内蒙古大青山地区早前寒武纪变质岩的锆石Hf同位素组成和稀土模式

本文报道了内蒙古大青山地区早前寒武纪变质岩石的锆石Hf同位素和稀土组成。两个古元古代晚期（1.9～2.1 Ga）变质碎屑沉积岩样品中碎屑锆石的(n(176Hf)/n(177Hf))c、tDM1(Hf)和tDM2(Hf)分别为0.281079～0.281502、2548～3000 Ma、2612～3153 Ma和0.280916～0.281451、2533～2717 Ma、2600～3404 Ma; 一个古元古代早期（2.37 Ga）变质辉长岩样品中岩浆锆石的εHf(t)和tDM1(Hf)分别为1.50～6.68和2449～2647 Ma,表明大青山及邻区在新太古代晚期—古元古代早期存在强烈的构造岩浆热事件,既有地幔添加又有壳内再循环作用。三个样品的边部变质锆石εHf(t)、tDM1(Hf)和tDM2(Hf)分别为-9.49～3.91、2201～2686 Ma、2285～2887 Ma;-7.29～-2.42、2350～2540 Ma、2499～2740 Ma和-5.46～-0.53、2319～2507 Ma、2443～2687 Ma,Th/U比值普遍小于01。与核部锆石相比,边部变质锆石tDM2(Hf)变小,Th/U比值和稀土含量降低,但稀土模式十分类似。研究表明,变质锆石增生边的形成及其Hf同位素、稀土和U—Th组成受核部锆石和变质作用的双重制约。变质增生边的形成至少部分与核部锆石溶解以后的再结晶有关,变质流体起了重要作用。     

北苏鲁威海地区伟晶岩的形成过程及其与超高压岩石深熔作用的成因关系

在北苏鲁超高压变质带的威海地区,普遍发育与含黑云母正片麻岩深熔作用存在密切成因关系的伟晶岩,它们主要以规模不一的脉体、无根不规则的透镜体赋存于超高压的含黑云母正片麻岩中.锆石中矿物包体的激光拉曼鉴定、锆石阴极发光图像分析、不同性质锆石微区U-Pb定年以及锆石原位微量元素和Lu-Hf同位素测试等综合研究结果表明,伟晶岩 (WH19) 中的锆石成因相对复杂,可划分为两种类型:第一类具有强发光效应 (白色) 的继承性岩浆结晶锆石的核 (Ic)、强发光效应 (灰白色) 新生岩浆结晶锆石的幔 (m) 和相对弱发光效应 (黑色) 的岩浆结晶锆石的边 (r);第二类具有强发光效应 (灰白色) 新生岩浆结晶锆石的核 (c) 和相对弱发光效应 (黑色) 的岩浆结晶锆石的边 (r).其中继承性岩浆结晶锆石核部 (Ic) 的矿物包体为Qtz + Kfs + Pl + Ap,与围岩含黑云母正片麻岩的基质矿物组合十分相似.继承性岩浆结晶锆石核部 (Ic) 记录的~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄为769～228 Ma, 所组成的不一致线的上交点年龄为788±21 Ma,下交点年龄为225±20 Ma,这两组年龄分别与围岩含黑云母正片麻岩的原岩形成时代和超高压变质时代完全一致,表明该类继承性岩浆锆石来源于围岩含黑云母正片麻岩.新生岩浆结晶锆石的核部 (c) 和幔部 (m) 的矿物包体为Qtz + Kfs + Ap,与伟晶岩的基质矿物组合相似,记录的~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄为223～217 Ma, 谐和年龄为219.5±1.4 Ma,应代表伟晶质岩浆的形成年龄或新生岩浆的初始结晶年龄.这组年龄比含黑云母正片麻岩的超高压年龄偏新,表明深熔作用应滞后于苏鲁地体超高压变质时代,更有可能发生于构造折返麻粒岩相升温减压退变质阶段.新生岩浆结晶锆石的边部 (r) 矿物包体相对较少,记录的~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄为217～211 Ma, 谐和年龄为214.6±1.7 Ma,应代表伟晶质岩浆结晶结束的时代.继承性岩浆结晶锆石 (Ic) 的176Lu/177Hf = 0.00031～0.00360,~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf(t) = 0.282051 ～0.282348,εHf(t) = -8.3～2.4,T_(DM2) = 1.43～2.02 Ga,与围岩含黑云母正片麻岩中岩浆结晶锆石的Lu-Hf同位素特征完全一致,这进一步充分证明了新元古代含黑云母正片麻岩是深熔作用形成的伟晶质岩浆的母岩.麻粒岩相退变质阶段形成的新的岩浆结晶锆石的核部 (c) 和幔部 (m) 与继承性岩浆结晶锆石的Hf同位素特征存在明显差异,176Lu/177Hf = 0.00031～0.00099,~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf(t) = 0.282175～0.282225,εHf(t) = -16.7～-14.9,T_(DM2) = 1.91～2.0 Ga,表明在麻粒岩相退变质阶段,围岩含黑云母花岗岩的深熔作用是在开放体系条件下进行的.与新生岩浆结晶锆石核部 (c) 和幔部 (m) 对比,新生岩浆结晶锆石的边部 (r) 具有偏低的~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf(t)、εHf(t) 和更加离散的176Lu/177Hf(t) 值,176Lu/177Hf(t) = 0.00059～0.00288,~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf(t) = 0.282110～0.282168,εHf(t) = -20.6～-17.3,T_(DM2) = 2.03～2.21 Ma,表明伟晶质岩浆在临近结晶结束时仍然处在一个相对开放的体系条件.     

鲁西新泰孟家屯2.7Ga变质沉积岩与黑云斜长片麻岩锆石Hf同位素特征

对出露于山东新泰孟家屯2.7Ga的孟家屯岩组中石榴石石英岩(M08)、含十字石石榴石黑云母石英片岩(D242-Y2)和黑云斜长片麻岩(M03)(TTG质片麻岩)进行锆石Lu-Hf同位素分析。石榴石石英岩锆石核部176Lu/177Hf、176Hf/177Hf变化范围为0.001730～0.002546、0.281249～0.281360,锆石变质边部176Lu/177Hf、176Hf/177Hf变化范围为0.000123～0.002070、0.281241～0.281318;含十字石石榴石黑云母石英片岩锆石核部176Lu/177Hf、176Hf/177Hf变化范围为0.001334～0.002169、0.281226～0.281324,锆石变质边部176Lu/177Hf、176Hf/177Hf变化范围为0.000445～0.001375、0.281227～0.281309;黑云斜长片麻岩锆石176Lu/177Hf、176Hf/177Hf变化范围为0.000315～0.000847、0.281186～0.281265。孟家屯岩组石榴石英岩、含十字石石榴石黑去母石英片岩中碎屑(岩浆)锆石和黑云斜长片麻岩中岩浆锆石的εHf(t)分别为3.75～7.26、2.31～7.26和3.21～6.27,同时TDM1与其U-Pb年龄非常接近,表明它们起源于新生地壳的部分熔融。结合区域研究资料认为,2.7Ga是鲁西重要的一期构造岩浆热事件,也可能是华北克拉通重要的构造岩浆活动时期。变质沉积岩中许多变质增生锆石相对于核部岩浆锆石低176Lu/177Hf、高176Hf/177Hf,显示变质作用过程中石榴石的存在对锆石的Lu-Hf同位素体系有很大影响。     

大别地体超高压变质岩石锆石Lu-Hf同位素研究

对大别山南部超高压变质带双河和黄镇地区的榴辉岩、片麻岩和硬玉石英岩中变质锆石进行了原位LA-MC-ICP- MS的Lu-Hf同位素分析。双河和黄镇的榴辉岩及双河的硬玉石英岩有低~(176)Lu/~(177)Hf和低~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf组成,两地的片麻岩有高~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf比和高且分散的~(176)Lu/~(177)Hf组成。锆石Hf同位素分布主要受变质原岩的形成时代控制,增生锆石基本上继承了原岩锆石的Hf同位素特征,既有增生锆石相对有低~(176)Lu/~(177)Hf和高~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf、继承重结晶锆石相对有高~(176)Lu/~(177)Hf和低~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf的特征,也有二者相互重叠没有区别的,它主要受原岩性质和变质过程中锆石遭受的溶蚀程度控制。增生锆石的低Lu/Hf是锆石在变质过程中Lu含量下降和Hf含量增高造成的,增生锆石的高~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf继承自岩石中其它高Lu/Hf比矿物的长期演化。继承锆石的初始Hf同位素组成ε_(Hf)值和亏损地幔模式年龄T_(DM)示踪表明,各超高压变质原岩的时代和成因是复杂的:双河榴辉岩原岩物质源自25亿年的亏损地幔和至少27亿年以上的古老晚太古地壳混合。双河片麻岩原岩年龄相同,但有不同的壳幔混合物源。黄镇榴辉岩原岩主要源于亏损幔源岩浆形成的初生地壳的重循环,很少的地壳混染。黄镇片麻岩和榴辉岩的物源区年龄相同。两地片麻岩原岩物源主要来自弱亏损地幔,存在古老地壳物质和地幔物质的混合。大别地区超高压变质岩锆石的Lu-Hf同位素特征主要反映了7～8亿年和18～19亿年时扬子克拉通北缘地区的岩浆活动特点和大地构造环境。     

北苏鲁变辉长岩锆石U-Pb年龄和Lu-Hf同位素组成及其对源区的指示

在北苏鲁经历超高压变质的花岗片麻岩中零星分布着一些变质表壳岩包体或者残片,通常称之为荆山群。北苏鲁荆山群的年代学特征以及构造亲缘性仍不清楚。本文报道了威海市郊和海阳所附近的荆山群露头,有脉状变质辉长岩侵入到荆山群岩系中。对上述两处变质辉长岩中锆石的阴极发光照片、稀土元素配分模式和Th/U比值的综合分析表明,它们均为岩浆锆石,部分岩浆锆石具有弱发光效应和岩浆韵律环带的核部、以及被改造的强发光效应的边部,但未见新生的变质锆石。未被改造的岩浆锆石微区的LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年结果表明,威海市郊变辉长岩(S4-2)的~(207)Pb/~(206)Pb年龄值变化范围是1831~1966 Ma,加权平均年龄为1870±34 Ma(MSWD=0.6);海阳所变辉长岩(H3)中绝大部分锆石的~(207)Pb/~(206)Pb年龄值变化范围是1769~1887 Ma,加权平均年龄为1839±37 Ma(MSWD=0.5),两件样品共同记录了一致的ca.1.85 Ga岩浆事件。另外,海阳所变辉长岩中3颗捕获的岩浆锆石分别测得ca.2.9 Ga、ca.2.3 Ga和ca.2.1 Ga等三组~(207)Pb/~(206)Pb年龄。两件样品ca.1.85 Ga岩浆锆石具有相似的Hf同位素组成,其ε_(Hf)(t)=-6.1~-10.7,t_(DM2)=2.74~2.98 Ga,捕获ca.2.1 Ga和ca.2.9 Ga锆石的ε_(Hf)(t)值和t_(DM2)年龄分别是-1.9和2.7 Ga、-4.8和3.5 Ga。锆石U-Pb年龄、Lu-Hf同位素特征表明,北苏鲁两处变辉长岩记录的岩浆事件与胶北前寒武纪陆壳的多期演化历史一致,变辉长岩及其围岩荆山群可能是源自胶北的外来地质体。     

苏鲁超高压岩石部分熔融时间的准确限定：来自含黑云母花岗岩中锆石U-Pb定年、REE和Lu-Hf同位素的证据

在北苏鲁超高压变质带中,广泛分布强变形的新三叠纪含黑云母花岗岩和伟晶岩脉。锆石中矿物包体激光拉曼测试、阴极发光图像分析、不同性质锆石微区LA-(MC)-ICP-MS和SHRIMP U-Pb定年、REE及Lu-Hf同位素测试等综合研究结果表明,北苏鲁威海地区超高压正片麻岩在构造折返的 (高压)麻粒岩相升温减压阶段,发生部分熔融 (深熔)作用形成了花岗质岩浆,并在临近角闪岩相退变质作用之前结晶结束形成了含黑云母的花岗岩。该类含黑云母花岗岩中的锆石成因复杂,可划分为三类锆石微区。第一类为强发光效应 (白色)继承性岩浆锆石 (微区I),具有典型的岩浆结晶环带,矿物包体为Qtz+Kfs+Ap,记录的²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U年龄为790~782Ma;第二类为新生锆石微区 (微区II),发光强度相对较弱 (灰色-灰白色),也具有较明显的岩浆结晶环带,矿物包体为Qtz+Kfs+Ab+Ap,记录的²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U年龄为222~217Ma,加权平均年龄为219±2Ma,表明苏鲁超高压地体的部分熔融 (深熔)作用发生在新三叠纪,这组年龄比苏鲁地体超高压变质时代 (235~225Ma)明显偏新,指示部分熔融 (深熔)作用的时代要晚于苏鲁地体的超高压变质时代;第三类锆石微区 (微区III)围绕第二类锆石微区分布,发光强度最弱 (黑色),也具有典型的岩浆结晶环带,矿物包体十分少见,为Qtz+Ap,记录的²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U年龄集中于216~209Ma之间,加权平均年龄为214±2Ma,应代表部分熔融 (深熔)而成的岩浆结晶结束的年龄,这组年龄比苏鲁地体构造折返晚期角闪岩相退变质时代(210~200Ma)偏老,表明新生岩浆结晶结束的时间要早于角闪岩相退变质时代。继承性岩浆结晶锆石 (微区I) ¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf(t)=0.281975~0.281984,¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf=0.00196~0.00221,ε_Hf(t)=-11.6~-11.8,相应的t_DM2=2160~2170Ma,与研究区周围新元古代 (795~730Ma)正片麻岩继承性岩浆结晶锆石的Lu-Hf同位素特征十分相似,表明新元古代正片麻岩是新三叠纪部分熔融 (深熔)成因的含黑云母花岗岩的母岩。新三叠纪新生岩浆结晶锆石的核部 (微区II)和边部 (微区III)具有类似的¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf(t)、¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf比值和ε_Hf(t)值,¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf(t)=0.282110~0.282199,¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf=0.00041~0.00183,ε_Hf(t)=-15.8~-19.1,t_DM2=1980~2130Ma,表明新三叠纪由超高压正片麻岩部分熔融而成的岩浆自结晶开始到结束是在一个相对封闭体系条件下完成的。晚期角闪岩相退变质作用对其Lu-Hf同位素体系也未造成破坏。     

北苏鲁超高压变质带中斜长角闪岩的成因

在北苏鲁超高压变质带的威海地区的正片麻岩中,存在大量规模不一的含石榴石斜长角闪岩的透镜体或不规则团块。锆石中矿物包体的激光拉曼测试、阴极发光图像分析、稀土元素和微量元素以及Lu-Hf同位素的LA-(MC)-ICP-MS测试等综合研究结果表明,含石榴石斜长角闪岩 (WH17) 只存在一种成因类型的锆石,即变质锆石。该类锆石自核部到边部均保存了典型的超高压包体矿物组合：柯石英 (Coe)+石榴石 (Grt)+绿辉石 (Omp)+多硅白云母 (Phe)+金红石 (Rt)+磷灰石 (Ap),相应的阴极发光图像自核部到边部十分均匀,具有典型变质锆石的特点。锆石核部和边部的稀土元素含量特征和配分模式也十分相似,主要表现为轻稀土元素相对亏损,而重稀土元素相对平坦,无Eu异常 (Eu/Eu^*=0.94~1.04), 具较明显的正Ce异常 (Ce/Ce^*=83.4~111.0),低的Th/U (<0.02) 和 Lu/Hf (<0.00010) 比值以及极低的 Th (1×10^-6~4×10^-6) 含量。锆石核部到边缘的重稀土元素亏损与石榴石稳定有关,而无Eu异常则与斜长石分解关系密切。上述特征表明,含石榴石斜长角闪岩中的锆石均是在超高压变质阶段形成的变质锆石,而研究样品中继承性岩浆结晶锆石的缺乏,是由于含石榴石斜长角闪岩在原岩形成时Zr的成分明显匮乏所致。SHRIMP U-Pb定年结果表明,含柯石英锆石自核部到边部记录了十分一致的²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U 年龄,变化于 240.2±3.3Ma 到220.2±2.8Ma 之间,加权平均年龄为229.8±2.0Ma, 这组年龄与前人对苏鲁超高压变质带中榴辉岩、正片麻岩、副片麻岩和大理岩等含柯石英锆石微区记录的年龄完全吻合,应代表苏鲁地体超高压变质时代。Lu-Hf同位素研究结果表明,含石榴石斜长角闪岩中变质锆石的Hf同位素特征与苏鲁超高压变质带中榴辉岩的继承性岩浆锆石和变质锆石均存在本质差别,其中¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf=0.00001~0.00003, ¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf (_t)=0.282052~0.282107, 相应的ε_Hf(t)=-21.1~-18.8, 模式年龄t_DM2=2.14~2.24Ga,这些Lu-Hf同位素特征与围岩正片麻岩含柯石英锆石微区的Hf同位素性质十分相似, 充分表明了北苏鲁含石榴石斜长角闪岩在超高压变质阶段形成的变质锆石所必须的Zr和Hf成分不是来自体系本身,而是来源于围岩正片麻岩。     

内蒙古武川西乌兰不浪地区早前寒武纪变质基底锆石SHRIMP定年及Hf同位素组成

本文报道了华北克拉通西部武川西乌兰不浪地区太古宙变质基底的锆石SHRIMP年龄和Hf同位素组成。一个片麻状奥长花岗岩样品的锆石具核边结构,核部岩浆锆石和边部变质锆石的207Pb/206Pb加权平均年龄分别为2692±17Ma和2528±16Ma。对9个样品进行了锆石Hf同位素分析。新太古代早期(2692～2697Ma)片麻状奥长花岗岩(2个样品)的岩浆锆石的εHf(t)、tDM1(Hf)和tDM2(Hf)分别为4.78～8.83、2646～2780Ma和2632～2845Ma;新太古代二辉麻粒岩(2个样品)中的捕获锆石的εHf(t)、tDM1(Hf)和tDM2(Hf)分别为-2.30～8.62、2543～2954Ma和2529～3189Ma;新太古代变质深成岩(4个样品)的岩浆锆石的εHf(t)、tDM1(Hf)和tDM2(Hf)分别为-2.60～8.09、2529～2880Ma和2538～3089Ma;古元古代蓝晶石榴长英质片麻岩(1个样品)的碎屑锆石的εHf(t)、tDM1(Hf)和tDM2(Hf)分别为1.52～6.59、2432～2774Ma和2498～2925Ma。结合前人研究结果,可得出如下结论和认识:1)该区存在新太古代早期片麻状奥长花岗岩,太古宙岩石在新太古代晚期普遍遭受高级变质作用影响;2)新太古代早期为该区地壳形成主要时期,新太古代晚期则主要表现为陆壳物质再循环;3)作为阴山地块的典型代表,固阳-武川地区与华北克拉通东部太古宙基底十分类似,可能表明华北克拉通在新太古代晚期已成为统一的整体。     

柴北缘铁石观榴辉岩锆石U-Pb定年及其地质意义

为查明柴北缘超高压变质带铁石观地区榴辉岩变质时间及流体活动,利用LA-ICP-MS对该区榴辉岩进行了锆石U-Pb定年分析,同时对锆石中包裹体进行了研究。结果表明,榴辉岩中变质锆石~(206)Pb/~(238)U加权平均年龄为426.1±4.9 Ma(MSWD=1.18),与区域上鱼卡、锡铁山、都兰等地榴辉岩变质峰期年龄一致。激光拉曼分析结果显示,包裹体核部矿物为金红石、绿辉石,边部为磷灰石、斜长石,可能为榴辉岩变质峰期捕获的产物。锆石~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf=0.282691~0.282795,~(176)Lu/~(177)Hf=0.000002~0.000228,Hf同位素两阶段亏损地幔模式年龄为769.7~1002.8 Ma,与区域上测得榴辉岩原岩年龄一致。通过搜集区域变质岩年龄数据分析,柴北缘地区超高压变质带年龄可分3期:第1期(470~440 Ma)与洋壳俯冲事件相关,第2期(440~420 Ma)与陆陆俯冲碰撞事件相关,第3期(420~400 Ma)为岩石退变化时期。     

西藏拿若隐爆角砾岩中岩浆岩成因:来自锆石Hf同位素证据

西藏拿若铜(金)矿床是多龙矿集区重要矿床之一,矿体边部存在一岩浆作用的隐爆角砾岩筒。隐爆角砾岩中存在两种岩浆岩:一种是早期花岗闪长斑岩;一种是引起隐爆作用的岩浆热液形成的胶结物。此次工作以两种岩浆岩为对象,研究其锆石的Hf同位素特征。花岗闪长斑岩的锆石~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf值介于0.282789~0.282905之间,176Lu/177Hf值介于0.000406~0.001042之间,ε_(Hf)~(t)值介于3.17~7.24之间,二阶模式年龄(tDM2)为713~978Ma。胶结物锆石的~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf介于0.282777~0.282858之间,~(176)Lu/~(177)Hf值介于0.000441~0.001572之间,ε_(Hf)~(t)值为2.69~5.54,二阶模式年龄(tDM2)为823~1005M。两期岩体的ε_(Hf)~(t)值都是较小的正值,都具有年轻二阶模式年龄。拿若隐爆角砾岩中锆石Hf同位素特征显示,两期岩浆均具有壳幔混源的特征。拿若矿床的形成受控于特提斯洋壳俯冲作用。     

Differential subduction and exhumation of crustal slices in the Sulu HP-UHP metamorphic terrane: insights from mineral inclusions, trace elements, U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotope analyses of zircon in orthogneiss

Based on new evidence the Sulu orogen is divided from south‐east to north‐west into high‐pressure (HP) crustal slice I and ultrahigh‐pressure (UHP) crustal slices II and III. A combined set of mineral inclusions, cathodoluminescence images, U‐Pb SHRIMP dating and in situ trace element and Lu‐Hf isotope analyses was obtained on zircon from orthogneisses of the different slices. Zircon grains typically have three distinct domains that formed during crystallization of the magmatic protolith, HP or UHP metamorphism and late‐amphibolite facies retrogression, respectively: (i) oscillatory zoned cores, with low‐pressure (LP) mineral inclusions and Th/U > 0.38; (ii) high‐luminescent mantles (Th/U < 0.10), with HP mineral inclusions of Qtz + Grt + Arg + Phe + Ap for slice I zircon and Coe + Grt + Phe + Kfs + Ap for both slices II and III zircon; (iii) low‐luminescent rims, with LP mineral inclusions and Th/U < 0.08. Zircon U‐Pb SHRIMP analyses of inherited cores point to protolith ages of 785–770 Ma in all seven orthogneisses. The ages recorded for UHP metamorphism and subsequent retrogression in slice II zircon (c. 228 and c. 215 Ma, respectively) are significantly older than those of slice III zircon (c. 218 and c. 202 Ma, respectively), while slice I zircon recorded even older ages for HP metamorphism and subsequent retrogression (c. 245 and c. 231 Ma, respectively). Moreover, Ar‐Ar biotite ages from six paragneisses, interpreted as dating amphibolite facies retrogression, gradually decrease from HP slice I (c. 232 Ma) to UHP slice II (c. 215 Ma) and UHP slice III (c. 203 Ma). The combined data set suggests decreasing ages for HP or UHP metamorphism and late retrogression in the Sulu orogen from south‐east to north‐west. Thus, the HP‐UHP units are interpreted to represent three crustal slices, which underwent different subduction and exhumation histories. Slice I was detached from the continental lithosphere at ～55–65 km depth and subsequently exhumed while subduction of the underlying slice II continued to ～100–120 km depth (UHP) before detachment and exhumation. Slice III experienced a similar geodynamic evolution as slice II, however, both UHP metamorphism and subsequent exhumation took place c. 10 Myr later. Magmatic zircon cores from two types of orthogneiss in UHP slices II and III show similar mid‐Neoproterozoic crystallization ages, but have contrasting Hf isotope compositions (εHf_(～785) = ?2.7 to +2.2 and ?17.3 to ?11.1, respectively), suggesting their formation from distinct crustal units (Mesoproterozoic and Paleoproterozoic to Archean, respectively) during the breakup of Rodinia. The UHP and the retrograde zircon domains are characterized by lower Th/U and ¹⁷⁶Lu/¹⁷⁷Hf but higher ¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf(t) than the Neoproterozoic igneous cores. The similarity between UHP and retrograde domains indicates that late retrogression did not significantly modify chemical and isotopic composition of the UHP metamorphic system.     

辽西北票蓝旗组火山岩锆石U-Pb年龄和Hf同位素组成

辽西北票常河营子地区有中生代蓝旗组火山岩分布,其中上部安山质角砾熔岩的锆石LA-ICPMS U-Pb年龄分析结果表明,其结晶年龄为159.4±3.4Ma,属晚侏罗世.锆石~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf比值介于0.282098～0.282789之间,ε_(Hf)(t)值为-20.4～+4.1,主体分布在华北克拉通地壳演化线之上,位于古元古代地壳演化范围内,所给出的亏损地幔年龄(t_(DM))和平均地壳模式年龄(t_(crust))分别为0.7～1.6Ga和0.9～2.5Ga.结合已发表蓝旗组中酸性火山岩的岩石地球化学及Sr-Nd同位素组成特征,我们认为安山质火山岩源于古老(如晚太古代)下地壳玄武质岩石的部分熔融,其形成过程可能与中生代幔源岩浆底侵作用有关.     

The fate of zircon during UHT–UHP metamorphism: isotopic (U/Pb, δ18O,Hf) and trace element constraints

Garnet–clinopyroxene ultra‐high‐pressure (UHP) rocks from the northern Bohemian Massif contain zircon with micro‐diamond inclusions. Trace element concentrations, oxygen and hafnium isotopic composition and U–Pb age of distinct textural domains in zircon characterize their growth conditions and temporal evolution. Diamond‐bearing zircon mantle domains with relicts of oscillatory zoning have uniform Th/U ratios (~0.1–0.2), high‐Ti contents (110–190 ppm, corresponding to temperatures of at least 1100 °C), and some (two of 17 mantle analyses) preserve steep heavy rare earth element (HREE) patterns with Yb_N/Gd_N = 10–11, with a weak negative Eu anomaly. These signatures are consistent with crystallization from a melt under UHP/ultra‐high‐temperature (UHT) conditions. Some of the bright‐cathodoluminscence (CL) rims preserve Th/U and Ti values characteristic of the zircon mantles, but others show elevated Th/U ratios of ~0.3–0.4 and lower Ti contents (20–40 ppm; only 13 ppm in a rare low‐CL outer rim). As they feature flat HREE patterns and negative Eu anomalies and commonly make embayments and truncate the mantle zoning, we suggest that they have formed through recrystallization in the solid state during exhumation of the rock, when both garnet and plagioclase were stable. The three zircon domains, that is, cores, mantles and rims, yield U–Pb concordia ages of 340.9 ± 1.5, 340.3 ± 1.5 and 341.2 ± 3.4 Ma respectively. When linked to the previously reconstructed P–T path of the rock, the error limits of the zircon mantle and rim ages constrain the exhumation of the rocks from depth of ~140 km (UHP) to ~80 km (HP) to a minimum rate of 1.5 cm yr^?1. The zircon cores are heterogeneous in terms of Th/U ratio (below 0.1 but also above 0.2) and REE characteristics, and their εHf values scatter between ?15.7 and +4.8 with similar values for individual domains within a single zircon grain suggesting a very localized control on hafnium isotope composition on a grain scale. The non‐equilibrated εHf values as well as a large range of the Hf‐depleted mantle model ages possibly reflect the presence of a heterogeneous population of old zircon. Consequently, the uniform and young ²³⁸U/²⁰⁶Pb ages may represent (near‐)complete resetting of the U–Pb geochronometer during the UHP–UHT event at c. 340 Ma through dissolution–reprecipitation process. In contrast to Hf, the oxygen isotope composition of zircon is homogeneous, ranging between 7.8‰ and 9.6‰ VSMOW, reflecting a source containing upper crustal material and homogenization at UHP–UHT conditions. Our study documents that continental crust was subducted to mantle depths at c. 340 Ma during the Variscan orogeny and was subsequently very rapidly exhumed, implying that the sequence of events was faster than can be resolved by the secondary ion mass spectrometry technique.     

Eclogite origin and timings in the North Qinling terrane,and their bearing on the amalgamation of the South and North China Blocks

The amalgamation of South (SCB) and North China Blocks (NCB) along the Qinling‐Dabie orogenic belt involved several stages of high pressure (HP)‐ultra high pressure (UHP) metamorphism. The new discovery of UHP metamorphic rocks in the North Qinling (NQ) terrane can provide valuable information on this process. However, no precise age for the UHP metamorphism in the NQ terrane has been documented yet, and thus hinders deciphering of the evolution of the whole Qinling‐Dabie‐Sulu orogenic belt. This article reports an integrated study of U–Pb age, trace element, mineral inclusion and Hf isotope composition of zircon from an eclogite, a quartz vein and a schist in the NQ terrane. The zircon cores in the eclogite are characterized by oscillatory zoning or weak zoning, high Th/U and ¹⁷⁶Lu/¹⁷⁷Hf ratios, pronounced Eu anomalies and steep heavy rare earth element (HREE) patterns. The zircon cores yield an age of 796 ± 13 Ma, which is taken as the protolith formation age of the eclogite, and implies that the NQ terrane may belong to the SCB before it collided with the NCB. The ?_Hf(t) values vary from ?11.3 to 3.2 and corresponding two‐stage Hf model ages are 2402 to 1495 Ma, suggesting the protolith was derived from an enriched mantle. In contrast, the metamorphic zircon rims show no zoning or weak zoning, very low Th/U and ¹⁷⁶Lu/¹⁷⁷Hf ratios, insignificant Eu anomalies and flat HREE patterns. They contain inclusions of garnet, omphacite and phengite, suggesting that the metamorphic zircon formed under eclogite facies metamorphic conditions, and their weighted mean ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age of 485.9 ± 3.8 Ma was interpreted to date the timing of the eclogite facies metamorphism. Zircon in the quartz vein is characterized by perfect euhedral habit, some oscillatory zoning, low Th/U ratios and variable HREE contents. It yields a weighted mean U–Pb age of 480.5 ± 2.5 Ma, which registers the age of fluid activity during exhumation. Zircon in the schist is mostly detrital and U–Pb age peaks at c. 1950 to 1850, 1800 to 1600, 1560 to 1460 and 1400 to 1260 Ma with an oldest grain of 2517 Ma, also suggesting that the NQ terrane may have an affinity to the SCB. Accordingly, the amalgamation between the SCB and the NCB is a multistage process that spans c. 300 Myr, which includes: the formation of the Erlangping intra‐oceanic arc zone onto the NCB before c. 490 Ma, the c. 485 Ma crustal subduction and UHP metamorphism of the NQ terrane, the c. 430 Ma arc‐continent collision and granulite facies metamorphism, the 420 to 400 Ma extension and rifting in relation to the opening of the Palaeo‐Tethyan ocean, the c. 310 Ma HP eclogite facies metamorphism of oceanic crust and associated continental basement, and the final 250 to 220 Ma continental subduction and HP–UHP metamorphism.     

Melting-induced fluid flow during exhumation of gneisses of the Sulu ultrahigh-pressure terrane

Hydrothermally altered rocks are products of fluid–rock interactions, and typically preserve numerous quartz veins that formed as chemical precipitates from fluids that fill up cracks. Thus, quartz veins are the record of the fluid system that involved fracture flow in the direction of changing temperature or pressure. In order to decipher the fluid activity in the Sulu ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) terrane in eastern China, quartz veins together with an adjacent eclogite lens and the host gneiss were studied. In one location a deformed quartz vein is located at the boundary between the host gneiss and the eclogite lens. The amphibolite-facies overprinting of the eclogite lens decreases from the rim to the core of the lens, with fresh eclogite preserved in the core. The foliated biotite gneiss contains felsic veins and residual phengites. Zircon rims from the gneiss are characterized by melt-related signatures with steep HREE patterns, high Hf contents and negative Eu anomalies, and a pool of weighted average ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U analyses reveal an age of 219 ± 3 Ma (2σ), which is younger than the UHP metamorphic age (236 ± 2 Ma, 2σ) recorded by zircons from the eclogite lens. This suggests that the gneiss in the Sulu UHP terrane could have suffered from partial melting due to phengite dehydration during the “hot” exhumation stage.The formation age of the quartz vein (219 ± 2 Ma, 2σ) defined by zircon rims agrees well with the partial melting time (219 ± 3 Ma, 2σ) of the host gneiss. The initial ¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf ratios of zircon rims from the quartz vein are obviously lower than zircons from the eclogite lens, but overlap with the coeval zircon domains from the nearby granite dikes produced by partial melting of orthogneiss. These observations suggest that the quartz vein and corresponding fluid flow could be associated with partial melting of the host gneiss. On the other hand, amphibole-bearing and HREE-rich zircon rims from the amphibolite pool an amphibolite-facies metamorphic age of 217 ± 5 Ma (2σ), overlap with the formation age of the quartz vein. This implies that retrogression of the eclogite lens could have been caused by melting-induced fluid flow. Based on the above observations, we speculate that partial melting of the gneiss in the continental subduction-related UHP belt could have induced a significant fluid flow during the exhumation stage, and thus contributed significantly to the extensive retrogression of eclogites in the Sulu UHP terrane.     

SHRIMP U-Pb dating, trace elements and the Lu-Hf isotope system of coesite-bearing zircon from amphibolite in the SW Sulu UHP terrane, eastern China

In this study, we link mineral inclusion data, trace element analyses, U-Pb age and Hf isotope composition obtained from distinct zircon domains of complex zircon to unravel the origin and multi-stage metamorphic evolution of amphibolites from the Sulu ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) terrane, eastern China. Zircon grains separated from amphibolites from the CCSD-MH drill hole (G12) and Niushan outcrop (G13) were subdivided into two main types based on cathodoluminescence (CL) and Laser Raman spectroscopy: big dusty zircons with inherited cores and UHP metamorphic rims and small clear zircons. Weakly zoned, grey-white luminescent inherited cores preserve mineral inclusions of Cpx + Pl + Ap ± Qtz indicative of a mafic igneous protolith. Dark grey luminescent overgrowth rims contain the coesite eclogite-facies mineral inclusion assemblage Coe + Grt + Omp + Phe + Ap, and formed at T = 732-839 °C and P = 3.0-4.0 GPa. In contrast, white luminescent small clear zircons preserve mineral inclusions formed during retrograde HP quartz eclogite to LP amphibolite-facies metamorphism (T = 612-698 °C and P = 0.70-1.05 GPa). Inherited zircons from both samples yield SHRIMP ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages of 695-520 Ma with an upper intercept age of 800 ± 31 Ma. The UHP rims yield consistent Triassic ages around 236-225 and 239-225 Ma for G12 and G13 with weighted means of 229 ± 3 and 231 ± 3 Ma, respectively. Small clear zircons from both samples give ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages around 219-210 Ma with a weighted mean of 214 ± 3 Ma, interpreted as the age of retrograde quartz eclogite-facies metamorphism. Matrix amphibole from both samples indicate Ar-Ar ages of 209 ± 0.7 and 207 ± 0.7 Ma, respectively, probably dating late amphibolite-facies retrogression. The data suggest subduction of Neoproterozoic mafic igneous rocks to UHP conditions in Middle Triassic (∼230 Ma) times and subsequent exhumation to an early HP (∼214 Ma) and a late LP stage (∼208 Ma) over a period of ∼16 and 6 Myr, respectively. Thus, early exhumation from a mantle depth of 120-100 km to about 60 km occurred at an average rate of 0.3 cm/y, while subsequent exhumation to a middle crustal level took place at approximately 0.54 cm/y. These exhumation rates are considerably slower than those obtained for UHP rocks in the Dora Maira and Kokchetav massifs (2-3 cm/y).Based on similar P-T estimates and trace element and Hf isotope compositions, Sulu amphibolites can be identified as retrograde UHP eclogites. The εHf₍₈₀₀₎ of +8 implies a significant input from the depleted mantle to the Sulu-Dabie terrane during the middle Neoproterozoic. Overgrown rims are characterized by a distinct trace element composition with low Lu/Hf and Th/U and significantly higher ¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf ratios than inherited cores, consistent with formation during/after garnet (re-)crystallization and fractionation of the Lu-Hf system during UHP metamorphism. The combined dataset suggests homogenization of the ¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf ratio within the metamorphic mineral assemblage and during protolith formation. Observed variations are explained by mixing of material from both domains during laser ablation, e.g., due to partial recrystallization of inherited cores.     

Hafnium isotope homogenization during metamorphic zircon growth in amphibolite-facies rocks: Examples from the Shackleton Range (Antarctica)

Hafnium isotope analyses of a large number of metamorphic zircon grains of two garnet-kyanite-staurolite schist samples from the Shackleton Range yielded ¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf of 0.28160 ± 0.00003 and 0.28142 ± 0.00003, respectively. The variations of these analyses are less than ±1.2 epsilon units and indicate that all metamorphic zircon grains in the two rocks formed in environments with nearly homogenous Hf isotopic composition. The metamorphic origin of the zircon grains is constrained by textures as well as by their low Th/U (<0.2), ¹⁷⁶Lu/¹⁷⁷Hf (<0.0003), and ¹⁷⁶Yb/¹⁷⁷Hf ratios (<0.009), indicating that they grew in the presence of garnet. Furthermore, the grains yield Pb-Pb ages of c. 1.7 Ga, which is the time of amphibolite-facies metamorphism. In combination with petrological results, it is suggested that the observed ¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf homogeneity was caused by a fluid- and deformation-assisted dissolution of detrital zircon grains, followed by new zircon re-precipitation that was accompanied by Hf transport on at least a hand-specimen scale. This interpretation is supported by results obtained from an additional paragneiss sample that contains zoned zircon grains with xenocrystic cores formed at 2.6-1.8 Ga and metamorphic rims with a U-Pb age of 1.7 Ga. The ¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf variation of the zircon rims is mostly at ±0.0003, which is much less than that of the magmatic cores (±0.0019). The metamorphic fluid for the dissolution-homogenization-re-precipitation process most likely resulted from prograde reactions among the minerals chlorite-muscovite-biotite-garnet-staurolite-apatite, in agreement with thin section observations and P-T pseudosection calculations.     

长江中下游地区九瑞矿集区邓家山花岗闪长斑岩的地球化学与成因研究

邓家山是长江中下游成矿带九瑞矿集区西北部的一处矽卡岩型Cu-Au-Mo矿床.矿区与成矿关系密切的岩体为花岗闪长斑岩.本文通过锆石SHRIMP U-Pb定年确定,该岩体侵位于早白垩世早期(138.2±1.8Ma).常微量元素分析结果表明,邓家山花岗闪长斑岩具有埃达克质岩的地球化学特征,表现为高Sr(＞650×10~(-6))、Ba(＞700×10~(-6)),低Y(＜12×10~(-6)),Yb(＜1×10~(-6)),Nb(＜10×10~(-6)),Ta(＜0.7×10~(-6)),富集轻稀土而强烈亏损重稀土(LREE/HREE=12.2～13.5).邓家山花岗闪长斑岩的~(87)Sr/~(86)Sr,为0.7068～0.7071,ε_(Nd)(t)为-2.7～-2.3,Nd同位素两阶段模式年龄T_(2DM)为1.13Ga～1.15Ga.锆石的Hf同位素分析结果表明,~(176)Ht/~(177)Hf值为0.282475～0.282539,计算的ε_(Hf)(t))值为-5.2～-7.5,Hf同位素两阶段模式年龄T2DM为1.52Ga～1.67Ga.全岩ε_(Nd)(t)与锆石ε_(Hf)(t))之间出现了较为明显的Nd-Hf同位素解耦.根据以上特征,我们认为邓家山花岗闪长斑岩是壳幔相互作用的产物,即增厚下地壳拆沉并部分熔融,岩浆在上升过程中又与地幔橄榄岩发生大规模混染.