Tectonic rotations during the Chile Ridge collision and obduction of the Taitao ophiolite (southern Chile)

Abstract The < 6 Ma young Taitao ophiolite, exposed at the westernmost promontory of the Taitao Peninsula, is located approximately 40 km southeast of the Chile triple junction and consists of a complete sequence of oceanic lithosphere. Systematic sampling for paleomagnetic study was performed to understand the complex obduction processes of the ophiolite onto the forearc of the South American Plate. Two representative demagnetization paths of remanent magnetization vectors were observed. One is characterized by stable univectorial demagnetization paths and was observed in volcaniclastic rocks and dyke complexes. Orientations of their remanent magnetization vectors indicate various degrees of counterclockwise rotations. The other is characterized by multivectorial demagnetization paths and was observed in the plutonic units (gabbros and ultramafic rocks). From these, two distinct stable remanent magnetization vectors were isolated; one has high coercivity and the other has low coercivity along the demagnetization paths with little influence of viscous magnetizations. This suggests that the complex deformation history involved at least two rotational events. The clockwise rotation, inferred from high coercivity remanent magnetization vectors, was attributed to a ridge collision event and the counterclockwise rotation, inferred from the low coercivity remanent magnetization vectors, was attributed to an accommodation phase into the South American forearc during obduction and final emplacement of the ophiolite. Folds developed during this period. Paleomagnetic restorations of the internal structures of the plutonic units and dyke complexes suggest that they probably originated in a mid‐oceanic ridge environment near a transform fault. The counterclockwise rotation of the plutonic and dyke complex units during the obduction generated tectonic gaps between these and the basement. The volcaniclastic rocks must have been deposited at nearly their present location, filling the tectonic gaps, as less effect of tectonic rotation was identified on these rocks.     

Magnetic aftereffect in systems of single-domain interacting particles and magnetic viscosity of rocks

Using the model of single-domain interacting particles, certain magnetic aftereffects are examined. Under the thermal-activation mechanism of magnetization approximation, dependences of viscous remanent magnetization on time, temperature, and magnetic field are obtained that agree with experimental observations. We evaluate the dependence of the time of formation of viscous magnetization on the heating temperature of a sample is carried out. Viscous magnetization, caused by diffusion in magnetic particles, is calculated. A model of viscous magnetization in a system of heterogeneous interacting particles is constructed. The coupling of the degree of chemical heterogeneity of particles and the rate of viscous magnetization is established.     

钻孔岩心重定向的古地磁学新方法及其在华南铀矿床岩心定向中的初步应用

基于岩石剩余磁化强度的矢量特性,使用古地磁学方法对钻孔岩心进行重新定向,对于解译地下构造、分析应力特征、判定成矿方向等问题具有重要意义.针对华南地区复杂构造下的倾斜钻孔岩心,本文构建了古地磁学岩心定向新方法理论,结合多次坐标转换和磁场一致性扫描,实现了基于黏滞剩磁的岩心重定向;设计了定向所需的成套古地磁学岩心定向、测量、取样装置,并将该方法和装置应用于华南铀矿钻孔的重定向,恢复后的岩心特征剩磁计算获得的早白垩世古地磁极位置与同期华南地块的极位置一致.该方法对地球物理深部探矿技术的改进有一定意义.此外,所设计的研究装置在古地磁学研究对象的拓展中也具有应用前景.     

Determination of paleointensity from sedimentary and igneous rocks by the method of alternating-field remagnetization

The remanent magnetization of igneous and sedimentary rocks, if not changed by heating or by alteration of magnetic minerals, keep the information about the intensity of that magnetic field in which initial magnetization took place.It has been determined that the dependence of anhysteretic remanent magnetization of such a rock on d.c. magnetic field permits us to find the paleointensity. A method of investigation of rock specimens by means of such remagnetization is suggested and applied to determining the paleointensity for a series of Permo-Triassic rocks.     

An examination of the magnetic properties of basalts from Argentina and Iceland and of dolerite from the Great Whin Sill

Summary The natural remanent magnetization (NRM) of basalts from Argentina and Iceland and dolerite from the Great Whin Sill exhibit reversed magnetization. In order to test whether this was due to a self-reversing property of the rocks, samples from these three suites have been examined byx-ray and thermomagnetic techniques. No correlation between the properties of rocks and the sense of the NRM was found. The thermal stability of the magnetic extracts from these rocks was related to their lattice parameters and Curie points.     

Variation of magnetic directions within pillow basalts

Relative directions of magnetization have been measured within individual pillow basalts collected from the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The angle between the magnetic directions was determined and is referred to as the directional difference. Although one pillow contained a directional difference of 44°, the remaining ten pillows had differences less than 14°. The maximum orientation and measurement error was 7°. Dispersion on the scale found in these fine-grained pillow basalts would not appreciably affect the magnetic anomaly pattern on the sea floor. We detected no reversals of magnetization despite the sometimes large and variable low-temperature oxidation. Comparison of directions within homogeneous segments of the pillow, viscous remanent magnetization (VRM) acquisition experiments, and alternating field (AF) demagnetization indicate a large portion of the dispersion was due to the acquisition of a viscous component in the larger grained, less oxidized portion of the pillows. Evidence from one variably weathered pillow suggests that extreme low-temperature oxidation may lead to the acquisition of a secondary component with high coercivities (20–80 mT). We could not determine whether this was a chemical remanent magnetization (CRM) or a VRM acquired by single domain grains near the superparamagnetic threshold. Hysteresis properties confirmed by microscopic examination indicated that the magnetic grain size in all the pillows was at least as small as pseudo-single domain.     

Effects of a uniaxial compression on remanent magnetizations of igneous rocks

Summary Characteristics of remanent magnetization of an igneous rock under a uniaxial compression are divided into those of the soft component and those of the hard component. The soft component of remanent magnetization irreversibly decreases with an increase of compression () regardless whether the axis of is parallel or parpendicular to the direction of magnetization. The hard component changes reversibly with : the magnetic intensity of hard component increases with when the axis of is perpendicular to the magnetization, whereas it decreases with when the axis of is parallel to the magnetization.Theoretically, the irreversible change of the soft component is attributable to the irreversible movement of 90° domain walls which results in the pressure demagnetization effect, while the reversible change of the hard component is due to the reversible rotation of spontaneous magnetization within those domains which are so tightly fixed by large effective anisotropy energy that the induced magnetoelastic energy cannot drive their 90° walls.In natural remanent magnetization of igneous rocks, the soft component corresponds to either one or all of isothermal remanent magnetization, viscous remanent magnetization and piezo-remanent magnetization, whereas the hard component is mostly due to thermo-remanent magnetization.     

The stability of isothermal and natural remanent magnetic polarization under elastic deformation of rocks

Summary With the decreasing magnitude of the initial remanent condition of rocks, their pressure demagnetization gradually changes to pressure remanent magnetic polarization under elastic deformation. In both cases the physical cause of these changes are the irreversible changes of the domain structure of ferrimagnetic minerals. Under directional pressure the natural remanent magnetic polarization is affected namely by the generation of a relatively little stable pressure remanent magnetic polarization. With regard to paleomagnetic research, the essential thing is that secondary magnetization combined with possible elastic deformations of rocks in the Earth's crust can be eliminated relatively easily by magnetic cleaning.     

华北地块早古生代地层单元的岩石磁学特征研究

通过对采自华北地块西部鄂尔多斯盆地边缘早古生代地层单元中的４４块定向岩芯样品的岩石磁学实验（饱和等温剩磁及剩磁矫顽力的测量，三轴磁化的饱和等温剩磁的系统热退磁和低温实验）研究，揭示出华北地块早古生代地层单元的各类岩石中，主要载磁矿物的构成具有磁铁矿或赤铁矿与中等居里温度的磁黄铁矿、磁赤铁矿等共存的特征；个别地层单元的岩石中以极低居里点的针铁矿为主要载磁矿物．     

河西走廊早新生代红层次生剩磁及其对原生剩磁影响评价

系统研究了河西走廊火烧沟组陆相红层200个采点岩石的热退磁行为和17个代表性样品的岩石磁学特征,结果表明有102个采点可以分离出A、B、C三个剩磁分量,有82个采点只有一个分量(C分量),16个采点只能分离出A、B分量.A、B分量分别由针铁矿和磁赤铁矿携带,C分量在砂岩中由磁铁矿携带,在泥质砂岩和泥岩中由磁铁矿和赤铁矿共同携带.A、B分量剩磁方向随机分布,不能获得置信水平的古地磁平均方向,为次生剩磁.它们的存在并不影响岩石原生剩磁的分离,也不影响原生剩磁信号的稳定性和获得的古地磁数据的可靠性.16个砂岩采点中不能分离出C分量,是由于后生的赤铁矿彻底改变了由磁铁矿携带的原生剩磁组分,在高密度采样的情况下剔除这些采点并不影响古地磁极性柱的构建和解释.     

Palaeomagnetism of Precambrian rocks from Southeast Norway and South Sweden

Precambrian amphibolite and hyperite rocks from the Bamble and Kongsberg areas in SE Norway, and amphibolite rocks from SW Sweden were investigated for evidence of remagnetization by the Sveconorwegian metamorphic episode. The similarity of the characteristic natural remanent magnetization directions, shown by the various rocks from the Bamble and Kongsberg areas, indeed supports the idea of remagnetization on a regional scale. Therefore the average pole position at 3°S, 153°W, determined from six sites in these areas, is considered to reflect the average virtual pole position for the post-Sveconorwegian period of uplift and cooling (1,120–975) · 10⁶ year ago. The pole positions determined from the characteristic natural remanent magnetization directions of amphibolite rocks in SW Sweden are indicative of being somewhat younger.In addition, two hyperite dikes were studied near Karlshamn in SE Sweden. Their characteristic natural remanent magnetization is consistent with that of the hyperite dikes in central south Sweden (Mulder, 1971).The Precambrian apparent polar wandering path for Europe is reconstructed on the basis of twenty-three pole positions from the Baltic Shield and three pole positions from Great Britain. This pole path requires an average angular rate of apparent polar wandering of 0.2–0.3° per 10⁶ year.     

Magnetic effects associated with chemical changes in igneous rocks

Experimental evidence and theory indicate that chemical changes occur in many igneous rocks at sufficiently low temperatures to significantly affect the remanent magnetization. Some chemical changes lead to self-reversals of magnetization that are not reproducible in laboratory experiments. Such self-reversals appear to be very rare in subaerially-erupted basalts, but they probably are much more common in some other rock types, such as granites and diorites. The stability of the natural remanent magnetization in igneous rocks can be decreased, left unaltered, or increased by chemical changes. In addition, chemical changes will usually affect the intensity of magnetization in a rock; the intensity can increase, decrease, or (rarely) be left unaltered by a chemical change. Such changes are important to consider in the development of improved techniques for obtaining reliable estimates of the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field in the past and in correctly interpreting marine magnetic anomalies. Finally, experiments and theory are presented which suggest that many of the chemical changes in igneous rocks will only occasionally produce significant changes in the direction of the magnetization.     

Secondary remanent magnetization carried by magnetite inclusions in silicates: a comparative study of unremagnetized and remagnetized granites

Magnetic carriers in remagnetized Cretaceous granitic rocks of northeast Japan were studied using paleomagnetism, rock magnetism, optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) by comparison with unremagnetized granitic rocks. The natural remanent magnetization (NRM) of the remagnetized rocks is strong (0.3–1.7 A/m) and shows a northwesterly direction with moderate inclination (NW remanence), whereas the unremagnetized rocks preserve weak NRM (<0.5 A/m) with westerly and shallow direction (W remanence). Although thermal demagnetization shows that both NRMs are carried by magnetite, the remagnetized rocks reveal a higher coercivity with respect to alternating field demagnetization (20 mT相似文献   

华北克拉通中部大陆地壳断面磁性结构研究及意义

为探讨华北克拉通中部地壳的磁性结构与深部地质过程之间的相互关系,测量了五台-集宁地壳剖面４４件岩石样品的磁性参量及磁滞回线．结合岩石学、地球化学及磁卫星资料的综合研究结果表明,整个断面具有明显的磁性分带结构特征．上地壳、中地壳与下地壳上部岩石饱和磁化强度（Ｊｓ）的平均值分别为５８．７Ａ／ｍ、６８１．２Ａ／ｍ与１０６８．０Ａ／ｍ,而饱和等温剩磁ＪＳＩＲＭ为４．１Ａ／ｍ、７７．９Ａ／ｍ和１３８.４Ａ／ｍ.磁性与变质相及成分对应分析显示,断面内的磁性结构主要受变质作用控制（尤其是变酸性岩与变基性岩）．Ｊｓ值的变异系数Ｖｃ,上地壳为６２．２％、中地壳为６２．５％、下地壳为１４３．７％,而ＪＳＩＲＭ值的变异系数则分别为７０７％、８６．１％、１６５.４％．中一下地壳之间Ｖｃ值的差异远大于上一中地壳,显示了地壳深部磁性强度的非均一分布特征．本区中一下地壳岩石的磁化强度明显高于秦岭造山带北缘的登封群与太华群,这一差异可能与两区地壳深部热结构的明显差异相关．结合磁卫星长波长磁异常分析推测,地壳断面中基性麻粒岩的磁性代表了区域下地壳的磁化强度,如果地壳深部的剩余磁性以热粘滞剩磁（ＴＶＲＴ）为主,则可估算出...     

Magnetism of rocks and volumetric strain in uniaxial failure tests

Summary The relation between remanent magnetization and volumetric strain for gabbro samples stressed in uniaxial compression inside a near zero-field -metal shield has been examined. For samples with an induced IRM parallel to the axis of compression, remanent magnetization decreased linearly up to the onset of dilatancy. As increased stress produced additional dilatancy, the variation of remanent magnetization became nonlinear, and the stress dependence continually decreased until the rock failed. Stress cycling with the peak stress augmented for each cycle produced a continuous decrease in the zero stress value of the IRM although an appreciable amount of recovery was observed during unloading. When the sample was loaded in constant stress increments after the onset of dilatancy and held for several minutes at each level, time-dependent variations in remanent magnetization coincided with time-dependent increases in inelastic volumetric strain. In general as the inelastic creep rate increases, the rate of change in remanent magnetization increases. These results suggest that dilatancy related effects of the intensity of rock magnetization should be observed in magnetic rocks in epicentral regions prior to earthquakes and may serve as both long- and short-term precursors.     

松辽盆地北部深层火山岩剩磁特征与裂缝定向研究

系统的等温剩磁和热退磁分析表明,松辽盆地深层早白垩世火山岩具有特征剩磁和黏滞剩磁两组剩磁分量,载磁性矿物为磁铁矿.校正后的火山岩特征剩磁方向及古磁极位置与欧亚大陆的白垩纪古磁极位置,在95%置信区间内重叠,佐证了应用黏滞剩磁定向岩芯的方法是可行的.黏滞剩磁定向研究表明,研究区火山岩裂缝主要发育有北东向、北西向、近南北向和近东西向四组,其中北东向和北西向裂缝更占优势.古地磁定向成果与成像测井成果对比,显示出良好的定向效果.     

鲁科一井上白垩统沉积岩岩石磁学和天然剩磁分析:兼论利用剩磁方向恢复钻孔岩芯原始方位的可行性

本文对"鲁科一井"(CCSD-LK-Ⅰ)768.9~1112.3m之间的上白垩统沉积岩样品进行了岩石磁学、磁化率各向异性(AMS)以及天然剩磁组分的研究.在此基础上,分析了利用特征剩磁(ChRM)和黏滞剩磁(VRM)方向恢复岩芯原始方位的可行性.三轴等温剩磁热退磁曲线、磁滞回线、反向场退磁曲线、一阶反转曲线等岩石磁学测量结果表明,沉积岩的主要载磁矿物为磁铁矿和赤铁矿.335块样品的AMS测量结果表明磁化率椭球主轴的最大轴K1和中间轴K2与水平面夹角较小,最小轴K3接近垂直于水平面分布,说明沉积岩保留了原始沉积磁组构特征.系统热退磁实验表明,多数样品在25~350℃和500~690℃温度段分别获得VRM和ChRM分量.利用ChRM偏角方向,并考虑构造旋转量校正,对VRM偏角方向进行恢复,Fisher统计得到DVRM=-1.3°,IVRM=59.6°,与当地现代地磁场方向(D=-6.7°,I=53.9°)基本一致.用ChRM偏角方向对磁化率主轴K1偏角方向进行校正,校正的结果为:D_(ch_K1)=349.2°,I_(ch_K1)=-0.7°.本文研究结果对于地质勘探中利用古地磁学方法恢复钻孔岩芯原始方位具有一定参考意义.     

On the theory of depositional remanent magnetization in sedimentary rocks

The effects of various factors such as thermal agitation, coagulation, anisotropy of susceptibility, and shape irregularity on the alignment of magnetic carrier grains during the process of acquisition of depositional remanent magnetization in sedimentary rocks is discussed.     

Magsat anomaly data over the Kursk region,U.S.S.R.

A new method of reducing Magsat orbits was developed to produce a map of the Kursk magnetic anomaly at satellite altitude. Two different techniques to estimate the direction of magnetization were applied to the components of the anomaly to determine the presence of remanent magnetization. We propose that there is a significant component of remanent magnetization, however, we are unable to determine the importance of remanence relative to induced magnetization.