草滩沟群火山岩的地球化学特征及其形成构造环境

通过对出露于东-西秦岭交接处的草滩沟群火山岩地球化学特征的研究表明,草滩沟群火山岩具有较高的Al2O3含量和较低的TiO2含量,低ΣREE等特征;球粒陨石标准化稀土元素配分图解显示呈平坦型-微弱富集型;微量元素组成以富集大离子亲石元素Cs、Rb、Ba、Th,强烈亏损Nb、Ta,以及高场强元素(HFSE)不分异为特征,Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf丰度及Nb/La,Hf/Ta,La/Ta,Ti/Y等值特征均显示岩浆源区受到消减组分加入的影响,与典型的岛弧玄武岩相似.综合地质、地球化学资料认为,草滩沟群玄武岩可与东秦岭丹凤群变基性火山岩对比,是早古生代秦岭洋俯冲消减作用的岩浆活动产物,代表了商丹缝合带的西延组成部分,向西延伸可与西秦岭天水关子镇-武山蛇绿混杂岩带相接.     

北秦岭西段奥陶纪红花铺岩体岩石地球化学特征及地质意义

红花铺岩体位于北秦岭造山带西段,侵位于奥陶纪草滩沟群之中,岩石类型主要为中细粒奥长花岗岩.岩石地球化学分析结果表明该岩体属弱过铝质钙碱性岩石系列,为I型花岗岩;轻重稀土元素分馏不明显,轻稀土元素略为富集,稀土元素球粒陨石标准化配分型式为右倾型,Eu异常不明显;主量、微量及稀土元素等相关的构造环境判别结果均显示其具典型的火山弧花岗岩特征,结合区域上与一套岛弧型火山岩(草滩沟群)共生的特点,分析红花铺岩体形成于俯冲带的岛弧环境.红花铺岩体已获得(450.5±1.8)Ma的单颗粒锆石U-Pb侵位年龄,属晚奥陶世,揭示北秦岭西段加里东期存在板块俯冲作用.     

新疆中天山南缘代京却可却花岗岩锆石U-Pb年龄及地球化学特征

中天山位于天山造山带核心部位,对研究中亚造山带西南段构造演化、块体起源和陆壳生长等具重要意义。围绕中天山代京却可却花岗岩进行锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年获得岩浆结晶年龄为(469.7±4.9)Ma,时代为中奥陶世。花岗岩SiO_2含量69.91%~74.4%,具低TiO_2(0.1%~0.27%)和高Al2O3(13.02%~13.68%)特征。轻重稀土元素分馏明显,富集轻稀土元素,Eu负异常(δEu=0.69~0.81)。岩石地球化学研究表明,花岗岩富集大离子亲石元素Th,Rb,K,亏损高场强元素Nb,Ta,Ti,P,具火山弧花岗岩特征。结合岩石锆石LA-ICP-MS定年结果及区域地质背景,认为代京却可却花岗岩可能是中天山南缘大洋俯冲消减作用产物,该区大洋俯冲消减至少在中奥陶世前开始。     

西秦岭天水阴崖沟早古生代草滩沟群火山岩地球化学特征及其地质意义

天水阴崖沟草滩沟群中发育有变质火山岩,其岩石类型主要为变玄武岩、变安山岩、变英安岩和变流纹岩;研究区变火山岩主体属于拉斑系列,其原始岩浆来源于富集地幔;变火山岩的微量元素特征表现为富集大离子亲石元素Cs、Ba、Th和U,而相对亏损高场强元素Nb、Ta、P、Ti和Y;微量元素构造环境判别显示其形成于俯冲消减带之上的岛弧环境;结合已有年代学资料,显示天水—武山洋在晚奥陶世已经存在并开始俯冲,形成阴崖沟草滩沟群岛弧火山岩;同时从岩石组成、形成时代及地球化学特征来看,阴崖沟草滩沟群火山岩与东秦岭丹凤岩群火山岩相似,这为确定天水一武山构造带是早古生代商丹古缝合带的西延部分提供了证据。     

哈图正长花岗岩年代学和成因及对东昆仑东段稀土元素成矿地质背景的约束

东昆仑东段哈图地区稀土元素富集与正长花岗岩关系密切。LA- ICP- MS锆石U- Pb同位素定年结果显示哈图正长花岗岩的结晶年龄为251. 6±1. 3 Ma。哈图正长花岗岩富硅（SiO2=74. 78%~75. 78%）和碱（Na2O+K2O=7. 68%~8. 11%），低铝（Al2O3=12. 58%~13. 06%），铝饱和指数A/CNK介于0. 96~1. 03之间，主体为准铝—弱过铝质中钾钙碱性系列。哈图正长花岗岩富集轻稀土元素，亏损重稀土元素，具较明显的Eu负异常（δEu=0. 67~0. 91）；微量元素富集Rb、Th、Ba、Cs等大离子亲石元素（LILE），亏损Nb、Ta、Ti等高场强元素（HFSE），具有较低的Nb/Ta比值和较高的Mg#值。以上显示，哈图正长花岗岩具壳源特征，为镁铁质岩浆底侵下地壳，使其部分熔融形成的原生岩浆再经过分异形成。哈图正长花岗岩具弧岩浆岩地球化学特征，结合东昆仑造山带岩浆岩分布以及沉积地层特征显示，早三叠世东昆仑地区处于布青山- 阿尼玛卿洋的俯冲阶段，大规模的岩浆事件引起东昆仑造山带东段稀土元素成矿作用。     

从华北陆块南缘大洋扩张到北秦岭造山带板块俯冲的转换时限

本文以北秦岭造山带华北陆块南缘被动陆缘火山裂谷(大洋?)盆地、早古生代岛弧-弧后盆地和晚古生代岛弧-蛇绿杂岩等构造相带为研究重点,综合利用同位素年代学、古生物年代学、岩石学、岩石地球化学和同位素地球化学等实测数据,系统研究和探讨了北秦岭造山带被动陆缘大洋扩张向俯冲增生造山转换的时限.研究显示:华北陆块南缘由晚新元古代大洋扩张作用转化为板块俯冲作用的转换时限为早奥陶世,约472Ma左右.北秦岭造山带在古生代期间至少存在两期板块俯冲增生造山作用,时代上向南变新,空间上向南向洋内迁移.两次俯冲增生造山作用分别构筑了北秦岭造山带早古生代岛弧-弧后盆地和晚古生代岛弧-俯冲杂岩两条构造相带.     

甘肃天水地区早古生代黄门川花岗闪长岩体LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年及构造意义

甘肃天水地区黄门川花岗闪长岩体位于北祁连造山带东端,侵位于晚奥陶世陈家河群中酸性火山岩系中,岩石学和地球化学特征表明其具有壳幔岩浆混合的特点。对黄门川花岗闪长岩体进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年,结果表明该花岗闪长岩体的年龄为440.5Ma±4.4Ma,形成于早志留世。地球化学特征表明,黄门川花岗闪长岩体属于中钾钙碱性系列,具I型花岗岩的特征。构造环境判别表明其形成于安第斯型大陆边缘弧。综合区域地质背景,认为祁连造山带东端在早古生代期间发育有有限洋盆,洋盆向北俯冲消减产生大量弧岩浆岩。对进一步研究祁连与秦岭造山带构造交接部位早古生代的构造格局、演化等大陆动力学问题具有重要意义。     

西秦岭北缘早古生代天水—武山构造带及其构造演化

西秦岭北缘早古生代天水-武山构造带位于甘肃省东部天水地区,主要由寒武纪关子镇-武山蛇绿岩带、晚寒武世-早奥陶世李子园群浅变质活动陆缘沉积-火山岩系、奥陶纪草滩沟群岛弧型火山-沉积岩系以及加里东期岛弧型深成侵入岩体、俯冲-碰撞型花岗岩体等组成.关子镇蛇绿岩中变质基性火山岩属于N-MORB型玄武岩,武山蛇绿岩中变质基性火山岩属于E-MORB型玄武岩,是洋脊型蛇绿岩的重要组成部分,形成时代大致在534～489Ma之间的寒武纪.李子园群火山岩主要形成于岛弧或与岛弧相关的弧前盆地构造环境,草滩沟群火山岩形成于与俯冲作用相关的岛弧环境.关子镇流水沟和百花中基性岩浆杂岩总体形成于中晚奥陶世(471～440Ma)古岛弧构造环境,同时发育加里东期俯冲型(450～456Ma)花岗岩类和碰撞型(438～400Ma)花岗岩类岩浆活动.西秦岭北缘早古生代古洋陆构造格局经历了从洋盆形成-洋壳俯冲消减直至陆-陆碰撞造山的板块构造演化过程.总体构造演化可划分为四个阶段:①晚寒武世古洋盆初始形成阶段;②早奥陶世洋盆初始俯冲阶段;③中晚奥陶世洋壳大规模俯冲与古岛弧发育阶段;④志留纪陆-陆或陆-弧碰撞造山阶段.     

秦祁结合部清水-张家川基性岩形成时代和构造归属探讨

中央造山系北缘发育完整的早古生代"弧-盆"体系,而其洋内弧盆体系还是陆缘弧盆体系属性的确定,可为原特提斯域古板块构造格局和中央造山系早期造山过程的恢复提供依据。秦岭-祁连结合部清水-张家川地区出露的与原特提斯洋俯冲作用相关的基性岩形成时代和构造归属的探究,是解决中央造山系早古生代洋-陆转换过程以及东西链接等科学问题的重要内容之一。清水-张家川地区主要出露块状、枕状玄武岩以及少量辉绿岩墙和硅质岩夹层,玄武岩和辉绿岩明显富集Th、LREE,亏损Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf和Ti元素,而Th/Nb比值则分为1. 09～2. 04和0. 18～0. 73两组,分别与岛弧和弧后裂谷熔岩相一致。另外,这些基性岩具较高的Th/Yb和εNd(t)(+4. 4～+4. 8)值,显示岩浆来自受洋壳沉积物混染的亏损地幔源区。最新LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年结果显示辉绿岩墙形成于500±3Ma。结合区域岩石地层资料,综合分析表明清水-张家川地区基性岩形成于寒武纪,早于晚奥陶世酸性火山岩和侵入岩。它们与其东、西侧北秦岭和北祁连构造带内的寒武纪-早奥陶世洋内弧和弧后盆地岩浆岩共同构成了原特提斯洋北缘早古生代洋内弧-盆体系。     

北秦岭斜峪关群和草滩沟群火山岩成因的地球化学和同位素约束、SHRIMP年代及其意义

地球化学分析结果表明:北秦岭斜峪关群基性熔岩的LREE轻度富集,(La/Yb)N=1.31~3.27,中—酸性熔岩的LREE显著富集,(La/Yb)N=4.22~26.54。草滩沟群基性火山岩LREE中度富集,(La/Yb)N=2.50~2.97,中—酸性熔岩的LREE显著富集,(La/Yb)N=4.57~10.15。低δEu值(0.62~1.14)暗示斜峪关群和草滩沟群火山岩初始玄武质岩浆的分离结晶程度很低、初始岩浆中斜长石分异作用很弱,大离子亲石元素明显富集,而相对N-MORB较低的高场强元素丰度,特别是明显的Ta、Nb低谷,展示了典型的岛弧火山岩的特征。同位素地球化学分析揭示,斜峪关群和草滩沟群火山岩的初始Sr比值为0.703438~0.708329,初始Nd比值为0.511948~0.512327,多集中于0.512003~0.512327间,εNd均为正值( 5.42~ 12.81),表明二群火山岩主要来自富集地幔源区。斜峪关群和草滩沟群火山岩的岩浆源区为混染的富集地幔源区,是俯冲板片熔融和地壳混染的产物,形成于岛弧构造环境。SHRIMP锆石U-Pb测年表明斜峪关群基性熔岩形成时代为早奥陶世(472±11Ma),其中的古老捕晶锆石(1294±34Ma)表明斜峪关群火山岩的岩浆源区存在元古宙地壳混染。     

Breakthroughs in the biodiversity, biogeography, biostratigraphy, and basin analysis of the Beaufort group

Over the past decade researchers working on the rocks of the Beaufort Group in the main Karoo Basin of South Africa have vastly increased our understanding of this important Permo-Triassic sequence. Many new fossil forms have been discovered, allowing for breakthroughs into the biodiversity, biogeography and biostratigraphy of the group. Taxonomic and phylogenetic advances are many and varied, and cover most of the vertebrate taxa, but with emphasis placed on the temnospondyl amphibians, archosauriforms and non-mammalian synapsids, in particular the anomodontia. Biostratigraphic breakthroughs have centered on the Middle Permian Eodicynodon and Tapinocephalus assemblage zones, the Late Permian Dicynodon Assemblage Zone, and the Triassic Lystrosaurus and Cynognathus assemblage zones. Correlation of these biozones with better dated sequences in Europe, Russia and China has allowed for many chronostratigraphic refinements, which are in turn vital for sequence stratigraphical analysis of the basin fill. Based on fossil data, both the lower (Ecca–Beaufort) and upper (Beaufort–Molteno) contacts of the group have been proved to be highly diachronous. The refined chronostratigraphic framework has also allowed for a better analysis of the basin evolution through time, particularly in terms of the correlation of external stimuli that affect basin sedimentation patterns.     

Quasiperiodic oscillations in the atmospheres of the Sun,Earth, and planets

The published data on long-term observations on cycles of the activity of the Sun and stars of late spectral classes (F, G, K) were analyzed. Quasiperiodic oscillations (QPO) in solar activity with periods varying from 1.8 (7-year cycles) to 12.5 years (24-year cycles) were revealed for the first time. A high degree of correlation between QPO periods and long-term cycles of variations in the activity of the Sun and stars was revealed.     

Sedimentary structures in the Lower Greensand of the Weald,England, and Bas-Boulonnais,France

Study of the cross-stratification and other sedimentary structures in the Lower Greensand of the Weald, England, and Bas-Boulonnais, France, indicates that the sediments were deposited by the lateral migration of sand waves in a neritic sea. Comparison of the Lower Greensand sea with the modern North Sea was attempted. If those sediments were deposited as a result of tidal current similar to the present-day North Sea then the Lower Greensand shoreline could be deduced as running northwest-southeast, indication that the western part of the London Platform was submerged.     

Roles of xenomelts,xenoliths, xenocrysts,xenovolatiles, residues,and skarns in the genesis,transport, and localization of magmatic Fe-Ni-Cu-PGE sulfides and chromite

Most sulfide-rich magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits form in dynamic magmatic systems by partial melting S-bearing wall rocks with variable degrees of assimilation of miscible silicate and volatile components, and generation of barren to weakly-mineralized immiscible Fe sulfide xenomelts into which Ni-Cu-Co-PGE partition from the magma. Some exceptionally-thick magmatic Cr deposits may form by partial melting oxide-bearing wall rocks with variable degrees of assimilation of the miscible silicate and volatile components, and generation of barren Fe ± Ti oxide xenocrysts into which Cr-Mg-V ± Ti partition from the magma. The products of these processes are variably preserved as skarns, residues, xenoliths, xenocrysts, xenomelts, and xenovolatiles, which play important to critical roles in ore genesis, transport, localization, and/or modification. Incorporation of barren xenoliths/autoliths may induce small amounts of sulfide/chromite to segregate, but incorporation of sulfide xenomelts or oxide xenocrysts with dynamic upgrading of metal tenors (PGE > Cu > Ni > Co and Cr > V > Ti, respectively) is required to make significant ore deposits. Silicate xenomelts are only rarely preserved, but will be variably depleted in chalcophile and ferrous metals. Less dense felsic xenoliths may aid upward sulfide transport by increasing the effective viscosity and decreasing the bulk density of the magma. Denser mafic or metamorphosed xenoliths may also increase the effective viscosity of the magma, but may aid downward sulfide transport by increasing the bulk density of the magma. Sulfide wets olivine, so olivine xenocrysts may act as filter beds to collect advected finely dispersed sulfide droplets, but other silicates and xenoliths may not be wetted by sulfides. Xenovolatiles may retard settling of – or in some cases float – dense sulfide droplets. Reactions of sulfide melts with felsic country rocks may generate Fe-rich skarns that may allow sulfide melts to fractionate to more extreme Cu-Ni-rich compositions. Xenoliths, xenocrysts, xenomelts, and xenovolatiles are more likely to be preserved in cooler basaltic magmas than in hotter komatiitic magmas, and are more likely to be preserved in less dynamic (less turbulent) systems/domain/phases than in more dynamic (more turbulent) systems/domains/phases. Massive to semi-massive Ni-Cu-PGE and Cr mineralization and xenoliths are often localized within footwall embayments, dilations/jogs in dikes, throats of magma conduits, and the horizontal segments of dike-chonolith and dike-sill complexes, which represent fluid dynamic traps for both ascending and descending sulfides/oxides. If skarns, residues, xenoliths, xenocrysts, xenomelts, and/or xenovolatiles are present, they provide important constraints on ore genesis and they are valuable exploration indicators, but they must be included in elemental and isotopic mass balance calculations.     

新疆阿克陶县乌孜别里地区流纹岩的形成时代及成因分析

西昆仑乌孜别里山口南侧一带火山岩地层的时代归属一直存有争议.该套地层虽普遍发育以流纹岩为主的火山岩系,但尚未有人对其开展系统的年代学与地球化学研究.本次研究对该套地层中的流纹岩进行元素地球化学、锆石U-Pb定年及Hf同位素的研究.流纹岩激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱(LA-ICP-MS)锆石U-Pb年龄为(521.0±2.8)Ma,表明其形成于早寒武世.流纹岩具有高硅富碱的特点,为过铝质、高钾钙碱性系列,岩石明显富集大离子亲石元素(Rb、K)、轻稀土元素和不相容元素U,相对亏损重稀土元素、高场强元素(P、Ti),具有中等Eu负异常,流纹岩具有高分异S型花岗岩的特征.锆石Hf同位素初始比值 εHf(t)变化范围在?0.9～4.1之间,主要为正值,两阶段Hf模式年龄(tDM2)介于1533～1229 Ma之间,显示乌孜别里地区流纹岩为中元古代新生地壳物质重熔形成的岩浆,经较高程度的分异演化而成.结合前人研究成果,推断研究区流纹岩形成于原特提斯洋俯冲背景下岩浆弧构造环境.     

冈底斯带东段鲁朗—墨脱地区中新世花岗岩 的地球化学、年代学及成因

冈底斯东段的鲁朗-色季拉和墨脱-崩崩拉一带花岗岩的岩石类型主要为二长花岗岩、黑云母花岗岩、花岗闪长岩、石英闪长岩等.墨脱花岗岩的K-Ar年龄为19～22Ma;鲁朗花岗岩的40Ar-39Ar年龄为14～18Ma.岩石地球化学研究结果表明,本区花岗岩主要属于高钾钙碱性系列和钙碱性系列,同时具有某些埃达克岩的特征,表现为高SiO2(65.60%～76.40%)、Al2O3(12.32%～17.23%)、Sr/Y(2.41～86.46)、(La/Yb)n(6.65～56.14)比值,低Y(4.23×10-6～39.40×10-6)等特点.呈典型的LREE和LILE富集型分配模式,Eu为正到弱负异常.本区中新世花岗岩主要来源于中下陆壳的硅铝质成分和镁铁质成分的重熔,不同于具埃达克岩成分的冈底斯中新世含矿花岗斑岩.以中新世花岗岩侵位为标志,东喜马拉雅构造结地区的初始伸展可能在22Ma左右,早于冈底斯中段(20Ma左右).     

Geodymanics of Tibet,Tarim, and the Tien Shan in the Late Cenozoic

The tectonic and geodynamic consequences of the collision between Hindustan and Eurasia are considered in the paper. The tectonic evolution and deformation of Tibet and the Tien Shan in the Late Cenozoic is described on the basis of geological, geophysical, and geodetic data. The factual data and their interpretation, which shed light on the kinematics of the tectonic processes in the lithosphere and the geodynamics of the interaction between the Tien Shan, Tarim, and Tibet are discussed. A geodynamic model of their interaction is proposed.     

冈底斯带东段鲁朗-墨脱地区中新世花岗岩的地球化学、年代学及成因

冈底斯东段的鲁朗-色季拉和墨脱-崩崩拉一带花岗岩的岩石类型主要为二长花岗岩、黑云母花岗岩、花岗闪长岩、石英闪长岩等。墨脱花岗岩的K—Ar年龄为19-22Ma;鲁朗花岗岩的^40Ar—^39Mr年龄为14-18Ma。岩石地球化学研究结果表明,本区花岗岩主要属于高钾钙碱性系列和钙碱性系列,同时具有某些埃达克岩的特征,表现为高SiO2（65．60％-76．40％）、Al2O3（12．32%-17．23％）、Sr／Y（2．41-86．46）、（La／Yb）。（6．65-56．14）比值,低Y（4．23×10^-6-39．40×10^-6）等特点。呈典型的LREE和LILE富集型分配模式．Eu为正到弱负异常。本区中新世花岗岩主要来源于中下陆壳的硅铝质成分和镁铁质成分的重熔,不同于具埃达克岩成分的冈底斯中新世含矿花岗斑岩。以中新世花岗岩侵位为标志,东喜马拉雅构造结地区的初始伸展可能在22Ma左右,早于冈底斯中段（20Ma左右）。     

Distribution of REE,LILE, and HFSE between biotite,feldspar, and the melt in the granulite facies migmatite,nimnyr block,Aldan shield

The behavior of trace elements under conditions of partial melting of granitoid rocks has been studied. The element’s partition coefficients between minerals and the melt D_i^min/melt depends, in the first place, on the composition of the primary melt. In biotite the HREE D_i are a little below 1, while those of LREE, especially D_i for Ce, are 1–3 orders of magnitude less. This leads to an efficient differentiation of REEs in anatexic melts especially when biotite is the main mineral phase of restite. On the contrary, there are feldspars, the D_i of which cannot provide such a magnitude of differentiation. Unlike garnets and pyroxenes, whose stability in restite permits enrichment of anatexic melts produced in migmatization zones with Nb, Ti, and Cr, the presence of biotite in restite causes depletion of melts with those elements as well as with Rb. Feldspars, under conditions of their fractional crystallization or during differentiation of an anatexic melt, deplete the latter with Sr, Ba, and Rb, but enrich it with Nb, Ti, Cr, Y, Zr, and V.     

Dissolution channels in quartz and the role of pressure changes in gold and sulfide deposition in the Archean, greenstone-hosted, Hutti gold deposit, Karnataka, India

The pressure, temperature and composition of ore fluids that resulted in gold deposition in the Archean, greenstone-hosted Hutti deposit have been studied using fluid inclusions and the compositions of arsenopyrite and chlorite. Five types of fluids have been identified in fluid inclusions in quartz veins associated with mineralization. They are (1) monophase CO ₂-rich fluid; (2) low-salinity (0 to 14 wt% NaCl equivalent) and high-salinity (16 to 23 wt% NaCl equiv.) aqueous fluids; (3) high-salinity (28 to 40 wt% NaCl equiv.), polyphase aqueous fluids; (4) CO ₂–H ₂O–NaCl fluids of low salinity (0–8 wt% NaCl equiv.); and (5) a few carbonic inclusions with halite±nahcolite. The diversity of entrapped fluid composition is explained in terms of changes in fluid pressure and temperature which affect a more or less uniform supply of primary low-salinity CO ₂–H ₂O–NaCl fluid to the shear zone. Geothermobarometric studies indicate that during mineralization temperature ranged between 360 and 240 °C, and fluid pressure between 3,600 and 1,600 bar. The data are interpreted in terms of the cyclic fault-valve mechanism for active shear zones. Deposition of gold and sulfides has been studied on the basis of constraints from the composition of wall-rock chlorite, ore-mineral assemblages, and textural features. Tubular channels, 20 to 100 µm wide and up to 500 µm long that arise from fractures and C-planes in sheared quartz veins are reported for the first time. The channels have pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, pyrite and gold at their distal ends, with calcite filling up the remaining part. These channels form in response to increases in T and P, by dissolution of quartz grains, guided by dislocations in them. At the P– T conditions of interest, gold and sulfide deposition takes place in the shears and fractures of quartz veins from CO ₂–H ₂O–NaCl ore fluid of low salinity and pH due to changes in phase compositions that occur during the process of shear failure of the enclosing rocks. In the wall rock where pH is buffered, gold deposition takes place from the predominant Au(HS) ₂ ^- species with progressive sulfide deposition and decrease in SS, from 0.01 to 0.001 mol/kg as T falls from 360 to 240 °C.