Zircons of igneous rocks at the Erdenetuin-Obo porphyry Cu-Mo deposit (Mongolia): U-Pb dating and petrological implications

The Erdenetuin-Obo porphyry Cu-Mo deposit was formed at the final stage of development of magmatic activity occasionally manifested in the Late Permian-Early Triassic in the period of at least 40 Ma. Early plutonic (host) and late ore-bearing porphyry intrusive complexes were formed in that period. The plutonic complex is multiphase, while the porphyry complex is polyrhythmical and multiphase within rhythms. The obtained data on the U-Pb isotopic composition (SHRIMP II) of zircons from unaltered rocks of the ore field are discussed: gabbro, diorite, and granodiorite of the plutonic complex and granodiorite-porphyry I and II of the first and second rhythms of the ore-bearing complex, respectively. Zircons of different age levels and genotypes were identified in the course of performed investigations. Gabbro are dominated by postmagmatic (superimposed) zircons with the datings of 239–225 Ma. The age of xenogenic zircon brought out from the basement rocks is estimated at 1146 ± 11 Ma. Zircons occur as magmatic and postmagmatic (superimposed) minerals dated 252–247, 244–233 Ma in diorite and 244–242, 239–224 Ma in granodiorite. The ages of postmagmatic zircons from diorite are partially overlapped by datings of magmatic zircons from granodiorite and granodiorite-porphyry. In the porphyry complex, the datings of magmatic zircons are 240–234 and 222–220 Ma in granodiorite-porphyries I and II, respectively. There are also inherited zircons with datings coinciding with those of magmatic zircons from precursor intrusive rocks. Datings of such zircons are 249–241 and 257–231 Ma for granodiorite-porphyries I and II, respectively. As a whole, zircon datings in all studied igneous rocks forming a virtually uninterrupted range in the period of 257–220 Ma allow us to suggest the relation of the ore magmatic system to the long-living constantly active deep source occasionally delivering melt to the upper levels.     

北秦岭西段红花铺俯冲型侵入体LA-ICPMS定年及其地质意义

北秦岭造山带西段红花铺侵入体的岩石类型为中细粒英云闪长岩,具俯冲型花岗岩类的地球化学特征。通过对其中所获锆石的形态及CL图像特征的研究,分辨出3种不同成因的锆石,通过高精度的LA-ICPMS(激光剥蚀等离子体质谱)单颗粒锆石微区U-Pb同位素年龄测定,获得(1 765.1±8.4）Ma、(450.5±1.8）Ma、(413.5±1.3）Ma的3组年龄值,分别为继承锆石年龄、成岩锆石年龄和变质锆石年龄,代表了3期构造 热事件的时限,可能是吕梁运动和加里东运动在北秦岭西段的地质记录。红花铺侵入体英云闪长岩(450.5±1.8）Ma的成岩年龄可能代表了北秦岭西段早古生代俯冲带岛弧的形成时代。红花铺俯冲型侵入体的形成时代及构造环境的确定,对研究北秦岭造山带元古宙-早古生代大地构造格局、构造演化及中国大陆动力学机制具有重要意义。     

Metasomatic replacements and isotope relationships in zircon crystals and crystallogenetic models

Secondary textures formed in natural zircon crystals under the influence of hydrothermal solutions are interpreted as products of metasomatic substitution. Such textures are clearly seen in metamict zircons and zircons enriched in radioactive elements, which are often found in potassic granites, pegmatites, and other rocks with high U and Th contents. Specific secondary textures in zircons contained in microcline granites, metasedimentary and eclogite-like rocks of the Kola Peninsula are reviewed. Detailed mineralogical and geochemical studies of zircons (CL, BSE, microprobe analysis of incompatible elements) have been carried out with the subsequent U-Pb dating of different zircon zones. The mechanism of secondary texture formation is considered in terms of metasomatic isomorphic substitution. Analogy between natural structure of zircon and products of experimental isomorphic substitution makes it possible to obtain additional information on conditions of the natural zircon growth important for interpreting geochronological data. When metamict zircons are substituted without gaining new material and with a decrease in volume, the U-Pb age of initial zircon remains unchanged and the lower intercept of discordia and concordia corresponds to the time of fluid impact. Substitution with a gain in matter is accompanied by excess volume. In this case, the timing of zones of transitional composition is devoid of geological sense.     

U-Pb ages and morphologies of zircon in microgranitoid enclaves and peraluminous host granite: evidence for magma mingling

 Granites of the S-type Wilson's Promontory Batholith (Lachlan Fold Belt, Australia) contain zircons which are euhedral and relatively large; their age is 395 Ma, which can be considered as the best available estimate of the crystallysation age of the granites. Contrary to their dominance in other S-type granites of the Lachlan Fold Belt, very few zircon cores give inherited ages, varying between 500 and 1700 Ma. Microgranitoid enclaves contained within the granites contain a zircon population that is dominated by relatively small, anhedral or elongated crystals. These give ages that are indistinguishable from the crystallisation age of the granite. Some enclaves, which are characterised by the presence of megacrysts, contain a proportion of larger, euhedral zircons. These zircons give inherited ages similar to the zircons from the granitic host rocks. The data are in agreement with a magma mingling origin for the microgranitoid enclaves. The large euhedral zircons are interpreted to have been introduced into the “enclave magma” during a hybridisation event which also introduced quartz and plagioclase megacrysts into the magma. The relatively high proportion of inherited cores within the “large” zircon population of the enclaves is related to the timing of mixing between “enclave” and host magma. This mixing event took place before the majority of the magmatic zircons crystallised in the granitic magma. The small, anhedral zircons within the enclaves crystallised during quenching of the globules of enclave magma against the cooler granitic magma. Received: 21 August 1995 / Accepted: 9 October 1995     

胶北旌旗山地区禄格庄岩组长石石英岩碎屑锆石U?Pb测年及其地质意义

荆山岩群是胶北地体最重要的古元古代变沉积岩系之一,经历了高角闪岩相?麻粒岩相变质与韧性变形,准确限定其沉积时代与物质来源对探究胶?辽?吉带古元古代构造演化过程具有重要意义.本文利用LA-ICP-MS（激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子质谱仪）对旌旗山地区荆山岩群禄格庄岩组中长石石英岩进行了锆石U-Pb测年和稀土元素分析.根据碎屑锆石内部结构和年龄结果,认为在最年轻一组碎屑锆石中谐和的207Pb/206Pb加权平均年龄2 120 Ma,可以大致限定其原岩的最大沉积时代,两件样品获得的变质年龄分别为1 886±12 Ma与1 969±23 Ma,结合区内禄格庄岩组被2 103~2 085 Ma二长花岗质片麻岩侵入的地质关系,初步限定旌旗山地区禄格庄岩组的沉积时代约为2 100 Ma.长石石英岩中有效碎屑锆石年龄谱图呈现2 105 Ma主峰值年龄和2 185 Ma次峰值年龄,指示旌旗山地区禄格庄岩组的主要物源为古元古代（2 200~ 2 100 Ma）中?酸性岩浆岩或再循环的产物,同时接受了少量太古宙的碎屑物质.综合胶?辽?吉带已发表的其他相关数据,认为以荆山岩群禄格庄岩组为代表的胶?辽?吉带南侧底部变沉积岩沉积时可能位于弧后盆地靠近岛弧一侧,以粉子山岩群小宋岩组为代表的胶?辽?吉带北侧底部变沉积岩则可能位于弧后盆地靠近太古宙大陆一侧.      

皖南青阳-泾县地区中酸性脉岩锆石特征、U-Pb年龄及地质意义

文章在对皖南青阳-泾县地区与金-锑多金属矿化有关的中酸性脉岩进行系统调查的基础上,开展了锆石特征及U-Pb定年研究,识别出新生锆石、变质重结晶锆石、捕获锆石和继承锆石共4类锆石,并相应获得一系列年龄值。新生锆石和变质重结晶锆石年龄(125～124 Ma)代表中酸性脉岩形成时代,该年龄值与皖南地区燕山期晚阶段A型花岗岩(130～123 Ma)年龄基本一致,指示二者为同一期岩浆热事件的产物。微量元素特征显示中酸性脉岩源区存在石榴子石残留,而A型花岗岩源区存在斜长石残留,指示源区具双峰式岩浆组合特征,表明该时期皖南地区处于强烈的拉张构造背景下。捕获锆石给出148～142 Ma和136～132 Ma 2组年龄,对应于皖南燕山期早阶段和晚阶段早侵入岩的年龄,暗示脉岩出露区的深部存在隐伏的燕山早期岩浆岩,脉岩岩浆侵位过程中同化混染了早期岩浆岩。继承锆石给出的年龄与扬子板块地壳增生和再造事件中的3期模式增长的年龄相对应,反映与江南过渡带可能有相同的基底物质组成。中酸性脉岩中锆石具有较低的Ce4+/Ce3+比值,表明其岩浆结晶时具有相对低的氧逸度,有利于金、锑的硫化物的形成,进而发育金-锑矿化。区内多金属矿床(点)具有较为明显的分带性,近岩基的中酸性岩株及其接触带发育斑岩-矽卡岩型矿床,成矿元素以钨、钼、铜为主;远离岩基的岩枝或岩脉状中酸性脉岩中及旁侧断裂带内发育脉状矿化,成矿元素以金、银、锑为主,显示出区域成矿作用受断裂构造系统、岩浆活动期次和成矿元素活动性的共同制约。     

A preliminary geochemical study of zircons and monazites from Deccan felsic dikes,Rajula, Gujarat,India: Implications for crustal melting

Zircons of 10–100μm size and monazites of up to 10μm size are present in rhyolite and trachyte dikes associated with Deccan basalts around Rajula in the southern Saurashtra Peninsula of Gujarat. On the basis of structural conformity of the felsic and basaltic dikes, K-Ar ages and trace element considerations, a previous study concluded that the felsic rocks are coeval with the Deccan Volcanics and originated by crustal anatexis. The felsic rocks contain two populations of zircons and monazites, one that crystallized from the felsic melt and the other that contains inherited crustal material. Trace element variations in the rhyolites and trachytes indicate that zircons and monazites crystallized from the felsic melts, but compositional analysis of a zircon indicates the presence of a small core possibly inherited from the crust. Hf compositional zoning profile of this zircon indicates that it grew from the host rhyolitic melt while the melt differentiated, and Y and LREE contents suggest that this zircon crystallized from the host melt. Pb contents of some monazites also suggest the presence of inherited crustal cores. Hence, any age determination by the U-Th-Pb isotopic method should be interpreted with due consideration to crustal inheritance. Temperatures estimated from zircon and monazite saturation thermometry indicate that the crust around Rajula may have been heated to a maximum of approximately 900°C by the intruding Deccan magma. Crustal melting models of other workers indicate that a 1–2 million year emplacement time for the Deccan Traps may be appropriate for crustal melting characteristics observed in the Rajula area through the felsic dikes.     

Age range of formation of sedimentary-volcanogenic complex of the Vetreny Belt (the southeast of the Baltic Shield)

As a result of studying the Vetreny Belt greenstone structure (the southeast of the Baltic Shield), zircons from terrigenous deposits of the Toksha Formation, underlying the section of the sedimentary-volcanogenic complex, and zircons of the Vetreny Belt Formation, deposits of which crown the section, were dated. The results of analysis of age data of detrital zircons from quartzites of the Toksha Formation indicate that Mesoarchean greenstone complexes and paleo-Archean granitogneisses of the Vodlozero Block (Karelia) were the provenance area from which these zircons were derived. The occurrence of the youngest zircons with age of 2654.3 ± 38.5 Ma is evidence that the formation of the Vetreny Belt, including the Toksha Formation, began no earlier than this time. Zircons from volcanic rocks of the Vetreny Belt yielded the age of 2405 ± 5 Ma. Thus, the age interval of the formation of the sedimentary-volcanogenic complex of the Vetreny Belt ranges from 2654.3 ± 38.5 to 2405 ± 5 Ma.     

The zircon-age distribution in metamorphic rocks of the Taratash block,Southern Urals (an initial provenance signal)

A concept for the interpretation of the initial provenance signal in rocks of the Taratash block (in the Southern Urals) using the zircon isotope dating of the Archean and Early Proterozoic igneous and metamorphic rocks was substantiated and carried out. Based on 132 zircon-age datings with a discordance of as much as 10%, a probability-density diagram was compiled first to compare these age data with those of detrital zircons from Lower Riphean sandstones of the Ai Formation and, secondly, with the probability density of zircon ages in metamorphic rocks of the Aleksandrovsk block, which is located to the east. The similarity of the distributions was verified using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test.     

S?o Francisco-Congo Craton break-up delimited by U-Pb-Hf isotopes and trace-elements of zircon from metasediments of the Ara?uaí Belt

Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology combined with Hf isotopic and trace element data from metasedimentary rocks of the Aracuai Belt in southeastern Brazil provide evidence for break-up of the Congo-Sao Francisco Craton. The U-Pb age spectra of detrital zircons from metasediments of the Rio Doce Group(RDG) range from 900-650 Ma and define a maximum depositional age of ca. 650 Ma. Zircon trace element and whole rock data constrain an oceanic island arc as source for the deposition setting of the protoliths to the metasediments. Zircon ε_(Hf)(t) values from these rocks are positive between +1 and +15, supporting previous evidence of a Neoproterozoic extensional phase and oceanic crust formation in a precursor basin to the Aracuai Belt. Recrystallization of detrital zircon at ca. 630 Ma is compatible with a regional metamorphic event associated with terrane accretion to the Paleoproterozoic basement after transition from an extensional to a convergent regime. The juvenile nature, age spectra and trace element composition recorded in detrital zircons of metasediments from the Aracuai Belt correspond with zircons from metasedimentary rocks and oceanic crust remnants of other orogenic belts to its south. This suggests that rifting and oceanic crust formation of the entire orogenic system, the so-called Mantiqueira Province, was contemporaneous, most likely related to the opening of a large ocean. It further indicates that the cratonic blocks involved in the orogenic evolution of the Mantiqueira Province were spatially connected as early as 900 Ma.     

东阿拉善地块叠布斯格杂岩的形成与变质时代:来自黑云斜长片麻岩锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年的新证据

叠布斯格杂岩作为阿拉善地块变质程度最高、形成时代最老的变质岩系,是进一步深入认识阿拉善地块形成、演化与构造亲缘性的最佳对象.本文对叠布斯格杂岩中黑云斜长片麻岩开展了系统的野外地质调查、岩相学观察和锆石U-Pb年代学研究.碎屑锆石U-Pb定年和野外地质调查表明,叠布斯格杂岩中黑云斜长片麻岩碎屑锆石年龄介于2 177~2 010 Ma,最小年龄峰值为2 050 Ma,结合变质锆石年龄数据,限定其沉积时代在2 050~1 969 Ma之间.区域对比研究表明,阿拉善地块叠布斯格杂岩中黑云斜长片麻岩与西阿拉善地块龙首山杂岩、华北克拉通孔兹岩带（尤其是孔兹岩带西部）中的变沉积岩系在沉积时代与源区特征上具有高度的一致性.此外,变质锆石U-Pb定年和微量元素分析表明,叠布斯格杂岩中黑云斜长片麻岩记录了古元古代晚期1 969~1 811 Ma连续的变质年龄.对比分析阿拉善地块与孔兹岩带变沉积岩系的碎屑锆石年龄谱系-变质时代表明,阿拉善地块与孔兹岩带在古元古代可能具有相同的沉积-变质演化历史,在古元古代期间阿拉善地块应是华北克拉通孔兹岩带的西延部分.      

U-Pb geochronology of zircons from metasediments of the Ladoga Group (North Ladoga Region,Baltic Shield)

During our study we obtained the first age datings of detrital zircons from metasandstones of the Ladoga Group (North Ladoga Region, Russia) with the U-Pb isotopic method using the SHRIMP-II ion microprobe. The data obtained made it possible to clarify the lower age limit of sedimentation and to obtain additional age data for evaluating the chemical composition and an age of source areas. This work presents the results of isotopic-geochemical (Sm-Nd) and geochemical studies of metasediments. High LREE concentrations, a high La/Sc ratio and a low Cr/h ratio, and the presence of a distinct Eu-minimum (Eu/Eu* = 0.54–0.72) indicate a significant role of acidic terrigenous material in source areas. In addition, the data of the isotope analysis of detrital zircons show that sediments of the Ladoga Group accumulated from the destruction of Proterozoic rocks (1.9–2.0 Ga; a proportion in sediments is 60–70%) and, to a lesser extent, Archean rocks (2.54–2.74 and 2.9–3.01 Ga; the proportion in sediments is 30–40%). One of the Archean source areas could be granite-gneisses of the Pitkyaranta-Koirinoya dome structure with the U-Pb zircon age of 2659 ± 15 Ma. We have established the lower age limit of sedimentation as 1.9 Ga within the measurement error. The Sm-Nd model ages obtained (2.5–2.6 Ga for sediments of the Ladoga Group and over 3.4 Ga for granite-gneisses of the dome structure) suggest a significant contribution of ancient crustal source area into source rocks. Our age data agree well with those for svecofennides of Finland.     

冀西北怀安地体高级变质表壳岩的锆石年代学研究

位于华北克拉通中部造山带中北段的怀安地体与内蒙孔兹岩带相接,出露高压麻粒岩和退变榴辉岩等多种高级变质岩,是洞悉华北克拉通古元古代构造演化历史的重要窗口。研究区变质表壳岩包括夕线石榴长英质片麻岩、石榴长英质粒状岩石以及紫苏黑云二长片麻岩。阴极发光图像特征显示研究区样品的锆石主要包括碎屑锆石和变质锆石,其中碎屑锆石具有岩浆结晶环带,而变质锆石为单颗粒或围绕着继承性碎屑锆石边部生长,内部结构均匀,Th/U比值较低。锆石LAICP-MS U-Pb定年结果与前人研究结果综合表明该区变质表壳岩石的碎屑锆石的207Pb/206Pb年龄主要集中在~2040Ma,其原岩形成时代与孔兹岩带变泥质岩石相近,均为~2.0Ga。变质锆石记录其变质时代为1957~1804Ma,结合前人对怀安地区变泥质岩和变基性岩变质作用和年代学研究结果,推测得出1.95~1.92Ga代表了峰期(高压)麻粒岩相变质时代,1.90~1.85Ga代表峰后减压阶段变质时代,而1.85~1.80Ga代表退变质晚期的时代。怀安地区变质岩石可能卷入了阴山陆块、鄂尔多斯陆块以及东部陆块间的先后碰撞造山过程,并持续较长时间(1.95~1.80Ga),最终拼贴为统一的整体。     

大兴安岭中段乐平统-中三叠统沉积物源分析:来自重矿物组合及碎屑锆石年代学证据

黑龙江西部龙江地区位于中亚造山带东段,黑河-贺根山缝合带与西拉木伦缝合带之间,地层记录了两大古板块之间古亚洲洋闭合过程的信息。本文对龙江地区乐平统林西组和下-中三叠统老龙头组的砂岩样品进行碎屑重矿物和碎屑锆石U-Pb同位素年代学研究。碎屑重矿物组合以锆石+磷灰石+金红石+角闪石+绿帘石+重晶石的组合为特征,表明物源主要来自于中酸性岩浆岩,并有少量变质岩及沉积岩组分。林西组样品最年轻的锆石年龄为278±3Ma,老龙头组样品最年轻的锆石年龄为247±3Ma、243±4Ma及237±3Ma,结合前人的研究,限定了林西组沉积于乐平世,老龙头组沉积于早三叠世-中三叠世。碎屑锆石年龄谱明显分为五组:237～258Ma、270～329Ma、357～558Ma、680～1633Ma及1893～1966Ma。其中237～258Ma的碎屑锆石主要来自与古亚洲洋洋壳消亡前的俯冲增生过程相关的火山活动,270～329Ma的碎屑锆石主要来自大石寨组火山岩及其同期侵入岩,357～558Ma的碎屑锆石来自早古生代-晚古生代早期岩浆弧,680～1633Ma的碎屑锆石可能来自兴安及额尔古纳地块的变质基底,而较古老的～1800Ma的锆石年龄暗示了华北克拉通基底的物源信息。通过研究发现林西组及老龙头组样品前30%年轻的碎屑锆石年龄与地层沉积年龄之差都小于100Ma,结合对砂岩碎屑组成、重矿物组合及盆地与火山弧位置关系的研究,认为研究区乐平世-中三叠世沉积盆地具有汇聚背景,为弧前盆地。     

内蒙古孔兹岩带乌拉山-大青山地区古元古代孔兹岩系年代学研究

乌拉山-大青山孔兹岩系岩石出露于华北克拉通孔兹岩带中段,是洞悉华北克拉通前寒武纪基底构造演化历史的一个重要窗口。研究区孔兹岩系岩石包括堇青石榴黑云二长片麻岩、夕线堇青石榴黑云二长片麻岩、紫苏石榴黑云片麻岩和石榴长英质粒状岩石,系统的岩相学观察显示多种典型的减压反应结构。阴极发光图像特征显示乌拉山-大青山孔兹岩系岩石均存在大量继承性碎屑锆石和变质增生锆石,其中继承性碎屑锆石形态复杂,多显示典型岩浆结晶环带,标志着源区物质主要来源于岩浆岩。变质锆石为新生的单颗粒或围绕着继承性碎屑锆石核生长,内部结构均匀,整体的Th/U比值较低。锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年结果表明,该区孔兹岩系岩石的继承性碎屑锆石的207Pb/206Pb年龄主要集中在2400~2500Ma、~2300Ma和2000~2100Ma,进而可限定其最老沉积时代应为~2000Ma,表明乌拉山-大青山孔兹岩系的原岩形成时代为古元古代中期。乌拉山-大青山孔兹岩系中典型的变质锆石记录其变质时代为1850~1950Ma,并显示~1950Ma和~1860Ma两组年龄峰。结合前人对内蒙古孔兹岩带乌拉山-大青山地区高级变质地体的变质作用、构造演化和同位素年代学的研究结果,综合判断该期变质事件与古元古代华北克拉通西部陆块内北部的阴山陆块和南部的鄂尔多斯陆块之间的俯冲-碰撞并折返抬升至地表的动力学过程有关,其中~1950Ma代表了陆-陆碰撞形成孔兹岩带的初始阶段,而~1860Ma则代表了其折返抬升的时代。     

Growth, annealing and recrystallization of zircon and preservation of monazite in high-grade metamorphism: conventional and in-situ U-Pb isotope, cathodoluminescence and microchemical evidence

Zircon and monazite from granulite- to amphibolite-facies rocks of the Vosges mountains (central Variscan Belt, eastern France) were dated by ion-microprobe and conventional U-Pb techniques. Different granulites of igneous (so-called leptynites) and sedimentary origin (kinzigites) and their leucosomes were dated at 334.9 ± 3.6, 335.4 ± 3.6 and 336.7 ± 3.5 Ma (conventional age 335.4 ± 0.6 Ma). Subsequent growth stages of zircon were distinguished by secondary electron (SEM) and cathodoluminescence (CL) imaging: (1) subsolidus growth producing round anhedral morphologies and sector zoning; (2) appearance of an intergranular fluid or melt phase at incipient dehydration melting that first resulted in resorption of pre-existing zircons, followed by growth of acicular zircons or overgrowths on round zircons consisting of planar growth zoning; (3) advanced melting producing euhedral prismatic zircons with oscillatory zoning overgrowing the sector zones. Two further lithologies, the Kaysersberg granite and the Trois-Epis units, were both formerly considered as migmatites. The intrusion of the Kaysersberg granite was dated at 325.8 ± 4.8 Ma. The Trois-Epis unit was found to be the product of volume recrystallization of a former granulite, which occurred under amphibolite-facies conditions 327.9 ± 4.4 Ma ago. The amphibolite-facies overprint of the Trois-Epis zircons led to the complete rejuvenation of most of the zircon domains by annealing and replacement/recrystallization processes. Annealing is assumed to occur in strained lattice domains, which are possibly disturbed by high trace element contents and/or large differences in decay damage between adjacent growth zones. Investigation of cathodoluminescence structures reveals that the replacement occurs along curved chemical reaction fronts that proceed from the surface towards the interior of the zircon. The monazite U-Pb system still records the age of high-grade metamorphism at around 335 Ma. The chemical reagent responsible for the rejuvenation of zircon obviously left the monazite unaffected. Received: 19 February 1998 / Accepted: 19 October 1998     

锡林浩特杂岩中斜长角闪岩锆石U-Pb年代学及Hf同位素研究

锡林浩特杂岩是一套经历强变形变质作用的变质岩,主要由黑云斜长片麻岩、角闪斜长片麻岩、斜长角闪片麻岩及变粒岩夹透镜状或脉状斜长角闪岩组成。查明其形成年龄、变质年龄对深入认识中亚造山带的形成演化具有重要意义。本次研究对锡林浩特杂岩中斜长角闪岩进行了SHRIMP锆石U-Pb测年和LA-MC-ICP-MS锆石Hf同位素组成分析,给出了锆石SHRIMP U-Pb的加权平均年龄为(316±4)Ma,该年龄代表斜长角闪岩的原岩形成年龄,表明锡林浩特杂岩不是前寒武纪地质体。通过锆石Hf同位素分析,εHf(t)值主要为正值(+4.1～+17.0),揭示其物源可能来自亏损地幔或壳幔混合。根据亏损地幔和古老地壳的锆石Hf同位素进行两端元的混合计算,得到斜长角闪岩原岩岩浆的源区以幔源增生组分为主体(经过计算壳幔混合比例大约1∶2)。部分锆石的模式年龄在1.8～2.5 Ga之间,表明斜长角闪岩的原岩在形成过程中有古元古代地壳物质的加入,通过兴蒙造山带和锡林浩特杂岩中斜长角闪岩的Hf模式年龄对比可知,物源可能来自兴蒙造山带内部。基于Hf同位素的两端元混合计算表明该区在晚古生代存在地壳增生。根据野外观察和室内岩石特征分析,该套杂岩可能是一套经历强变形与变质作用的晚古生代火山-沉积建造。     

西昆仑上其汗地区火山岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄及构造意义

西昆仑上其汗地区火山岩的时代及归属一直存在争议。利用LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年法对该区火山岩中霏细岩进行了测年。阴极发光图像显示,锆石发育对称的生长震荡环带结构,Th/U大部分大于0.4,显示岩浆锆石的特征。测得火山岩的²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U加权平均年龄为(335±4.2) Ma,形成时代为石炭纪,可将其划为阿羌岩组。结合区域地质背景资料,该火山岩可能形成于裂谷环境。     

黄陵野马洞基性岩脉中锆石的U-Pb年龄和Hf同位素组成

采用激光剥蚀-等离子质谱(LA-ICP-MS)分析技术测定野马洞基性岩脉中锆石的U-Pb年龄和Hf同位素组成,以探讨黄陵地区TTG片麻岩原岩的形成及变质时间、是否存在比崆岭群更古老的地壳等问题。野马洞辉绿岩脉(1850 Ma)侵入TTG片麻岩,并从TTG片麻岩中捕获了大量捕掳晶锆石。捕掳晶锆石岩浆结晶核部的U-Pb年龄分别为2842 Ma、2900 Ma和2949 Ma,指示TTG花岗岩体为复式岩体,其至少经历了2949 Ma、2900 Ma和2842 Ma三期岩浆作用。捕掳晶锆石变质边部的U-Pb年龄为2557 Ma,指示TTG花岗岩体转变为TTG片麻岩,是"水月寺运动"及其构造热事件共同作用的结果,其变形变质的时间为2557～2511 Ma。捕掳晶锆石的εHf(t)为-9.85～0.89、平均值为-4.07,亏损地幔模式年龄TDM为3.6～3.2 Ga,指示黄陵地区存在比崆岭群(3.2 Ga)更古老的陆壳。     

Detrital zircon U?Pb ages,Hf isotopes and tectonic implications for Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks from the Xing‐Meng orogenic belt,middle‐east part of inner Mongolia,China

The Xing‐Meng Orogenic Belt is the eastern extension of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt that marks the boundary between the North China Block and the Siberian Block. Studies of zircon U Pb ages and Hf isotopic compositions show that four clastic sedimentary rock samples from different parts of the regional stratigraphic sequence were deposited at different ages, none earlier than Mid‐ or Early Silurian. Two sedimentary rocks were deposited during or after the Early Permian. Almost all zircons are of igneous origin. In Silurian and Devonian sediments, zircons show several modal age peaks, and in Permian sediments, zircons show a unimodal age peak. Based on the zircon age distribution of sedimentary rocks versus known ages from exposed rocks of the potential source regions, most of the zircons were derived from the Xing‐Meng Orogen itself. A few came from the South Mongolian microcontinent or the Siberia Block, but none came from the North China Block. The zircons of a biotite‐plagioclase paragneiss in Xilinhot have similar provenance to the sediments and were deposited during or after the Middle Devonian. Similarities between zircon age spectra and events in underlying rocks of sedimentary origin show that the sediments lie at their deposition site north of the Solonker suture zone because north‐dipping subduction and elevation blocked deposition of material from farther afield. Hf isotope compositions show the crustal accretion stages of the provenance areas during the Meso‐ to Neoarchaean, Palaeoproterozoic and Early and Late Palaeozoic. A two‐component mixing calculation based on Hf isotopes shows the large scale of the crustal accretion event of the region. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.