The Age of Transformation of Rare-Metal Alkaline Granites of the Katugin Massif (Aldan Shield)

The U–Pb (ID TIMS) geochronological studies of single zircon grains and their fragments have made it possible to establish that rare-metal alkaline granites of the Katugin massif (2055 ± 7?2066 ± 6 Ma) underwent high-temperature transformations at age levels of ~1921 ± 5 and 1876 ± 7 Ma.     

High-Potassium Volcanism Approximately 640 Ma in the Southwestern Siberian Platform (Biryusa Uplift,Sayan Region)

Doklady Earth Sciences - On the basis of petrographic and mineralogical studies, we have established the presence of clastic rocks with a strong predominance of K-feldspar among the rock-forming...     

The Late Paleozoic fold-thrust structure of the Tunka bald mountains, East Sayan (southern framing of the Siberian Platform)

According to the new geological, geochronological, and structural data, the Tunka bald mountains (East Sayan) have a nappe structure, which formed in the Late Carboniferous–Early Permian. The deformations have been dated by the ⁴⁰Ar–³⁹Ar method on the basis of syntectonic micas and amphiboles, whose structural and spatial positions have been determined in oriented thin sections. The geometrical analysis of macro- and microstructures has revealed three development stages of the structures, which followed one another in progressive deformation. The first (thrust-fault) stage (316–310 Ma) comprised a group of N-verging thrust sheets. In the second (fold deformation) stage (305–303 Ma), they were folded. The third (strike-slip fault) stage (286 Ma) comprised high-angle shears, along which V-shaped blocks were squeezed westward from the most compressed areas. All the structures developed under near-N–S-trending compression. The thrusting in the Tunka bald mountains was coeval with the major shear structures in the eastern Central Asian Fold Belt (Main Sayan Fault, Kurai, Northeastern, and Irtysh crumpled zones, etc.). Also, it was simultaneous with the formation of continental-margin calc-alkalic and shoshonite series (305–278 Ma) as well as that of the alkali and alkali-feldspar syenites and granites (281–278 Ma) of the Tarim mantle plume in the Angara–Vitim pluton, located near and east of the studied region. Thus, the simultaneous development of the Late Paleozoic structures, active-margin structures, and plume magmatism in southern Siberia might have resulted from the global geodynamic events caused by the interaction between the tectonic plates which formed the Central Asian Fold Belt.     

西南天山东段基性火山岩地质及地球化学特征

西南天山东段色日克牙依拉克一带的基性火山岩主要为致密块状玄武岩、枕状玄武岩,与硅质岩、粉砂岩互层,沿走向火山岩不稳定,常相变为硅质岩、粉砂岩,其中枕状玄武岩枕状构造发育。玄武岩主量元素、稀土及微量元素特征与N-MORB玄武岩相似,综合判断该玄武岩应形成于N-MORB环境。根据放射虫鉴定、枕状玄武岩~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar同位素测年,结合前人在邻区的研究成果,确定火山岩形成年代应为早石炭世。据此可以确定南天山古洋在早石炭世仍存在并处于扩张阶段,晚古生代南天山洋盆最终闭合时限应在早石炭世之后。     

Age and Melt Sources of Ultramafic Dykes and Rocks of the Bolshetagninskii Alkaline Carbonatite Massif (Urik-Iya Graben,SW Margin of the Siberian Craton)

Doklady Earth Sciences - The age of rocks of the Bolshetagninskii ijolite–syenite–carbonatite massif and ultramafic dykes within the Urik-Iya Graben in the southwestern part of the...     

Manifestation of Late Devonian Post-Accretionary Magmatism on the Eastern Slope of the Northern Urals: New Data on the Age and Geochemistry

Doklady Earth Sciences - A study of the geochemical features and isotopic (Sm‒Nd and U‒Pb) age of dolerites of the Ivdel complex on the eastern slope of the Northern Urals within the...     

Stronadelphite from Alkaline Rocks of the Konder Massif (Khabarovsk Krai)

Geology of Ore Deposits - This paper presents the characteristics of stronadelphite Sr5(PO4)3F, identified in the eudialyte–aegirine–albite rocks of the Konder alkaline–ultrabasic...     

Late Precambrian Metamorphic Complexes of the Ulutau Massif (Central Kazakhstan): Age,Composition, and Formation Settings of Protoliths

Geotectonics - This work presents the results of a study of metamorphic rocks of the Bekturgan and Balazhezdy groups of the Precambrian Ulutau massif (Central Kazakhstan), which have been...     

Composition,sources, and mechanisms of origin of rare-metal granitoids in the Late Paleozoic Eastern Sayan zone of alkaline magmatism: A case study of the Ulaan Tolgoi massif

The Ulaan Tolgoi massif of rare-metal (Ta, Nb, and Zr) granites was formed at approximately 300Ma in the Eastern Sayan zone of rare-metal alkaline magmatism. The massif consists of alkaline salic rocks of various composition (listed in chronologic order of their emplacement): alkaline syenite → alkaline syenite pegmatite → pantellerite → alkaline granite, including ore-bearing alkaline granite, whose Ta and Nb concentrations reach significant values. The evolution of the massif ended with the emplacement of trachybasaltic andesite. The rocks of the massif show systematic enrichment in incompatible elements in the final differentiation products of the alkaline salic magmas. The differentiation processes during the early evolution of the massif occurred in an open system, with influx of melts that contained various proportions of incompatible elements. The magma system was closed during the origin of the ore-bearing granites. Rare-metal granitoids in the Eastern Sayan zone were produced by magmas formed by interaction between mantle melts (which formed the mafic dikes) with crustal material. The mantle melts likely affected the lower parts of the crust and either induced its melting, with later mixing the anatectic and mantle magmas, or assimilated crustal material and generated melts with crustal–mantle characteristics. The origin of the Eastern Sayan zone of rare-metal alkaline magmatism was related to rifting, which was triggered by interaction between the Tarim and Barguzin mantle plumes. The Eastern Sayan zone was formed in the marginal part of the Barguzin magmatic province, and rare-metal magmas in it were likely generated in relation with the activity of the Barguzin plume.     

The First Find of Oxyborates in Rocks of the Norilsk-1 Intrusion (Northwestern Siberian Platform)

Doklady Earth Sciences - In the taxitic gabbro-dolerites of the upper contact zone of the Norilsk-1 intrusion, five boron minerals were found: kotoite Mg3(BO3)2, suanite Mg2B2O5, warwickite...     

Volcanic Rocks and Granitoids from Cape Svyatoy Nos (Eastern Arctic): Their Age,Composition, and Paleotectonic Reconstructions

Doklady Earth Sciences - For the first time, geochemical and geochronological (U–Pb SIMS, zircon) data are obtained for volcanic rocks and tuffs of the volcanic–sedimentary sequence and...     

Evidences for Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basaltic Magmatism in Southwestern Cameroon and Implications for Correlations between the Gulf of Guinea in Africa and Northeast Brazil

正Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic basaltic dikes were recently identified in Southwestern Cameroon in a ca.200km corridor of NE-SW trend that includes the Cameroon Line and corresponds,in a prebreak-up reconstitution of     

东天山平台山复式岩体岩石成因及其对晚古生代洋脊俯冲的启示

为深入了解东天山晚古生代时期的构造演化,对东天山卡拉塔格地区平台山岩体开展了系统的野外调查,并进行了锆石U-Pb年代学和地球化学研究.平台山岩体是由辉长岩、辉绿岩、角闪辉长岩和石英闪长岩组成的复式岩体.其中辉长岩和石英闪长岩的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄分别为284.7±2.8 Ma和270.0±3.4 Ma.辉长岩、辉绿岩和角闪辉长岩的SiO₂为44.17%～50.14%,Fe₂O₃^T为7.63%～12.75%,MgO介于2.79%～16.80%,全碱含量低且变化大(K₂O+Na₂O=1.79%～6.36%),Mg^#值变化大(41～73),富集Rb、Ba、Sr、U和Pb,亏损Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf和Ti等高场强元素,与岛弧岩浆岩特征一致.石英闪长岩具有髙硅(SiO₂=61.15%～64.62%)、富碱(K₂O+Na₂O=8.50%～9.34%),富集Rb、Ba和...     

Age, composition of rocks, and geological setting of the Snezhnoe beryllium deposit: Substantiation of the Late Paleozoic East Sayan rare-metal zone, Russia

The Snezhnoe phenakite-beryl deposit is one of the highest-grade deposits in the Altai-Sayan beryllium province. This deposit is spatially associated with the alkali granite of the Ognit Complex and localized in the apical part of the granitic pluton. The trace element composition of granite, as well as of Be and Ta-Nb ores was studied. The Rb-Sr age of Be mineralization estimated at 305 Ma is consistent with the time of formation of numerous rare-metal alkali granitic plutons in the Eastern Sayan and the eastern Tuva. The region of these granitic plutons is outlined as the Late Paleozoic East Sayan rare-metal metallogenic zone specialized for Nb, Ta, Be, Li, Zr, Th, and REE mineralization. The East Sayan zone is localized in the marginal part of the Barguzin igneous province and is similar to the marginal zone of this province in composition of igneous associations and metallogenic specialization. The formation of the Barguzin igneous province and the East Sayan metallogenic zone is related to the evolution of the Late Carboniferous-Early Permian mantle plume.     

新疆东天山多头山铁-铜矿区花岗岩类的年代学、地球化学、岩石成因及意义

多头山矿床是东天山阿奇山?雅满苏成矿带铁铜矿床的典型代表,矿床成因与区内岩浆岩有紧密联系。矿区出露的侵入岩主要有花岗斑岩、二长花岗岩、钾长花岗岩及英安玢岩。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学研究获得花岗斑岩、二长花岗岩及英安玢岩的年龄分别为316.3±8.1 Ma、318.3±3.0 Ma和197.2±3.5 Ma。花岗斑岩A/CNK介于0.82~1.01之间,显示偏铝质特征,为Ⅰ型花岗岩;同时样品富集大离子亲石元素Th、U、Pb,亏损高场强元素Nb、Ta、Ti,显示弧岩浆特征。钠质蚀变导致了花岗斑岩显示出富Na、贫K、Rb、Ca、Sr的特征。钠化花岗斑岩Nb/Ta为12.4~16.0,具有较高的ε_(Nd)(t)(5.76~6.24)值和较低的I_(Sr)值(0.70353~0.70532),与安第斯中生代岩基地球化学特征相似,结合样品中出现古老锆石的捕掳晶,表明其源区为新生的下地壳,混合有少量幔源物质,并伴随有地壳混染。二长花岗岩与钠化花岗斑岩具有相近的形成年龄和相似的地球化学特征,如Nb/Ta比值(14.2),亏损高场强元素、富集大离子亲石元素,同为准铝质(A/CNK=0.97)弧岩浆,暗示它们可能具有相似的源区。而早侏罗世的英安玢岩具有高Sr(552×10~(-6))含量和较高的Sr/Y(73.6)比值,显示出钙碱性埃达克岩的特征,同时样品具有较高的K_2O(3.27%)含量、Mg~#指数(55),表明其来源于拆沉下地壳的熔融并混有少量幔源岩浆。综合区域研究资料、年代学、地球化学及同位素特征,我们认为多头山所在的阿奇山?雅满苏成矿带可能是晚古生代洋壳向南俯冲至中天山地块之下形成的大陆边缘弧。     

The main reasons for the compositional evolution of the Early Paleozoic granitoids of the Eastern Sayan: Evidence from the Munku-Sardyk massif

This paper addresses the reasons for the evolution and genesis of the Early Paleozoic granitoids of the Munku-Sardyk Range, Eastern Sayan. It was established that the massif consists of three phases representing derivatives of mantle and crustal magmas. The major part of the massif is made up of mantle-derived granitoids, which are chemically similar to the exotic NEB-adakite association.The crustal granitoids of pluton were formed under the influence of the thermal field of primary magmas. The protoliths of these granitoids were presumably the metamorphic rocks of the Slyudyanka Group. In terms of geochemistry, they are ascribed to calc-alkaline rocks but bear some signatures of anorogenic granitoids.It was shown that the compositional variations of the granitoids were controlled by many factors, the most important of which are the compositions of primary magmas and their contaminant. The geochemical characteristics and mineral compositions of the granitoids distinctly reflect interaction with the host metamorphic sequences. Carbonate rocks played an important role in this process, causing an increase in the alkalinity and basicity of granitoid magmas. The abundance of carbonate rocks in the region was probably the main reason for the broad variations of alkalinity in coeval granitoids.Using the obtained data, a genetic model was proposed to explain all stages of the formation of the massif and compositional evolution of its rocks.     

Tetrad effect in rare earth element distribution patterns: Evidence from the Paleozoic granitoids of the Oka zone,Eastern Sayan

The tetrad effect is a systematic change in REE properties, which is expressed as a split of a normalized REE pattern into four rounded segments (tetrads) and caused by the formation of complex compounds. It was identified in the granitoids of the Oka zone of the Eastern Sayan by ICP determination of REE contents. The granitoids have a high F content, a prominent negative Eu anomaly, and a low K/Rb ratio. An increase in the tetrad effect in the granitoids correlates with increasing Nb/Zr, Y/Ho, and Rb/Sr ratios and SiO₂ contents and decreasing Zr/Hf, Ce/Pb, La/Sm, and La/Ta ratios and the contents of Fe₂O₃ and Na₂O. In terms of correlation of the tetrad effect with the Y/Ho, Zr/Hf, and K/Rb ratios, the Li-F and alkali rare metal granitoids of the Oka zone are correlated with, respectively, the granitoids of the northern and northwestern part of the Bohemian Massif, eastern Germany, and the Baerzhe Massif, northeastern China.     

Factors Controlling Organic Matter Enrichment in Alkaline Lacustrine Source Rocks: A Case Study of the Late Paleozoic Fengcheng Formation in the Junggar Basin, NW China

The late Paleozoic Fengcheng Formation shale (LPF shale) in the Junggar Basin, NW China, is the oldest alkaline source rock discovered in the world, providing a unique perspective with which to explore organic matter (OM) enrichment in alkaline lake environments. Combined with the organic carbon isotope profile and paleoenvironmental proxies, this study reveals that the LPF shale was deposited in an arid climate with high salinity and a strong reducing environment, accompanied by frequent volcanic activity. High TOC values are concentrated in two intervals with frequent fluctuations in OM types. A negative excursion due to changes in sedimentary OM source is found in the δ13Corg profile. The excursion corresponds to the OM enrichment interval and is accompanied by abnormally high values of Sr/Ba and Sr/Cu. This implies that the extreme arid climate has led to high salinity, resulting in strong reducibility and changes in paleontological assemblages, which in turn controlled the differential enrichment of OM. The Fengcheng Fm. high-quality source rocks are the result of the combined action of climatic events, volcanism, high-salinity water environment and superior hydrocarbon-generating organisms. The results provide new insights into the formation conditions of terrestrial alkaline high-quality source rocks and the factors controlling alkaline OM enrichment.     

Lower Paleozoic Deposits in the Transition Zone between the Carbonate Platform and Black Shale Basin (Eastern Taimyr)

Lithology and Mineral Resources - Sedimentological features of the Upper Cambrian–Middle Ordovician rocks exposed in eastern Taimyr in the Faddey Gulf area are discussed. The studied sections...