鞍山地区3．3Ga岩浆热事件——SHRIMP年代学和地球化学新证据

鞍山是世界上少有几个保留丰富的太古宙地质记录的地区之一。本文报道了该区东山古老岩石带古太古代闪长质片麻岩和细粒奥长花岗岩的SHRIMP测年结果和地球化学组成。闪长质片麻岩(A9317)稀土元素总量较高(ΣREE=145×10-6),轻重稀土元素分异不强,(La/Yb)n=2.8,207Pb/206Pb加权平均年龄为3321±6Ma。细粒奥长花岗岩(A0426)稀土元素总量相对较高(ΣREE=169×10-6),轻重稀土元素强烈分离,(La/Yb)n=49.9,207Pb/206Pb加权平均年龄为3321±5Ma。研究表明,古太古代晚期是鞍山地区重要的陆壳增生时期,存在来自亏损地幔源区和壳内再循环两种不同类型岩浆作用。     

胶北~2.5Ga岩浆热事件的锆石Hf同位素特征及其对地壳演化的指示意义

位于华北克拉通东缘的胶北地体,被普遍认为是胶-辽-吉带的西南组成部分,经历了多期岩浆-变质热事件,而晚太古宙末期约2.5Ga的岩浆事件是该区最强的岩浆事件;为了确定该期岩浆热事件的性质,本文选取2件形成于约2.5Ga的英云闪长质片麻岩及花岗质片麻岩开展锆石Hf同位素测试分析;总计69个锆石Hf同位素分析点的结果显示,它们均具有正的εHf(t)值,在10.71到3.0之间,平均为6.02,两阶段锆石Hf模式年龄主要分布于2.6～2.9Ga之间,平均为2747Ma,明显大于锆石的207Pb/206Pb年龄,表明约2.5Ga的TTG及花岗质片麻岩主要源于2.6～2.9Ga新生地壳的重熔或再造;另外,一些锆石具有极正的εHf(t)值,它们的锆石Hf模式年龄与U-Pb年龄相近,这暗示在约2.5Ga有亏损地幔物质加入地壳,并发生了即时重熔;根据本次研究获得的锆石Hf同位素数据,结合前人的Nd同位素结果,我们认为胶北地体内约2.5Ga的岩浆活动可能主要表现为与地幔岩浆低侵作用有关的新生地壳的重熔或再造,约2.9Ga和2.7～2.8Ga是胶北地体地壳生长的两个时期,并且与华北克拉通大部分地区一样,2.7～2.8Ga是胶北地体新生地壳形成最重要的时期。     

华北克拉通太古宙构造热事件时代及演化

华北克拉通存在3.8 Ga以上的形成演化历史,存在4.0~4.1 Ga锆石年龄记录.本文对华北克拉通太古宙变质基底构造热事件进行了综述,重点是事件时限.最古老变质锆石年龄记录为3.71~3.75 Ga和4.0 Ga,为北秦岭造山带西段古生代变质火山-沉积岩中的碎屑或外来锆石.古太古代（~3.3 Ga）构造热事件在鞍山地区广泛存在,导致条带状奥长花岗岩形成.新太古代早期-中太古代晚期变质锆石年龄可进一步划分为两期:2.65~2.85 Ga和~2.6 Ga.2.65~2.85 Ga变质锆石年龄记录存在于胶东、鲁西、鲁山地区.由于后期构造热事件影响,在很多情况下难以确定变质锆石的准确年龄,但>2.65 Ga构造热事件在华北克拉通无疑存在.与2.65~2.85 Ga构造热事件相比,~2.6 Ga构造热事件更为发育,除在鲁西地区广泛存在外,在胶东、鲁山等地也存在.可把2.6 Ga作为华北克拉通新太古代早期和晚期的年龄界线.华北克拉通最重要的太古宙构造热事件出现在新太古代晚期（2.49~2.53 Ga）.所有太古宙岩石分布区,都遭受了这一构造热事件影响.总体上,与华北克拉通南部地区相比,华北克拉通北部地区普遍记录了更高级别变质作用,可能与地壳剥蚀深度不同有关.华北克拉通太古宙变质作用强度和范围随时间演化不断增大,在新太古代晚期达到高潮.与太古宙大陆壳厚度和规模随时间演化不断增大的演化趋势一致.一些地区存在古元古代最早期（2.40~2.47 Ga）甚至更年轻的变质锆石年龄记录,并不意味着构造热事件的真实存在,而是古元古代晚期构造热事件强烈叠加改造的缘故.      

华北克拉通胶东地区～2.7Ga TTG岩石的成因及地质意义

胶东是华北克拉通保存~2.7Ga岩石的主要地区之一。通过地质调查和锆石SHRIMP测年,我们在胶东5个地方识别出2.7Ga的岩石,这些岩石包括片麻状英云闪长岩、片麻状花岗闪长岩以及片麻状高硅奥长花岗岩。SHRIMP测年结果显示,除样品QX12126外,其他样品中的锆石大多具有清晰的岩浆环带,207Pb/206Pb加权平均年龄为2718~2743Ma,指示这些样品的原岩结晶年龄为~2.7Ga。样品QX12126中锆石大多遭受后期改造,核部获得的最老的207Pb/206Pb年龄(2710±11Ma)应最接近原岩的结晶年龄。根据地球化学结果,胶东~2.7Ga岩石可以分为两组。组1以高的(La/Yb)N、Sr/Y,低的Yb、Y为特征,并表现出无Eu异常或正Eu异常;组2则具有低的(La/Yb)N和Sr/Y,高Yb、Y的特征,并具有负的Eu异常。这些地球化学特征指示组1可能来自以榴辉岩或斜长石很少的石榴角闪岩为残留的源区,而组2源区残留可能为几乎不含石榴石的角闪岩。结合放射性同位素数据,我们认为组1可能起源于加厚的中太古代玄武质下地壳,榴辉岩下地壳发生拆沉作用,上涌的热的软流圈加热浅部残留的地壳物质,形成高HREE(组2)的TTG岩石。胶东与霍邱地区新太古代早期岩石成因、更早期地质记录存在相似性,两者可能为同一古老陆块。出露~2.7Ga岩石的地区在华北分布分散,不同地区~2.7Ga岩石的成因可能存在差异,在探讨华北克拉通新太古代早期构造演化过程时应充分考虑这些因素。     

辽宁鞍山地区东山杂岩带3.3～3.1Ga期间的岩浆作用——锆石SHRIMP U-Pb定年

报道了鞍山地区东山杂岩带奥长花岗岩和二长花岗岩的锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年龄。中粗粒奥长花岗岩中岩浆锆石的年龄为3329Ma±22Ma（MSWD=9.6）,存在年龄为3687~3784Ma的残余锆石。细粒奥长花岗岩和二长花岗岩中岩浆锆石的年龄分别为3141Ma±8Ma（MSWD=1.5）和3142Ma±5Ma（MSWD=0.35）。表明约3.3Ga和3.1Ga是鞍山地区2个重要的地壳演化阶段。     

辽宁鞍山地区东山杂岩带3.3~3.1 Ga期间的岩浆作用——锆石SHRIMP U-Pb定年

报道了鞍山地区东山杂岩带奥长花岗岩和二长花岗岩的锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年龄。中粗粒奥长花岗岩中岩浆锆石的年龄为3329 Ma ± 22 Ma (MSWD=9.6),存在年龄为3687~3784 Ma的残余锆石。细粒奥长花岗岩和二长花岗岩中岩浆锆石的年龄分别为3141 Ma ± 8 Ma (MSWD=1.5)和3142 Ma ± 5 Ma (MSWD=0.35)。研究表明,约~3.3 Ga和3.1 Ga是鞍山地区2个重要的地壳演化阶段。     

阿拉善地块早前寒武纪大陆地壳的形成与演化

通过对已有锆石U-Pb和Hf同位素数据进行综合分析,探讨了阿拉善地块早前寒武纪大陆地壳生长与再造的规律。数据表明,阿拉善地块内目前发现最古老锆石年龄约为3.6 Ga。3.0~3.6 Ga的碎屑锆石以及Hf模式年龄指示阿拉善地块存在中—古太古代地壳残片,其地壳生长可追溯至古太古代早期。与华北克拉通其他地区相似,阿拉善地块于新太古代2.7~2.9 Ga和2.5~2.6 Ga发育2次较为明显的地壳生长事件,前者在规模上可能大于后者。约2.5 Ga TTG构造—岩浆热事件作为华北克拉通化的标志事件,在阿拉善地块也同样存在,该期岩浆活动主体表现为对2.7~2.9 Ga新生地壳重熔再造,并可能存在更为古老地壳物质的混合,少部分为2.5~2.6 Ga新生地壳的即时再造。至古元古代时期,阿拉善地块发育2.30~2.35 Ga,2.15~2.17 Ga,2.00~2.10 Ga,1.95~1.98 Ga和1.90 Ga 5个阶段(幕式)构造—岩浆热事件,其物质来源以2.7~2.9Ga和2.5~2.6 Ga古老地壳再造为特征,也存在一些更为年轻的(约2.1 Ga)新生地壳物质。阿拉善地块在古元古代时期即存在太古宙地壳再造,也存在初生地壳生长。     

鞍山地区太古宙早期地壳生长及重熔——来自始-古太古代片麻岩杂岩的岩石学及年代学证据

本文报道了鞍山地区新厘定的一套始—古太古代片麻岩杂岩的岩石学特征及锆石U-Pb年代学数据,以探讨太古宙早期地壳的形成及演化过程。杂岩在全区广泛分布,野外以包体形式产于约3.1Ga细粒奥长花岗岩之中。主要包括始太古代奥长花岗岩/石英闪长岩和古太古代片麻岩杂岩两个岩石单元,前者呈透镜体产出于后者之中。始太古代奥长花岗岩/石英闪长岩部分遭受变质作用改造,但整体较好地保留了岩浆结构及构造,其年龄为3.77~3.81Ga,锆石εHf(t)值大于0,表明其为玄武质岩石经部分熔融形成的新生地壳。古太古代片麻岩杂岩由条带状片麻岩、浅色奥长花岗质片麻岩、黑云母片岩及少量斜长角闪岩等组成,岩石类型多样且组构复杂、不均一,受到塑性流变变形作用的改造,为地壳深部层次下变质-深熔作用的产物,各岩石锆石U-Pb年龄相近,为3.29~3.36Ga,锆石εHf(t)值小于0,表明其来源于始太古代古老地壳的重熔。杂岩记录了~3.8Ga、3.7~3.4Ga以及~3.3Ga等多期岩浆-构造热事件,其中~3.8Ga和~3.3Ga分别代表本区主要的两期地壳生长和地壳重熔事件。多期次地壳生长和重熔可能是早期地壳演化的主要机制及过程,这与全球多个太古宙地体类似。     

华北克拉通乌拉山地区早前寒武纪岩浆作用和变质作用——锆石SHRIMP U-Pb定年及岩石地球化学研究

乌拉山地区位于大青山地区西侧,变泥砂质岩石大范围出露,并有一定数量变质岩浆侵入岩存在。本文对6个变质岩浆侵入岩进行了锆石SHRIMP U-Pb定年。片麻状闪长岩、片麻状英云闪长岩、片麻状花岗闪长岩和片麻状紫苏花岗岩等4个样品的锆石U-Pb数据点沿谐和线分散分布,n(~(207)Pb)/n(~(206)Pb)年龄从约2.5Ga到约1.8 Ga。变质辉长岩和眼球状石英二长岩锆石U-Pb数据点在谐和线上较集中分布,n(~(207)Pb)/n(~(206)Pb)年龄从约2.0Ga到约1.8 Ga。n(~(207)Pb)/n(~(206)Pb)年龄越小的锆石域通常显示越强烈的重结晶。结合已有研究和地球化学资料,可得出如下结论。(1)乌拉山地区存在新太古代晚期(约2.5 Ga)和古元古代中晚期(约2.0 Ga)岩浆侵入岩,后者形成于伸展构造环境。(2)乌拉山地区遭受新太古代晚期一古元古代早期和古元古代晚期两期构造热事件叠加改造。(3)乌拉山地区部分变泥砂质岩石形成于新太古代晚期,大青山地区原认为形成于古元古代早期的"大青山表壳岩"很可能也形成于新太古代晚期。(4)乌拉山地区和大青山具有类似或相同的早前寒武纪地质演化历史。     

鞍山东山风景区3．8—2．5Ga古老岩带的同位素地质年代学和地球化学

鞍山东山风景区古老岩带呈巨型包体存在于立山奥长花岗岩（3．1Ga）中，其主体为条带状片麻岩（3．8Ga）。此外还有金云母透闪石岩、（含）黑云斜长角闪岩、闪长质片麻岩、变石英闪长质岩石、细粒奥长花岗岩、二长花岗岩、伟晶岩脉等。测定了部分岩石的锆石年龄，其中变石英闪长质岩石（A9604）为3．65Ga（Wan et al.,1999），闪长质片麻岩（A9317）为3．5Ga、二长花岗岩（类型I，A9605）为3．1Ga，黑云斜长角闪岩（A0019）为3．3Ga、细粒奥长花岗岩（A0017）为3．2Ga、二长花岗岩（类型Ⅱ，A0020），为2．6Ga，有关岩石的地球化学组成特征在文中地进行了简要介绍，在此基础上，提出了该古老岩带的地质同位素年代演化序列，认为鞍山地区不同时代、不同成因地质体空间上共存是该芡长期地质演化的结果，而不是后期构造作用把它们拼合到一起的，鞍山地区很可能存在＞3．8Ga的古老地壳岩石。     

北京十三陵中元古代1.8Ga和1.6Ga的铁质宇宙球粒研究

北京十三陵中元古代常州沟组底部的粗砂岩（1.8 Ga）和大红峪组硅化碳酸盐岩（1.6 Ga）中都发现了众多铁质宇宙球粒。大多数未喷膜的二次电子像宇宙球粒是圆形的,少数呈长条状,由于在大气层中熔融作用,多数球粒表面具有金相饰纹和“排气”孔洞。使用电子探针分析对30个颗粒中44个测点的检测结果（%）:FeO 80～95,Cr2 O30.78～6.56,NiO 0.06～0.41,CoO 0.02～0.46。相对比较Cr2O3 在常州沟组中较多一些,而FeO在大红峪组中稍多一些。宇宙球粒的氦同位素分析值却截然不同;3He/4He×10-8分别为:57.50±2.16（常州沟组）和1.23±0.43（大红峪组）;4He×10-8 cm3STP/g分别为:55.54（常州沟组）和809.6（大红峪组）;然而宇宙球粒的氦同位测定值都比各自的母岩高出许多;氦同位素的异常为所发现的宇宙球粒的地外来源更加确定。     

古/中元古代界线:1.8Ga

年代地层表是我们描述地球历史演化的时间框架,也隐含着我们对地球演化过程的基本认识,承载着一系列核心科学问题。现有的国际前寒武纪地质年表存在不少问题,还没有被普遍接受的新方案。在现行国际地层年表(IUGS 1989—2004)中,20～18亿年被称为造山纪,18～16亿年被称为固结纪,16～14亿年被称为盖层纪,也即:造山运动结束到盖层发育之间的过渡时期为固结纪,而将盖层的广泛发育作为中元古代的开始。在我国,由于"吕梁运动"是华北克拉通结晶基底最终形成的标志性构造-热事件,此后发育以长城系-蓟县系-青白口系为代表的地台型沉积盖层,因此我国地质界一直以长城系的底界代表中元古代的开始,并根据"吕梁运动"结束时间,将古/中元古代的时间界线置于18亿年。2012年国际地层委员会提出了一份全新的全球前寒武纪地质年代表划分建议方案,其中2060～1780Ma阶段被称为古元古代哥伦比亚纪,主要以Columbia超大陆的聚合为特征;而之后17. 8～8. 5亿年的近10亿年间,则被定义为罗迪尼亚纪,代表了从Columbia超大陆裂解到Rodinia超大陆聚合的漫长阶段。即这一新建议方案的古/中元古代界线为17. 8亿年,与我国学者长期以来所坚持的古/中元古代分界是基本一致的。在华北克拉通,"吕梁运动"的结束时间在～18亿年,此后整体处于多期裂解的陆内伸展环境,长城系-蓟县系基本上属于连续的陆表海沉积。近年来的研究表明,燕山地区长城系的底界年龄约为17亿年,长城系与蓟县系的分界则为16亿年。如果一味按照现行国际地层划分方案,其古/中元古代的界线(16亿年)将对应于长城系-蓟县系的分界,华北克拉通这套盖层型沉积将被人为分割为两部分,这显然是很不合理的。值得注意的是,在华北克拉通中部吕梁地区发育的小两岭组火山岩和在其南部地区发育的、也是世界范围内同时期最大规模的火山活动——熊耳群火山-沉积岩系,是华北克拉通结晶基底之上最早发育的盖层沉积,其起始形成时间约为18亿年。这与新建议的古/中元古代分界非常接近。从全球地质演化来看,从18到16亿年,造山作用结束,Columbia超大陆开始裂解,岩浆作用方式和岩浆岩组合类型及其地球化学特征发生明显改变,如斜长岩、环斑花岗岩在世界主要克拉通均有发育。与此同时,稳定沉积盖层开始广泛发育,条带状铁建造(BIF)消失,代之以鲕状或粒状矿物集合体组成的浅海富铁沉积,另外海相硫化物沉积、有核原生生物等也首次出现。所有这些都标志着,在此前后,地球岩石圈、水圈和大气圈均发生了重大转折,生物圈也进入新的演化阶段,标志着地球进入"中年期"演化阶段。虽然地球演化发生重要转折的根本原因和细节还有待进一步深入探讨,但这一转变的起点或最重要的时间点,无疑就在18亿年前后,因此,本文认为,应将其作为全球古/中元古代的时间界线。     

1.8 Ga Svecofennian post-collisional shoshonitic magmatism in the Fennoscandian shield

At least 14 small (1–11 km across) 1.8 Ga Svecofennian post-collisional bimodal intrusions occur in southern Finland and Russian Karelia in a 600-km-long belt from the Åland Islands to the NW Lake Ladoga region. The rocks range from ultramafic, calc-alkaline, apatite-rich potassium lamprophyres to peraluminous HiBaSr granites, and form a shoshonitic series with K₂O+Na₂O>5%, K₂O/Na₂O>0.5, Al₂O₃>9% over a wide spectrum of SiO₂ (32–78%). Although strongly enriched in all rocks, the LILE Ba and Sr and the LREE generally define a decreasing trend with increasing SiO₂. Depletion is noted for HFSE Ti, Nb and Ta. Available isotopic data show overlapping values for lamprophyres and granites within separate intrusions and a cogenetic origin is thus not precluded. Initial magmas (Mg#>65) in this shoshonitic association are considered to be generated in an enriched lithospheric mantle during post-collisional uplift some 30 Ma after the regional Svecofennian metamorphic peak. However, prior to the melting episode, the lithospheric mantle was affected by carbonatite metasomatism; more extensively in the east than in the west. The melts generated in the more carbonate-rich mantle are extremely enriched in P₂O₅4%, F12,000 ppm, LILE: Ba9000 ppm, Sr7000 ppm, LREE: La600 ppm and Ce1000 ppm. The parental magma underwent 55–60% fractionation of biotite+clinopyroxene+apatite+magnetite+sphene whereupon intermediate varieties were produced. After further fractionation, 60–80%, of K-feldspar+amphibole+plagioclase±(minor magnetite, sphene and apatite), leucosyenites and quartz-monzonites were formed. In the west, where the source was less affected by carbonatite metasomatism, calc-alkaline lamprophyres (vogesites, minettes and spessartites) and equivalent plutonic rocks (monzonites) were formed. Removal of about 50% of biotite, amphibole, plagioclase, magnetite, apatite and sphene produced peraluminous HiBaSr granites. The impact of crustal assimilation is considered to be low. At about 1.8 Ga, the post-collisional shoshonitic magmatism brought juvenile material, particularly enriched in alkalis, LILE, LREE and F, into the crust. Although areally restricted, the regional distribution of the post-collisional intrusions may indicate that larger volumes of 1.8 Ga juvenile material resides in unexposed parts of the crust.     

A Study of Mesoproterozoic Iron Cosmic Micro-spherules from 1.8 Ga and 1.6 Ga Old Strata in the Ming Tombs District, Beijing

Numerous iron cosmic micro-spherules have been discovered from Mesoproterozoic strata including the Changzhougou Formation(1.8 Ga) and the Dahongyu Formation(1.6 Ga) of the Ming Tombs district,Beijing.There are 1 to 30 grains of cosmic spherules per 2 kg of a sandstone sample taken from the bottom of a coarse sandstone bed of the Changzhougou Formation and 56 grains per 3.69 kg of a rock sample from silicified carbonate rocks of the Dahongyu Formation.The surface textures of cosmic spherules analyzed by means of the secondary electron imagery are identical with those reported from references either domestic or abroad.So far the geo-ages of 1.8 Ga and 1.6 Ga of cosmic spherules from the Changzhougou and Dahongyu formations might be older than those reported in the world.Table 1 gives the electron probe analysis data of cosmic spherules for 30 spherule grains and 44 testing points as follows(%):FeO,80-95;Cr_2O_3;0-9.56;NiO,0-0.78;CoO,0-0.46; indicating that the Cr_2O_3 content is higher and FeO content lower in the Changzhougou Formation than in the Dahongyu Formation.The helium isotopic data of cosmic spherules as well as their host rocks vary greatly between the Changzhougou and the Dahongyu formations as shown in Table 2.The data of cosmic spherules of the Changzhougou Formation vs the Dahongyu Formation are 57.5/1.23 in ~3He/~4He(10~(-8));and 55.54/809.60 in ~4He(10~(-6)cm~3STP/g);those of coarse sandstone of the Changzhougou Formation vs silicified carbonate of the Dahongyu Formation are 3.39/2.59 in ~3He/~4He(10~(-8)) and 4.56/2.34 in ~3He(10~(-6)cm~3STP/g).The ratio of analytic data of helium isotopes are different for cosmic spherules and their host rocks;for example,the ~3He/~4He(10~(-8)) values are 16.96 and 0.48,and the ~4He (10~(-6)cm~3STP/g) are 12.18 and 345.98 for the Changzhougou and Dahongyu formations respectively.It was reported that the world's oldest micrometeorites had been found in the Meso-Proterozoic Satakunta Formation,Finland.However,the cosmic spherules from the Meso-Proterozoic Changzhougou and Dahongyu formations are 200 to 400 Ma older than those from the Satakunta Formation.Besides,one carbonaceous chondrite grain was discovered for the first time as the earliest remain formed in the solar nebula from the Dahongyu Formation.     

扬子地块西北缘~2.09 Ga和~1.76 Ga花岗质岩石:Columbia超大陆聚合-裂解的岩浆记录

扬子地块保存了较多与Columbia超大陆演化有关的岩石记录,但是其聚合-裂解过程、在超大陆重建中的位置等还存在较大争论.对扬子地块西北缘碑坝地区马元花岗闪长岩和白玉钾长花岗岩进行了锆石U-Pb年代学、全岩地球化学和锆石Hf同位素研究.测年结果表明,上述花岗质岩石分别形成于~2 090 Ma和~1 760 Ma.地球化学组成上,马元~2 090 Ma花岗闪长岩受蚀变影响,表现出强过铝质的特点,微量元素低Sr、Cr、Ni,高Y和Yb,相对富集轻稀土、亏损高场强元素,与钙碱性花岗质岩石相似,锆石ε_Hf（t）值为+0.91~+2.59;白玉~1 760 Ma钾长花岗岩高Si,富碱,低Al、Mg、Mn和P,A/CNK值在0.96~1.04之间,微量元素富集Th、Zr、Hf,相对富集Nb、Ta,贫Sr,稀土元素总量高,轻稀土富集,轻重稀土之间分异明显,并表现出强烈的负Eu异常,10 000×Ga/Al值为3.30~3.73,Zr+Nb+Ce+Y含量为797×10-6~1 495×10-6,锆石饱和温度高达897~939℃,表现出A型花岗岩的特点,锆石ε_Hf（t）值为-13.58~-10.29.结合锆石微量元素、氧逸度及前人研究成果表明,马元2 090~2 080 Ma花岗质岩石最有可能形成于岩浆弧的环境,存在新生和古老地壳物质两种岩浆来源,而白玉1 790~1 760 Ma A型花岗岩形成于陆内裂谷盆地,来源于古老地壳物质的部分熔融,它们分别是Columbia超大陆聚合-裂解在扬子地块的地质响应.综合区域地球物理和岩浆-变质事件的成果,表明扬子地块可能位于Columbia超大陆的边部,与Laurentia克拉通相连.      

1.1 Ga K-rich alkaline plutonism in the SW Grenville Province

U–Pb zircon and baddeleyite dating of six syenitic stocks establishes that the ultrapotassic, potassic alkaline and shoshonitic magmatism with island-arc affinities in the Central Metasedimentary Belt (CMB) of the southwestern Grenville Province, Canada took place between 1089 and 1076 Ma, along a 400-km-long, northeast-trending plutonic belt. These ages indicate that ultrapotassic rocks with arc affinities are not unique to the Phanerozoic. West to east emplacement ages along a northern and southern cross-section of this belt range from 1083±2 Ma (Kensington), through 1081±2 Ma (Lac Rouge) to 1076 _–1 ⁺³ Ma (Loranger) in the north, and from 1089 _–3 ⁺⁴ Ma (loon Lake) and 1088±2 Ma (Calabogie), to 1076±2 Ma (Westport) in the south. Although closely spaced in time, in detail these ages suggest a slight younging of this magmatic activity to the southeast. Integration of the geochronological data with the spatial extent and potassic character of the plutons shows that the K-rich alkaline suite is distinct from the nepheline-syenite belt of the Bancroft terrane and from the syenite-monzonite suite of the Frontenac terrane of the CMB, and it is considered to be a magmatic episode unique to the Elzevir terrane and its Gatineau segment. The timing and the postmetamorphic emplacement of these plutons indicate that the regional greenschist to granulite-facies metamorphism of the country rock (precise age unknown) is older than 1089 Ma throughout the entire Elzevir terrane. The potassic magmatism is interpreted as the initiation of the 1090–1050 Ma Ottawan Orogeny in the Elzevir terrane; thus, the regional metamorphism in this terrane, previously assigned to the Ottawan Orogeny, is an earlier event. The contemporaneous emplacement of this postmetamorphic plutonic belt with Keweenawan volcanism is at variance with current tectonic models which consider the Keweenawan rift to be formed at the same time as regional metamorphism in the CMB.     

2.7 Ga Monzogranite on the Songnen Massif and Its Geological Implications

正Objective The formation and evolution of Songnen massif has always been a hot topic,and the presence of Precambrian basement on the Songnen massif is still controversial:(1)Lacking of Pre-Paleozoic dating results,the Precambrian basement on Songnen massif does not extend largely according to the isotopic dating results of core from basement,(2)the existence of gneiss from deep drill holes     

The drift history of the Dharwar Craton and India from 2.37 Ga to 1.01 Ga with refinements for an initial Rodinia configuration

Coupled paleomagnetic and geochronologic data derived from mafic dykes provide valuable records of continental movement. To reconstruct the Proterozoic paleogeographic history of Peninsular India, we report paleomagnetic directions and U-Pb zircon ages from twenty-nine mafic dykes in the Eastern Dharwar Craton near Hyderabad. Paleomagnetic analysis yielded clusters of directional data that correspond to dyke swarms at 2.37 Ga, 2.22 Ga, 2.08 Ga, 1.89–1.86 Ga, 1.79 Ga, and a previously undated dual polarity magnetization. We report new positive baked contact tests for the 2.08 Ga swarm and the 1.89–1.86 Ga swarm(s), and a new inverse baked contact test for the 2.08 Ga swarm. Our results promote the 2.08 Ga Dharwar Craton paleomagnetic pole (43.1° N, 184.5° E; A95 = 4.3°) to a reliability score of R = 7 and suggest a position for the Dharwar Craton at 1.79 Ga based on a virtual geomagnetic pole (VGP) at 33.0° N, 347.5° E (a95 = 16.9°, k = 221, N = 2). The new VGP for the Dharwar Craton provides support for the union of the Dharwar, Singhbhum, and Bastar Cratons in the Southern India Block by at least 1.79 Ga. Combined new and published northeast-southwest moderate-steep dual polarity directions from Dharwar Craton dykes define a new paleomagnetic pole at 20.6° N, 233.1° E (A95 = 9.2°, N = 18; R = 5). Two dykes from this group yielded 1.05–1.01 Ga ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb zircon ages and this range is taken as the age of the new paleomagnetic pole. A comparison of the previously published poles with our new 1.05–1.01 Ga pole shows India shifting from equatorial to higher (southerly) latitudes from 1.08 Ga to 1.01 Ga as a component of Rodinia.     

Magmatic zircon oxygen isotopes of 1.88–1.87 Ga orogenic and 1.65–1.54 Ga anorogenic magmatism in Finland

Summary Oxygen isotope ratios of igneous zircon from magmatic rocks in Finland provide insights into the evolution and growth of the Precambrian crust during the Svecofennian orogeny. These data preserve magmatic δ¹⁸O values and correlate with major discontinuities in the lower crust. Oxygen isotope ratios of zircon across the 1.88–1.87 Ga Central Finland granitoid complex (CFGC) range from 5.50‰ to 6.84‰, except for three plutons in contact with the adjacent greenstone and metasedimentary belts (δ¹⁸O(Zrc) = 7.60‰–7.78‰). There is a systematic variation in δ¹⁸O(Zrc) with respect to geographic location in the CFGC, ranging from 6.60±0.23‰ (σ) in the northeast to 5.90±0.40‰ in the west-southwest. These values correlate with a change in crustal thickness and shift in geochemical composition. The oxygen isotope composition of the 1.65–1.54 Ga rapakivi granites and related rocks in southern Finland show a decreasing trend from north to south, independent of their emplacement age. The southern anorogenic granite group has an average δ¹⁸O in zircon of 6.14±0.07‰ and the northern anorogenic group has an average δ¹⁸O in zircon of 8.14±0.59‰. This difference reflects the boundary between island arc terrains accreted during the Paleoproterozoic. Deceased     

华北中部造山带左权变质杂岩ca. 2.5Ga和ca. 1.9Ga变质年龄记录及其地质意义

华北克拉通早前寒武纪基底由多个微陆块组成,其主期拼合时代是困扰地质学家的一个重大课题。华北中部造山带作为新太古代-古元古代一条重要的碰撞型造山带已得到广泛共识。大量高精度年代学资料显示,华北中部造山带至少记录了大约1. 85Ga、1. 95Ga和2. 5Ga的三组变质年龄信息。但目前,2. 5Ga左右的变质年龄仅在华北中部造山带中部的阜平和赞皇等少数杂岩区有零星报道。左权变质杂岩位于华北中部造山带中南段东侧、阜平杂岩以南,向东紧邻赞皇杂岩,是洞悉早前寒武纪时期华北克拉通基底形成及演化过程的一个重要窗口。杂岩区出露多种早寒武纪变质岩石,其中长英质黑云斜长片麻岩分布范围最广,局部暗色矿物富集;斜长角闪岩或角闪片麻岩多以透镜状或似层状方式产出于长英质片麻岩中;杂岩区南部发育多个小型磁铁矿矿床。本文对研究区多种类型岩石样品进行了细致的岩相学、锆石U-Pb年代学和锆石稀土元素研究,发现多数样品中发育变质成因锆石,记录至少两组变质年龄信息。第一组年龄(1903Ma)仅被个别角闪片麻岩样品保存,反映了杂岩区所经历的变质峰期或近峰期阶段的时代;第二组年龄(2483～2507Ma)分布广泛,所代表的变质事件发生在区域片麻理之前,与华北克拉通约25亿年时发生的大规模构造热事件有关。