藏北羌塘南部埃迪卡拉系达布热组的建立及其地质意义

羌塘位于青藏高原腹地,构造上处于冈瓦纳大陆北缘。因其特殊的构造位置,羌塘地体的起源及构造演化对于探讨青藏高原的早期形成演化、冈瓦纳大陆裂解,以及特提斯洋演化等关键科学问题至关重要。最近,在羌塘南部达布热地区发现一套碎屑岩夹玄武岩的岩石组合,碎屑岩具有低成分成熟度的特点,虽然岩石发生了低绿片岩相变质,但仍然保留了原岩类复理石沉积的特点。根据碎屑锆石定年结果,该套地层中碎屑锆石的最年轻年龄为550Ma左右。此外,该套地层中玄武岩夹层的测年结果表明,该套地层形成于埃迪卡拉纪(约550Ma)。结合地层剖面及区域地层对比,建立了埃迪卡拉纪达布热组。达布热组是羌塘地区首次发现的埃迪卡拉纪地层,该组地层的建立为探讨冈瓦纳大陆北缘构造演化提供了重要线索。     

西准噶尔恰达地区哈尔加乌组火山岩锆石U-Pb年代学、地球化学及地质意义

恰达地区的二叠系哈尔加乌组火山岩分布于唐巴勒蛇绿岩带东侧、准噶尔盆地西南缘,主要岩性为灰绿色-紫红色(气孔)(杏仁)玄武岩-玄武安山岩-安山岩。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为(296.6±8.1) Ma,MSWD=7.7(93%置信度),时代属早二叠世。地球化学研究表明:该火山岩属亚碱性系列,全碱含量较高(w(Na₂O+K₂O)=3.95%~6.39%)且相对富钠。轻稀土(LREE)相对富集((La/Yb)_N=3.49~14.66)且分馏较好((La/Sm)_N值均大于1.00(1.68~3.51)),重稀土分馏较差((Gd/Yb)_N=1.38~2.56)。仅部分样品有微弱的负铕异常(δEu=0.88~1.15)。微量元素具有大离子亲石元素(LILE)相对富集,高场强元素(HFSE)Nb、Ta相对亏损,Zr、Hf轻微富集的特征。综合火山岩的地球化学特征,结合相关构造判别图解及火山岩所处的区域地质背景,认为哈尔加乌组火山岩的形成背景以板内大陆环境为主,兼有部分弧火山岩的特征,形成于俯冲碰撞造山期后的区域伸展背景下,火山岩的岛弧特征是对碰撞前混染弧组分的继承。     

秦岭造山带蟒岭花岗岩锆石LA ICP MS U Pb年龄及其地质意义

蟒岭花岗岩位于东秦岭地区商南—丹凤断裂带北侧的北秦岭构造带上,呈北西西走向,与区域构造线方向基本一致。本文报道了该岩体的锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年数据和地球化学数据,并结合前人的资料初步总结了该岩体的年代学特征。结果显示,蟒岭花岗岩的岩浆演化可以分为两个阶段:晚侏罗世—早白垩世的二长花岗岩(158.4±1.8Ma～160.5±1.3Ma)和早白垩世中期的钾长花岗岩(124.1±2.0Ma)。此外,样品09CL264获得锆石继承核部年龄为1883±36Ma、1860±35Ma,可能代表了源岩年龄。地球化学特征上,早期的二长花岗岩具有高硅、碱,K2O/Na2O>1,以及高Sr、低Yb、Y的特征,而晚期的钾长花岗岩具有高硅、碱,K2O/Na2O<1,低Sr、低Y、Yb的特征。其中,晚侏罗世—早白垩世的二长花岗岩(09CL260)的εHf(t)值变化于-9.4～-3.1,暗示其可能具有多源特征,源岩主要为下地壳元古宙物质。     

Sedimentology,depositional environments and significance of an Ediacaran salt‐withdrawal minibasin,Billy Springs Formation,Flinders Ranges,South Australia

The late Ediacaran Billy Springs Formation is a little‐studied, mudstone‐dominated unit deposited in the Adelaide Rift Complex of South Australia. Sediments are exposed in an approximately 11 km × 15 km synclinal structure interpreted as a salt‐withdrawal minibasin. The stratigraphic succession is characterized by convolute‐laminated slump deposits, rhythmically laminated silty mudstones, rare diamictites and fining‐upward turbidite lithofacies. Lithofacies are the product of deposition in a deepwater slope or shelf setting, representing one of the few such examples preserved within the larger basin. Although exact correlations with other formations are unclear, the Billy Springs Formation probably represents the distal portion of a highstand systems tract, and is overlain by coarser sediments of the upper Pound Subgroup. Diamictite intervals are interpreted to be the product of mass flow processes originating from nearby emergent diapirs, in contrast to previous studies that suggest a glacial origin for extrabasinal clasts. Within the spectrum of outcropping minibasins around the world, the sediments described here are unique in their dominantly fine‐grained nature and overall lithological homogeneity. Exposures such as these provide an opportunity to better understand the sedimentological processes that operate in these environments, and provide an analogue for similar settings in the subsurface that act as hydrocarbon reservoir‐trap systems.     

Geochronology,Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Diabase Dyke Swarms in East Tianshan,Xinjiang, NW China

Diabase dyke swarms are widespread in the East Tianshan and Beishan regions. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb ages of these diabase vary from 305 Ma to 278 Ma, showing that these dykes were formed during Late Carboniferous-Early Permian magmatism. All diabase samples are subalkali calc-alkali, characterized by slight LREE and LILEs enrichment, and weak negative Ti, Nb and Ta anomalies. The diabase samples have positive εNd(t) values (>+3), high Sr isotopic compositions (initial 87Sr/86Sr values=0.7030-0.7097), and large variation of Pb isotopic compositions, indicating they were derived from a deplete mantle source. Regional geology and geochemistry evidences indicate that these diabase dyke swarms were generated in a lithosphere extensional setting and had the same magma sources. Initial magmas may be a mixture of depleted asthenosphere mantle and enriched lithospheric mantle during rapid magma ascending.     

阿尔泰南缘冲乎尔盆地康布铁堡组变质酸性火山岩年龄及岩石成因

冲乎尔盆地是阿尔泰南缘等间斜列的火山沉积盆地之一,盆地内出露有重要的康布铁堡组赋矿地层.本文对该组一个凝灰岩和两个变质流纹岩样品进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄测定,获得了385.3±1.2Ma、398.1±1.8Ma和405.6±2.2Ma的结果.变质流纹岩的岩石地球化学分析结果表明,与克朗和麦兹盆地内的酸性火山岩的特征相同,即变质流纹岩属钙碱性低Ti流纹岩;在原始地幔标准化图上显示出Ti、P、Sr、Ba明显负异常,Th、U、Pb的正异常,LREE相对HREE略富集的特征,并显示强的Eu负异常(δEu=0.25 ～0.54).结合其区域地质特征,认为本区变质酸性火山岩形成于活动大陆边缘环境,是下地壳发生了部分熔融后演化的产物.阿尔泰南缘的火山沉积盆地是早—中泥盆世时期在挤压环境中形成的断陷盆地.     

Identification of Lower Pleistocene widespread tephras associated with large caldera-forming eruptions in the Tohoku area,north-east Japan

Tephra fingerprinting techniques contributing to volcanology and palaeoenvironmental studies have been developed using a combination of laser-ablation inductively coupled-plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). In particular, femtosecond LA-ICP-MS can determine major- and trace element abundances in individual glass shards. On the basis of the major oxide and trace element composition of the glass shards, using those methods, we re-examined the identification of four lower Pleistocene tephras originating from north-east Japan. All trace element abundances exhibited the typical pattern of tephras from the Hokkaido–Tohoku area, and major element concentrations were distinct. As a result, we re-examined the correlation of the widespread Tmg-R4 tephra (2.0 Ma), and newly defined the widespread Kd44-Naka tephra (1.968–1.781 Ma), both originating from the Sengan geothermal region. Furthermore, we re-examined identifications of Sr-Asn-Kd8 (1.219 Ma) and Sr-Kc-U8 (0.922–0.910 Ma) in central Japan, both derived from the Aizu volcanic region. The extensive distributions of the former two tephras suggest the occurrence of two large caldera-forming eruptions (Volcanic Explosivity Index 7) during a short period. Also, the distributions and volumes of the latter two tephras are broader and larger than those previously assumed. The results provide insight into large volcanic eruption history and terrestrial and marine palaeoenvironmental history.     

大兴安岭中段柴河地区玛尼吐组火山岩年代学、地球化学及岩石成因

对大兴安岭中段柴河地区玛尼吐组火山岩进行了锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年代学和岩石地球化学研究,以了解其形成时代、岩石成因及其所揭示的区域构造背景。玛尼吐组火山岩岩相学鉴定结果为安山岩、英安岩,化学成分显示其为粗面英安岩、粗面岩和英安岩。玛尼吐组火山岩锆石多呈自形半自形晶,振荡环带发育,Th/U=0.33~2.08,指示其岩浆成因。定年结果显示,玛尼吐组火山岩形成于139~148 Ma的晚侏罗世。岩石地球化学研究表明,玛尼吐组火山岩的w(SiO₂)为64.87%~68.65%,w(Al₂O₃)为15.53%~16.72%,全碱w(Na₂O+K₂O)为6.75%~9.22%,K₂O/Na₂O=0.63~1.57,属于高钾钙碱性系列。所有样品的稀土配分曲线具有相似的特征,稀土丰度总量w(∑REE)为(124.95~208.57)×10^-6,轻重稀土分馏明显,(La/Yb)_N=11.50~14.88, Eu负异常(0.45~1.17),微量元素以富集Rb、Ba、K,亏损Nb、P、Ti为特征。玛尼吐组火山岩原始岩浆来源于地壳岩石的部分熔融,形成于蒙古-鄂霍茨克缝合带闭合后的岩石圈伸展构造环境。     

西昆仑慕士塔格-公格尔印支期侵入岩岩石与锆石地球化学特征及研究意义

西昆仑造山带南侧的麻扎-康西瓦缝合带,是古特提斯洋闭合的位置。慕士塔格-公格尔作为昆仑山的主峰,紧邻该缝合带的东北侧分布,主要岩性为花岗闪长岩和黑云母二长花岗岩。作者系统研究了两种岩性的地球化学及年代学特征,探讨了岩石成因,反演了古特提斯洋的构造演化历史。岩体岩浆锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb测年结果显示,花岗闪长岩和黑云母二长花岗岩的成岩年龄分别为(213.0±0.5)~(215.4±0.9)Ma和(220.6±0.5)~(222.1±0.4)Ma,是晚三叠世岩浆活动的产物。两种岩性均为高硅(w(SiO2)65%)、富碱(w(K2O+Na2O)6%)、钙碱性-高钾钙碱性、准铝质(A/CNK1),富集大离子亲石元素(LILE)和轻稀土元素(LREE),亏损高场强元素(HFSE)和重稀土(HREE)。微量元素组成特征、低锆石饱和温度及高分异指数显示慕士塔格-公格尔花岗岩体为高分异I型花岗岩。岩体锆石的εHf(t)值变化范围较小,为-4.46~-0.17,指示岩浆以壳源为主。综合研究表明,慕士塔格-公格尔花岗岩体可能是同碰撞造山环境下,老的下地壳受地幔热源影响部分熔融,形成的长英质壳源岩浆侵入地壳内部而冷却结晶形成。     

Tectonic-lithofacies palaeogeographic reconstruction of the Yangtze Craton of the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation and its oil and gas significance

Recently,great breakthroughs have been obtained in shale gas exploration in the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation in the Yangtze Craton. Thus,the tectonic-lithofacies palaeogeography of the Yangtze Craton during the Doushantuo depositional period was in urgent need to be further studied. Based on a large number of outcrop sections,latest drilling data,numerous previous studies,we reconstructed the tectonic-lithofacies palaeogeography of the Yangtze Craton. The results indicated that,during the Ediacaran Doushantuo Period,the tectonic background of the Yangtze Craton was not only controlled by its palaeogeographic location(at the northwest of the supercontinent Rodinia),but also by the thermal sedimentation after the continental rifting. The tectonic-lithofacies palaeogeography of the Yangtze Craton generally showed higher terrain in the west and the north,and lower in the east and the south,with four oldlands developed namely the Hannan,Kangdian,Niushoushan and Jiangnan oldlands. The sedimentary pattern was featured by three platforms(in the Upper Yangtze,Middle-Lower Yangtze,and northern Zhejiang regions)alternated with four basins(in the Wanyuan-Dazhou,west Hubei-Hunan,southeastern and northern Yangtze margins). The three platforms were dominated by restricted-open platform facies; the four basins were dominated by platform margin slope,shelf and bathyal facies. The four oldlands(provided the main detrital provenance),together with the syn-depositional faults and the palaeostructure of the underlying rift basins,controlled the tectonic-sedimentary characteristics of the Yangtze Craton during the Ediacaran Doushantuo Period. The paper has proposed that the southern Shaanxi,northeastern Sichuan,western Hubei,and the adjacent area of the Hunan,Guizhou and Chongqing are the most favorable distribution areas of the Doushantuo source rocks;the northern Zhejiang and southern Anhui areas are the secondary favorable distribution areas. These favorable distribution areas and their adjacent areas are considered to be favorable regions for deepening the deep natural gas exploration in the Yangtze Craton.     

扬子克拉通埃迪卡拉系陡山沱组构造-岩相古地理恢复及油气意义*

近年来,随着扬子克拉通埃迪卡拉系陡山沱组页岩气勘探获得重大突破,深入和细化陡山沱期构造-岩相古地理就显得迫在眉睫。基于大量野外露头和最新钻井资料,结合前人研究成果,作者对陡山沱期构造-岩相古地理进行了分析、研究和图件编制。研究认为: 扬子克拉通埃迪卡拉纪陡山沱期,受控处于罗迪尼亚超大陆西北边缘的古地理位置和超大陆大规模裂解之后的热沉降作用初期的成盆构造环境,其古地理特征总体呈现出西高东低、北高南低,四古陆剥蚀区(汉南、康滇、牛首山和江南古陆)、三台地区(上扬子、中下扬子和浙北台地)与四盆地区(扬子东南缘与北缘坳陷、万源—达州和湘鄂西内裂陷)相间的沉积面貌和格局。其中,台地区以局限—开阔台地,盆地区以台缘斜坡、陆棚和半深海等为主要优势相。4个古陆是扬子陡山沱组主要的碎屑物源区,下伏裂谷盆地构造和陡山沱期发育的同沉积断裂,共同控制了埃迪卡拉系陡山沱组构造-沉积特征。提出陕南、川东北、鄂西和湘黔渝临区是最有利的陡山沱组烃源岩分布区,其次是浙北—皖南地区。有利烃源岩分布区及其邻区是扬子深层—超深层常规天然气或页岩气勘探值得高度关注的区域。     

Petrogenesis of the Mairupt microgranite: A witness of an Uppermost Silurian magmatism in the Rocroi Inlier,Ardenne Allochton

Magmatism in the Rocroi inlier (Ardenne Allochton, southeastern Avalonia during eo-Hercynian times) consists of a swarm of bimodal dykes (diabase and/or microgranite) emplaced in Middle to Upper Cambrian siliciclastics (Revin Group). Felsic volcanites interbedded within the Upper Silurian/Lower Devonian transgressive strata on the eastern edge of the inlier were interpreted as belonging to the same magmatic event. This was subsequently invalidated by zircon U–Pb dating of the Mairupt and Grande Commune magmatic rocks, which yielded an Upper Devonian age. Here we report a reevaluation of the age of the Mairupt microgranite based on LA–ICP–MS in situ U–Pb zircon geochronology, which yields a concordant age of 420.5 ± 2.9 Ma (Late Silurian/Early Devonian). This new dating restores the consistency between the different magmatic occurrences in the Rocroi inlier. The geochemical and petrographical data furthermore indicate a major crustal contribution, which fits well within the context of crust thinning of the Ardenne margin (southeastern Avalonia) in the transtensional Rheno-Hercynian back-arc basin.     

Discoveries of new Longfengshaniaceae from the uppermost Ediacaran in eastern Yunnan, South China and the significance

A morphologically more diverse assemblage of Longfengshaniaceae has been found in the uppermost Ediacaran (Sinian) Jiucheng Member, Yuhucun Formation at Jinning and Jiangchuan, eastern Yunnan, South China. A majority of them are different from the Longfengshania found in the Neoproterozoic Changlongshan Formation, Yanshan Mountain area, North China and the Little Dal Group, North America. They are mainly characterized by a more varied, often thallus-like appearance with no branches, such as oval, pyriform, spindle, shovel, heart, ribbon and balloon shapes, and more sturdy stalk-like projection (stipe) with a smooth connection on the basal part of the thallus. In addition, they appear to have a remarkable attaching organ of lanceolate, shuttle-like or short stem-like structure at the base of the stipe. Six distinct morphological taxa are recognized, including one new genus, two new species and three conformis species. The characteristics of the family and the genus Longfengshania are further discussed in this paper. The new discoveries of these carbonaceous macrofossils identified as Longfengshaniaceae algae on the basis of the diagnostic forms and anastomosis patterns of their thalli and stipes demonstrate that an important evolutionary radiation of metaphytes took place in the last Ediacaran stage. The flourishing of the benthonic thallophytes attached to the substrate from eastern Yunnan and considered to be photosynthetic alga probably provided continuous nutritional habitats for the explosion and diversification of the Early Cambrian “Chengjiang biota”. Translated from Acta Geologica Sinica, 2006, 80(11): 1643–1649 [译自: 地质学报]     

内蒙苏尼特右旗吉布胡楞土岩体LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年、地球化学特征及地质意义

在华北板块北缘白乃庙岛弧岩浆活动带中发现了一套石榴石白云母花岗岩。锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年结果显示,该石榴石白云母花岗岩的结晶年龄为(500.8±2.4)Ma,为晚寒武世岩浆活动的产物。主量元素岩石地球化学特征方面:该岩体富硅、铝(w(SiO₂)=72.50%~74.11%;w(Al₂O₃)=14.73%~16.43%),贫铁、镁、钙(w(TFeO)=0.67%~1.14%;w(MgO)= 0.09%;w(CaO)=0.30%~0.61%),为高分异花岗岩(分异指数DI=91.99~93.20);铝饱和指数均大于1.1,发育富铝矿物石榴石和白云母,为过铝质花岗岩,但并非S型花岗岩;综合认为该石榴石白云母花岗岩是一套富铝、贫铁镁钙的高分异钙碱性I型花岗岩。微量元素特征方面:稀土总量较低,轻重稀土分馏不明显,具有强烈的负Eu异常;具明显的稀土元素四分组效应;并且部分岩石样品的Nb、Ta含量较高,暗示该岩体是分异岩浆与流体作用的产物。该岩体可为Nb、Ta等稀有金属成矿提供必要的物质基础。     

Cavity‐filling dolomite speleothems and submarine cements in the Ediacaran Dengying microbialites,South China: Responses to high‐frequency sea‐level fluctuations in an ‘aragonite–dolomite sea’

Speleothems, mostly composed of calcium carbonate, are widely present in modern karst‐originated caves, but have rarely been reported in palaeokarst systems. This study presents a novel type of dolomite speleothem and subsequent submarine dolomite cement, which are widely present in the upper Ediacaran Dengying Formation in the upper Yangtze area. These precipitated materials occur in the cavity system that cuts across several peritidal cycles. The interconnected cavity networks with irregular shapes, embayed walls, internal breccias on cavity floor and their preferential development in the shallower cycle tops (for example, tepee‐deformed beds) suggest that they were initially generated by subaerial dissolution. As the earliest infills, the hemispherical protrusions, icicle‐like pendants and ground‐up columns show similar morphological features and occurrence patterns to the cave popcorn, stalactites and stalagmites, respectively. Thus, these earliest infills are speleothems resulting from associated meteoric precipitation during subaerial exposure. The isopachous growth pattern of subsequent more extensive fibrous dolomite cements points to a submarine diagenetic environment in which they were precipitated. Microscopically, the micritic to micro‐crystalline dolomite, acicular dolomite in speleothems and the subsequent fibrous dolomite share similar crystal fabrics to metastable precursors (for example, Mg‐calcite). Meanwhile, the carbon‐oxygen isotope compositions of the speleothem and fibrous dolomite, although partly altered by burial diagenesis, share a large overlap with host rock and coeval marine carbonates all over the Yangtze Platform. For these reasons, these speleothems and fibrous cements are considered to have been initially precipitated as metastable carbonate precursors in meteoric and submarine environments, respectively, and stabilized during submarine mimetic dolomitization. The cyclic occurrence of cavity systems filled with speleothems and submarine cements reflects periodic subaerial exposure and marine flooding of broad tidal flat in the upper Yangtze area, driven by high‐frequency sea‐level fluctuations. Furthermore, the Neoproterozoic seawater chemistry that favoured early dolomitization of carbonate precursor mineralogies was an advantage for the preservation of fabrics from metastable precursor minerals.     

扬子板块埃迪卡拉系(震旦系)陡山沱组层序地层划分与对比

在对扬子板块埃迪卡拉系陡山沱组不同相区的25条代表性剖面野外研究基础上,通过沉积岩石学和岩相序列特征的系统分析,认为陡山沱组沉积时期曾发生3次二级海平面升降事件。依据3个海平面升降转换面,可识别出3个层序底界面:(1)陡山沱组底部与下伏南华系南沱组及其同期层位的冰碛杂砾岩之间的界面;(2)在浅水沉积区陡山沱组中部和上部分别出现喀斯特侵蚀面;(3)在深水沉积区相应层序界面为岩相结构转换面。依据火山灰锆石U-Pb同位素年龄,可将陡山沱组层序地层划分为2个半二级层序或超层序(SS1,SS2和SS3-TST),其中SS1时限为35Ma(635~600Ma),SS2时限为35Ma(600~565Ma),SS3-TST时限为14Ma(565~551Ma)。陡山沱组底部广泛发育的盖帽白云岩底和3个层序内的最大海泛面可以作为4个相对等时面,结合事件沉积标志层,可建立扬子板块陡山沱组从浅水沉积区至深水沉积区等时性二级层序地层划分对比格架。研究结果表明,三峡地区陡山沱组四段式划分方案不适用于整个扬子板块内陡山沱组的区域地层划分和对比。因而,建议扬子板块陡山沱组应该以二级层序地层为基础,结合化学地层和生物地层进行综合划分和对比。陡山沱组新的地层划分对比格架为研究陡山沱组古地理演变和编制该时期高精度的岩相古地理图奠定了基础。     

华南埃迪卡拉系底部钾质斑脱岩的岩石地球化学特征及其地质意义

我国华南扬子地台不同地区（湖北宜昌、安徽休宁）埃迪卡拉系底部的盖帽碳酸盐岩中均保存有浅色粘土岩层。岩石薄片和扫描电镜观察,以及X射线衍射分析表明,这些粘土岩层以伊利石和伊/蒙混层矿物为主,同时含有港湾状熔蚀石英、高温透长石及岩浆锆石等斑晶矿物。X荧光光谱仪和ICP-MS等离子质谱仪等地球化学元素分析表明,这些粘土岩层具有相似的元素组成和配分模式,以高K₂O、低TiO₂,富含Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf、Th、Y等亲石元素为特征,Al₂O₃/TiO₂、Zr/Hf 和Ti/Th 值均指示了酸性火山灰的性质,同时稀土元素配分模式与花岗岩较为相似。岩石学和地球化学特征表明,这些浅色粘土岩层是火山喷发事件形成的钾质斑脱岩。通过两处剖面的对比,可以将安徽休宁地区的钾质斑脱岩年龄限制在大约635Ma左右。岩浆判别图指示了这些钾质斑脱岩的原始岩浆为高钾亚碱性流纹英安岩;依据微量元素特征和构造环境判别图,初步认为原始岩浆形成于大陆弧环境。这些钾质斑脱岩在区域上的分布,表明我国扬子地台埃迪卡拉纪早期发生了广泛的火山活动,“雪球地球”事件的结束可能是导致这期以钾质斑脱岩为代表的火山喷发事件的诱因。     

Precipitation of dolomite using sulphate-reducing bacteria from the Coorong Region, South Australia: significance and implications

Dolomite was successfully precipitated in culture experiments that simulated microbiogeochemical conditions prevailing during late stages of evaporation in ephemeral, hypersaline dolomitic lakes of the Coorong region, South Australia. Analyses of lake- and pore-water samples document rapid geochemical changes with time and depth in both dolomitic and non-dolomitic lakes. Extremely high sulphate and magnesium ion concentrations in lake waters decline rapidly with depth in pore waters throughout the sulphate-reduction zone, whereas carbonate concentrations in pore waters reach levels up to 100 times those of normal sea water. Ultimately, sulphate is totally consumed and no solid sulphate is recorded in the dolomitic lake sediments. ‘Most probable number’ calculations of lake sediment samples record the presence of large populations of sulphate-reducing bacteria, whereas sulphur-isotope analyses of lake-water samples indicate microbial fractionation in all the lakes studied. Viable populations of microbes from the lake sediments were cultured in anoxic conditions in the laboratory. Samples were then injected into vials containing sterilized clastic or carbonate grains, or glass beads, immersed in a solution that simulated the lake water. Falls in the levels of sulphate and rising pH in positive vials were interpreted as indicating active bacterial sulphate reduction accompanied by increased concentrations of carbonate. Within 2 months, sub-spherical, sub-micron-size crystals of dolomite identical to those of lake sediments were precipitated. It is concluded that bacterial sulphate reduction overcomes kinetic constraints on dolomite formation by removing sulphate and releasing magnesium and calcium ions from neutral ion pairs, and by generating elevated carbonate concentrations, in a hypersaline, strongly electrolytic solution. The results demonstrate that bacterial sulphate reduction controls dolomite precipitation in both the laboratory experiments and lake sediments. It is proposed that dolomite formation, through bacterial sulphate reduction, provides a process analogue applicable to thick platformal dolostones of the past, where benthic microbial communities were the sole or dominant colonizers of shallow marine environments.     

连山关-高家沟花岗岩体LA—ICP—MS锆石U—Pb年龄及其地质意义

笔者采用颗粒锆石LA—ICP—MS法获得了连山关-高家沟花岗岩体U—Pb不一致线上交点年龄为2198±31．5Ma和2162±31Ma。通过与辽东地区U—Pb法、Sm—Nd法和颗粒锆石年龄比对,揭示了辽东地区广泛发育的一期古元古代花岗岩浆事件的精确年代。根据岩石地球化学特征和岩体与地层接触关系,笔者认为该期花岗岩是在拉伸状态下早期基底岩石重熔的产物。年代学资料表明,连山关-高家沟岩体为壳源岩浆多次重熔侵位的花岗杂岩体。