elsewhere are enriched in apatite, which carries high concentrations of K, U and Th. Given some promising geochemical fractionations of the Fe-rich liquids investigated here, the notion of a Hadean Fe-rich residual liquid deserves continued consideration from additional experimental or analog studies.     

Petrology and geochemistry of basalts from the American-Antarctic Ridge,Southern Ocean: implications for the westward influence of the Bouvet mantle plume

Ridge segments and fracture zones from the American-Antarctic Ridge have been systematically dredge sampled from 4° W to 18° W. Petrographic studies of the dredged basalts show that the dominant basalt variety is olivine-plagioclase basalt, although olivine-plagioclase-clinopyroxene basalt is relatively common at some localities. Selected samples have been analysed for major and trace elements, rare earth elements and Sr and Nd isotopes. These data show that the majority of samples are slightly evolved (Mg#=69-35) N-type MORB, although a small group of samples from a number of localities have enriched geochemical characteristics (T- and P-type MORB).These different types of MORB are readily distinguished in terms of their incompatible trace element and isotopic characteristics: N-type MORB have high Zr/Nb (17–78), Y/Nb (4.6–23) and ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd (0.51303–0.51308) ratios, low Zr/Y (2.2–4.2) and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr (0.70263–0.70295) ratios and have (La/Sm)_N<1.0; T-type MORB have lower than chondritic Zr/Nb ratios (8.8–15.5), relatively low Y/Nb (1.9–4.3) and ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd (0.51296–0.51288) ratios and relatively high Zr/Y (3.1–4.7), ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr (0.70307–0.70334) and (La/Sm)_N (1.1–1.5) ratios; the single sample of P-type MORB has low Zr/Nb (6.3), Y/Nb (0.9) and ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd (0.51287) ratios and high Zr/Y (7.1), ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr (0.70351) and (La/Sm)_N (2.4) ratios. The geochemical characteristics of this sample are essentially identical to those of the Bouvet Island lavas.Geochemically enriched MORB are less abundant on the American-Antarctic Ridge than on the Southwest Indian Ridge but their geochemical characteristics are identical. The compositions of T- and P-type MORB are consistent with a regional mixing model involving normal depleted mantle and Bouvet plume type magma. On a local scale the composition of T-type MORB is consistent with derivation from depleted mantle which contains 4% veins of P-type melt.We propose a model for the evolution of the American-Antarctic Ridge lavas in which N-type MORB is derived from mantle with negligible to low vein/mantle ratios, T-type MORB is derived from domains with moderate and variable vein/mantle ratios and P-type MORB from regions with very high vein/mantle ratios where vein material comprises the major portion of the melt. The sparse occurrence of enriched lavas and by implication enriched mantle beneath the American-Antarctic Ridge, some distance (500–1,200 km) from the Bouvet plume location, is interpreted to be the result of lateral dispersion of enriched mantle domains by asthenospheric flow away from the Bouvet mantle plume towards the American-Antarctic Ridge.     

青海祁漫塔格中晚三叠世花岗岩:年代学、地球化学及成矿意义

地处柴达木盆地西南缘的青海祁漫塔格地区不仅是一个特征显著的构造-岩浆岩带,而且也是重要的多金属成矿带。本文对该区中晚三叠世花岗岩开展了详细的年代学、岩石地球化学及Sr-Nd-Pb同位素组成研究,并探讨了成矿意义。结果表明,本区中晚三叠世花岗岩均系准铝质到弱过铝质高钾钙碱性花岗岩类,晚三叠世花岗岩具有更高的K2O/Na2O比值,富集大离子亲石元素(LILE)和轻稀土元素(LREE),明显亏损高场强元素(HFSE),中等初始锶比值和偏负的εNd(t)值表明它们主要源于古老地壳物质的深熔或重熔,并可能有幔源物质的加入;发育闪长质暗色微粒包体的中三叠世花岗岩锆石U-Pb年龄为230～237Ma,大多具斑状或似斑状结构的晚三叠世高分异富钾花岗岩形成于204～228Ma,表明大约240Ma祁漫塔格主造山已由挤压转入伸展并伴有幔源岩浆活动,晚三叠世后演化到后碰撞阶段;中晚三叠世花岗岩与本区密集产出的矽卡岩型和斑岩型多金属矿床的时空与成因关系密切,具有重要找矿指示意义。     

Geochemical peculiarities and sources of Late Paleozoic high-K and ultrapotassic syenite of the Synnyr and Tas massifs (eastern Siberia)

Geochemical and Sm–Nd isotope–geochemical studies of synnyrite and syenite from the Synnyr massif and high-K syenite from the Tas massif of the Late Paleozoic (eastern Siberia) corresponding to one of the largest provinces of high-K and ultrapotassic magmatism worldwide are performed. It is shown that their formation was controlled by transformation of the Precambrian continental crust of the Siberian Craton and Central Asian Mobile Belt under the influence of the Siberian mantle plume.     

白银厂中部成矿带稀土元素地球化学特征的研究

稀土元素在国外已广泛用于岩石学和矿床成因方面的讨论。随着我国测试技术的进步和分析精度的提高,从稀土元素的角度研究岩石和矿床的某些规律,有助于我们对地质现象的认识和解释。众所周知,白银厂是我国老一辈地质学家解放初期发现和勘探成功的大型块状硫化物矿床。地质部和冶金部地质队投入了大量的钻探工程和大比例尺填图。地质科研院、所、大专院校,从不同领域进行较全面的地质研究工作。然而,矿床开采已接近尾声,认识上还不统一。我们为提高对白银厂地区地层、细碧石英角斑岩建造、矿床成因的认识,企图从稀土元素方面提供某些信息,本文是我们对其结果初步研究的成果。     

Geochemical evolution of intraplate magmatism in the Paleo-Asian Ocean from the Late Neoproterozoic to the Early Cambrian

A group of oceanic islands and/or seamounts (hereafter, paleoseamounts) was produced by oceanic hot-spot magmatism in the Late Proterozoic-Early Cambrian in the southwestern margin of the Paleo-Asian Ocean. They were accreted to the Kuznetsk-Altai island arc in the Late Cambrian and were subsequently incorporated during the closing of the paleocean into the accretionary complexes of the western part of the Altai-Sayan area (southwestern Siberia, Russia). The major-and trace-element compositions and Sr and Nd isotopic systematics of pillow lavas and basalt flows from the Kurai (600 Ma) and Katun’ (550–530 Ma) paleoseamounts of Gorny Altai characterize the evolution of Hawaiian-type magmatism in the Paleo-Asian Ocean during that period. The obtained data show a significant change in lava composition between 600 and 550–530 Ma. The tholeiitic basalts of the Kurai Paleoseamount (600 Ma) from the southern part of Gorny Altai have lower incompatible element contents and higher ¹⁴⁷Sm/¹⁴⁴Nd values compared with the younger tholeiitic and alkali basalts of the Katun’ Paleoseamount (550–530 Ma), whose rocks are exposed in northern Gorny Altai. The trace-element compositions of the Katun’ lavas are similar to those of the Hawaiian tholeiites, and their ¹⁴⁷Sm/¹⁴⁴Nd ratios are lower than those of the Kurai basalts. It was suggested that the older Kurai Paleoseamount was formed above a thinner oceanic lithosphere, i.e., closer to a paleospreading axis compared with the younger Katun’ Paleoseamount. The observed temporal variations in the chemical and isotopic characteristics of lavas are probably related to differences in the degree of melting of the heterogeneous mantle owing to the different thickness of the oceanic lithosphere above which the Kurai and Katun’ paleoseamounts were formed. During the Ediacaran, a plume developed beneath the younger and, consequently, thinner lithosphere of the Paleo-Asian Ocean. The higher degree of melting in the mantle column resulted in a more considerable contribution from the refractory depleted material of the upper mantle. After 50–70 Ma, i.e., in the Early Cambrian, the plume affected a thicker lithosphere, its mantle column became shorter, and the degree of melting was lower. Owing to this, the basaltic melt was more contributed by incompatible element enriched less refractory material of the lower mantle.