LA-ICP-MS Zircon U-Pb Geochronology of the Fine-grained Granite and Molybdenite?Re-Os?Dating in the Wurinitu Molybdenum Deposit, Inner Mongolia, China

The Wurinitu molybdenum deposit, located in Honggor, Sonid Left Banner of Inner Mongolia, China, is recently discovered and is considered to be associated with a concealed fine-grained granite impregnated with molybdenite.?The wall rocks are composed of Variscan porphyritic-like biotite granite and the Lower Ordovician Wubin’aobao Formation.?LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating of the fine-grained granite reveals two stages of zircons,?one were formed at 181.7±7.?4 Ma and?the other at 133.6±3.3 Ma. The latter age is believed to be the formation age of the fine-grained granite, while the former may reflect the age of inherited zircons, based on the morphological study of the zircon and regional geological setting. The Re-Os model age of molybdenite is 142.2±2.5?Ma, which is older than the diagenetic age of the fine-grained granite.?Therefore the authors believe that the metallogenic age of the Wurinitu molybdenum deposit should be?nearly 133.6±3.3 Ma or slightly later, i.e., Early Cretaceous.?Combined with regional geological background research, it is speculated that the molybdenum deposits were formed at the late Yanshanian orogenic cycle in the Hingganling-Mongolian orogenic belt, belonging to the relaxation epoch posterior to the compression and was associated with the closure of the Mongolia-Okhotsk?Sea.     

U–Pb and Hf isotopic study of zircons from migmatised amphibolites in the Cathaysia Block: Implications for the early Paleozoic peak tectonothermal event in Southeastern China

Amphibolites occur in a number of localities in the Cathaysia Block, some of them have been migmatised and their protoliths represent basaltic magmas erupted in various tectonic settings. Four migmatised amphibolites were collected from Jiangxi and Fujian Provinces. Cathodo-luminescence images of zircons extracted from the representative amphibolites show unzoned or sector-zoned structure. LA-ICP-MS analysis indicates that most zircons have high Th/U ratios and yield U–Pb zircon ages of 446 ± 5, 435 ± 2, 434 ± 4 and 423 ± 2 Ma, respectively. Lu–Hf isotopic analysis on these zircons gives Hf model ages ranging from 900 to 1200 Ma. Based on lithological observations and previously published geochronological data, we interpret that these U–Pb ages record an important tectonothermal event that led to the migmatization. This early Paleozoic (Caledonian) tectonothermal event in the Southeastern China has a great tectonic implication for the evolutionary history of the Cathaysia Block.     

Isotopic chronology and geological events of Precambrian complex in Taihangshan region

There are five major geological events in Precambrian complex, Taihangshan region determined by researching into geology and isotopic chronology of the complex. Basaltic magma erupted and quartz-dioritic to tonalitic magma intruded in earlier neo-Archaean, which formed hornblende-plagiogneiss of Fuping gneiss complex and metamorphic mafic rock enclaves in TTG gneiss complex. Granulite facies metamorphism and emplacement of biotite-plagiogneiss occurred in late neo-Archaean. Extension and uplifting from the end of neo-Archaean to Paleoproterozoic era formed Chengnanzhuang large extensional deformation zones and metamorphic mafic veins emplaced into the deformation zones. Remobilization of Precambrian complex and tectonic uplifting in late Paleoproterozoic era formed Longquanguan ductile shear zone and emplacement of Nanying gneiss. Occurrence of regional granite pegmatite at the end of Paleoproterozoic era means the end of the Lliang movement.     

U-Pb Age and Hf Isotope Study of Detrital Zircons from the Wanzi Supracrustals： Constraints on the Tectonic Setting and Evolution of the Fuping Complex, Trans-North China Orogen

Located in the middle segment of the Trans-North China Orogen, the Fuping Complex is considered as a critical area in understanding the evolution history of the North China Craton （NCC）. The complex is composed of various high-grade and multiply deformed rocks, including gray gneiss, basic granulite, amphibolite, fine-grained gneiss and marble, metamorphosed to upper amphibolite or granulite facies. It can be divided into four rock units： the Fuping TTG gneisses, Longquanguan augen gneisses, Wanzi supracrustals, and Nanying granitic gneisses. U-Pb age and Hf isotope compositions of about 200 detrital zircons from the Wanzi supracrustals of the Fuping Complex have been analyzed. The data on metamorphic zircon rims give ages of 1.82-1.84 Ga, corresponding to the final amalgamation event of the NCC, whereas the data for igneous zircon cores yield two age populations at -2.10 and -2.51 Ga, with some inherited ages scattering between 2.5 and 2.9 Ga. These results suggest that the Wanzi supracrustals were derived from the Fuping TTG gneisses （-2.5 Ga） and the Nanying granitic gneisses （2.0-2.1 Ga） and deposited between 2.10 and 1.84 Ga. All zircons with -2.51 Ga age have positive initial εHf values from ＋1.4 to ＋10.9, suggesting an important crustal growth event at -2.5 Ga through the addition of juvenile materials from the mantle. The Hf isotope data for the detrital zircons further imply that the 2.8 Ga rocks are important components in the lower crust, which is consistent with a suggestion from Nd isotope data for the Eastern Block. The zircons of 2.10 Ga population have initial εHf values of-4.9 to ＋6.1, interpreted as mixing of crustal re-melt with minor juvenile material contribution at 2.1 Ga. These results are distinct from that for the Western Block, supporting that the Fuping Complex was emplaced in a tectonic active environment at the western margin of the Eastern Block.     

太行山造山带岩浆活动特征及其造山过程反演

太行山造山带被大多数学者称为构造岩浆带，被认为是中生代环太平洋岩浆弧的组成部分．立足于太行山地区燕山期侵入岩类的研究和对比，以岩浆起源、岩浆演化的最新理论作为基础和主线，采用从宏观→微观→宏观的分析对比手法，对不同时期、不同区段侵入岩类的岩石化学、地球化学特征及其反映的成因信息作了详细对比，从而提出了“太行山型”造山带的概念及其形成模式．认为太行山造山带属于一种新的造山带类型，受控于板缘俯冲作用的远距离效应．造山作用以强烈的岩浆活动为标志，以陆壳的双向增厚为特征     

太平寨紫苏花岗岩套的主要特征和成因

太平寨紫苏花岗岩套是由围岩即石英闪长质-英云闪长质紫苏斜长片麻岩深熔形成。变质流体相中水的局部富集是导致形成紫苏花岗岩套的深熔作用的重要因素。紫苏花岗岩套岩石中残晶斜长石和结晶斜长石化学成分对比表明深熔过程是在非平衡或亚稳状态下进行的。     

闽北政和地区晋宁期变质岩系的变形变质作用

政和地区变质岩石形成于晋宁期,遭受了四期复杂的构造变形作用。其中,D_1、D_2和D_3发生于晋宁期。D_2期形变造就了区域性宏观面理构造和松源复背斜,岩石面理产状不代表原始沉积层理,属轴面叶理。D_4期变形为后期加里东运动的产物。变质岩石由绿泥石—黑云母带、石榴石带、十字石带和矽线石带组成一个热背斜式递增变质带,热背斜形态接近于松源复背斜。本区晋宁期变质作用可分为早期、主期和晚期三个变质阶段,各变质带的PTD轨迹均为顺时针,类似于陆—陆碰撞造山带的PTt轨迹。     

闽北政和地区晋宁期变质岩系的构造变形特征

通过宏观和微观构造的详细研究表明,政和地区变质岩石共经历了四期构造变形作用。其中,前三期构造变形作用发生于晋宁期,第四期构造变形作用为后期加里东运动叠加的产物,四期构造变形作用所形成的构造形迹各不相同。变质岩石的区域性面理是第二期构造变形作用形成的轴面叶理,不代表原始沉积层理的产状。     

超大陆聚散的环境效应

超大陆（Supercontinent）是在地球演化某一阶段所形成的几乎包含当时所有陆块的一个大陆。超大陆的聚合是通过全球性碰撞造山事件来完成的，而超大陆的裂解往往是超级地幔柱作用的结果。因此，超大陆的聚合与裂解事件势必对地球的水圈、大气圈和生物圈产生重要影响，进而影响地球的宜居环境。在超大陆聚合过程中，大陆深俯冲会导致大陆总体面积的减少和大洋面积的增加，从而导致全球海平面的下降；另一方面，在超大陆的聚合期间，地幔岩浆喷发至地表的机会明显减少，通过火山射气进入大气圈中的CO2含量会急剧降低，从而形成极端寒冷干燥的冰室（Icehouse）气候，冰碛岩在低纬度地区广泛出现，不利于生物生存，或导致生物大量灭绝。相反，在超大陆裂解期间，大陆地壳会遭受拉伸减薄，大陆面积相对增加，大洋面积减少，海平面上升；另外，导致超大陆裂解的超级地幔柱所喷发的巨量玄武岩会导致洋壳加厚，也会导致海平面的上升；此外，超级地幔柱巨量玄武质岩浆的喷发会导致大气中CO2浓度的增加，形成温暖潮湿性的气候（Greenhouse），有利于生命复苏或大爆发。然而，目前有关超大陆聚散的环境效应研究还处于初步阶段，而且主要局限于Pangea超大陆聚散对水圈、大气圈和生物圈的影响研究，一些研究结论的可靠性也有待于通过对Rodinia和Columbia/Nuna等更古老的超大陆聚散的研究结果加以证实。     

辽河断陷古潜山古生界的厘定及其地质意义

辽河断陷以碳酸盐岩和砂页岩为主的古潜山地层一直全部划归中、新元古界。由于在该套地层的部分岩石薄片中发现交代残余的动物化石碎片，因此提出辽河断陷有古生界存在的新观点。通过牙形石、微古植物、动物化石和岩性组合的研究，对这套地层进行了重新厘定，建立了古生代寒武纪、奥陶纪、石炭纪和二叠纪地层层序。研究成果表明，辽河断陷存在古生界储层，古生代潜山并非单斜．而是由被断裂改造的褶皱组成的断块。这一成果为重新认识潜山的内幕构造特征和油气储层分布规律奠定了基础。