朝鲜狼林地块东南缘太古宙岩石及其对古元古代构造热事件的响应

朝鲜狼林地体是中朝克拉通的重要组成部分,其早前寒武纪基底岩系的岩石组成、形成和变质作用时代,直接影响到人们对古元古代辽吉活动带乃至整个华北克拉通地质演化历史的理解和认识。本文选取位于狼林地块东南缘,狼林群变质杂岩中的3个花岗片麻岩样品进行锆石U-Pb定年分析。锆石的LA-ICPMS和SIMS定年结果显示,3个片麻岩原岩的岩浆结晶时代为2521~2567Ma,并且它们都经历了古元古代1.87~1.89Ga的构造热事件改造,表现为原始岩浆锆石不同程度的铅丢失以及变质锆石的形成。基于这一认识,并结合其他学者的最新研究结果可知,太古宙片麻岩存在于狼林地块平南盆地的南缘和东缘地区,由此推测狼林地块太古宙基底岩系的规模可能远大于目前所识别的这几个地区。这些太古宙片麻岩普遍遭受了古元古代强烈变质作用(深熔作用)改造,并且变质作用的时代可以与华北克拉通三条古元古代活动带的变质-深熔作用时代相对比,表明狼林地块可能至少在古元古代之前,就已经与华北克拉通组成了统一的大陆。     

塔里木克拉通北缘库鲁克塔格地块太古宙基底组成与地壳演化

塔里木克拉通太古宙岩石主要出露在库鲁克塔格、北阿尔金、铁克里克和敦煌等四个边缘基底隆起带。库鲁克塔格地块位于塔里木克拉通东北缘，其中有可靠年代学报道的太古宙岩石主要出露在库尔勒、辛格尔、兴地和帕尔岗塔格四个地区。库鲁克塔格地块的太古宙岩石主要由长英质正片麻岩(含TTG片麻岩)和少量以包体产出的斜长角闪岩组成，真正的太古宙表壳岩较少见。本次研究在库尔勒地区对长英质正片麻岩和石英岩开展锆石SHRIMP U- Pb测年分析，2个长英质正片麻岩样品的年龄分别为2695±9 Ma和2705±8 Ma；石英岩样品中的碎屑锆石核最小年龄峰为2513 Ma，石英岩有可能是太古宙沉积岩；上述岩石样品都经历了古元古代早期 (1. 9~1. 8 Ga)高级变质作用。地球化学分析发现，库鲁克塔格地块新太古代长英质片麻岩的原岩有多种岩石类型，这些长英质岩石都形成于与俯冲作用有关的岛弧构造背景。基性的斜长角闪岩和变质辉长岩可能产出于不同的背景，一部分来源于岛弧地幔楔的部分熔融，另一部分则可能来自于大洋板内，以洋脊玄武岩为主。库鲁克塔格地块太古宙岩石具有2. 7 Ga和2. 5 Ga两个年龄峰值，2. 7 Ga岩浆事件主要发生在库鲁克塔格西部地区，锆石的εHf(t)值既有正值也有负值，表明这一时期地壳生长和改造同时并存；~2. 5 Ga的岩浆活动分布范围较为广泛，全岩εNd(t)和锆石εHf(t)值以正值为主，暗示这一时期可能存在显著的大陆地壳生长。     

大兴安岭北部锆石U—Pb年龄对额尔古纳地块构造归属的制约

近几年,有关额尔古纳地块基底性质的锆石U-Pb样品测年,为讨论额尔古纳地块的构造归属提供了重要资料。绿林林场兴华渡口岩群二云母石英片岩的碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄892±20Ma、韩家园子兴华渡口岩群含十字石榴二云片岩的碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄1000～1100Ma、韩家园子兴华渡口岩群绿帘石化斜长角闪片岩的岩浆锆石U-Pb年龄816±27Ma、韩家园子达拉罕片麻杂岩(区域上相当于呼中地区凤水山片麻杂岩)的岩浆锆石U-Pb年龄981.0±6Ma～820±3Ma等数据,表明兴华渡口岩群及其相伴的变质深成岩形成于新元古代拉伸纪(青白口纪)至成冰纪(南华纪)早期。兴华渡口岩群普遍发育混合岩化。根据韩家园子东兴华渡口群的建群处混合岩化长英质脉体的变质锆石U-Pb年龄431.5±1.6～430±16Ma,及葛文春等对塔河地区早古生代花岗岩锆石的U-Pb年龄和Hf同位素研究表明,广布于额尔古纳地块上的众多早加里东期的后造山花岗岩是古生代早期额尔古纳地块快速隆升-剥蚀过程中所引起的降压导致下地壳物质熔融的产物;而兴华渡口群的混合岩化作用是早加里东期的后造山花岗岩侵位后,残余岩浆于早志留纪对兴华渡口群混合岩化作用的结果。部分测年样品中岩石的蚀源区或围岩的2800Ma、2600Ma、2400Ma、2200Ma、1888Ma等数据表明,额尔古纳地块内的确存在着相当于新太古代—早元古代的古老结晶基底。漠河地区门都里河一带出露的"兴华渡口群"的岩石组合为以含石墨为特征的孔兹岩系,可与黑龙江省东部麻山岩群、兴东岩群大马河岩组相对比。据此,额尔古纳地块的古老的结晶基底可能位于漠河地区门都里河一带,其东南侧出露的兴华渡口岩群系新元古代中期大陆边缘增生产物,早古生代后造山花岗岩的侵位、焊接,使其转化为稳定的陆块。     

越南中部Kontum地块前寒武纪地壳组成和构造演化

越南中部的Kontum 地块是印支地块中前寒武纪变质岩最重要的出露地区之一。该地块由不同时代不同变质程度的岩石组成。该研究通过对该地区主要变质岩的岩石学、地球化学和锆石U-Pb 年代学分析,探讨了Kontum 地块的物质组成以及其形成的构造背景。岩相学和化学成分分析结果表明,这些基底变质岩主要由变质沉积岩和少量的变质火成岩组成。变质沉积岩的原岩主要是硬砂岩和页岩。锆石U-Pb 定年结果显示,这些沉积岩形成于古元古代晚期到新元古代晚期,并大致可以划分为五期沉积盆地的形成和演化,分别对应岛弧环境、被动大陆边缘环境、活动大陆边缘或大陆弧环境、活动大陆边缘-被动大陆边缘过渡环境和活动大陆边缘的构造背景。二个变质火成岩的原岩分别是拉斑玄武岩和S 型花岗岩,它们分别形成于1424 Ma 和1485 Ma。拉斑玄武岩显示富集Rb、Ba、Sr 等大离子亲石元素,亏损Nb、Ta、Zr、Ti 等高场强元素,符合典型岛弧玄武质岩石的地球化学特征。其锆石的εHf(t)值主要为正值（-1.68~+14.2）, 表明其岩浆起源于亏损的岩石圈地幔。地球化学特征表明其形成于岛弧环境,与第三期沉积沉积作用环境相符。S 型花岗岩具有较高的SiO2、ALK和A/CNK（>1.1）,以及中等的稀土含量和中等的Eu 负异常。其原岩岩浆锆石的εHf (t)值变化于+5.97~+12.1,表明源区沉积岩的碎屑主要来自新生地壳。对比显示Kontum 地块与海南岛在中元古代时期很可能曾经相连,在Columbia 超大陆裂解时期处于超大陆的边缘。     

南沙海域礼乐地块构造地层及地壳结构特征

礼乐地块位于南沙海域东北部,主要由2部分组成:礼乐滩和礼乐盆地.根据重力和地震数据研究礼乐地块的主要构造特征和地壳结构.基于多道地震数据,主要研究了基底之上的地层和断裂构造,并通过重力数据反演分析了地块深部地壳结构.礼乐滩区域主要为碳酸盐岩地层,此区域地层较平,断裂不发育.而礼乐盆地区域早期断裂较为发育,并且主要发育2...     

扬子地块西南部地球化学异常层与地壳演化和成矿作用

本文通过对扬子地块西南部自上元古界板溪群到三叠系发育在盆地和下斜坡背景中泥质岩的系统元素地球化学研究，首次发现了下寒武统、上泥盆统和上二叠统这三个在元素地球化学性质上明显不同于其它层位的地球化学异常层。通过元素地球化学异常层与本区地壳演化和成矿作用关系的研究，使我们认识到，后太古代沉积地层中的元素地球化学特征与地壳演化之间存在着密切的内在联系，可通过这些地层的元素地球化学体系来恢复地壳发育和演化历史；同时，在正常沉积地层中，元素的富集和亏损程度是有限的，只有在那些与地壳发展演化的特定阶段相对应的层段中，某些元素才有可能高度富集而成为重要的矿源层。这对应用元素地球化学体系正确认识地壳演化和成矿作用的时控性具有重要的指导意义。     

阿拉善地块前中生代构造归属的新认识

阿拉善地块的构造归属长期以来存在争议。我们对阿拉善地块东南部牛首山地区中—晚泥盆世砂岩的物源开展碎屑锆石U-Pb年代学与Hf同位素研究。碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄谱主要分布在5个区间:0.4—0.7 Ga,1.0—1.3 Ga,1.5—1.8 Ga,2.4—2.8 Ga和3.0 Ga,并获得一颗年龄为(4022±17)Ma的冥古宙锆石。2.4—2.7 Ga、3.0 Ga碎屑锆石和它们对应的εHf(t)值明显不同于华北板块同时代碎屑锆石,暗示着阿拉善地块与华北板块中—晚泥盆世并未相连。同时,我们还对地块东部的早石炭世、晚二叠世和早中三叠世地层开展了详细的古地磁研究,获得了相应的视极移曲线。我们结合碎屑锆石年代学和古地磁学研究,提出阿拉善地块前中生代与柴达木—塔里木地块具有亲缘性,而很可能与华北地块分离。印支运动使阿拉善地块相对于华北发生了32度的逆时针旋转,正是这一旋转运动使河西走廊—阿拉善地块最终与华北地块拼合形成了统一地块。     

朝鲜半岛北部定州与铁山稀土矿相关碱性岩和花岗岩的岩石学和SIMS锆石U-Pb年代学特征研究

朝鲜半岛北侧的狼林地块是中朝克拉通的重要组成部分,狼林地块具有与辽南地块以及辽吉活动带类似的早前寒武纪岩石组成、变质和变形特征。我们在分布有稀土矿的朝鲜定州-铁山一带(狼林地块西北部),采集了与稀土矿密切相关的碱性岩(粗粒正长岩和萤石化霓辉正长岩)和花岗岩(似斑状花岗岩)样品。岩石样品的岩相学观察表明,定州与铁山地区的碱性岩和花岗岩并不显示明显的岩浆期之后的热液蚀变特征。SIMS锆石U-Pb定年结果显示粗粒正长岩的岩浆结晶年龄为1865±6Ma,萤石化霓辉正长岩的岩浆结晶年龄为1868±8Ma,铁山地区的四件似斑状花岗岩的年龄结果分别为1871±13 Ma、1866±8 Ma、1872±6 Ma和1873±7 Ma,这些年龄值一方面代表了岩浆活动时代,另一方面可能也代表了朝鲜定州和铁山稀土矿的成矿时代。狼林地块的这些碱性岩与花岗岩的时代与华北克拉通辽吉活动带以及狼林地块其它地区的高级变质作用同期,并且在辽南地块,也有类似碱性岩的报道。综合现有的证据表明,辽吉活动带、辽南地块以及狼林地块在古元古代可能属于同一个大型构造带,并且这个构造带(或者构造带的一部分)当时处于伸展的构造背景。通过全面对比野外观测结果、岩石的岩相结构、岩浆结晶时代可知,朝鲜定州和铁山一带的稀土矿与中朝克拉通的世界级稀土矿——白云鄂博,在岩石组合、稀土矿物组成、岩石蚀变特征、成矿时代等方面存在较大的区别。关于这一稀土矿的具体稀土矿物组成、矿床成因以及储量等众多问题,未来还需要进行大量的工作。     

延边官地铁矿构造背景与和龙地块太古宙地壳增生:来自岩石地球化学、锆石U-Pb年代学及Hf同位素证据

延边地区官地铁矿床地处华北克拉通北缘与兴蒙造山带东段接合带附近的和龙地块北部,是东北地区发现和开发较早的典型BIF型铁矿床之一.该矿床的主矿体呈层状、似层状、透镜状赋存于鞍山群甲山组上段.为确定该矿床的形成与变质时代以及构造背景,重点对含矿岩系中的斜长片麻岩、角闪斜长片麻岩和斜长角闪岩进行岩石地球化学、锆石U-Pb年代学以及Hf同位素研究.原岩恢复表明,斜长片麻岩的原岩为流纹英安质-英安质火山碎屑岩,角闪斜长片麻岩的原岩为安山岩,斜长角闪岩的原岩为玄武岩.LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学研究发现,官地地区在新太古代末-古元古代初期发生了岩浆作用（2 508~2 483 Ma）和变质事件（2 472~2 459 Ma）,且该期岩浆-变质事件与铁矿的形成有着密切的联系.斜长角闪岩的原岩-玄武岩形成于弧后盆地环境,反映了官地铁矿形成时的构造环境;角闪斜长片麻岩中锆石的ε_Hf（t）值介于-5.0~+4.2,二阶段Hf模式年龄（t_DM2）为3 182~2 889 Ma,表明岩浆源区以中太古代古老地壳物质的熔融为主.通过与国内外典型BIF型铁矿床的对比研究认为,官地铁矿属Algoma型BIF,与新太古代晚期华北克拉通大规模BIF成矿事件密切相关;官地地区在新太古代初期（2.8~2.7 Ga）可能存在地壳增生事件;和龙地块亲华北克拉通的构造属性,为索伦-西拉木伦-长春缝合带的东延问题研究提供了新的证据.      

朝鲜半岛北部显生宙花岗岩成因研究及地质意义

朝鲜半岛北部图们江褶皱带和冠帽地块发育大面积的花岗岩,长期被认为形成于晚古生代二叠纪-早中生代三叠纪。采用锆石原位微区U-Pb测年技术(SIMS U-Pb),对6个代表性岩体的16个样品进行了侵位年龄测定,结合早期发表的年代学数据,确定朝鲜北部花岗岩主要形成于中生代的侏罗纪(199~173Ma),少部分为晚二叠世(265~263Ma)和早三叠世(248~240Ma)。岩石学及地球化学特征表明,朝鲜北部花岗岩以钙-碱性岩石系列为主,其成因类型为I型,且少数为高分异I型。锆石Hf-O同位素特征明显分为两类:图们江褶皱带及冠帽地块中的侏罗纪花岗岩、冠帽地块中晚二叠世片麻状花岗岩具有正的εH f(t)值(4.7~13.5)和年轻的二阶段Hf模式年龄(367~784Ma),O同位素组成δ~(18)O集中分布在5.7‰~7.4‰,表明其源区物质为新生地壳,且该地壳物质来自于亏损型的软流圈地幔;而冠帽地块中晚二叠世和早三叠世花岗岩通常具有负的εH f(t)值(-10.9~3.8)和古老的二阶段Hf模式年龄(889~1651Ma),O同位素组成变化较大,δ~(18)O分布在5.6‰~9.2‰,推测其主要为古老地壳物质重熔的产物。区域对比研究表明,图们江褶皱带和冠帽地块具有相同的地质演化历史,应归属于同一个整体,其上发育的花岗岩与我国吉黑造山带花岗岩在年代学格架、岩石学及地球化学特征、成因类型及岩浆源区都具有极大的相似性,可以进行对比。由此可见,朝鲜北部图们江褶皱带和冠帽地块为中亚造山带的组成部分,且朝鲜北部晚二叠世-早三叠世花岗岩形成于古亚洲洋闭合阶段,由于西伯利亚板块与华北板块的碰撞拼合,在华北地台北缘形成了同碰撞型花岗岩。侏罗纪中国东北及朝鲜开始进入环太平洋构造域演化阶段,在太平洋板块俯冲的挤压体制下形成大面积花岗岩。     

朝鲜半岛冠帽地块的基底属性:来自银德洞变质侵入杂岩的锆石U-Pb年代学和岩石地球化学证据

地体基底建造的甄别和表征是联结华北克拉通与朝鲜半岛早期演化历史的基本纽带。针对朝鲜半岛前寒武纪基底建造研究方面的薄弱环节,本文表征了冠帽地块清津地区银德洞出露的变质深成侵入杂岩。3个代表性样品的SIMS锆石U-Pb定年结果显示,早期中性片麻岩记录的岩浆侵入年龄为约2.53 Ga,晚期钾长花岗质片麻岩记录的岩浆侵入年龄为约2.51 Ga,表明银德洞变质杂岩形成于新太古代晚期。参考变质杂岩的岩石地球化学特征,其原岩组成可能包括石英闪长岩和钾长花岗岩,大体上可与全球典型的岩浆型紫苏花岗岩系列相类比。结合3个样品变化较大的锆石εH f(t)值(-1.7~+10.5),我们推测银德洞变质侵入杂岩可能形成于玄武质下地壳岩石的部分熔融及其后的结晶分异作用,代表了活动大陆边缘岩浆弧环境下的典型产物。银德洞变质杂岩归属于新太古代岩浆弧根部岩浆岩建造的研究认识,不仅为判定冠帽地块与华北克拉通东部的吉南和龙地块以及辽北清原地块之间的亲缘性提供了岩石学证据,而且暗示这些地块在新太古代共同处在一个类似于安第斯活动大陆边缘的构造环境。     

Decoding Neoarchaean to Palaeoproterozoic tectonothermal events in the Rangnim Massif,North Korea: regional correlation and broader implications

Any knowledge about Archaean to Palaeoproterozoic magmatic and metamorphic events in North Korea has the potential to make a significant difference to our understanding of the early tectonic configuration and evolution of East Asia. This zircon U–Pb dating and Hf isotopic study documents multiple Neoarchaean to Palaeoproterozoic tectonothermal events from the meta-igneous complex in the Machollyong ‘Group’ of the Rangnim Massif. Two tonalitic-trondjemitic gneiss samples record a crystallization age of meta-igneous protoliths at ca. 2.56 Ga and multiple migmatization and metamorphism from 2.52 to 1.85 Ga. A meta-dolerite sample yields a magmatic emplacement age of ca. 1.83 Ga. In situ zircon Hf isotopic data indicate that most zircons from the gneiss samples have ε_Hf(t) values from –16.9 to + 3.1 and crustal model ages from 2.84 to 3.73 Ga, whereas magmatic zircons from the meta-dolerite dike record ε_Hf(t) values from –5.2 to + 5.2 and model ages of 2.05–2.44 Ga. The first-recognized Neoarchaean tonalitic-trondjemitic migmatite complex in the Rangnim Massif, together with previously identified tonalitic-trondhjemitic-granodioritic (TTG) rocks in the Rimjingang Belt and the coeval counterparts in western Gyeonggi massif, represents the oldest crustal nuclei in the Korean Peninsula. The multiple tectonothermal events in this study present reliable evidence not only for attesting to consanguinity of the basement between the Korean Peninsula and the North China Craton but also for defining the influence scope of the late Palaeoproterozoic orogeny in the Korean Peninsula.     

Palaeozoic and Mesozoic tectonic evolution and palaeogeography of East Asian crustal fragments: The Korean Peninsula in context

East and Southeast Asia comprises a complex assembly of allochthonous continental lithospheric crustal fragments (terranes) together with volcanic arcs, and other terranes of oceanic and accretionary complex origins located at the zone of convergence between the Eurasian, Indo-Australian and Pacific Plates. The former wide separation of Asian terranes is indicated by contrasting faunas and floras developed on adjacent terranes due to their prior geographic separation, different palaeoclimates, and biogeographic isolation. The boundaries between Asian terranes are marked by major geological discontinuities (suture zones) that represent former ocean basins that once separated them. In some cases, the ocean basins have been completely destroyed, and terrane boundaries are marked by major fault zones. In other cases, remnants of the ocean basins and of subduction/accretion complexes remain and provide valuable information on the tectonic history of the terranes, the oceans that once separated them, and timings of amalgamation and accretion. The various allochthonous crustal fragments of East Asia have been brought into close juxtaposition by geological convergent plate tectonic processes. The Gondwana-derived East Asia crustal fragments successively rifted and separated from the margin of eastern Gondwana as three elongate continental slivers in the Devonian, Early Permian and Late Triassic–Late Jurassic. As these three continental slivers separated from Gondwana, three successive ocean basins, the Palaeo-Tethys,. Meso-Tethys and Ceno-Tethys, opened between these and Gondwana. Asian terranes progressively sutured to one another during the Palaeozoic to Cenozoic. South China and Indochina probably amalgamated in the Early Carboniferous but alternative scenarios with collision in the Permo–Triassic have been suggested. The Tarim terrane accreted to Eurasia in the Early Permian. The Sibumasu and Qiangtang terranes collided and sutured with Simao/Indochina/East Malaya in the Early–Middle Triassic and the West Sumatra terrane was transported westwards to a position outboard of Sibumasu during this collisional process. The Permo–Triassic also saw the progressive collision between South and North China (with possible extension of this collision being recognised in the Korean Peninsula) culminating in the Late Triassic. North China did not finally weld to Asia until the Late Jurassic. The Lhasa and West Burma terranes accreted to Eurasia in the Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous and proto East and Southeast Asia had formed. Palaeogeographic reconstructions illustrating the evolution and assembly of Asian crustal fragments during the Phanerozoic are presented.     

朝鲜半岛平南盆地地质演化综述

平南盆地位于朝鲜半岛中部,处于华北克拉通（中朝克拉通）东缘;其演化历史长达10亿年,其地质记录为揭示东亚现今构造格局的形成提供重要制约。盆地发育中元古界-中生界,从下至上包括黄海群（1.3~1.1Ga）、祥原超群（1.0~0.9Ga,自下而上包括直岘群、祠堂隅群、默川群和灭岳山群等）、燕滩群（狗岘系,0.72~0.54Ga）、黄州系/超群（0.52~0.46Ga,包括下部黄州群和上部法洞群）和平安超群（0.33~0.24Ga）等5个构造层序;各单元之间均为平行不整合;沉积跨度超过10亿年,沉积物厚度累计达到15000m。另外,平南盆地南部发育临津群（0.42~0.35Ga）,该地层与中元古界上部-奥陶系很可能呈构造接触关系。平南盆地沉积中心自中元古代晚期从南部逐渐向北部转移,新元古代及早古生代均位于中部,二叠纪盆地沉积中心位于北部。平南盆地沉积碎屑锆石年龄则显示物源发生多期变化：中元古代以盆地北侧基底~1.8Ga峰期岩浆-变质作用岩石为主;中元古代晚期以同沉积就位的岩浆岩为主;新元古代以1.6~1.5Ga和1.2~1.1Ga峰期的岩浆岩为主;寒武纪以~2.5Ga和~1.8Ga峰值的变质基底岩石为主。以上变化反映了古地理格局的显著变化。推测新元古代早期及之前,华北克拉通曾与某个发育1.6~1.5Ga和1.2~1.1Ga岩浆作用的克拉通或者岩浆弧相邻（近邻或远邻）;地层记录了迄今所知新元古代最早的碳同位素负漂移（默川负漂移,~0.92Ga）,地层可能还记录了最晚的负漂移（燕滩负漂移,可能对应全球Gaskiers负漂移,~0.55Ga）,它们可能是对新元古代全球长期多次岩浆-裂解-冰期事件的响应。

     

朝鲜半岛平南盆地中元古代岩浆事件

朝鲜平南盆地翁津地区发育中元古代黄海群和同时期(称之为瓮津期)花岗岩,花岗岩体侵入于黄海群。本文采用锆石原位微区U-Pb定年技术,对黄海群中的酸性火山岩及花岗岩进行了年龄测试。获得的数据表明,黄海群中下部层位及上部层位的酸性火山岩分别在1235±5Ma和1203±7Ma喷发,由此说明黄海群的沉积时代应为中元古代,而不是传统上认为的古元古代;两个翁津期花岗岩体(翁津和黄衣山岩体)的侵位年龄分别为1251±22Ma和1248±13Ma,为中元古代花岗质岩浆活动的产物。上述1251~1203Ma年龄的获得,表明朝鲜半岛发育中元古代岩浆作用,从而明确朝鲜黄海裂谷与华北东缘裂谷在时间上具有同期性,同时也表明中国华北与朝鲜在中元古代具有类似的发展历史。     

Palaeomagnetic,geochronological and geological constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Mejillones Peninsula,northern Chile

Palaeomagnetic and geochronological data from an Early Palaeozoic high grade metamorphic complex (Jorgina Formation) and Jurassic layered basic intrusion (Moreno Complex) are reported from the Mejillones Peninsula of northern Chile (23–23°30'S). ⁴⁰Ar–³⁹Ar dates from the Lower Palaeozoic Jorgina Formation and the Moreno Complex are between 170 and 158 Ma, coincident with a phase of emplacement of the north Chilean coastal batholith. This suggests that intrusion and magnetization of the Moreno Complex and the metamorphism and remagnetization of the Jorgina Formation were related to batholith emplacement. Extracted stable components of magnetization from all units (17 sites) define site-mean directions with a scattered distribution. The scatter in site-mean directions is interpreted as being due to minor, localized, non-uniform, block-fault related (normal or strike-slip, or both) rotation after 158 Ma. The palaeomagnetic and geochronological data indicate that no significant large-scale latitudinal translation of crustal blocks has taken place in this part of northern Chile since the Late Jurassic. In addition, they indicate that the uniform clockwise rotation after the mid-Cretaceous which affected the adjacent Cordillera de la Costa either did not extend into the Mejillones Peninsula or took the form of localized block-fault rotations. The restriction of palaeomagnetically defined styles of rotation to discrete areas within the north Chilean forearc indicates that forearc wide block-fault rotation models are not applicable to the Pacific margin of northern Chile.     

3D structure of the Earth's crust beneath the northern part of the Bohemian Massif

The SUDETES 2003 wide-angle refraction/reflection experiment covered the area of the south-western Poland and the northern Bohemian Massif. The good quality data that were gathered combined with the data from previous experiments (POLONAISE'97, CELEBRATION 2000) allowed us to prepare a 3D seismic model of the crust and uppermost mantle for this area. We inverted travel times of both refracted and reflected P waves using the JIVE3D package. This allowed us to obtain a model of P-wave velocity distribution as well as the shape of major boundaries in the crust. We also present a detailed uncertainty analysis for both the boundary depths and the velocity field. In doing the uncertainty analysis we found an interesting, strong dependence between uncertainty and inversion scheme (order of used phases). We also compared the model with surface geology and found good correlation between velocity inhomogeneities in the uppermost crust (down to 2 km) and major geological units. The higher velocity lower crust (6.9–7.2 km/s) could result from remelting of the lower crust or magmatic underplating.     

Characteristics of carbonatites from the northern part of the Korean Peninsula: A perspective from distribution,geology and geochemistry

The present study introduces the carbonatite in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula for the first time.Recent exploration and development of the phosphorus-bearing carbonate rocks in the area have accumulated new geological data which gave us an opportunity to study origin of the carbonate rocks.We conducted geological survey,geochemical analyses of trace elements and rare earth elements,and carbon and oxygen isotope analyses for the carbonatites from Ssangryong,Pungnyon,Yongyu and Puhung districts of the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.This research confirms that the phosphorus-bearing carbonate rocks are carbonatite originating from the mantle.The studied carbonatites are distributed at the junctions of ring and linear structures or around their margins and contain a greater amount of REEs,Y,and Sr than carbonate rocks.The carbonatites in Yongyu and Puhung area show evidence that they were formed from mantle plume generated at the lower mantle and display similar fractionation characteristics to carbonatites in Barrado Itapirapua in Brazil and Kalkfeld and Ondurakorume in Namibia.REE patterns of the carbonatites are typical of carbonatites and the carbon and oxygen isotope analyses demonstrate that the carbonatites were originated from mantle.The carbonatites from the northern part of the Korean Peninsula have a great potential for sources of REE,Y,PGE(platinum group elements),copper,and gold.