DISCOVERY OF THE LATEST MARINE NON-CARBONATE SEDIMENT WESTERN TINGRI, SOUTHERN TIBET

DISCOVERY OF THE LATEST MARINE NON-CARBONATE SEDIMENT WESTERN TINGRI, SOUTHERN TIBET     

CRETACEOUS AND TERTIARY BOUNDARY IN THE TINGRI REGION OF SOUTHERN TIBET

CRETACEOUS AND TERTIARY BOUNDARY IN THE TINGRI REGION OF SOUTHERN TIBETtheNNSFProject(49872 0 0 3)andtheNationalProject (G19980 40 80 0 )ofChina     

西藏仲巴地区白垩纪末期—始新世早期海相地层

西藏仲巴县北部地区出露有晚白垩世至古近纪的海相地层 ,本次工作新测制了卓勒剖面 ,并对原错江顶剖面上部地层做了再次研究。地层中化石丰富 ,据有孔虫化石研究结果重新厘定曲下组时代为古新世早期、加拉孜组上段属始新世早期 ,认为该区白垩 /古近纪界线位于曲贝亚组与曲下组之间。在这一界面上 ,古新世磨拉石直接覆于晚白垩世的陆棚碳酸盐台地沉积之上 ,其间存在沉积间断 ,为弧前盆地演化后期的重大沉积转变。古新世早期曲下组为近海相磨拉石沉积 ,古新世晚期至始新世早期加拉孜组为残留海盆沉积。加拉孜组顶部为该区最高海相地层 ,其上为冈底斯群的磨拉石不整合覆盖。冈底斯群的时代应晚于始新世中期。     

~(40)Ar-~(39)Ar GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE SUTURE ZONE, LADAKH, INDIA

~(40)Ar-~(39)Ar GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE SUTURE ZONE, LADAKH, INDIA1　TalatAhmedetal.GeochemicalJournal,1999. 2　HoneggerK ,etal.EarthandPlanetaryScienceLetters,1982 ,6 0 :2 53. 3　SearleMP ,etal.GeologicalSocietyofAmericaBulletin ,1987,98:6 78. 4　SharmaK ,K .PhysicsandChemistryoftheEarth ,1990 ,17( 2 ) :133. 5　Venkatesan ,etal.EarthandPlanetSciLett,1993,119:181.…     

GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE PLIOCENE SHOSHONITIC ROCKS FROM OIYUG BASIN, CENTRAL TIBET

GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE PLIOCENE SHOSHONITIC ROCKS FROM OIYUG BASIN, CENTRAL TIBET     

古新世/始新世全球增温在西藏岗巴地区的表现

随着深海钻探计划(DSDP)和大洋钻探计划(ODP)的开展,在古海洋学领域取得了许多重大发现。古近纪古新世与始新世(P/E)界线间的地质事件的发现便是其重要成果之一。西藏南部岗巴地区发育有良好的海相界线地层。对生物群、碳、氧、锶稳定同位素以及磁化率的研究显示,全球界线事件在西藏南部岗巴地区具有明显的影响。古新统宗浦组顶部底栖有孔虫动物群阶段性绝灭,总灭绝率为69%。始新统遮普惹组底部有孔虫逐渐复苏,除12种为古新世的残存类型外,始新世生物组合全为新的属种,并呈现三个复苏阶段。碳稳定同位素表现为三期负向偏移,在界线处出现-4‰的异常。这一异常与全球碳稳定同位素事件表现一致。锶同位素在界线位置没有明显的变化,而明显的峰值出现在界线之上,并与全球53Ma出现的锶同位素变化相对应。磁化率在界线之上2m处出现一个很明显的波动,与第3期碳同位素异常吻合。所有研究结果表明,西藏南部(特提斯-喜马拉雅低纬度浅海环境)在古新世与始新世界线时期出现明显的气候变化,说明全球深海温度增高在浅海环境具有相同表现,只是影响时间较长。     

PALEOCENE—MIDDLE EOCENE DEXTRAL STRIKE-SLIP DEFORMATION AND ITS TECTONIC IMPLICATION IN THE WESTERN YUNNAN, CHINA

PALEOCENE—MIDDLE EOCENE DEXTRAL STRIKE-SLIP DEFORMATION AND ITS TECTONIC IMPLICATION IN THE WESTERN YUNNAN, CHINA     

Biostratigraphic Study of the Paleocene–Eocene Boundary in Northern Tunisia, North Africa

A new section at Jebel Gorraa,in northern Tunisia,contains the Paleocene-Eocene transition interval.Sample analysis of the section delivers abundant and diverse microfauna of planktonic and benthic foraminifera.Biostratigraphically,the Acarinina sibaiyaensis index-species is identified for the first time in this region,which allows us to specify the location of the Paleocene-Eocene boundary as well as the first E1 biozone of the lower Eocene.Samples from this biozone contain calcitic tests poorly preserved with an enrichment of iron oxide signifying a period of upheaval in local marine environments linked to the global warming of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum （PETM）,the marker for the P/E boundary.     

二连盆地下古近系的磁性地层学研究

古地磁的测试结果表明,蒙古高原二连盆地努和廷勃尔和与呼和勃尔和地区剖面早古近纪地层共记录了5个正极性段与6个负极性段,通过与2004年标准极性年代表对比,确认其可与C21r-C26r之间的极性带对应。脑木根组以晚古新世沉积为主,同时接受了始新世最早期部分沉积及少许中古新世;阿山头组跨越了早—中始新世,持续时间较长;伊尔丁曼哈组的时代为中始新世。同时,确定了含Lambdopsalis,Prionessus及Palaeostylops的化石层的时代为晚古新世最早期;Gomphos层的年龄大致与古新世-始新世界线的年龄相当。     

A Reinterpretation of the Oldest Himalayan Foreland Basin Sediments: a Revised Age for the Balakot Formation, Pakistan

A REINTERPRETATION OF THE OLDEST HIMALAYAN FORELAND BASIN SEDIMENTS: A REVISED AGE FOR THE BALAKOT FORMATION, PAKISTAN1　BossartP .1986 .PhDthesisno .2 6 0 ,ETHZurich ,Switzerland . 2　BossartP ,OttigerR .EclogaeGeologicaHelvetica[j],1989,82 :133～ 16 5 . 3　BurbankDW ,BeckRA ,MulderT .TheTectonicevolutionofAsia[M ],A .Yin ,T .M .Harrison ,eds . 4　CritelliS ,GarzantiE .SedimentaryGeology[J],1994,89:2 6 5～ 2 84. 5　DeCelle…     

Biostratigraphy of a Paleocene-Eocene Foreland Basin boundary in southern Tibet

<正>This study of the Paleocene—Eocene boundary within a foreland basin of southern Tibet, which was dominated by a carbonate ramp depositional environment,documents more complex environmental conditions than can be derived from studies of the deep oceanic environment.Extinction rates for larger foraminiferal species in the Zongpu-1 Section apply to up to 46%of the larger foraminiferal taxa. The extinction rate in southern Tibet is similar to rates elsewhere in the world,but it shows that the Paleocene fauna disappeared stepwise through the Late Paleocene,with Eocene taxa appearing abruptly above the boundary.A foraminifera turnover was identified between Members 3 and 4 of the Zongpu Formation—from the Miscellanea—Daviesina assemblage to an Orbitolites—Alveolina assemblage.The Paleocene and Eocene boundary is between the SBZ 4 and SBZ 5,where it is marked by the extinction of Miscellanea miscella and the first appearance of Alveolina ellipsodalis and a large number of Orbitolites. Chemostratigraphically,theδ~(13)C values from both the Zongpu-1 and Zongpu-2 Sections show three negative excursions in the transitional strata,one in Late Paleocene,one at the boundary,and one in the early Eocene.The second negative excursion ofδ~(13),which is located at the P—E boundary,coincides with larger foraminifera overturn.These faunal changes and the observedδ~(13)C negative excursions provide new evidence on environmental changes across the Paleocene—Eocene boundary in Tibet.     

潍北-莱州湾凹陷郯庐断裂带新生代走滑特征

横切潍北-莱州湾凹陷郯庐断裂带的地震反射剖面和断裂带内的凹陷断层、沉积相和油气特征,直接或间接显示了郯庐断裂带的延伸、运动性质和活动时限。郯庐断裂带在海域和陆上的几何形态及其组合基本一致,根据切过断裂带的剖面和平面上断层的组合特征,判断其为兼具垂直位移的走滑运动断层系。走滑断裂带的活动控制着凹陷内同构造沉积以及构造样式,表明郯庐断裂带的活动时限具分段性,相当于渤海湾盆地孔店组(E1?2k)-沙四段(E2?3s4)沉积期(古新世-早始新世)-孔店组-沙二段(E2?3s2)沉积期(古新世-始新世)-孔店组-沙一段(E2?3s1)(古新世-渐新世)沉积时期,走滑拉分活动由南向北迁移; 活动方式也由古新世-早始新世的左旋走滑活动,被早始新世之后的右旋走滑活动所替代。     

Shallow marine ostracode turnover in response to environmental change during the Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum in northwest Tunisia

Two outcrop sections spanning the Paleocene–early Eocene boundary in the Sidi Nasseur–Wadi Mezaz area in northwest Tunisia provided rich ostracode assemblages, yielding 26 species of which three are newly described: Reymenticosta bassiounii, Reymenticosta nasseurensis and Buntonia? tunisiensis. The recorded ostracode fauna and associated foraminifera reflect deposition in a coastal to inner neritic environment. Many of the recorded taxa have a wide geographic distribution throughout the Middle East and North Africa. A correspondence is also observed with West African faunas, especially in the early Eocene fauna. These taxa seem to have originated in West Africa during the Paleocene and migrated northwards during the late Paleocene to early Eocene. Sea-level change and decrease in oxygenation associated with the Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum (PETM) caused the local disappearance of the South Tethyan Paleocene fauna represented by Paracosta kefensis (morphotype-A), Paracosta aff. paleomokattamensis, Paracypris sp. B Esker, Loxoconcha saharaensis, Buntonia sp. 3 Donze et al., Protobuntonia nakkadii, and probably Reymenticosta bassiounii and R. nasseurensis. Simultaneously, a new but poorly diverse Afro-Tethyan fauna, mainly represented by Alocopocythere attitogonensis and Buntonia? tunisiensis, settled in the studied part of the basin. After the PETM, diversity increased again as various taxa (e.g. Bairdia aegyptiaca, Reticulina lamellata and Aegyptiana duwiensis) (re)appeared. Although detailed records across the P/E boundary are still sparse, it appears that the PETM exerted significant influence on the paleobiogeography and composition of Tethyan ostracode faunas.     

TWO SUITES OF OPHIOLITE RECOGNIZED IN THE MAQEN AREA, NORTHEASTERN TIBETAN PLATEAU

TWO SUITES OF OPHIOLITE RECOGNIZED IN THE MAQEN AREA, NORTHEASTERN TIBETAN PLATEAU1　JiangCF ,YangJS ,FengBG ,etal.OpeningandClosingTectonicsofKunlunMountains.Beijing :GeologicalPublishingHouse (inChinese) ,1992 . 2　XuZQ ,YangJS ,LiHB ,etal.TheA’nyemaqenSutureBeltandtheDynamicsinSubductionandCollision .TheStudyoftheOphioliteandGeodynamics[M ].(inChinese) .1996 .185～ 189. 3　YangJS ,XuZQ .TheA’nyemaqenOphioliteBeltEastKunlunMts.,NWChi…     

Solutions in chronostratigraphy: the Paleocene/Eocene boundary debate,and Aubry vs. Hedberg on chronostratigraphic principles

In several recent papers, M.-P. Aubry et al. have argued that “Hedbergian” principles of chronostratigraphy are being violated by the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) when selecting Global Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSPs) for the formal divisions of the geological time scale. The current debate over the definition of the Paleocene/Eocene (P/E) boundary has been a major focus of their arguments. Unfortunately, Aubry et al. have obscured matters by misusing the term “unit stratotype,” and by equivocally using the term “stage” for the very different concepts of “synthem” and “global chronostratigraphic stage.” The P/E boundary option most repugnant to Aubry et al. (Carbon Isotope Excursion (CIE)=P/E=Thanetian/Ypresian boundary) is perfectly compatible with H.D. Hedberg's views. In contrast, another option preferred by Aubry et al. (recognition of new ∼1 m.y. duration age/stage between Thanetian and Ypresian) is inconsistent with Hedberg's views. Additional problems with the P/E boundary arguments of Aubry et al. include the fact that a “Ypresian unit stratotype” does not exist, the fact that the base of the Ypresian synthem is not immutable, and the fact that the nannofossil Tribrachiatus digitalis is of dubious relevance to the boundary debate.As for chronostratigraphy in general, Aubry et al. have misrepresented Hedberg's views by: (1) falsely claiming that the content of a stage is what determines its boundaries; (2) misunderstanding the general concept of the boundary stratotype; (3) distorting the “base defines boundary” principle; (4) falsely claiming that traditional (pre-GSSP) chronostratigraphic boundaries cannot be changed; (5) falsely implying that traditional stage unit stratotype boundaries can be adjusted by no more than 300,000 years when defining formal age/stage boundaries with GSSPs; (6) falsely claiming that the definition of a geochronologic/chronostratigraphic boundary should precede its correlation; (7) claiming that traditional unconformable “stage” boundaries may be suitable horizons for GSSPs; (8) distorting the meaning of “arbitrariness” in regard to the definition of geochronologic/chronostratigraphic boundaries; and (9) claiming that GSSPs are inherently unstable in that they are subject to redefinition whenever a more powerful element of correlation is discovered. If taken seriously, the unit stratotype-sanctifying chronostratigraphic philosophy of Aubry et al. would require the creation of perhaps dozens of new Phanerozoic ages/stages of relatively very short duration wherever there was a significant gap between two successive historical stage unit stratotypes. For all of these reasons, the arguments of Aubry et al. have no merit.     

DIFFUSION MODELLING IN GARNET FROM TSO MORARI ECLOGITE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EXHUMATION MODELS

DIFFUSION MODELLING IN GARNET FROM TSO MORARI ECLOGITE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EXHUMATION MODELS1　ChakrabortyS ,GangulyJ.ContribMineralPetrol,1992 ,111:74～ 86 . 2　ChemendaAI ,BurgJ P ,MattauerM .EarthPlanetSciLett ,2 0 0 0 ,174:397～ 40 9. 3　ChemendaAI ,MattauerM ,MalavieilleJ ,etal.EarthPlanetSciLett ,1995 ,132 :2 2 5～ 2 32 . 4　GirardM ,BussyF .TerraNostra ,1999,99/ 2 ,5 7～ 5 8. 5　GuillotS ,SigoyerdeJ ,LardeauxJM ,etal.Contr…     

东营凹陷牛38井沙三段高分辨率旋回地层研究

自然伽玛测井资料取自山东省东营市胜利油田的牛38井。该井的沙河街组划分为四个段,其中沙三段依据含艾氏鱼群组合的鲱科化石和沉积物旋回堆积速率(AR)等研究,可与北美始新统绿河组进行对比。根据上世纪90年代沙三段古地磁研究结果,井深3263m处C18n.1n/C18n.1r界线调整为38.975MaBP。通过频谱分析和数字滤波计算,得出了沙三段几个界线的年龄值,其中,在沙三下、中亚段界线算出的36.9MaBP,岁差旋回幅度有明显变化,这一变化与Palike(Palikeetal.,2001)在ODP71线1052孔中发现的类似图像(36.7Ma)可比较。     

Benthic foraminiferal turnover across the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) event in Eastern Desert,Egypt

Benthic foraminiferal fauna are analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively at three stratigraphic sections in Eastern Desert of Egypt (Serai, Duwi, and Um El Huetat). These sections embrace the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) interval which is represented by the occurrence of five distinctive beds. These beds constitute the Dababiya Quarry Member at the lower part of Esna Formation. The occurrence of them indicates an expanded and relatively continuous record across the P/E boundary. The organic-rich clay layer (bed no. 1 of the Dababiya Quarry Member) marks the start of the PETM event. This bed is characterized by the extinction of all benthic foraminiferal fauna except for the occurrence of rare agglutinated foraminiferal species. The presence of these species indicates an oceanic anoxic event at the sea floor. High concentration of phosphatic contents including fish remains occurred in the middle part of the PETM (bed nos. 2 and 3 of the Dababiya Quarry Member) with the continuous absence of benthic foraminiferal fauna except for few specimens at the top of bed 3. Bed nos. 4 and 5 of the Dababiya Quarry Member represent the upper part of the PETM and the initial stage of sea floor recovery. Low diversity and abundance of benthic foraminiferal taxa occurred within these beds, represented by Valvulineria scrobiculata, Lenticulina midwayensis, Loxostomoides appliane, and Siphogenerinoides eleganta. This phenomenon continues upward during the post-PETM event. The Paleocene velasco-type benthic foraminifera Angulogavelinella avnimelechi and Coryphostoma midwayensis species are extinct within the advent of the PETM event. The benthic foraminiferal assemblages at the studied sections are dominated by midway-type fauna with little representative of velasco-type fauna. The velasco-type species are represented with high abundance at Serai section and with low densities at Um El Huetat section, while at Duwi section, they rarely occurred. This suggests outer neritic-upper bathyal (150–400 m) setting at Serai section and mostly middle-outer neritic (50–150 m) setting at Um El Huetat and Duwi sections.     

YANSHANIAN AND HIMALAYAN EVOLUTION OF THE WESTERN TARIM AREA(XINJIANG CHINA):FROM THE JURASSIC TROUGH UP TO THE NEOGENE AND QUATERNARY FLEXURAL BASIN

YANSHANIAN AND HIMALAYAN EVOLUTION OF THE WESTERN TARIM AREA(XINJIANG CHINA):FROM THE JURASSIC TROUGH UP TO THE NEOGENE AND QUATERNARY FLEXURAL BASINtheNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina (No ..4982 5 10 2 )     

~(40)Ar-~(39)Ar GEOCHRONOLGY OF THE OPHIOLITE OF INDUS SUTURE ZONE,LADAKH,INDIA:IMPLICATION FOR THE TIMING OF INITIATION OF THE COLLISION

~(40)Ar-~(39)Ar GEOCHRONOLGY OF THE OPHIOLITE OF INDUS SUTURE ZONE,LADAKH,INDIA:IMPLICATION FOR THE TIMING OF INITIATION OF THE COLLISION1　BeckRA ,BurbankDW ,etal.Nature,1995,373( 55) . 2　DeweyJF ,etal.EclogaegeolHelv ,1989,82 ( 717) . 3　RowleyDB .EarthandPlanetaryScienceLetters,1996 ,14 5( 1) . 4　SharmaKK .PhysicsandChemistryoftheEarth ,1990 ,17. 5　VenketasanTR ,PandeK ,GopalanK .EarthandPlanataryScienceLetters,1993…