铀系不平衡在大同南寒武-奥陶系地下水资源研究中的应用

在大同口泉沟南寒武-奥陶系碳酸盐岩地下水资源勘探研究中,应用了铀放射系不平衡方法.由地下水中234U与238U放射性活度比的不平衡对相邻泉域作出区别,划分出岩溶地下水的3种类型,相应于强、中、弱径流条件和不同的含水层环境.利用234U盈亏指标识别了本区各岩溶地下水子系统、相互关系、补给源和混合比及其与侧向补给和侧向排泄的关系.地下水中铀含量和活度比有较大变幅,神头泉有罕见的小于久期平衡的铀放射性活度比.     

Application of Uranium Isotope Chronology for Partical Comminution in the Eolian Dust System

The wind dust system is an important part of the terrestrial surface system and plays an important role in many key belts. The mechanism of wind dust and the handling process are important to understand the environmental function of wind dust and to interpret the paleoclimate record. In the past, traditional geochemical methods can only reflect the rock composition or age in the final denudation zone, and it is not possible to distinguish the different silt mechanism and the intermediate process under the same eventual source background, which is one of the biggest challenges of the present research. The ²³⁴U/²³⁸U ratio of fine matter caused by alpha decay recoil reflects the time experienced by the particle since it was broken and may be able to effectively trace the mechanism of wind dust generation and the transport of the intermediate process, but the age of uranium isotope fragmentation is rarely used in the wind dust system. The complicated factors restricting the wide application of uranium isotope were summarized, and according to the latest research progress, the verification and development of the uranium isotope comminution age in the wind dust system, and the problem solution of the mechanism of wind dust production and the way of transporting were discussed.     

The variability of the natural abundance of U

The possibility that the atomic ratio ²³⁵u/²³⁸U may be slightly variable due to natural nuclear chain reactions such as have been identified in Gabon, West Africa, has prompted a re-examination of very precise gas mass spectrometric isotopic ratio data from a number of laboratories. Two modal values of the isotopic ratio exist in the data. Their relative difference, 0.03%, is statistically significant. The lower mode is due principally to ores from the Colorado Plateau. This difference was recognized in 1963 by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission but the substantiating data have not been openly published. Insufficient data presently exist to attribute this difference to chemical differentiation of the uranium isotopes, presumably in the ‘sandstone’ type deposits of the Colorado Plateau, or to dilution with Precambrian ore deposits, depleted in ²³⁵U by nuclear reactions.     

High resolution (5 μm) U–Th–Pb isotope dating of monazite with excimer laser ablation (ELA)-ICPMS

Monazite [(LREE)PO₄], a common accessory mineral in magmatic and metamorphic rocks, is complementary to zircon in U–Th–Pb geochronology. Because the mineral can record successive growth phases it is useful for unravelling complex geological histories. A high spatial resolution is required to identify contrasted age domains that may occur at the crystal-scale. Bulk mineral techniques such as ID-TIMS, applied to single monazite grains recording multiple overgrowths or isotope resetting can result in partly scattered discordant analytical points that produce inaccurate intercept ages. Laser ablation (LA)-ICPMS has been demonstrated to be a useful technique for U–Th–Pb dating of zircons, and this study tests its analytical capabilities for dating monazite. A sector field high resolution ICPMS coupled with a 193 nm ArF excimer laser ablation microprobe is capable of achieving a high spatial resolution and producing stable and reliable isotope measurements.

The U–Th–Pb systematic was applied to monazite grains from several samples: a lower Palaeozoic lens from high-grade terrains in Southern Madagascar, Neogene hydrothermal crystals from the Western Alps, a Palaeoproterozoic very high temperature granulite from central Madagascar and a Variscan leucogranite from Spain, directly on a polished thin section. The major aim was to compare and/or reproduce TIMS and EMP ages of monazite from a variety of settings and ages. The three independent ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U, ²⁰⁷Pb/²³⁵U and ²⁰⁸Pb/²³²Th ratios and ages were calculated. Isotope fractionation effects (mass bias, laser induced fractionation) were corrected using a chemically homogeneous and U–Pb concordant monazite as external standard.

This study demonstrates that excimer laser ablation (ELA)-ICPMS allows U–Th–Pb dating of monazite with a high level of repeatability, accuracy and precision as well as rapidity of analysis. A spatial resolution almost comparable to that of EMP in terms of crater width (5 μm) produced precise ²⁰⁸Pb/²³²Th, ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U and ²⁰⁷Pb/²³⁵U ratios for dating Palaeozoic to Precambrian monazites. The advantages of (ELA)-ICPMS isotope dating are precision, accuracy and the ability to detect discordance. In the case of late Miocene hydrothermal monazites from the Alps, a larger spot size of 25 μm diameter is required, and precise and accurate ages were obtained only for ²⁰⁸Pb/²³²Th systematics. Results from the Variscan granite show that in situ U–Th–Pb dating of monazites with (ELA)-ICPMS is possible using a 5 μm spot directly on thin sections, so that age data can be placed in a textural context.     

江苏省东海县片麻状碱性花岗岩的成因及年代学研究

江苏省东海地区位于苏鲁造山带的西南缘,区内广泛出露片麻状碱性花岗岩.本文对东海地区磨山、虎山和房山片麻状碱性花岗岩的产状、岩石结构构造、碱性铁镁矿物、元素地球化学和锆石成因及SHRIMP定年等综合研究结果表明：该类岩石具有高硅、富碱、富铁贫镁和含碱性铁镁矿物等特征,说明其为碱性花岗岩;岩体还保留有沉积岩特有的层理（走向北东、倾向南东等一致的产状）,长石等造岩矿物显示在固相条件下结晶的特征,以及继承锫石大部分是不同时代的岩浆或变质锆石碎屑等,均证实其原岩是沉积岩.SHRIMP定年对变质锆石的边部获得两组₂₀₆Pb-₂₃₈U加权平均年龄,分别为224.7±9.4 Ma和209.4±2.5～212±3.5Ma,反映了东海片麻状碱性花岗岩成岩时间属于印支期,相当于晚三叠世,变质锆石的核部₂₀₆Pb-₂₃₈U年龄变化于866～248 Ma,反映原岩时代不会早于晚古生代.     

湖南白马山龙潭超单元、瓦屋塘花岗岩锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

运用阴极发光技术,对湖南白马山龙潭超单元2个样品和瓦屋塘花岗岩1个样品的锆石进行了内部结构分析,在此基础上利用锆石SHRIMP U-Pb定年方法进行了同位素年代学测定。其中,白马山龙潭超单元2个黑云母二长花岗岩样品分别给出了(215.9±1.9) Ma和(212.2±2.1) Ma的主体谐和年龄。同时还测得了一组较年轻的谐和年龄((201.0±2.8) Ma)和一组较老的锆石核部年龄(230.3~227.0 Ma),表明研究区印支晚期存在多期花岗质岩浆的侵入活动。瓦屋塘岩体黑云母二长花岗岩1个样品给出了(217.7±1.8) Ma的谐和年龄。这2个岩体的形成进一步佐证了华南大陆印支晚期岩浆活动于210~225 Ma,达到岩浆活动的峰期。地球化学测试结果显示,白马山和瓦屋塘岩体均为弱过铝-强过铝质花岗岩,具壳源型花岗岩的特征,形成于后碰撞期或碰撞晚期的构造环境,源于早元古代变质杂砂岩的部分熔融。结合区域大地构造背景认为,这2个岩体形成于秦岭-大别和松马2条印支期缝合带碰撞结束后的印支晚期伸展构造背景下,为热-应力松弛阶段,板内挤压加厚的地壳减压熔融作用的产物。     

Decoupled Erosion of Authigenic and Detrital Components in Soil

In the study of surface processes, it is generally assumed that erosion occurs equally throughout the soil profile so that chemical depletion of the topsoil can represent the intensity of chemical weathering and the duration of surface exposure to cosmogenic radiation can reflects the soil residence time, and then the rate of erosion can be calculated. In comparison with fresh bedrock, the depletion of soluble elements in soil mainly comes from fine-grained secondary clay components, while the depletion degree of detrital minerals is weak. The preferential erosion of fine-grained secondary clay will lead to the underestimation of weathering intensity, and the retention time of detrital mineral will be longer than the total retention time of soil， and thus the soil erosion rate will be underestimated. Based on the uranium isotope comminution ages of soil in the Lesotho Highlands, we found that erosion operates differentially between the detrital and authigenic components of the soil. Uranium isotope comminution ages show a soil residence time of (543±32) ka for the detrital particles. In contrast, soil residence time of the authigenic phases is constrained to be (22±11) ka according to the accumulation of recoiled ²³⁴U from the absorbed ²³⁸U to river water. The residence time of secondary clay matches with the regional erosion rate 24-33 t/(km²·a) calculated from weathering flux, indicating that secondary clay is the main component of soil erosion. The results indicate that the decoupled erosion of different components in soil may be common. This finding implies that the intensity of weathering based on bulk soil erosion and the rate of soil erosion determined by exposure dating of coarse soil grains may be invalidated due to the preferential erosion of authigenic particles. As a result, a lower estimate of weathering flux may be made, and therefore the role of chemical weathering in the global carbon cycle could be underestimated.     

U-Pb systems and U isotopic composition of the sandstone-hosted paleovalley Dybryn uranium deposit, Vitim uranium district, Russia

The isotopic (U-Pb, ²³⁸U-²³⁵U, ²³⁴U-²³⁸U) and chemical study of whole-rock samples and finegrained fractions of rocks in a vertical section of the terrigenous sequence at the Dybryn uranium deposit in the Khiagda ore field shows that a wide U-Pb isotopic age range (26.9-6.5 Ma) is caused by oxidation and disturbance of the U-Pb isotopic system in combination with protracted uranium ore deposition. The oxidation of rocks resulted in the loss of uranium relative to lead and eventually to an overestimated ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age at sites with a low U content. The ²³⁸U/²³⁵U ratios in the studied samples are within the range of 137.74–137.88. Samples with a high uranium content are characterized by a decreasing ²³⁸U/²³⁵U ratio with a decrease in ²⁰⁷Pb/²³⁵U and ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages. A nonequilibrium ²³⁴U/²³⁸U ratio in most studied samples furnishes evidence for young (<1.5 Ma) transformation of the Miocene uranium ore, which is responsible for uranium migration and its redeposition.     

Zircon U–Pb geochronology of gneissic rocks in the Yunkai massif and its implications on the Caledonian event in the South China Block

This paper presents new zircon U–Pb data and interpretations for the gneissic rocks in the Yunkai massif in order to constrain the timing and evolution of the Caledonian tectonothermal event in the South China Block (SCB). Magmatic and inherited zircons from the orthogneiss in the region, previously thought to be of Precambrian origin, yielded ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U apparent ages of 421–441 Ma and 513–1343 Ma, respectively. Also a weighted mean ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age of 236.0 ± 3.1 Ma was obtained, interpreted as the metamorphic resetting age during the Indosinian tectonic event. Our analyses show that the paragneiss in the region, previously regarded as Proterozoic sedimentary rocks, contains detrital zircons of the Archaean to Paleozoic origin, of which the youngest zircons yielded the U–Pb age of  423 Ma. These data indicate that (1) the Proterozoic and Archaean components may exist beneath the Yunkai massif; (2) most of the metaigneous rocks are actually the Caledonian anatectic granites possibly overprinted by Indosinian ( 236 Ma) reactivation; (3) some paragneiss might have originally deposited during the Devonian time; and (4) a subsequently rapid uplifting took place after the emplacement of the Caledonian granites, revealed by the observation that the Devonian clastic strata uncomfortably overlie the Caledonian granites. In combination with other geochronological data and geological observations throughout the SCB, we propose that the Caledonian tectonothermal event around Silurian ( 450–400 Ma) might be a result from an intracontinental collision between the Yangtze and Cathaysian blocks in response to the subduction/collision between the North China block and SCB.     

Zircon U–Pb age and trace element evidence for Paleoproterozoic granulite-facies metamorphism and Archean crustal rocks in the Dabie Orogen

Zircon U–Pb ages and trace elements were determined for granulites and gneiss at Huangtuling, which are hosted by ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Dabie Orogen, east-central China. CL images reveal core–rim structure for most zircons in the granulites. The cores show oscillatory zoning, relatively high Th/U ratios, and HREE enriched patterns, consistent with a magmatic origin. They gave a weighted mean ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb age of 2766 ± 9 Ma, interpreted as dating magma emplacement of the protolith. The rims are characterized by sector or planar zoning, low Th/U ratios, negative Eu anomalies and flat HREE patterns, consistent with their formation under granulite-facies metamorphic conditions. Zircon U–Pb dating yields a weighted mean ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb age of 2029 ± 13 Ma, which is interpreted to record a metamorphic event, possibly during assembly of the supercontinent Columbia. The gneiss has a protolith age of 1982 ± 14 Ma, which is younger than the zircon age of the granulite-facies metamorphism, suggesting a generally delay between HT metamorphism and the intrusion of post-collisional granites. A few inherited cores with igneous characteristics have ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ages of 2.90, 3.28 and 3.53 Ga, suggesting the presence of Mesoarchean to Paleoarchean crustal remnants in the Yangtze Craton. A few Cretaceous metamorphic ages were also obtained, suggesting the influence of post-collisional collapse in response to Cretaceous extension of the Dabie Orogen. It is inferred that the recently discovered Archean basement of the Yangtze Craton occurs as far north as the Dabie Orogen.     

确定砂岩型铀矿矿化地段的铀、钍同位素证据

根据铀、钍同位素地球化学基本原理,对新疆伊梨盆地５１２矿床含矿砂岩的Ｕ、Ｔｈ含量及其＾２３４Ｕ／＾２３８Ｕ、＾２３０Ｔｈ／＾２３２Ｔｈ进行了测试,并在此基础上对含矿砂岩的氧化带、还原带和氧化还原过渡带特征进行了研究。研究表明,与氧化带、还原带相比,氧化－还原过渡带具有较高Ｕ含量和＾２３４Ｕ／＾２３８Ｕ比值,较低Ｔｈ／Ｕ比值;矿石样品中的＾２３４Ｕ／＾２３８Ｕ、＾２３０Ｔｈ／＾２３８Ｕ比值位于过渡带     

辽宁省主要煤田含煤岩系放射性特征分析

通过对煤田钻孔天然伽玛测井资料的二次解译,发现辽宁省内部分煤田含煤岩系存在放射性异常.筛查钻孔3437个,发现异常孔841个,其中与煤层相关的异常钻孔49个,异常值为50~123γ,个别钻孔异常峰值高达260 γ.采集康平、蒲河等5处煤矿原煤作为分析对象,对5处煤矿原煤样品和燃烧后的煤灰进行分析,确定²³⁸U、²³²Th、²²⁶Ra、⁴⁰K、²¹⁰Pb、²¹⁰Po在燃烧后迁移的比例及其影响因素.²³⁸U、²³²Th、²²⁶Ra、⁴⁰K、²¹⁰Pb元素在煤/灰活度比与煤燃烧后灰分比对比结果显示两者相近,表明元素在燃烧过程中未发生挥发及化学反应,元素含量几乎全部富集于灰分中;而²¹⁰Po元素煤/灰活度比与煤燃烧后灰分比相差较大,认为在煤的燃烧过程中Po易以气态形式迁移到空气中.因此应重视与煤炭开采利用直接相关含煤岩系的放射性异常,避免对环境产生放射性污染.     

三江盆地绥滨断陷基底花岗岩的锆石U-Pb年代学及其构造意义

根据三江盆地绥滨断陷滨参1井基底花岗岩锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年结果,探讨了盆地基底的性质。滨参1井基底花岗岩中的锆石呈自形-半自形晶,并具有典型的岩浆生长环带;锆石的Th/U值为0.22~0.82,表明其岩浆成因。花岗岩中锆石22个测点的²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U年龄值为427~502 Ma,其加权平均年龄分为2组,分别为（430±8） Ma和（496±6） Ma。（430±8） Ma的年龄代表了三江盆地绥滨断陷基底花岗岩的形成时代为早志留世晚期;而（496±6） Ma可能是花岗岩浆形成或侵位过程中的捕获锆石年龄,并且它与佳木斯地块麻山群和泛非期片麻状花岗岩的形成时间一致。上述结果表明：三江盆地绥滨断陷基底中存在加里东期花岗岩,三江盆地西部基底与佳木斯地块的属性相同。     

An unsuccessful attempt at U/Th dating of soil calcretes from the Doukkâli area (western Morocco) and environmental implications

A large number of calcrete samples from topsoils of the Doukkâli area, western Morocco, were studied by U-disequilibrium series methods. The ²³⁰Th/²³⁴U ages are rather uniformly distributed between>350 and 2 ka BP. Homologous samples for occurrence and structure display quite different ages, the ²³⁰Th/²³⁴U ages are considered apparent. This is explained by repeated deposition of secondary calcite in the calcrete pores, which caused lowering of the original ages. However, the apparent ages may be considered minimum ages of the calcrete formation, indicating that calcium carbonate mobilization and deposition has been taking place repeatedly since >350 ka.

The age range obtained is quite comparable with that of calcretes from southern Spain, suggesting similar conditions for the calcrete formation in the two areas.     

Spatial and temporal variability of 234U/238U activity ratios in the Shu River,Central Asia

This study presents the temporal and spatial variability of ²³⁴U/²³⁸U activity ratios in the Shu River and provides interpretation to explain the downstream changes of uranium and the ²³⁴U/²³⁸U activity ratios in the study area. The positive linear correlation (R ² = 0.98, p < 0.001) between uranium concentration and specific electrical conductance is consistent with rock weathering and leaching as the major contributor of dissolved uranium in the studied area of the river. The ²³⁴U/²³⁸U activity ratio ranged between ~1.6 in the upper reaches of the river to ~1.15 furthest downstream. Activity ratios at specific sampling points do not show significant seasonal variability.     

Fallout plutonium and natural radionuclides in annual bands of the coral Montastrea annularis, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

We have investigated the banded coral Montastrea annularis as a recorder of the history of fallout Pu in surface seawater. Thirty annual growth bands, representing growth during ‘coral years’ 1951–1980, were subsampled from M. annularis collected at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. ‘Coral years’ begin and end in late summer-early autumn and are designated for the calendar year in which they end. ^239,240Pu was finite in coral years 1954–1980, and the coral Pu record is very simply related to the fallout history of ⁹⁰Sr. Peaks in coral Pu in coral years 1959 and 1964 correspond to fallout peaks in 1959 and 1963, respectively. Peak broadening and time lags in the coral Pu record, as compared to the ⁹⁰Sr fallout record are consistent with retention of fallout Pu in surface seawater for about two years (characteristic removal time) during the period of major fallout, and possibly longer thereafter. The simplicity of the coral Pu record and its close correspondence with fallout history suggest that ^239,240Pu was incorporated into the coral skeleton with constant discrimination relative to Ca; the effects of speciation and oxidation state upon Pu incorporation are presently unknown.

To aid the Pu interpretation Ca, Mg, Sr, Na and natural radionuclides (²³⁸U, ²²⁸Ra, ²³²Th and ²¹⁰Pb) were also determined in the annual bands. In small samples (0.5 g) Ca, Mg and Na show correlated variations which could be due to seasonal variability in uptake. The ²³⁸U and ²²⁸Ra records were generally consistent with uptake, at constant discrimination, from surface-water reservoirs of nearly constant concentration, although one sample showed probable diagenetic addition of U. ²³²Th was not detected with certainty; this implies that terrigenous particles were not consistently entrapped within the coral skeleton. Interpretation of ²¹⁰Pb was difficult because ²²⁶Ra was not measured.

Montastrea annularis preserves a record of fallout Pu. To make this record useful it must be considered in the broadest possible geochemical context.     

Did natural fission of 235U in the earth lead to formation of the supercontinent Columbia?

Steady decline in the percentage of 235U in terrestrial uranium made natural fission impossible after about 1.8 Ga.Fission before 1.8 Ga disturbed the lead isotope system at various places worldwide,su...     

北秦岭烟镇岩体的锆石U-Pb定年、地球化学特征及构造背景

烟镇岩体是北秦岭燕山期酸性侵入岩之一,它的岩石成因及深部动力学过程研究可为区域构造演化提供新的约束。对烟镇岩体黑云母二长花岗岩样品YZ04进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年,30个测点中有23个测点的同位素比值位于²⁰⁷Pb/²³⁵U-²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U一致线上,它们的年龄值形成了复杂锆石年龄谱,7个年龄组依次为2 421 Ma、1 821 Ma、1 063 Ma、942.6 Ma、817.6 Ma、～145.0 Ma和～131 Ma,区域上均存在与之对应的岩浆热事件。最年轻的一组14颗锆石的加权平均年龄131.3±0.6 Ma,表明烟镇岩体形成时代为早白垩世早期。烟镇岩体具有高硅、碱及贫镁、钙的特征,属于高钾钙碱性系列。烟镇岩体样品富集大离子亲石元素,亏损高场强元素Nb、Ta,在微量元素蛛网图上显示明显的Nb、Ta、P及Ti负异常。烟镇岩体的稀土配分模式具有右倾平滑、轻稀土富集及重稀土亏损及无明显负Eu异常等特征,（La/Yb）_N范围为7.97～49.19,其La_N-（La/Yb）_N成分投点趋势表明源区组成和部分熔融程度控制了烟镇岩体的成分变异。烟镇岩体具有高Sr、低Y的特征,属于埃达克岩,它是加厚大陆下地壳的部分熔融形成的,部分熔融源区的残余相矿物包括石榴石、金红石,且无（富钙）斜长石残留。烟镇岩体是～131 Ma区域岩石圈拆沉作用的产物,这也是形成锆石年龄谱的深部控制因素,华北克拉通燕山期岩石圈巨大减薄效应波及到北秦岭地区。     

Assessment of USGS BCR-2 as a Reference Material for Silicate Rock U-Pa Disequilibrium Measurements

The accuracy of ²³¹Pa-²³⁵U measurements can be readily assessed using a secular equilibrium reference material (RM), but a secular equilibrium RM is also required to calibrate the ²³³Pa spike used in ²³¹Pa determinations. The only silicate RM commonly accepted to be in secular equilibrium is Table Mountain Latite (TML) and so an additional reference is required. Our measurements on the widely available USGS BCR-2 (Basalt Columbia River) rock powder yielded (²³¹Pa/²³⁵U) = 0.997 ± 0.013 2s (n = 10), indicating its value as a secondary reference to test the fidelity of U-Pa determinations. Such a reference material additionally provides a useful check on data reduction, which our literature survey highlights can lead to discrepancies of up to 53% between reported (²³¹Pa/²³⁵U) activity ratios and corresponding U and Pa concentration data.     

滇西腾冲-梁河地区花岗岩锆石稀土元素组成和U-Pb同位素年龄

在详细的区域地质调查基础上,对滇西腾冲-梁河地区花岗岩的锆石进行了阴极发光观察,并通过LA-ICP-MS分析了其稀土元素组成和U-Pb同位素年龄。花岗岩中大部分锆石具有振荡环带,锆石稀土元素表现为亏损轻稀土、阶梯式富集重稀土、强烈正Ce异常及强烈负Eu异常,表明锆石为典型的岩浆锆石。花岗岩（D0053）锆石的²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U加权平均年龄为（127.9±1.0） Ma (MSWD=2.9,27个点),花岗岩（D4310）锆石的²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U加权平均年龄为（58.3±0.5） Ma (MSWD=1.8,21个点),表明腾冲-梁河地区存在大量早白垩世和早第三纪花岗岩浆活动,它们是特提斯演化过程的岩浆响应。