A LA-ICP-MS Comparison of Reference Materials Used in Cassiterite U-Pb Geochronology

Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is used to compare the suitability of four cassiterite (SnO₂) materials (SPG, Yankee, AY-4 and Jian-1), and three matrix-mismatched reference materials (NIST SRM 612, NIST SRM 614 and 91500 zircon) for normalisation of U-Pb and Pb-Pb isotope ratios in cassiterite. The excess variance of ages determined by LA-ICP-MS is estimated to be ±0.33% for ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb vs. ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb isochron ages and ± 1.8% and for U-Pb ages. Incorporation of this excess variance in cassiterite ages is necessary for realistic uncertainties. ²⁰⁷Pb-²⁰⁶Pb ages are advantageous for dating Precambrian cassiterite such as SPG compared with U-Pb ages as matrix effect on instrumental mass fractionation of Pb isotopes are generally considered to be minor. We note minor bias in ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb vs. ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb isochron ages (~ 0.6%) when using either the NIST SRM 614 or 91500 zircon reference materials and emphasise the requirement for uncertainty propagation of all sources of error and reference materials with comparable U and Pb mass fraction to the cassiterite. The ²³⁸U/²⁰⁶Pb isotopic ratios from normalisation to matrix-mismatched reference materials show varied results, which emphasises the need to use matrix-matched reference materials for calculating U-Pb ages. When cross-calibrated against each other, LA-ICP-MS U-Pb ages of the ca. 1535 Ma SPG, ca. 245 Ma Yankee and ca. 155 Ma Jian-1 cassiterites are all consistent with their ID-TIMS values.     

A New Natural Secondary Reference Material for Garnet U-Pb Dating by TIMS and LA-ICP-MS

Gem quality andradite-rich garnet (IUC-1), obtained from the Miocene trachyte dome near Ankara city (Turkey), has been identified as a potential natural secondary reference material for U-Pb dating. In this study, U-Pb dating was performed in five different laboratories using isotope dilution TIMS and laser ablation ICP-MS to determine the homogeneity of euhedral garnet crystals. The U-Pb ID-TIMS data for IUC-1 yielded ²⁰⁷Pb/²³⁵U and ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages of 20.9 ± 0.4 and 20.6 ± 0.8 Ma respectively, and these values are consistent with U-Pb LA-ICP-MS analyses, in which different garnet crystals yielded ages of 20.8 ± 0.1, 20.7 ± 0.1, 20.7 ± 0.2 and 20.2 ± 0.1 Ma. An andradite (IUC-2) from the Serçeören wollastonite skarn (Turkey) can be used as a secondary reference material provided detailed imaging of the crystals is undertaken. ID-TIMS data yielded ²⁰⁷Pb/²³⁵U and ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages of 20.4 ± 0.4 and 20.9 ± 1.0 Ma respectively, and yielded U-Pb ages on different grains of 20.5 ± 0.1, 20.7 ± 1.0, 20.8 ± 1.7 and 20.9 ± 1.6 Ma. The assigned weighted mean age of IUC-1 (20.4 ± 0.5 Ma, 2s) is proposed as a 2023 reference value. IUC-1 garnet is expected to contribute significantly to rapidly developing garnet geochronology in the near future.     

内蒙古道伦达坝铜钨锡矿床LA-ICP-MS锆石和锡石U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

道伦达坝矿床位于大兴安岭南段,是一个铜钨锡矿床,其铜、钨、锡储量均达中型。矿体呈脉状,主要产于二叠系砂板岩中的断裂破碎带中,华力西期黑云母花岗岩中的断裂破碎带中亦赋存有矿体。文章选取2件石英-萤石-白云母-电气石-锡石-黑钨矿阶段的矿石样品对其中的进行了LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年,获得2件样品的~(207)Pb/~(206)Pb-~(238)U/~(206)Pb谐和年龄分别为(134.7±6.6)Ma(MSWD=1.4)和(136.8±7.4)Ma(MSWD=1.7),~(206)Pb/~(207)Pb-~(238)U/~(207)Pb等时线年龄分别为(132±12)Ma(MSWD=0.76)和(135±13)Ma(MSWD=0.9)。锡石定年结果表明,道伦达坝矿床形成于早白垩世。对矿区外围张家营子岩体中的斑状细粒花岗岩进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年,获得的~(206)Pb/~(238)U加权平均年龄为(135±1)Ma(MSWD=1.3),该岩体的形成年龄与道伦达坝矿床的成矿年龄在误差范围内一致。本次定年结果表明道伦达坝矿床形成于早白垩世,与同期的花岗质岩浆活动有密切的成因联系,该矿床属于与花岗岩有关的岩浆热液脉型矿床。     

Apatite Reference Materials for SIMS Microanalysis of Isotopes and Trace Elements

Twelve apatite samples have been tested as secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) reference materials. Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analysis shows that the SLAP, NUAN and GR40 apatite gems are internally homogeneous, with most trace element mass fractions having 2 standard deviations (2s) ≤ 2.0%. BR2, BR5, OL2, AFG2 and AFB1, which have U > 63 μg g^-1, ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb > 283, and homogeneous SIMS U-Pb data, have respective isotope dilution thermal ionisation mass spectrometry (ID-TIMS) ages of 2053.83 ± 0.21 Ma, 2040.34 ± 0.09 Ma, 868.87 ± 0.25 Ma, 478.71 ± 0.22 Ma and 473.25 ± 0.09 Ma. Minor U-Pb heterogeneity exists and accurate SIMS results require correction with the 3D Concordia-constrained common Pb composition. Among the studied samples, AFG2 and BR5 are the most homogeneous U-Pb reference materials. The SIMS sulfur isotopic compositions of eight of the apatites shows they are homogeneous, with 2s for both 10³δ³⁴S and 10³δ³³S < 0.55‰. One apatite, BR96, has Δ³³S = -0.36 ± 0.2‰. The apatite samples have ID-TIMS ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr between 0.704214 ± 0.000030 and 0.723134 ± 0.000035.     

西天山查岗诺尔和智博铁矿区火山岩地球化学特征、锆石U-Pb年龄及地质意义

西天山东段的查岗诺尔铁矿和智博铁矿赋存于以玄武岩、玄武安山岩、粗面岩以及安山质凝灰岩为主的晚石炭世火山岩中, 对火山岩的形成时代以及构造地质背景的研究是重建成矿过程的关键。本文通过对两个矿区的火山岩进行岩石地球化学和LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年分析来探讨火山岩形成的构造环境与时代。地球化学分析表明大多数火山岩化学成分从钙碱性、高钾钙碱性变化到钾玄岩系列,富集轻稀土元素(LREE)和大离子亲石元素(LILE; 如Rb、Th、K),重稀土元素(HREE)配分平坦,同时具有Nb、Ta、Ti的强烈亏损,类似于岛弧火山岩的地球化学特征。大多数玄武质火山岩在构造环境判别图中位于火山弧环境。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年显示流纹岩和英安岩的²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U加权平均年龄分别为301.8±0.9Ma和300.3±1.1Ma。此外,对两件闪长岩样品测年获得²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U加权平均年龄介于303.8～305Ma之间。火山岩与闪长岩样品具有类似的地球化学特征以及形成时代,表明它们可能来源于同一母岩浆,形成于相同的构造背景下。结合区域地质资料,本文认为矿区内出露的高钾钙碱性到钾玄岩系列火山岩可能属于俯冲过程末期阶段大陆岛弧岩浆作用的产物。     

粤北石角围花岗岩型铀矿床沥青铀矿LA-ICP-MS原位U-Pb定年研究

石角围花岗岩型铀矿床位于粤北下庄铀矿田东部,沥青铀矿是矿床的主要矿石矿物,也是厘定成矿年龄的理想对象。前人采用同位素稀释法(ID-TIMS)和电子探针U-Th-totalPb化学定年法获得的成矿年龄为38～138Ma,但前人年龄变化范围大,可靠性有待考究,难以有效约束矿床的成矿时代。本文利用LA-ICP-MS原位微区分析技术,对石角围矿床矿石中沥青铀矿开展了原位U-Pb定年。研究表明:沥青铀矿的206Pb/238U年龄为52. 46～56. 89Ma,加权平均年龄为54. 68±0. 53Ma(MSWD=1. 19,n=18)。本次沥青铀矿原位U-Pb定年与前人相比更好地避免了矿物包裹体、后期次生变化、显微裂隙等因素的影响,获得的沥青铀矿原位U-Pb同位素年龄代表矿床的成矿年龄。本研究获得的石角围矿床成矿年龄(～55Ma)与华南花岗岩型铀矿床主成矿期(～50Ma)相一致,指示石角围矿床铀成矿作用与华南岩石圈局部伸展作用下的断裂构造活动密切相关。     

西大别造山带夏店岩体锆石U-Pb年代学、地球化学特征及其A型花岗岩的厘定

对西大别造山带夏店岩体进行了系统的锆石LA-ICP-MSU-Pb定年、岩石地球化学研究,发现该岩体化学成分具富硅、碱,贫钙、镁、铝等特点;岩石轻稀土元素富集,重稀土元素亏损,轻重稀土元素分馏明显,Eu亏损明显;Rb、K、Th等大离子亲石元素和Pb元素富集,Ta、Nb、Ti等高场强元素亏损和Sr、Ba元素亏损;岩石成因类型上属于A型花岗岩。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年结果显示夏店岩体~(206)Pb/~(238)U加权平均年龄为130.0±1.8 Ma,代表岩体的结晶年龄,显示该岩体为早白垩世岩浆活动的产物。夏店岩体A型花岗岩形成于造山期后环境,预示着桐柏-大别造山带板内演化阶段的到来。     

吉林中部伊通地区放牛沟火山岩的形成时代及其地质意义

对伊通地区的放牛沟火山岩,以及后期侵入该火山岩的后庙岭花岗质侵入体进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学研究。3个样品中的锆石均呈自形-半自形晶,CL图像显示出明显的岩浆振荡生长环带,结合大多数锆石具有较高的Th/U比值(0.23~3.55),暗示了它们的岩浆成因。放牛沟火山岩由变玄武安山岩和变安山岩组成,其中变安山岩样品中锆石22个测点的~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄加权平均值分为3组:420±4 Ma,402±3 Ma及280±1 Ma,其中280±1 Ma代表了安山岩的形成年龄;变玄武安山岩样品中锆石30个测点的~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄加权平均值分为两组:401±1 Ma及279±1 Ma,后者代表了玄武安山岩的形成年龄;后庙岭花岗质侵入体中锆石18个测点的~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄加权平均值为256±2 Ma。上述锆石U-Pb定年结果表明,放牛沟火山岩形成于早二叠世,而非前人认为的早古生代。对后庙岭侵入体的定年结果,进一步暗示放牛沟多金属硫铁矿床的成矿时代为二叠纪。     

粤北长江铀矿田花岗岩独居石U-Pb同位素定年及其地质意义

长江铀矿田位于诸广山复式岩体中南部,是典型的花岗岩型铀矿田.前人采用锆石U-Pb定年方法对赋矿花岗岩进行了年代学研究,但由于全岩和锆石铀含量较高,锆石往往发生了蜕晶化,可能导致锆石U-Pb定年数据散乱,影响锆石U-Pb年龄的可靠性.独居石是花岗岩中广泛存在的含铀副矿物,铀和钍含量均较高,可达10000×10-6,普通铅...     

Dating of Columbite-tantalite and Monazite from Pegmatites of the Kawadgaon–Challanpara Area,Bastar Craton,Central India

The results of geochronological studies on columbite-tantalite and monazite from the rare metal pegmatites of the Kawadgaon–Challanpara area in Bastar craton, central India are presented. Columbite-tantalite yielded U-Pb concordia upper intercept age of 1978±16 Ma (MSWD = 0.18). Radiogenic ²⁰⁷Pb*/²⁰⁶Pb* (T_7/6) ages on 4 out of 5 columbite-tantalite vary in a narrow range of 1903 to 2077 Ma and are similar to U-Pb age, whereas, one sample shows younger ²⁰⁷Pb*/²⁰⁶Pb*(T_7/6) age of 1728 Ma. Younger Pb-Pb age of 1744 ± 250 Ma (MSWD = 150) has also been indicated by these columbite-tantalite samples. Four out of five monazite samples define Pb-Pb errorchron age of 2050±370 Ma (MSWD = 165) and radiogenic ²⁰⁷Pb*/²⁰⁶Pb* (T_7/6) ages on 3 out of 5 monazites show a narrow range of 1983 to 2083 Ma. Other two samples show younger ²⁰⁷Pb*/²⁰⁶Pb*(T_7/6) ages as 1254 Ma and 1592Ma. Both monazite and columbite-tantalite indicate disturbance in Pb and U isotopic systematics as revealed by high MSWD. However, selected samples from both monazite and columbite-tantalite indicate age of their formation as c. 2000 Ma. Younger ages, i.e., 1254 to 1744 Ma are indicative of later geological disturbances. Reported age of c. 2000 Ma is comparable to Rb-Sr date of pegmatitic muscovite (1850-2330 Ma) from this area and is younger to intrusive granites of c. 2500 Ma. By analogy, therefore, it may be inferred that the age of the rare element mineralization may be ~2000 Ma old, and linked with younger granitic activity that spanned over the period from 2300 to 2100 Ma in the Bastar craton.     

新疆东准噶尔金水泉金矿床地质特征、成矿时代及其地质意义

新疆奇台县金水泉金矿床是东准噶尔卡拉麦里成矿带上一个典型的造山型金矿床,产于清水-苏吉泉大断裂和卡拉麦里深断裂之间的次级断裂带中,其成矿时代尚无确切的年代学资料。通过阴极发光(CL)、背散射图像(BSE)和矿物包体确定含金石英脉中的锆石种类,进行LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb同位素定年。捕获锆石主要呈柱状、长柱状,振荡环带清晰,粒径较热液锆石大,包括岩浆锆石和变质锆石;~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄为365~418Ma、265Ma。热液锆石呈短柱状、棱角状、不规则状、双锥状,常含继承锆石内核,内部包裹体为磷灰石或含金磷灰石,发育不明显的波缓状振荡环带或无振荡环带;~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄加权平均值为314.9±3.2Ma,指示金矿化作用发生于晚石炭世早期碰撞造山向造山后伸展转变的构造环境。成矿时代晚于赋矿围岩姜巴斯套组的年龄(约343Ma),与总结区域构造演化规律所限定的时间范围(320~310Ma)吻合。综合研究认为,金水泉金矿床成矿作用可划分为350~320Ma造山阶段含金流体生成、315Ma挤压-伸展转换阶段金迁移就位、二叠纪陆内变形阶段金矿体破碎变形3个阶段。     

大兴安岭扎兰屯地区前寒武纪变质岩系年龄及其构造意义

大兴安岭扎兰屯地区出露较多的前寒武纪变质岩系,包括先前认为是古元古代的兴华渡口群、新元古代的佳疙瘩组和新元古代—早寒武世的倭勒根岩群,但一直缺少精确的年代学依据。通过LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb同位素测年,对这3个变质岩群的原岩时代进行了厘定。结果显示,兴华渡口群中绿泥石白云母片岩的锆石~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄加权平均值为520.1±4.3Ma(n=11,MSWD=1.6),佳疙瘩组中长英质糜棱岩锆石~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄加权平均值为512.0±2.9Ma,倭勒根岩群中绿泥绢云片岩最年轻锆石~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄加权平均值为491.7±11.9Ma,年龄最密集区加权平均值为516.7±4.5Ma。锆石图像特征及Th/U值均显示岩浆型锆石特征。综上所述,扎兰屯地区出露的兴华渡口群、佳疙瘩组和倭勒根群形成时代均为早古生代早期,而非先前认为的"前寒武纪"。同时,上述年龄谱系表明,该地区在480~500Ma和500~530Ma存在2期强烈的岩浆活动,应与东北地区晚泛非期岩浆-变质事件有关。     

U-Th-Pb and Trace Element Evaluation of Existing Titanite and Apatite LA-ICP-MS Reference Materials and Determination of 208Pb/232Th-206Pb/238U Date Discordance in Archaean Accessory Phases

The last decade has seen a marked increase in U-Th-Pb petrochronological studies focused on titanite and apatite. This has motivated the need for detailed, phase-specific method development and well-characterised reference materials with a wide variety of ages and chemical compositions. This study presents new U-Th-Pb isotope and major-, minor- and trace-element mass fraction data for ten titanite and five apatite reference materials based on integrated EPMA, LA-ICP-MS and isotope-dilution (ID) multi-collector (MC)-ICP-MS characterisation. Cross-comparison of EPMA and LA-ICP-MS data for the same titanite reference material suite demonstrates that careful selection of EPMA primary reference materials is necessary to minimise inaccuracies. We further identify a significant X-ray interference when measuring low Ce abundances in Ti-bearing phases and outline a method for its correction. New ID-MC-ICP-MS and LA-ICP-MS data suggest tri-concordance (defined as concordant ages for the ²³⁸U-²⁰⁶Pb, ²³⁵U-²⁰⁷Pb and ²³²Th-²⁰⁸Pb decay systems) of the MKED-1 titanite reference material and demonstrate the reproducibility of ²⁰⁸Pb/²³²Th measurements in some secondary titanite reference materials. Integration of ²⁰⁸Pb/²³²Th results with U-Pb geochronology provides a meaningful tool to help interpret complex U-Th-Pb isotopic age spectra. We provide example applications of ²⁰⁸Pb/²³²Th LA-ICP-MS measurements toward interpreting Archaean titanite ages from the Acasta Gneiss Complex, Northwest Territories, Canada.     

聂荣微陆块花岗片麻岩锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年——新元古代基底岩石的发现及其意义

聂荣微陆块呈透镜体状夹持在班公湖-怒江板块缝合带内,其上出露有黑云母花岗片麻岩以及二长花岗片麻岩等不同类型的古老片麻岩,本文报道产出于聂荣微陆块上花岗片麻岩的锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年结果,样品锆石的岩浆震荡环带十分发育,多数锆石具有典型的岩浆结晶锆石的特征。所有测点中有16个测点的Th/U值较高,介于0.58~1.24之间,平均值为0.79,获得的²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U年龄基本一致,加权平均值为819.6±5.2Ma,笔者等认为该年龄代表了花岗片麻岩的原岩结晶时代为新元古代。我们在羌塘南部地区的碎屑岩中获得了同样的年龄峰值(809Ma)。此外,我们认为年龄中具有507Ma左右的信息反映了泛非事件之后另外一次强烈构造热事件的影响在该区的存在。     

New zircon U-Pb ages of the pre-Sturtian rift successions from the western Yangtze Block,South China and their geological significance

ABSTRACT

The Neoproterozoic Kaijianqiao Formation is one of the most important pre-Sturtian rift successions in South China and there has long been a lack of reliable geochronological constraints for its minimum depositional age. In this study, new zircon U-Pb ages of volcaniclastic rocks from the topmost Kaijianqiao Formation are presented. The youngest SHRIMP and LA-ICP-MS zircon ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U weighted mean ages of the tuff sample are 715.0 ± 9.8 and 718.8 ± 9.4 Ma, respectively. The youngest LA-ICP-MS zircon ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U weighted mean age of the tuffaceous siltstone sample is 720.8 ± 7.4 Ma and represents the maximum depositional age of the topmost Kaijianqiao Formation. The results show that the minimum depositional age of the Kaijianqiao Formation in the western Yangtze Block should be ca. 715 Ma, consistent with other pre-Sturtian rift successions in South China, such as the Banxi Group, Chengjiang, and Liantuo formations. Together with the published zircon U-Pb ages, it is demonstrated that the Sturtian glaciation in South China (Jiangkou glaciation) most likely initiated around 715 Ma. In other Rodinia blocks, like Laurentia and Arabia, the Sturtian glaciation probably started between 712 and 717 Ma, thus our new results further support that the Sturtian glaciation was a rapid and globally synchronous event. Other ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U zircon ages display five distinct peaks at ca. 751, 780, 799, 819, and 848 Ma, which corresponded to the tectonic-magmatic events related to the break-up of Rodinia.     

Direct dating of hydrothermal W mineralization: U-Pb age for hübnerite (MnWO4), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado

We have investigated the potential of hübnerite for U-Pb dating. Hübnerite forms typically at medium to low-temperatures in a wide range of pneumatolytic-hydrothermal mineral deposits, particularly porphyry molybdenum and Sn-specialized granites. Hübnerite from the Sweet Home Mine (Alma, Colorado) formed in a Pb-rich, U-poor environment, but still developed relatively radiogenic Pb isotopic compositions. The low Pb_common contents in hübnerite (0.075 to 0.155 ppm) demonstrate that Pb is efficiently excluded from the crystal lattice. In contrast, U may substitute for Mn. The U-Pb data of hübnerite scatter. Most of the scatter originates from samples with ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb values below 50, where Pb_blank contributes up to 30% to Pb_total. Using the least radiogenic galena Pb, samples with ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb values above 70 have overlapping ²⁰⁶Pb∗/²³⁸U and ²⁰⁷Pb∗/²³⁵U values and yield a ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age of 25.7 ± 0.3 Ma (2σ). Late stage apatite from the Sweet Home Mine yields a ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb-²³⁸U/²⁰⁴Pb isochron corresponding to an age of 24.8 ± 0.5 Ma (2σ). A comparison of the U-Pb hübnerite ages with literature ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages on earlier sericite and the U-Pb age on later apatite suggests that (i) hübnerite yields accurate U-Pb ages and (ii) the evolution of the Sweet Home mineralization from greisen-type mineralization to medium-temperature hydrothermal vein mineralization took place in a few hundred thousand years at most. Aqueous low-N₂-bearing and aqueous inclusions in the dated hübnerite have homogenization temperatures between 325 and 356 °C and moderate salinity (up to 6.7 wt% NaCl equiv.). Thus, hübnerite represents one of the rare examples of a mineral that can be dated accurately and carries petrological information.     

LA-ICP-MS工作参数优化及在锆石U-Pb定年分析中的应用

将激光器(LA)和电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(ICP-MS)联用避免了溶液分析繁琐、耗时的前处理操作,减少了样品制备过程中可能带来的污染,同时又具备分析成本低、测试速度快、分析数据精度高等优势。本文将LA与ICP-MS联接使用,通过激光能量密度和剥蚀频率组合来讨论较低的元素分馏效应,同时匹配RF功率、采样深度、载气及He气流速等主要工作参数以获得较高的元素信号灵敏度和稳定性,从而得到仪器最优工作参数组合,建立了可靠的锆石U-Pb定年方法。通过对锆石标样91500、GJ-1及Ple2ovic互测结果表明,其206Pb/238U加权平均年龄分别为1063.9±6.0 Ma(2σ,n=20)、600.3±2.6 Ma(2σ,n=27)及337.6±1.7 Ma(2σ,n=20),测试结果准确度和精度均在1%范围内,与前人报道的误差范围一致。使用优化后的仪器参数对来自鄂东南铜绿山矿区石英正长闪长玢岩岩体中的实际锆石样品进行测试,获得其206Pb/238U年龄与前人研究结果基本一致,表明本法能准确地对锆石进行定年分析。     

粤北大宝山矿区花岗闪长斑岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

对粤北大宝山钼钨多金属矿区的花岗闪长斑岩进行了锆石阴极发光显微结构观察和LA-ICP-MS锆石微区U-Pb定年.在锆石阴极发光图像中, 两个花岗闪长斑岩样品中的锆石颗粒具有明显的振荡环带, 为典型的岩浆锆石.LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年结果显示: 大宝山花岗闪长斑岩样品中具岩浆环带锆石区域12个分析点的206Pb/238U加权平均年龄为175.8±1.5 Ma(MSWD=0.037), 船肚花岗闪长斑岩样品中具岩浆环带锆石区域16个分析点的206Pb/238U加权平均年龄为175.0±1.7 Ma(MSWD=0.41).它们的形成时代约175 Ma, 为燕山早期第Ⅰ阶段(180~170 Ma)产物.本次对大宝山矿区花岗闪长斑岩形成时代的准确厘定, 为大宝山和船肚花岗闪长斑岩原本连为一体被后期构造错断的认识提供了新证据, 岩体错断部位是矿区Mo-W矿进一步勘探的重要方向.结合相关研究表明, 其成岩成矿动力学背景与邻区岩体相似, 为南岭地区同一期岩石圈伸展-减薄事件的产物.同时启示我们, 在南岭地区还存在燕山早期第一阶段(180~170 Ma)利于形成Mo-W矿的花岗岩类小岩体未被揭露.      

北大别山牢山寨岩体地球化学特征和LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄

对北大别山牢山寨岩体进行了锆石U-Pb定年、岩石全岩主量和微量元素分析,发现牢山寨岩体二长花岗岩在化学成分上具超酸、富碱、过铝质等特点,属超酸性富碱高钾钙碱性系列;大离子亲石元素Rb、K富集,高场强元素Hf、Th、U与轻稀土元素明显富集,重稀土元素亏损,具中等负Eu异常等特征,稀土元素配分曲线为左高右平缓的轻稀土元素富集型。锆石LA-ICP-MSU-Pb定年测试得到岩体~(206)Pb/~(238)U加权平均年龄值为133±2 Ma(n=21,MSWD=3.1),代表牢山寨岩体的侵位年龄,表明其为早白垩世的岩浆活动产物。推测其形成机制为:在秦岭-大别造山带中生代构造体制转换及其后伸展机制下,下地壳尚未发生拆沉,含斜长石+辉石+角闪石+石榴石的高压麻粒岩下地壳部分熔融,沿深断裂向上运移,在地壳浅部固结成岩形成牢山寨岩体。     

内蒙古北山北缘蓬勃山一带古亚洲洋闭合时间制约——来自黑红山二长花岗岩的证据

黑红山二长花岗岩分布于红石山-百合山-蓬勃山蛇绿岩带北部,地球化学特征显示其属于准铝质-弱过铝质、中-高钾钙碱性系列,为高分异的I型花岗岩;轻稀土元素富集,轻、重稀土元素分馏明显,具弱负Eu异常,稀土元素曲线为右缓倾。微量元素相对富集Ba、K、Zr、Hf,亏损Ta、Nb、P、Ti,显示与俯冲有关的侵入岩特征,形成于碰撞前的火山弧环境。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年获得~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄加权平均值为315.2±2.5Ma。综合研究表明,黑红山地区在晚石炭世属于活动大陆边缘的火山弧,红石山-百合山-蓬勃山蛇绿岩带所代表的洋盆在此尚未消亡。