Architecture and Kinematics of the Dabie Orogen,Central Eastern China

The geometry of the Dabie Mountains is manifested in terms of the distribution of petro-tectonic units in three dimensions. It is identified into three segments from east to west, four horizons in vertical profiles and eight petrotectonic units from north to south. Three segments are the east, middle and west segments. Four horizons, from top to bottom, are two different meta-tectonic melange in the uppermost part, underthrust basement and cover below them, and mantle at the bottom of the profiles. Eight petro-tectonic units from north to south are: (1) the hinterland basin, (2) the meta-flysch, (3) the ultramafic rock belt (UM) Sujiahe eclogite belt (SH), (4) eclogite belt 2 (Ec2) with most eclogites of continental affinity, (5) eclogite belt 1 (Ecl1) with some eclogite of oceanic affinity, (6) the Dabie complex or underthrust basement of the Yangtze continent, (7) the Susong and Zhangbaling Groups or underthrust cover of the Yangtze continent and (8) the foreland belt. The (3), (4) and (5) units belong to meta-tectonic melange. Some ultrahigh pressure metamorphic minerals such as coesite and micro-diamonds have been found in (3) and (4) units; a possible ultrahigh pressure mineral,clinozoisite aggregate pseudomorph after lawsonite, was found in unit (5). The three tectonic units are speculated to be coherent initially; the UM and SH units are suggested to be the root belt in the east, middle and west segments respectively.The kinematics of the Dabie orogen is divided into three stages: top-to-south thrusting during the eclogite-granulite facies metamorphism, top-to-north extension during the amphibolite metamorphic stage, and faults or shear bands of brittle deformation and greenschist facies metamorphism were formed in the post-orogenic stage since the Late Jurassic and the movement pictures of these faults is different from each other.     

Early Cooling History of Eclogites from the Dabie-Sulu Orogen: Constraints from Diffusion Kinetics of Garnet

For the first time, we apply different geospeedometric models to garnet zoning patterns that were obtained in this study from detailed EMP analyses for garnets from eclogites and granulite in the Dabie-Sulu orogen. Various zonings of cation diffusion were preserved in the garnets, enabling the acquirement of average cooling rates for the high-to ultrahigh-pressure rocks without using geochronological approaches. The coesite-bearing hot eclogites yield fast cooling rates of about 20 to 30℃/Ma subsequent to peak metamorphic temperatures, whereas the cold eclogite gives a relatively slow cooling rate of 8℃/Ma at its initial exhumation. A very slow cooling rate of <0.3℃/Ma is obtained for the granulite at Huangtuling, suggesting that the granulite may not be involved in the continental deep subduction.     

Thermal Evolution of the Tanlu Fault Zone on the Eastern Margin of the Dabie Mountains and Its Tectonic Implications

Five samples of muscovite from mylonites of the earlier Tanlu ductile shear zone on the eastern margin of the Dabie Mountains yield 40Ar/39Ar ages ranging from 178 Ma to 196 Ma. Three of them have reliable plateau ages of 188.7±0.7 Ma, 189.7±0.6 Ma and 192.5±0.7 Ma respectively, which indicates a syn-orogenic, sinistral strike-slip thermal event. This displacement movement derived from the continent-continent collision of the North and South China blocks took place in the Early Jurassic and after uplifting of high-pressure to ultrahigh-pressure slabs to the mid-crust. It is suggested that during the collision the Tanlu fault zone was an intracontinental transform fault caused by differential subduction speeds. The 40Ar/39Ar ages of mylonite whole-rock and muscovite from the later Tanlu ductile shear zone suggest another sinistral strike-slip cooling event at 128 Ma. During this strike-slip faulting, large-scale intrusion and doming uplift occurred in the eastern part of the Dabie orogenic belt. Data o     

Ore-forming Fluid Systems and Mineralization in the Eastern Jiangnan Uplift in the Border Area of Anhui and Jiangxi Provinces, China

Obvious differences in mineralization characteristics exist between the southern and northern parts of the eastern part of the Jiangnan Uplift in northern Jiangxi Province and southern Anhui Province. The regional metallogeny is discussed, and the ore-forming fluid systems are classified in this article. It is proposed that the fluid ore-forming activities in the Jiangnan Uplift both in northern Jiangxi and southern Anhui have close relationships with the crust-mantle interaction and magmatic-tectonic activities. The types and scales of the mineralization on the both sides of the eastern Jiangnan Uplift were determined by fluid ore-forming systems and geological backgrounds.     

Viscosity of sea surface microlayer in Jiaozhou Bay and adjacent sea area

This study on the temporal and spatial variability of the viscosity and some chemical parameters in the sea surface microlayer (SML), the relationship between the viscosity and chemical parameters, and the influence of the viscosity on the mass transfer coefficient (K) in the flux of materials through the air-sea interface revealed that: The values of viscosity and some chemical parameters in the SML are higher than those in the sub-surface layer (SSL), and at daytime are higher than those at night. The viscosity has positive corelation with chemical oxygen demand (COD),dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and salinity. The “SML effect“ on K need not be considered because the SML effect on materials concentration is so small.     

Microscopic Indicators of Stick-Slip and Creep-Slip in Deformation Products From the Daqingshan Piedmont Active Fault

Through the collection of oriented samples,consolidation of undisturbed samples,and systematic microscopy of thin sections,the deformation products from the Daqingshan piedmont active fault zone have been studied.The obtained results have been analyzed in combination with those of rock fracture experiments and macroscopic surveys.Based on the above,the present article summarizes the microscopic indicators of stick-slip and creep-slip,which reflect the characteristics of fault movement,and has given some suggestion on relevant problems.     

REMOTE SENSING OF THE SEASONAL VARIATION IN COLUMN ABUNDANCE OF ATMOSPHERIC CH_4

Infrared solar spectra on clear days were measured automatically by an infrared solarspectrometer(ISS)with 0.4 cm~(-1) resolution developed by us.A line-by line(LBL)computationmethod was used to calculate theoretical atmospheric absorption.In the wavelength range of 3.410—3.438 μm.the absorption is mainly due to atmospheric methane and water vapor.Columnatmospheric methane was retrieved from the recorded infrared solar spectra.The seasonal variationof column atmospheric methane in Hefei has been obtained from the measuremental data of nearly18 months since the April of 1997.and found that it is similar to that of background data.Theinstruments.principles of measurement and some of results were introduced,and the results arealso discussed briefly in the paper.     

大别山南部宿松杂岩的U-Pb锆石和Ar-Ar角闪石年龄及其地质意义

大别造山带南部宿松杂岩中花岗片麻岩和斜长角闪岩的U-Pb锆石年龄和Ar/Ar角闪石年龄测定结果表明,二长花岗片麻岩的形成年龄为2018±73Ma和2010±38Ma,白云斜长片麻岩的形成年龄为741±7Ma,宿松杂岩经过228Ma左右的变质作用。这些结果表明大别山南缘存在较大规模的古元古代花岗质结晶基底,广泛分布在宿松杂岩中的花岗片麻岩和由花岗片麻岩强烈剪切变形而成的白云斜长片麻岩、白云钠长石英片岩形成于新元古代,不整合覆于二长花岗片麻岩之上并被新元古代花岗片麻岩侵入的变质沉积岩形成于中元古代晚期-新元古代早期。由此得出,宿松杂岩主要由古元古代二长花岗片麻岩、中新元古代变质沉积岩和新元古代变质花岗岩和变质基性岩组成,因而也是扬子板块的俯冲陆壳基底的一部分。     

皖东南黄片麻岩的锆石U—Pb年龄

在皖东嘉山南黄地区新元古代张八岭岩群之下,隐伏一套角闪岩相的TTG质片麻岩类。单颗锆石U-Pb法年龄测定得到其不一致线上交点年龄为2493±19Ma,代表了片麻岩原岩的形成年龄。这是扬子陆块北东缘首次发现的新太古代基底,证实扬子陆块北缘存在较广泛的新太古代—古元古代基底。     

宁芜盆地边界断裂带及邻区玄武岩特征和意义

宁芜火山岩盆地边缘主要由北东和北西向边界断裂构成。西界为长江破碎带,发育早,属张扭性,切割较浅;东界为方山—小丹阳断裂,属压扭性,切割较深;南、北边界均属扭性,发育最晚。新生代玄武岩喷发受边界断裂性质及其构造演化控制,分三期:早期始于早第三纪,沿长江破碎带分布,属高铝拉斑玄武岩,生成较浅;中期喷发于晚第三纪,主要沿方山—小丹阳断裂分布,先后为响碧玄岩—碱性橄榄玄武岩,多幔源二辉橄榄岩包体、捕虏晶及下伏岩层碎块,生成很深;晚期喷发属早更新世,以富钛响碧空岩为主,受北西及东西向断裂交叉点控制。经计算比较,本区玄武岩不具备找金刚石矿产的前景,但从一些岩筒中深部地层碎块看,盆缘地带仍可能是寻找宁芜盆地本身深部铁矿的目标区。