Lithological Features of Precambrian Gold-Bearing Rocks: Evidence from the Ukrainian Shield

Based on traditional petrochemical and nontraditional mineralogical methods (accessory zircon generation analysis), specific features of the primary composition of strongly metamorphosed rocks from some Early Precambrian Au-bearing rocks of the Ukrainian Shield (US) were studied. The confinement of several gold ore occurrences to primarily sedimentary Late Archean rocks of the Ukrainian Shield has been established and the possibility of their chemogenic origin is considered. The joint analysis of plicative tectonics and metamorphism facies in the study area demonstrated that Au-bearing primarily sedimentary (chemogenic) rocks of the Khashchevatoe–Zaval'ev Formation of the Bug Group (AR₂) are confined to amphibolite-facies domains within tectonic (high-order synform) structures with a significant gold potential.     

Corundum with Inclusions of Extremely Reduced Minerals from Explosive Rocks of the Ukrainian Shield

Doklady Earth Sciences - A study of specific aggregates of corundum from kimberlite and lamproite of the Ukrainian Shield has been carried out. The presence of unusual segregations of oxides,...     

The evolution of the Precambrian Shield of Greenland

The Archaean gneiss block of Greenland is made up of gneisses, amphibolites, anorthositic rocks and minor supracrustals. It contains the oldest crustal rocks yet recorded on earth. The Archaean gneiss block is bordered to the north and to the south by Proterozoic mobile belts. The Nagssugtoqidian and Rinkian mobile belts to the north, differentiated on the basis of differences in the tectonic development, consist mainly of reworked Archaean rocks. Early Proterozoic supracrustal rocks are prominent in the Rinkian mobile belt, where they overlie the Archaean basement. The Ketilidian mobile belt to the south consists mainly of Proterozoic supracrustal rocks and granites. After renewed denudation late Proterozoic supracrustal rocks were deposited in North and South Greenland where they are associated with large amounts of late Proterozoic intrusive rocks.

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Zusammenfassung Das Archaische Kraton Grönlands ist aus Gneisen, Amphiboliten, anorthositischen und untergeordneten Suprakrustal-Gesteinen aufgebaut. Es enthält die ältesten bis jetzt gefundenen krustalen Gesteine. Das Archaische Kraton ist gegen Norden und gegen Süden von Proterozoischen Orogenen begrenzt. Die Nagssugtoqidischen und Rinkischen Orogene gegen Norden, die sich durch ihre verschiedene tektonische Entwicklung unterschieden, bestehen hauptsächlich aus aufgearbeiteten Archaischen Gesteinen. Früh-Proterozoische Suprakrustal-Gesteine spielen eine wichtige Rolle im Rinkischen Orogen, wo sie das Archaische Grundgebirge überlagern. Gegen Süden besteht das Ketilidische Orogen hauptsächlich aus Proterozoischen Suprakrustal-Gesteinen und Graniten. Nach erneuerter Denudation wurden spätproterozoische Suprakrustal-Gesteine in Nord- und Südgrönland abgelagert. Diese sind assoziiert mit bedeutenden Mengen von spätproterozoischen Intrusivgesteinen.

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Résumé Le socle archéen du Groenland est composé principalement de gneiss, d'amphibolites et d'anorthosites avec accessoirement des roches supracrustales. Dans ce socle se trouvent les roches les plus âgées de l'écorce terrestre trouvées jusqu'à présent. Au nord et au sud, le socle archéen est flanqué par des ceintures orogéniques protérozoïques. Au nord on trouve le Nagssugtoqidien et le Rinkien qui ont des styles tectoniques différents, et sont composés principalement de roches archéennes transformées. Dans le Rinkien les roches supracrustales du début du Protérozoique jouent un rôle important; elles y recouvrent les gneiss archéens. Au sud du socle archéen, la ceinture orogénique du Kétilidien est composée principalement de roches supracrustales et de granite protérozoïques. Après une période de dénudation intense, des sédiments et des laves d'âge protérozoïque tardif se sont déposées gans le nord et le sud du Groenland en association avec d'abondantes roches intrusives.

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Precambrian geosynclinal metallogeny of Ukrainian shield

The granites of the Ukrainian shield are secondary; the “shield,” in the first instance, is a segment of a fold belt which extends from the Black Sea, via the Voronezh Arch, to the Kola Peninsula. The metamorphic ungranitized anticlines are narrow folds in which are found iron, copper, zirconium and precious metals. Iron, titanium, copper, graphite and mica deposits are found in the folds of granitized gneisses, migmatites, anatektites and granites. The crystalline metal ores are associated with metamorphosed elastics and evaporites; the titanium, copper, cobalt, gold, vanadium, mercury, chromium and nickel deposits – associated with sedimentary volcanics and evaporites. The high-grade metamorphics Contained the deposits of titanium, iron, calcium, magnesium, copper, vanadiuta, lead and zinc. The chromites and nickel silicates are associated with the intrusives. In short, metamorphic history and mineralogy exercised a direct control over the size and grade of ore deposits.     

沉积岩中残留有机质的拉曼光谱特征

对沉积岩中残留的无烟煤、固体沥青和石墨3种有机质的拉曼光谱进行了测定,结果表明三者的拉曼光谱均具有明显的特征,石墨的拉曼光谱峰强而锋利,其2个一级峰之间的距离最小且变化不大,说明其演化程度比较高,有的甚至达到了结晶石墨的程度;无烟煤的拉曼光谱一级峰的强度比较弱,半高宽值也比较大,二级峰不明显;固体沥青的拉曼光谱峰形与无烟煤相似,不过其峰的半高宽比较窄,二级峰也比无烟煤要明显得多.另外,除了变质程度比较高的石墨外,其他2种有机质2个一级峰之间的距离均随着样品深度的增大而变小.     

海相烃源岩有机质丰度的影响因素

影响海相烃源岩有机质丰度的因素主要为有机质来源、生物生产率以及沉积环境,其次是矿物岩石作用和沉积速率,其他因素还包括微量元素、物理化学作用、保存条件和演化程度等。以甲藻、颗石藻等浮游藻类为有机质来源的海相烃源岩有机质丰度往往很高,TOC一般大于1%。在高生物生产率海洋区域,海相有机质具有很高的富集程度。海相烃源岩大多形成于弱碱性水、咸水以及弱水动力的还原环境。     

海相生烃碎屑岩的沉积环境及有机质的分布

湖相与海相生烃岩的沉积环境不完全相同。文章根据国内外有关海相生烃岩沉积环境的资料，探讨了富含有机质泥岩的沉积模式。古海洋学、地层层系及浮游有孔虫的研究成果表明环北大平洋地区生烃岩出现的层位及沉积时的古气候有相似性。笔者还应用层序地层学及有机地化资料，讨论了有机质的分布及其控制因素。     

Carbon and Oxygen Isotopic Compositions of Carbonates from Precambrian Apatite-Bearing Carbonate Rocks of the Aldan Shield

Geostructural setting, as well as mineral and isotopic compositions, of separate apatite deposits and occurrences in the Aldan Shield composed of Precambrian metasedimentary apatite–carbonate rocks are considered. In terms of carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions, they differ from other carbonate rocks of the Aldan Shield, including carbonatites and Ca–Mg metasomatites, and resemble Phanerozoic and Precambrian metasedimentary carbonates. They formed in oxidizing conditions. The contribution of evaporite processes at different stages of their formation is supported by the carbonate enrichment in ¹³C and the presence of sulfates. It was established that apatite–carbonate rocks represent the product of complex alternation of sedimentary processes at different values of salinity in the basins occasionally characterized by the decomposition of older sediments under subaerial conditions.     

碳酸盐岩中不同赋存状态有机质地球化学特征对比及对成烃的贡献

碳酸盐沉积物特殊的成岩机理和过程决定了有机质的复杂赋存状态,在碳酸盐岩中,除分散有机质外,还存在包裹体有机质。在包裹体有机质的提取过程中,当用6%(质量分数)的盐酸酸解碳酸盐矿物时,又将包裹体中的一部分有机质分离出(部分呈悬浮状态),本文定义为酸溶有机质I。对这三部分可溶有机质的含量、红外光谱、GC、GC-MS等分析表明它们的特征是不同的,并且分散有机质和包裹有机质在不同演化阶段对成烃的贡献不同。这为评价碳酸盐岩生烃潜力以及研究碳酸盐岩生烃机制和过程奠定了基础。     

Spatial Variation in the Optical Properties of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in Lakes on the Canadian Precambrian Shield and Links to Watershed Characteristics

In the present study, we explored the use of various optical parameters to detect differences in the composition of the dissolved organic matter (DOM) in a set of lakes that are all located on the Canadian Precambrian Shield, but within which Cu and Ni speciation predictions were previously shown to diverge from measured values in some lakes but not in others. Water samples were collected with in situ diffusion samplers in 2007 (N = 18 lakes) and 2008 (N = 8 lakes). Significant differences in DOM quality were identified between the sampling regions (Rouyn-Noranda, Québec and Sudbury, Ontario) and among lakes, based on dissolved organic carbon concentrations ([DOC]), specific UV absorbance (SUVA₂₅₄), fluorescence indices (FI), and excitation–emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence measurements. Parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) of the EEM spectra revealed four components, two of which (C3, oxidized quinone fluorophore of allochthonous origin, and C4, tryptophan-like protein fluorescence of autochthonous origin) showed the greatest inter-regional variation. The inter-lake differences in DOM quality were consistent with the regional watershed characteristics as determined from satellite imagery (e.g., watershed-to-lake surface area ratios and relative percentages of surface water, rock outcrops vegetative cover and urban development). Source apportionment plots, built upon PARAFAC components ratios calculated for our lakes, were used to discriminate among DOM sources and to compare them to sources identified in the literature. These results have implications for other areas of research, such as quantifying lake-to-lake variations in the influence of organic matter on the speciation of trace elements in natural aquatic environments.     

Geochemical Characteristics of Organic Matter from Maikop Rocks of Eastern Azerbaijan

Based on investigation of more than 170 samples taken from natural outcrops of the Maikop Formation (Oligocene–Lower Miocene) in eastern Azerbaijan, the genetic hydrocarbon potential and the organic matter (OM) maturity of these rocks were estimated. In the study region, sedimentary rocks of this formation were deposited under reductive or weakly oxidative conditions. Possessing a relatively high (1.9%, on the average) content of organic matter of a mixed (continental–marine) OM, these rocks are able to generate both liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons under favorable conditions. Contributions of both the continental and marine components to the total organic carbon (TOC) varied in time and space. The upper and lower subformations of the Maikop Formation differ in the qualitative and quantitative compositions of OM. Oligocene rocks have a relatively lower OM content and are characterized by better oil-generating properties, as compared to lower Miocene rocks.     

植物-土壤有机质转化过程中的碳同位素组成变化

土壤有机质的碳同位素信息反映了上部的植被和气候状况，但植物体在被微生物分解、利用、转变为土壤有机质的过程中会产生碳同位素的分馏。本研究探了高山草甸和典型草原两种不同气候、生态环境条件下，植物转变为土壤有机质过程中的碳同位素组成变化。结果显示：在太白山高海拔地区的4个采样点，表土的δ13Corg值均随深度的增加而逐渐偏正，到距离地表10-15cm左右时，土壤的δ13Corg值基本稳定。经过长期分解稳定以后的土壤有机质的δ13C值要比其源植被约偏正1.65‰-2.27‰左右，平均约偏正1.9‰左右。在内蒙草原样地的4个采样点，亦表现出与太白山相似的变化：土壤样品的δ13Corg值从地表开始，随着深度的增加而逐渐偏正，到约距离地表10cm左右深度后，δ13Corg值逐渐达到稳定，在距地表10-16cm间基本稳定不变。在该深度土壤的δ13Corg值比它上面生长的植物的δ13C值要分别偏正1.3‰、1.4‰、1.4‰、1.2‰，4块样地平均偏正约1.3‰左右。本研究表明，在运用土壤有机碳同位素反淀古植被和古气候变化时，应考虑到不同气候、生态环境中植物转化为有机质过程中的碳同位素分馏影响。     

漠河盆地北部中侏罗统烃源岩有机质评价

通过漠河盆地北部油气地质调查,圈出了与油气形成密切相关的烃源岩层（含炭泥岩）的分布范围,为下一步寻找油气资源提供了靶区。研究表明：漠河盆地烃源岩类型为黑色泥岩,烃源岩w（TOC）为0.20%~30.30%。圈出26处烃源岩区,面积134.69 km²。烃源岩样品的最高热解温度（T_max）平均值为442℃,烃源岩演化处于成熟-过成熟阶段。漠河盆地西北部的成烃地质条件：中侏罗统沉积岩系为油气储藏提供了良好的空间和气源;中生代岩浆活动及韧性剪切作用为烃源岩成气作用提供了良好的温度条件;张性断裂、裂隙和碎裂岩化构造为油气运移和储存提供了运移通道和储存空间。     

碳酸盐烃源岩有机质分布与排烃特征

通过碳酸盐岩地层中的纯碳酸盐岩、缝合线缝隙物和泥质条带有机质含量和残留烃量分析表明,碳酸盐岩地层中不同的组成部分之间有机质的分布是不均匀的,其中缝合线缝隙物和泥质条带具有高的TOC值和较低的S1/ TOC 值,而纯碳酸盐岩TOC值则很低,但其S1/ TOC 却很高。这说明缝合线缝隙物和泥质条带发生了明显的排烃作用,而纯碳酸盐岩排烃作用不明显。因此可以认为高有机质丰度的缝合线缝隙物和泥质条带是碳酸盐岩地层烃源的主要贡献者。压溶作用对碳酸盐岩的排烃起重要作用。     

碳酸盐烃源岩有机质分布与排烃特征

通过碳酸盐岩地层中的纯碳酸盐岩、缝合线缝隙物和泥质条带有机质含量和残留烃量分析表明,碳酸盐岩地层中不同的组成部分之间有机质的分布是不均匀的,其中缝合线缝隙物和泥质条带具有高的 Ｔ Ｏ Ｃ 值和较低的 Ｓ１／ Ｔ Ｏ Ｃ 值,而纯碳酸盐岩 Ｔ Ｏ Ｃ 值则很低,但其 Ｓ１／ Ｔ Ｏ Ｃ 却很高。这说明缝合线缝隙物和泥质条带发生了明显的排烃作用,而纯碳酸盐岩排烃作用不明显。因此可以认为高有机质丰度的缝合线缝隙物和泥质条带是碳酸盐岩地层烃源的主要贡献者。压溶作用对碳酸盐岩的排烃起重要作用。     

Isotopic-Geochemical Features of Zircon and Its Significance for Reconstructing the Geological History of Paleoarchean Granulites in the Ukrainian Shield

This paper presents the results of a complex study (morphology of grains, internal texture in cathodoluminescence and backscattered electrons, microprobe analysis, Lu–Hf data) of five groups (generations) of zircon crystals differing in age and separated from the same granulite sample pertaining to the Bug River Complex of the Ukrainian Shield. The data show that the oldest zircon crystals of the first group (3.74 Ga in age) are xenogenic and initially crystallized from a granitic melt; zircon of the second group (3.66 Ga) formed from a mafic melt contaminated by felsic country rocks. The third group (3.59 Ga) is represented by zircons that formed about 100 Ma later than the second group under conditions of granulite-facies metamorphism and with the participation of fluid-saturated anatectic melt. Two Paleoproterozoic zircon groups (~2.5 and 2.1 Ga) also formed under granulite-facies conditions; to a certain extent, their structure and composition were controlled by fluid. The geochemistry of all zircon generations provides evidence for their crystallization in the continental crust, but from the sources differing in the contribution of mantle-derived material and in oxygen fugacity.     

有机质供给和保存在烃源岩形成中的控制作用

烃源岩形成研究一直集中于海相盆地的“生产力模式”和“保存模式”之争, 湖相盆地研究较少.利用二连盆地烃源岩有机碳、碳酸盐碳同位素、热解参数、还原硫等地球化学分析数据, 表征了湖盆古生产力和陆源有机质输入, 研究了有机质供给和保存在烃源岩形成中的控制作用, 发现不同的湖盆中有机质供给和保存对烃源岩形成的控制作用明显不同.有机质供给量大的湖盆原始有机质含量高, 烃源岩形成主要受有机质供给控制, 受有机质保存条件影响小, 即使在含氧的水底也会有部分有机质来不及氧化而富集形成烃源岩; 有机质供给量小的湖盆原始有机质含量低, 氧化环境中大部分有机质被降解难以形成烃源岩, 只有还原环境下有机质才能得到较好的保存, 有机质保存是控制烃源岩形成的主要因素.      

Mesoarchean Silicic Volcanics in the Kursk Block of the Voronezh Crystalline Massif: Composition,Age, and Correlations with the Ukrainian Shield

Doklady Earth Sciences - Metarhyiolites are found along with metapelites and metabasites in sedimentary–volcanic sections of Archean greenstone belts of the Kursk block of the Eastern...