Mineralogy and geochemistry of different morphological pyrite in Late Permian coals,South China

The mineralogical and morphological characteristics, concentration of major and trace elements, and sulfur isotopic composition of three pyrite and two coal samples in the Upper Permian high-sulfur coals from Xingren, Zhijin, and Hefeng mining area, South China, were investigated, by using optical microscopy, field emission-scanning electron microscopy in conjunction with an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer (FE SEM-EDS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS), and isotopic ratio mass spectrometer. The pyrite in Xingren and Zhijin coals mainly occurs as nodular, lens-shaped, thin-layer, and massive forms, and it occurs mainly as fine vein fillings in the Hefeng coals. Microscopically, pyrite in the coals from Xingren, Zhijin, and Hefeng mainly occurs as framboidal, cell-filling, and vein-filling forms, respectively. There is a distinct difference in X-ray powder diffractogram and diffraction data of the three pyrite samples. There is a maximum diffraction peak (2.709 Å) in pyrite in the coals from Xingren and (2.707 Å) in pyrite in the coals from Zhijin; however, the maximum diffraction peak is 3.343 Å in pyrite in the coals from Hefeng. The average unit cell length (a ₀) is 5.4169 Å for the Xingren pyrite, 5.4159 Å for the Zhijin pyrite, and 5.4170 Å for the Hefeng pyrite. The ratio of S/Fe is 2.16 for the Xingren pyrite, 2.09 for the Zhijin pyrite, and 2.01 for the Hefeng pyrite. Copper (701 μg/g), Ni (369 μg/g), and Co (29.6 μg/g) concentrated in the Hefeng pyrite. The concentration of As is 126, 19.6, and 19.1 μg/g in the Hefeng, Zhijin, and Xingren pyrite, respectively. Mercury is 11.7 μg/g in the Xingren pyrite, 2.79 μg/g in the Zhijin pyrite, and 0.512 μg/g in the Hefeng pyrite. There is a clear tendency that elements Cu, Ni, Co, Cr, Se, Mo, and As are significantly enriched in the Hefeng pyrite. Mercury is greatly enriched in the Xingren pyrite, and Zn is enriched in Zhijin pyrite. Rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) are not abundant (8.276 μg/g) in the Hefeng pyrite and are characterized by maximum positive anomaly of Eu (Eu/Eu* = 6.54). The δ³⁴S value is ?26.9 ‰ in the Xingren pyrite, +3.8 ‰ in the Zhijin pyrite, and +3.7 ‰ in the Hefeng pyrite. The trace elements in the Hefeng pyrite and coal are As (126 and 6.1 μg/g), Hg (0.512 and 0.158 μg/g), Zn (276 and 56.7 μg/g), Se (16.5 and 1.07 μg/g), Mo (45.5 and 9.93 μg/g), Cu (701 and 37.8 μg/g), Ni (369 and 16.9 μg/g), Co (29.6 and 8.63 μg/g), Sb (2.64 and 0.742 μg/g), Cd (3.49 and 0.366 μg/g), and Pb (62.8 and 33.5 μg/g), demonstrating that these potentially toxic trace elements were mainly concentrated in pyrites. The strongly positive Eu anomaly (Eu/Eu* = 6.54) in the netted pyrite vein filled in the cleats of the Hefeng coal may be the product of epigenetic hydrothermal fluid.     

华北晚古生代煤中黄铁矿赋存特征与地质成因研究

应用煤岩学、煤化学、元素地球化学、同位素地球化学等科学的理论和方法,对华北晚古代８层主采煤层中黄铁矿的赋存特征和地质成因进行了全面而系统的研究。结果表明,镜下可划分出莓球状、自形粒状、鱼子状、块状、均一球形、他形、结核状和节理裂隙充填等八种类型的黄铁矿。根据黄铁矿的形态、大小、共生组合关系,与其他组分的空间配置关系,黄铁矿的Ｓ、Ｆｅ含量及Ｓ／Ｆｅ原子比以及伴生元素等特征,划分出四个不同的形成世代．     

鄂尔多斯盆地晚古生代古构造*

鄂尔多斯盆地晚古生代基底继承了奥陶纪中部高、东部和西部低及西陡东缓的古构造面貌。利用大量钻井分层数据,绘制了晚古生代各个时期残存地层厚度图,其空间变化反映了鄂尔多斯盆地晚古生代古构造格局特征。结合东西向及南北向地层厚度对比、演化剖面的研究,认为晚古生代鄂尔多斯盆地的沉积在本溪期—太原期主要受中央古隆起的控制,地层空间展布东西分带明显;山西期中央古隆起对沉积作用的控制不是很明显,地层从东西分异逐渐过渡到南北分异,这种沉积格局的转变与古地理演化具有一致性,从而说明了古构造对沉积的控制作用。     

Structural Evolution and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Upper Paleozoic Northern Ordos Basin, North China

The hydrocarbon potential of the Hangjinqi area in the northern Ordos Basin is not well known, compared to the other areas of the basin, despite its substantial petroleum system.Restoration of a depth-converted seismic profile across the Hangjinqi Fault Zone(HFZ) in the eastern Hangjinqi area shows one compression that created anticlinal structures in the Late Triassic, and two extensions in ~Middle Jurassic and Late Early Cretaceous, which were interrupted by inversions in the Late Jurassic–Early Early Cretaceous and Late Cretaceous, respectively.Hydrocarbon generation at the well locations in the Central Ordos Basin(COB) began in the Late Triassic.Basin modeling of Well Zhao-4 suggests that hydrocarbon generation from the Late Carboniferous–Early Permian coal measures of the northern Shanbei Slope peaked in the Early Cretaceous, predating the inversion in the Late Cretaceous.Most source rocks in the Shanbei Slope passed the main gas-migration phase except for the Hangjinqi area source rocks(Well Jin-48).Hydrocarbons generated from the COB are likely to have migrated northward toward the anticlinal structures and traps along the HFZ because the basin-fill strata are dipping south.Faulting that continued during the extensional phase(Late Early Cretaceous) of the Hangjinqi area probably acted as conduits for the migration of hydrocarbons.Thus, the anticlinal structures and associated traps to the north of the HFZ might have trapped hydrocarbons that were charged from the Late Carboniferous–Early Permian coal measures in the COB since the Middle Jurassic.     

Mineralogy and geochemistry of the No. 6 Coal (Pennsylvanian) in the Junger Coalfield, Ordos Basin, China

This paper discusses the mineralogy and geochemistry of the No. 6 Coal (Pennsylvanian) in the Junger Coalfield, Ordos Basin, China. The results show that the vitrinite reflectance (0.58%) is lowest and the proportions of inertinite and liptinite (37.4% and 7.1%, respectively) in the No. 6 Coal of the Junger Coalfield are highest among all of the Late Paleozoic coals in the Ordos Basin. The No. 6 Coal may be divided vertically into four sections based on their mineral compositions and elemental concentrations. A high boehmite content (mean 6.1%) was identified in the No. 6 Coal. The minerals associated with the boehmite in the coal include goyazite, rutile, zircon, and Pb-bearing minerals (galena, clausthalite, and selenio-galena). The boehmite is derived from weathered and oxidized bauxite in the weathered crust of the underlying Benxi Formation (Pennsylvanian). A high Pb-bearing mineral content of samples ZG6-2 and ZG6-3 is likely of hydrothermal origin. The No. 6 coal is enriched in Ga (44.8 μg/g), Se (8.2 μg/g), Sr (423 μg/g), Zr (234 μg/g), REEs (193.3 μg/g), Hg (0.35 μg/g), Pb (35.7 μg/g), and Th (17.8 μg/g). Gallium and Th in the No. 6 Coal mainly occur in boehmite, and the Pb-bearing selenide and sulfide minerals contribute not only to Se and Pb contents in the coal, but also probably to Hg content. A high Zr content is attributed to the presence of zircon, and Sr is related to goyazite. The REEs in the coal are supplied from the sediment-source region, and the REEs leached from the adjacent partings by groundwater.     

Late Carboniferous-Early Permian Sequence Stratigraphy and Depositional Evolution in the Northeast Ordos Basin,North China

<正>Sequence stratigraphical analysis was applied to the Upper Carboniferous-Lower Permian sedimentary succession of the northeastern Ordos Basin,north China based on data acquired from ten entire logging curves and eight outcrops.The facies framework of the lithostratigraphical unit,the Taiyuan Formation comprises seven facies in two facies associations,varying from fluvio-delta to shelf-barrier islands.The facies are presented within a chronostratigraphical framework,linked by systems tract,which in turn are limited by flooding surfaces and sequence boundaries.Six third-order depositional sequences are recognised,bounded by six type 2 unconformities.An upwards-shallowing epicontinental sea sedimentary model is created,which consists of a sandstone,coal seam and carbonate succession.     

Accumulation models for coalbed methane in medium- to high-rank coals: examples from the southern Qinshui Basin and southeastern Ordos Basin

The majority of known coalbed methane (CBM) production worldwide comes primarily from high-abundance CBM-enrichment areas or ‘fairways.’ The high-abundance CBM-enrichment areas are primarily characterised by large CBM resources with high single-well productions. CBM accumulation areas from the medium- to high-rank coals in the southern Qinshui Basin and the Hancheng CBM fields in the Ordos Basin were investigated based on regional geological analyses and physical analogue experiments. The results show that gas contents in the study areas increase with depths over the range from approximately 300 to 800 m, while permeabilities generally decrease with depths. Intervals with optimal gas content and permeability exist at a moderate depth along an inclined coal seam under the coupled control of temperature and stress. Brittle–ductile transition deformation increases the permeability and the pore-specific surface areas of coals. The gas content and permeability of the CBM reservoirs are shown to be two key factors determining the formation of high-abundance CBM areas. The coupling of gas enrichment and high permeability provides a favourable combination for CBM accumulation and high production. Combining CBM exploration and development practices in the study areas with physical analogue experiments, two CBM-enrichment models for medium- to high-rank coal have been recognised for different geological conditions, including (1) the model controlled by the depth in the slope zone and (2) the model controlled by the coal brittle and ductile in the deformation zones.     

Mineralogy and geochemistry of boehmite-rich coals: New insights from the Haerwusu Surface Mine, Jungar Coalfield, Inner Mongolia, China

Boehmite-rich coal of Pennsylvanian age was discovered earlier at the Heidaigou Surface Mine, Jungar Coalfield, Inner Mongolia, China. This paper reports new results on 29 bench samples of the no. 6 coal from a drill core from the adjacent Haerwusu Surface Mine, and provides new insights into the origin of the minerals and elements present. The results show that the proportion of inertinite in the no. 6 coal is higher than in other Late Paleozoic coals in northern China. Based on mineral proportions (boehmite to kaolinite ratio) and major element concentrations in the coal benches of the drill core, the no. 6 coal may be divided into five sections (I to V). Major minerals in Sections I and V are kaolinite. Sections II and IV are mainly kaolinite with a trace of boehmite, and Section III is high in boehmite. The boehmite is derived from bauxite in the weathered surface (Benxi Formation) in the sediment-source region. The no. 6 coal is rich in Al₂O₃ (8.89%), TiO₂ (0.47%), Li (116 μg/g), F (286 μg/g), Ga (18 μg/g), Se (6.1 μg/g), Sr (350 μg/g), Zr (268 μg/g), REEs (172 μg/g), Pb (30 μg/g), and Th (17 μg/g). The elements are classified into five associations by cluster analysis, i.e. Groups A, B, C, D, and E. Group A (ash–SiO₂–Al₂O₃–Na₂O–Li) and Group B (REE–Sc–In–Y–K₂O–Rb–Zr–Hf–Cs–U–P₂O₅–Sr–Ba–Ge) are strongly correlated with ash yield and mainly have an inorganic affinity. The elements that are negatively or less strongly correlated with ash yield (with exceptions of Fe₂O₃, Be, V, and Ni) are grouped in the remaining three associations: Group C, Se–Pb–Hg–Th–TiO₂–Bi–Nb–Ta–Cd–Sn; Group D, Co–Mo–Tl–Be–Ni–Sb–MgO–Re–Ga–W–Zn–V–Cr–F–Cu; and Group E, S–As–CaO–MnO–Fe₂O₃. Aluminum is mainly distributed in boehmite, followed by kaolinite. The high correlation coefficients of the Li–ash, Li–Al₂O₃, and Li–SiO₂ pairs indicate that Li is related to the aluminosilicates in the coal. The boehmite-rich coal is high in gallium and F, which occur in boehmite and the organic matter. Selenium and Pb are mainly in epigenetic clausthalite fillings in fractures. The abundant rare earth elements in the coal benches were supplied from two sources: the bauxite on the weathered surface of the Benxi Formation and from adjacent partings by groundwater leaching during diagenesis. The light rare earth elements (LREEs) are more easily leached from the partings and incorporated into the organic matter than the heavy REEs, leading to a higher ratio of LREEs to HREEs in the coal benches than in the overlying partings.     

煤成甲烷、乙烷碳同位素动力学研究和应用--以鄂尔多斯盆地上古生界煤成气为例

同位素动力学模型的发展和应用使天然气的研究工作进入了一个动态的研究阶段。迄今为止,大多数研究工作集中在甲烷的碳同位素动力学模拟。而少有地球化学家对乙烷及其他重烃气组分的碳同位素组成的动力学模拟加以重视。本文在甲烷碳同位素动力学模型基础上,编制了限定体系下乙烷的同位素动力学模拟软件。并在热解模拟实验的基础上对鄂尔多斯盆地上古生界煤成气甲烷、乙烷的同位素演化进行了模拟,获得长期累积甲烷、乙烷的同位素值分别为δ^1C1=-33．46‰3、δ^13C2=-23．1‰,与上古生界储层中天然气的组分特征（δ^13C1=-32．95％。、δ^13C2=-23．41‰）基本一致,与下古生界天然气的同位素组成存在着明显的差别,说明上古生界煤与上古生界天然气存在着源—气的对应关系;而对下古生界天然气来说,上古生界煤系不是主要的气源岩。     

Tectonic Setting and Provenance Analysis of Late Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks in the Ordos Basin

鄂尔多斯盆地周缘物源均来自上地壳,以长英质岩石为主,主要为太古宇、元古宇的各类变火山-沉积岩组成的古老变质岩系,同时具有一定量的花岗岩和碱性玄武岩的混合,但物源成分及南北源区构造背景有所差异.在常量元素及稀土元素组成上,盆地南北物源区的沉积岩在地区及层位之间存在差异,且该变化符合大洋岛弧→大陆岛弧→活动大陆边缘→被动大陆边缘常量元素、稀土元素以及负Eu异常的变化趋势.常量元素变化分析表明盆地北部物源主要来自板块俯冲碰撞地带,与被动大陆边缘环境和活动大陆边缘环境相关,少数为与活动大陆边缘相关的岛弧构造环境有关,到晚古生代中晚期才逐渐与被动大陆边缘环境和活动大陆边缘环境相关.稀土元素对比分析表明,盆地北部物源与太古宙、元古宙的花岗片麻岩、闪长片麻岩、二长花岗岩、变余岩屑砂岩及千枚岩具有亲源性;而盆地南部早—中二叠世长期受被动大陆边缘物源影响,具有高SiO2,低Na2O的特征,这与太古宙—元古宙的太华群、秦岭群、宽坪群等岩系的高SiO2含量,K2O/Na2O＞1的特征一致,到晚古生代后期,逐渐与活动大陆边缘物源相关.北秦岭晚古生代山间盆地具有快速混杂堆积的沉积特点,属于盆地外缘,并与鄂尔多斯盆地呈连续过渡的状况,物源上具有继承关系;盆地晚古生代沉积岩中Gd含量及(Gd/Yb)N比值具有随时间迁移的特征,分析表明北部物源区在太原期处于构造快速活动期,而南部物源从山西期才开始进入快速活动期,这与区域构造演化背景一致,即北部物源区抬升要早于南部.     

Tectonically‐controlled Evolution of the Late Cenozoic Nihewan Basin,North China Craton: Constraints from Stratigraphy,Mineralogy, and Geochemistry

The Late Cenozoic basins in the Weihe–Shanxi Graben, North China Craton are delineated by northeast-striking faults. The faults have, since a long time, been related to the progressive uplift and northeastward expansion of the Tibetan Plateau. To show the relation between the basins and faults, two Pliocene–Pleistocene stratigraphic sections(Chengqiang and Hongyanangou) in the southern part of the Nihewan Basin at the northernmost parts of the graben are studied herein. Based on the sedimentary sequences and facies, the sections are divided into three evolutionary stages, such as alluvial fan-eolian red clay, fan delta, and fluvial, with boundaries at ~2.8 and ~1.8 Ma. Paleocurrent indicators, the composition of coarse clastics, heavy minerals, and the geochemistry of moderate–fine clastics are used to establish the temporal and spatial variations in the source areas. Based on features from the middlenorthern basin, we infer that the Nihewan Basin comprises an old NE–SW elongate geotectogene and a young NW–SE elongate subgeotectogene. The main geotectogene in the mid-north is a half-graben bounded by northeast-striking and northwest-dipping normal faults(e.g., Liulengshan Fault). This group of faults was mainly affected by the Pliocene(before ~2.8–2.6 Ma) NW–SE extension and controlled the deposition of sediments. In contrast, the subgeotectogene in the south was affected by northwest-striking normal faults(e.g., Huliuhe Fault) that were controlled by the subsequent weak NE–SW extension in the Pleistocene. The remarkable change in the sedimentary facies and provenance since ~1.8 Ma is possibly a signal of either weak or strong NE–SW extension. This result implies that the main tectonic transition ages of ~2.8–2.6 Ma and ~1.8 Ma in the Weihe–Shanxi Graben are affected by the Tibetan Plateau in Pliocene–Pleistocene.     

Geological characteristics of the main aquifer coal seam in the Ordos Basin coalfield,China

The main aquifer coal seam within the Ordos Basin (OB) coalfield, China, is an extremely rare example of a hydrogeological feature that is found relatively recently during basin development. Mine water gushed from this coal seam during the construction and production phases of the coalfield. However, because this seam has traditionally been considered as an aquifuge, the special geological conditions it creates have led to a range of new challenges in mine water disaster prevention, control, and management as characteristics of both confined and unconfined aquifers are evident. The aim of this paper is to reveal the causes underlying the formation of this main aquifer coal seam by analyzing hydrodynamic conditions, hydrogeological structures, and the surrounding lithological association. In addition, the particular geological conditions created by the presence of this feature are discussed, with emphasis on their influences on mine construction and production. This study provides an important theoretical basis for the future study of mine water disaster prevention as well as a potential method for disaster control that can be applied in the case of particular hydrogeological conditions.     

Mineralogy and geochemistry of feed coals and their combustion residues from the Cayirhan power plant,Ankara, Turkey

A total of 48 samples, feed (run-of-mine) coals and their combustion residues (fly ash and bottom ash) were systematically collected twice a week over a 4 week period (June 1998) from two boiler units (I and II) of the Cayirhan power plant (630 MW) that burns zeolite-bearing coals of late Miocene age. The feed coals are high in moisture (22.8% as-received) content and ash (44.9%) yield and total S content (5.1%), and low in calorific value (2995 kcal/kg). The mineralogy of the feed coals contains unusually high contents of the zeolites (clinoptilolite/heulandite and analcime), which are distributed within the organic matter of coal. Other minerals determined are gypsum, quartz, feldspar, pyrite, dolomite, calcite, cristobalite and clays. Common minerals in the crystalline phase of the combustion residues are anhydrite, feldspar, quartz, hematite, lime and Ca–Mg silicate. Minor and trace amounts of magnetite, cristobalite, maghemite, gehlenite, calcite and clinoptilolite/heulandite are also present in the combustion residues. Trace element contents of the feed coals, except for W, fall within the estimated range of values for most world coals; however, the mean values of Mn, Ta, Th, U and Zr are near maximum values of most world coals. Elements such as As, Bi, Ge, Mo, Pb, Tl, W and Zn are enriched more in the fly ash compared to the bottom ash.     

Geochemistry and Petrography of Clastic Deposits from the Late Paleozoic Shihezi Formation in Eastern Ordos Basin,China:Implications for Provenance and Tectonic Setting

<正>1 Introduction Provenance studies are central to the reconstruction of paleo-drainage systems,which in turn may lead to an improved understanding of potential reservoir distribution(Preston J et al.,2002).Ordos basin developed tight gas sandstone reservoir in the Upper Paleozoic.The sandstone reservoirs show different terrigenous clastic components,     

鄂尔多斯盆地晚古生代含煤地层层序地层与海侵成煤特点

层序划分的关键是层序界面的确定,无论是高级别的层序还是层序内部单元,都是以关键沉积或地层等时界面为边界的。由于海侵或者大规模水进水退导致的区域侵蚀面、事件性沉积在陆表海盆地充填中比较发育,因此,大面积水域扩张和退缩导致的大面积水流冲刷界面、沉积体系的大规模转换界面、盆地转折时期大面积的水流冲刷和河流复活形成的下切谷充填界面等都是层序划分的重要界面。煤层的形成是一个特殊的沉积事件,它可能是一个事件的结束,也可能是一个沉积事件的开始,因此也可能是划分层序的重要依据。将本溪组至下石盒子组划分出9个三级层序,4个二级层序。陆表海盆地三级层序为海侵体系域高位体系域二个单元组成;盆地转换期的沉积充填层序,以及陆相盆地三级层序均为低位、水侵和高位体系域三元结构层序。海侵成煤和事件成煤是鄂尔多斯盆地晚古生代煤聚积的基本特色。      

大别山北麓与华北上古生界稀土元素特征的对比研究

采用等离子体光谱方法测试了大别山北麓和华北东南部晚古生代砂泥岩样品的稀土元素含量，结果表明，大别山北麓石炭系样品具微弱的Eu负异常，δEu为0．915，分布曲线基本上呈近似直线或呈左高右低的宽缓的弧型；华北石炭－二叠系样品具明显的Eu负异常，δEu为0．637，分布曲线基本上呈左高右低的宽缓的“V”型，两者的稀土元素地球化学特征存在明显差异，根据稀土元素特征和其他地质资料，认为两者沉积物质的来源具有差异，在晚古生代，两者的物源没有联系，大别山北石炭系沉积的物源主要来自不成熟的上地壳的岛弧体系，反映华北板块南缘的活动大陆边缘性质，淮南矿区晚古生代沉积的物源主要来自北部成熟的上地壳，反映华北板块板内稳定的地台沉积。δ     

鄂尔多斯盆地北部苏里格庙含油气区上古生界层序地层研究

在区域构造变动、岩性组合、沉积相构成、测井曲线特征等研究基础上,利用层序地层学原理,对苏里格庙地区上古生界层序地层进行了研究.将在苏里格庙含油气区上古生界划分出5个层序组,并在晋祠组到石盒子组中划分出14个三级沉积层序,分别发育于陆表海、三角洲、河流3种沉积背景之下.建立层序地层格架,以体系域为单位探讨了层序地层格架内主要含气层段-层序8、9的砂体展布规律.研究表明,以体系域为单位编制的砂体等值线图,更细致地刻画了砂体的展布,砂质储集体的发育和空间展布受控于沉积环境,主要发育在低位体系域中.     

Late Carboniferous–Early Permian Sequence Stratigraphy and Depositional Evolution in the Northeast Ordos Basin, North China

Sequence stratigraphical analysis was applied to the Upper Carboniferous–Lower Permian sedimentary succession of the northeastern Ordos Basin, north China based on data acquired from ten entire logging curves and eight outcrops. The facies framework of the lithostratigraphical unit, the Taiyuan Formation comprises seven facies in two facies associations, varying from fluvio-delta to shelf-barrier islands. The facies are presented within a chronostratigraphical framework, linked by systems tract, which in turn are limited by flooding surfaces and sequence boundaries. Six third-order depositional sequences are recognised, bounded by six type 2 unconformities. An upwards-shallowing epicontinental sea sedimentary model is created, which consists of a sandstone, coal seam and carbonate succession.     

Mineralogy and geochemistry of Late Ordovician phosphate-bearing oolitic ironstones from NW Sardinia, Italy

Summary. ?In the Nurra region, NW Sardinia, oolitic ironstones are interlayered within coarsening upward metasedimentary sequences of siltstone, sandstone, breccia, and conglomerate. A Caradoc-Early Ashgill age is suggested by the analogies with metasediments of Central-Southern Sardinia following the Sardinian tectonic phase. The sequences including oolitic ironstones are overlain by black metapelite of inferred Hirnantian to early Silurian age. The ooids consist of chamosite, siderite or magnetite or, rarely, stilpnomelane. Chamosite ooids consist of up to 30 lamellae and sporadically show clustering of magnetite grains in core and rim, and widespread late replacement by siderite. The alternation of chamosite and Fe-oxide observed in a few samples points to an ooid transport over the crests and hollows of megaripples in a continental shelf at 0–60 m depth, and/or a random displacement of the littoral environments in a rapidly evolving continent-sea transition zone producing an alternation of oxidizing and reducing conditions. Black phosphate clasts, including older Fe-ooids, frequently occur. The oolitic ironstones of Nurra are variable mixtures of an Al-Si-Ti rich- detrital component and a Fe-rich chemical component. The abundance of chamosite and siderite explains the high values of LOI and the high Fe_tot, Fe²⁺ and Al contents and the low Si amounts in comparison with other Phanerozoic oolitic ironstones. The detrital elements are Al, Si, Ti, Mg, Zr, Th. Chemical precipitation processes supplied Fe, Ca, P, Sr, HREE. The chondrite-normalized pattern shows a slight LREE enrichment, a clear negative Eu anomaly, and a flat HREE trend typical of many Ordovician oolitic ironstones. The NASC-normalized pattern has a convex shape, with peaks for Sm, Gd, like in all the pre-Devonian phosphate deposits. The numerous phosphate clasts, pyrite pockets, diffuse organic matter, and lack of glauconite suggest an upward extension of the oxygen minimum layer in a stratified basin, up to a depth of 60 m, and allow the estimation of log fO₂ = − 72 to − 80 and pH = 9.0–9.5. for the underlying pyrite zone (depth > 60 m). Here the pore waters leached Eu²⁺ from the bottom sediments giving the observed negative anomaly of the chondrite-normalized REE pattern.

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Résumé ?Dans la région de la Nurra, Sardaigne nord-ouest, des niveaux ferrugineux oolithiques sont intercalés dans des séquences métasédimentaires composées de silts, grès, brèches et conglomerats. Un age Caradoc-Ashgill inférieur est suggéré par les analogies avec les métasédiments de la Sardaigne centrale-méridionale postérieurs à la phase tectonique Sarde. Les séquences qui contiennent les niveaux ferrugineux oolithiques sont surmontées par des métapélites noires pour lesquelles on suppose un age Hirnantien à Siliurien inférier. Les oolithes sont constituées de chamosite, siderite ou magnétite ou rarement, stilpnomelane. Les oolithes de chamosite peuvent avoir jusq’à 30 enveloppes dans le cortex et sporadiquement elles montrent une concentration de grains de magnétite au centre et sur le bord et un vaste replacement tardif par de la sidérite. L’alternation de enveloppes à chamosite et à oxydes de fer observée dans quelques échantillons indique un transport des oolithes sur la crête et dans la dépression de rides géantes sur une plateforme continentale à 0–60 m de profondeur et/ou bien un déplacement casuel des milieux c?tiers dans une zone de transition entre mer et continent en rapide évolution, ce qui produisait une alternation de conditions oxydantes et réduisantes. On trouve fréquemment des intraclastes noirs de phosphate qui contiennent des oolithes ferrugineuses plus anciennes. Les niveaux oolithiques ferrugineux de la Nurra sont le résultat d’un mélange en proportions variables entre une composante détritique riche en Al, Si,Ti et une composante chimique riche en fer. L’abondance de chamosite et sidérite explique les hautes valeurs de perte au feu et la haute teneur en Fe_tot, Fe²⁺ et Al et la basse teneur en Si en comparaison avec d’autres formations oolithiques ferrugineuses Phanérozo?ques. Les éléments détritiques sont Al, Si, Ti, Mg, Zr, Th. Les processus de précipitation chimique ont fourni Fe, Ca., P, Sr, HREE. Les teneurs de terres rares normalisées aux chondrites montrent un léger enrichissement en LREE, une évidente anomalie négative de Eu, et une disposition en plateau des HREE, qui est tipique de beaucoup de formations oolithiques ferrugineuses Ordoviciennes. Les teneurs normalisées aux NASC forment une courbe convexe avec deux maxima pour Sm et Gd, comme dans tout les dép?ts phosphatés pré-Dévoniens. Les nombreux intraclastes de phosphate, les cavités pleines de pyrite, l’abondance de matière organique et l’absence de glacounie suggèrent une extension vers plus faible profondeurs ( jusq’à 60 m) de la couche d’eau marine ayant la moindre teneur en oxygène dans un bassin stratifié. Pour la zone à pyrite qui est en dessous de la zone oolithique (profondeur > 60 m) on estime les conditions suivantes: log fO₂ = − 72 à− 80 et pH = 9.0–9.5. Les eaux intergranulaires solubilisent et emportent le Eu²⁺ des sediments du fond et donnent l’anomalie négative de Eu pour les teneurs de terres rares normalisées aux chondrites.

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Received February 10, 1999;/revised version accepted June 30, 1999     

Discovery of Kilometer-Scale Uplift and Exhumation Related to the Late Indosinian Movement in the Northern Ordos Basin,North China

The tectonic response of the Ordos Basin to Indosinian movement mainly occurred in the southwestern part of the basin due to the Late Triassic collisional Qinling orogeny to the south.The orogeny resulted in intense uplift and exhumation of the southwestern section of the Ordos Basin,where the upper and middle parts of the Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation were exhumated and the magnitude of exhumation progressively decreased to the northeast(Liu Chiyang et al.,2008).However,little attention has been paid to the influence of Indosinian movement to the northern Ordos Basin.In this study,stratigraphic observations and new apatite fission track(AFT)data are integrated to characterize the effect of Indosinian movement in the northern Ordos Basin.