Pressure--Temperature--Time Paths of Regional Metamorphism II. Their Inference and Interpretation using Mineral Assemblages in Metamorphic Rocks

A companion paper (England & Thompson, 1984a) investigatesthe pressure-temperature-time (PTt) paths followed by rocksundergoing burial metamorphism in continental thickening events.This paper discusses problems involved in inferring such pathsfrom the petrological data available in metamorphic rocks and—oncesuch paths are determined—how they may be interpretedin terms of the thermal budgets of metamorphism. Each of theprincipal facies series (glaucophane-jadeite, andalusite- sillimaniteand kyanite-sillimanite) may be encountered by rocks involvedin the thickening and erosion of continental crust in a regimeof average continental heat flow. The inference of a minimumthermal budget required for a given metamorphism depends stronglyon a knowledge of the PTt paths followed by rocks during themetamorphism. Discrimination between possible thermal regimesis greatly enhanced if portions of PTt paths, rather than singlePT points, are available, and additional constraint is possibleif these paths are supplemented by geochronological, structuraland heat flow data.     

辽河群区域变质特征及其大陆动力学意义

辽河群是胶辽吉古元古代造山带的主要组成部分。近年来对其区域变质作用的PTt轨迹研究发现：同一造山带内PTt轨迹具有多样性。进一步研究认为,这一碰撞造山带南、北空间上PTt轨迹的逆向性起因于造山带南、北部的结构构造、变形过程和同变形变质花岗岩空间分布上的差异。就南辽河群和盖县岩组而言,早期、中期变质阶段,因中深部地壳大面积“辽吉花岗岩”的底垫式侵位及其诱发的沉积盖层顺层滑脱减薄作用,变质作用表现为近等压和小幅度增压而温度快速上升的过程;峰期变质阶段,又因收缩挤压增厚,表现为等温升压过程（盖县岩组）或升温升压过程（南辽河群）;最后晚期变质阶段,差异剥蚀引起降温降压（盖县岩组）或近等压降温过程（南辽河群）。对北辽群而言,早期、中期变质阶段,因盖层南辽河群及盖县岩组的大规模向北滑覆增厚作用而及花岗岩浆不发育,仅有正常传导热及放射热,因而△P＞△T;峰期变质阶段温、压同时达峰值,之后等温快速降压过程,与构造剥蚀有关;至晚期变质阶段,同盖县岩组一样,经历降温降压过程。通过对比上述北、南辽河群及盖县岩组的大陆动力学过程,表明早期大陆动力学过程正好是一个互为消长的过程,从而也决定了它们的PTt轨迹的逆反性。最后,本文提出了辽河群变质的底侵＋拆沉模型。     

前寒武纪大陆地壳地质构造演化研究进展与问题

前寒武纪地质构造是地球系统科学研究的一个承前启后的重要组成部分,现存最古老的固体地球物质是38亿年前的大陆长英质岩石。以地质构造热事件为标志确认早中太古代已有30亿年年龄值的大陆克拉通化,而新太古代末大陆地壳已出现普遍的克拉通化。由深变质作用岩石测得的p-t值推断当时地温梯度与现今大陆稳定区相似,大规模的陆壳区断块已具基本刚性特征,使板块构造运动模式基本适用于太古宙地壳演化。古元古代末陆壳普遍隆升和遭剥蚀,陆壳生长作用导致形成大陆区块上的裂谷型坳拉槽系。中元古代起,世界约于18亿年前近乎同时出现不变质的沉积盖层,使前寒武纪明显必需划分为早、晚前寒武纪两大阶段。华北克拉通区是世界大陆克拉通地壳的组成部分,与世界各大陆克拉通演化有很好的可对比性,在前寒武纪超级大陆重建中有一定位置。在现今阶段研究基础上,对华北克拉通区提出了几个前瞻性的基础研究课题,应予深入探索。     

麻山群孔兹岩系主期区域变质作用及演化

麻山群孔兹岩系主期变质作用在区域上可以划分出角闪岩相和麻粒岩相两个变质带。麻粒岩相带内的岩石先后经历了由低角闪岩相—高角闪岩相—麻粒岩相的递增变质阶段。对稳定矿物共生组合及特征变质反应进行了详细研究并确定了变质作用的P-T-t轨迹。根据麻山群变质作用P-T条件在大规模范围内的一致性,认为其发生于晚太古未—早元古初期的区域造山环境。     

Formation and Evolution of Early Precambrian Continental Crust in Alxa Block

By the analysis of the published zircon U-Pb ages and Hf isotope data, this paper firstly presents a comprehensive review about the staggered growth and reworking of early Precambrian continental crust in Alxa Block. The results show that the ancient crustal remnants of Alxa Block was formed in Meso-Paleo Archean, which was recorded by 3.0~3.6 Ga detrital zircons and Hf model ages. The early crustal growth of Alxa Block could be traced back to early Paleo-archean. Currently, the oldest zircon U-Pb age is about 3.6 Ga. Analogous to the other places of North China Craton, the Alxa Block underwent two-stage crustal growth at 2.7~2.9 Ga and 2.5~2.6 Ga respectively, and the former might be wider. The ~2.5 Ga (TTG) tectono-magmatic event, which represents the North China continent’s cratonization, also existed in Alxa Block. The corresponding zircon Hf isotope data indicate that the TTGs were mainly derived by melting of 2.7~2.9 Ga juvenile crust, possibly by mixing with a certain ancient crust, and a small portion was produced by instant reworking of 2.5~2.6 Ga juvenile crust. Proceeding to Paleo-proterozoic, the Alxa Block underwent multi-stage tectono-magmatic events, approximately peaked at 2.30~2.35 Ga, 2.15~2.17 Ga, 2.00~2.10 Ga, 1.95~1.98 Ga and ~1.90 Ga. The continental crust was mainly formed by reworking of 2.7~2.9 Ga and 2.5~2.6 Ga juvenile crust, simultaneously by a fraction of ~2.1 Ga juvenile crust. In Paleo-proterozoic, not only the Archean crustal reworking but also the juvenile crustal growth existed in Alxa Block.     

Magnetic Structure of Continental Crust:Implications for Crustal Structure and Evolution

INTRODUCTIONSince 1970 s,systematical surveys of global geom agneticfield have been carried out via MAGSAT.They are used tointerpret magnetic anom alies together with high- precisionaerom agnetic anomalies near the surface,modern mathem ati-cal- physical methods and com puter technology.On one hand,regional magnetic anomalies of different wavelengths,com -bined with creative geological idea,are applied to the directinterpretation of the regional crustal structure(Ravat et al.,1995 ;Ark…     

Evidence for the Repeated Folding of Isotherms during Regional Metamorphism

Petrologic and structural investigations in a polydeformed terranein southwestern New Hampshire show that more than one stageof noncoaxial folding has significantly affected the metamorphichistory of this region. Detailed examinations of both isograd-isothermpatterns and mineral reaction histories within pelitic rockssuggest that pre-existing, nearly horizontal isotherms werefolded during an early stage of folding about north-south axes.After folding, thermal relaxation resulted in cooling in theanticlinal portions of the early folds and heating in the synclinalregions. This process of isotherm folding and re-equilibrationwas repeated during a later stage of east-west folding, resultingin complex isograd patterns and mineral reaction histories. Detailed mapping of isograd and isotherms in the pelitic rocksof this region shows a complex patten. High grade and high temperatureassemblages occur along early and late synclinal axes, withthe highest grade assemblages occurring at the intersectionof the two synclinal axes. Conversely, the lowest grade assemblagesare found at the intersection of the early and late anticlinalfolds. Four different types of fold intersections result from the twostages of noncoaxial folding. Pelitic rocks at each of thesefour different fold intersections show different and contrastingmineral reaction histories. At the intersections of early andlate synclines the rocks show evidence for continuous heating,while continuous cooling trends are seen at intersections ofearly and late anticlines. Complex reaction histories are observedat the intersections of early synclines and late anticlinesand early anticlines and late synclines, which show heating-coolingand cooling-heating trends, respectively. These results show that over small areas of a metamorphic terranedifferent samples may show widely different P-T paths. Therefore,without careful structural analysis and thorough sampling, tectonicinterpretations based solely on paths determined from a fewwidely scattered samples may lead to erroneous conclusions.     

鲁乐地区早前寒武纪花岗岩类演化及大陆地壳生长

通过对太古宙和古元古代花岗岩成分判别分析,提出了鲁东地区早前寒武纪花岗岩类可能分为3期,第一期为中太古代TTG组合,发育不完全;第二期为新太古代T1T2G1组合,具有贫K2O的奥长花岗岩演化趋势;第三期为古元古代早期G2组合,仅具富K2O的钙碱性演化趋势。探讨了不同组合花岗岩的形成环境,新太古代T2T2G1组合为岛弧环境,古元古代早期为大陆碰撞环境;不同的花岗岩类岩石组合分别对应的陆壳成熟度为：T1T2G1组合为新生的初始不成熟陆壳,G2组合则为最终的成熟陆壳。鲁东早前寒武纪花岗岩类随时间从新太古代至古元古代早期的演化,记录了鲁东大陆地壳形成的完整的地质演化过程。     

Seismic lamination and anisotropy of the Lower Continental Crust

Seismic lamination in the lower crust associated with marked anisotropy has been observed at various locations. Three of these locations were investigated by specially designed experiments in the near vertical and in the wide-angle range, that is the Urach and the Black Forrest area, both belonging to the Moldanubian, a collapsed Variscan terrane in southern Germany, and in the Donbas Basin, a rift inside the East European (Ukrainian) craton. In these three cases, a firm relationship between lower crust seismic lamination and anisotropy is found. There are more cases of lower-crustal lamination and anisotropy, e.g. from the Basin and Range province (western US) and from central Tibet, not revealed by seismic wide-angle measurements, but by teleseismic receiver function studies with a P–S conversion at the Moho. Other cases of lamination and anisotropy are from exhumed lower crustal rocks in Calabria (southern Italy), and Val Sesia and Val Strona (Ivrea area, Northern Italy). We demonstrate that rocks in the lower continental crust, apart from differing in composition, differ from the upper mantle both in terms of seismic lamination (observed in the near-vertical range) and in the type of anisotropy. Compared to upper mantle rocks exhibiting mainly orthorhombic symmetry, the symmetry of the rocks constituting the lower crust is either axial or orthorhombic and basically a result of preferred crystallographic orientation of major minerals (biotite, muscovite, hornblende). We argue that the generation of seismic lamination and anisotropy in the lower crust is a consequence of the same tectonic process, that is, ductile deformation in a warm and low-viscosity lower crust. This process takes place preferably in areas of extension. Heterogeneous rock units are formed that are generally felsic in composition, but that contain intercalations of mafic intrusions. The latter have acted as heat sources and provide the necessary seismic impedance contrasts. The observed seismic anisotropy is attributed to lattice preferred orientation (LPO) of major minerals, in particular of mica and hornblende, but also of olivine. A transversely isotropic symmetry system, such as expected for sub-horizontal layering, is found in only half of the field studies. Azimuthal anisotropy is encountered in the rest of the cases. This indicates differences in the horizontal components of tectonic strain, which finally give rise to differences in the evolution of the rock fabric.     

Nature and Evolution of Pre-Neoproterozoic Continental Crust in South China: A Review and Tectonic Implications

South China as an amalgamation of the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks is composed of Archean to Mesoproterozoic basement overlain by Neoproterozoic and younger cover. Both the constituent Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks contain well-preserved Neoproterozoic rocks that have been extensively studied in terms of the age and tectonic nature, but less is known about their earlier crustal history due to the incomplete rock record. Recent efforts in investigating the yet survived crustal nature based on isotopic and elemental signatures preserved in igneous and sedimentary rocks have steadily improved our knowledge about the pre-Neoproterozoic continental crustal evolution in South China. In this paper, we summarize the up-to-date pre-Neoproterozoic records, including petrological, geochronological, geochemical and geophysical data, across South China, and discuss its spatiotemporal patterns of the pre-Neoproterozoic crust and the relevant tectonic events. While the xenocrystic/inherited and detrital zircon records suggest widespread Archean (mainly ca. 2.5 Ga) crustal components within both the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks, exposed Archean rocks are only limited to isolated crustal provinces in the Yangtze Block. These Archean rocks are dominated by TTGs (tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite) with varied ages (3.3–2.5 Ga) and zircon Hf isotopes, indicating a compositionally heterogeneous nature of the Archean Yangtze Block and, by inference, the development of multiple ancient terranes. The early Paleoproterozoic (2.4–2.2 Ga) tectonomagmatic events characterize the western Yangtze Block and are supportive of an east-west subdivision of the Yangtze basement, whereas the late Paleoproterozoic (2.1–1.7 Ga) orogeneses may have affected a larger area covering both the western and eastern parts of the Yangtze Block, and also the Cathaysia Block. The eastern Yangtze Block with generally northeastward-younging late Paleoproterozoic magmatism and metamorphism likely experienced a prolonged 2.05–1.75 Ga orogenic process welding the various Archean proto-continents, consistent with the documentation of a buried late Paleoproterozoic orogenic belt imaged by deep seismic profiling from its central part and of a slightly older ophiolitic mélange in the northern part. The Cathaysia Block was probably involved in a short-lived 1.9–1.8 Ga orogenic event. The two orogeneses overlapped in time and may have contributed to the cratonization of a possible unified South China, and are referred to be linked with the assembly of the Nuna Supercontinent. The subsequent late Paleoproterozoic to early Mesoproterozoic rift successions and intrusions (1.7–1.5 Ga) in the southwestern Yangtze Block, and the ca. 1.43 Ga rifting in Hainan Island of the Cathaysia Block could be responses to the Nuna break-up. Late Mesoproterozoic (1.2–1.0 Ga) magmatism of varied age and nature in different localities of the Yangtze Block is reflective of a complex tectonic process in the context of the assembly of the Rodinia Supercontinent. Similar-aged metamorphism (1.3–1.0 Ga) is recorded in Hainan Island, reflecting the Grenvillian continental collision during the Rodinia assembly, but further studies are necessary to better constrain the late Mesoproterozoic tectonic framework of South China.     

南阿尔金高压-超高温麻粒岩变质作用:大陆地壳超深俯冲与折返过程的记录

南阿尔金造山带是目前报道的具有最深俯冲记录的大陆超高压变质带,其内出露有高压-超高温麻粒岩,它们对深入理解大陆地壳岩石超深俯冲与折返过程具有重要意义.介绍了对南阿尔金巴什瓦克地区长英质麻粒岩和基性麻粒岩的岩相学、矿物化学、相平衡模拟及锆石U-Pb年代学研究成果.其中基性麻粒岩主要记录了深俯冲大陆地壳折返过程的变质演化:包括高压榴辉岩相、高压-超高温麻粒岩相、低压-超高温麻粒岩相及随后的近等压降温演化阶段;长英质麻粒岩除了记录与基性麻粒岩相似的折返过程外,还记录了从角闪岩相到超高压榴辉岩相的进变质演化过程.结合已有研究资料,确定超高压榴辉岩阶段峰期条件> 7~9 GPa和>1 000℃,可达到斯石英稳定域.锆石年代学显示两种岩石类型的原岩和变质年龄均分别在900 Ma和500 Ma左右.变质作用与年代学研究表明,南阿尔金大陆地壳岩石在早古生代发生超深俯冲至200~300 km后,折返至加厚地壳底部发生高压-超高温变质作用,随后被快速抬升至地壳浅部发生低压-超高温变质作用并经历迅速冷却.      

西天山造山带区域构造演化及其大陆动力学解析

西天山位于哈萨克斯坦-准噶尔板块与塔里木-华北板块两大板块之间,在漫长的构造演化过程中历经前震旦纪基底形成演化阶段（D1）、震旦纪至早奥陶世稳定陆壳发展阶段（D2）、中奥陶世至石炭纪末板块裂解与再拼合阶段（D3）、二叠纪陆陆叠覆造山阶段（D4）和中新生代盆山耦合阶段（D5）等5个大的发展阶段,其古生代时期中奥陶世至石炭纪末板块裂解与再拼合阶段（D3）又可细化为4个次级演化阶段：中奥陶世至晚志留世早古南天山洋盆形成阶段（D31）、晚志留世至晚泥盆世俯冲造山阶段（D32）、晚泥盆世至早石炭世初陆陆碰撞造山阶段（D33）和早石炭世至晚石炭世后碰撞阶段（D34）。西天山造山带自中新元古代以来历经俯冲造山、陆陆碰撞造山、陆陆叠覆造山和陆内再生造山等多机制多旋回的造山作用,终成为横亘于中亚地区的宏伟的复合型造山带。     

大别造山带地壳的元素丰度

大别造山带具板片叠覆式构造形态。区域地壳具3个结构层,中地壳存在地震低速层和电性低阻层。地壳总体成分为花岗闪长岩质,深部地壳成分为中性。地壳稀土总量偏高、轻重稀土分馏程度高,铁族元素偏低、亲石元素富集。造山带内部横向不均一性明显,而地壳纵向演化分异程度低于一般大陆地壳。     

Heat Generation Due to Friction in Shear Zones of the Crust as a Factor of Metamorphism and Anatexis: Results of Computer Modeling

Doklady Earth Sciences - The effect of heat generation due to friction in faults under the conditions of shear and thrust was evaluated by computer modeling, and 3D and 2D thermomechanical...     

Seismic Velocity Structure and Composition of the Continental Crust of Eastern China

On the basis of a one-by-one latitude-longitude grid three-dimensional seismic velocity model, the crustal P-wave velocity structure in eastern China (105-125°E and 18-41°N) is obtained, and a set of geotherms for each grid is established for P-T correction on P-wave velocities. The average depths of sub-crustal layers and their average P-wave velocities of 18 tectonic units in eastern China are exhibited. Our result presents a 32-34 km thick crust beneath eastern China, which is thinner than previous studies, with an average velocity of 6.54 km/s, corresponding to a 5 kg/m3 variation in crustal mean density. The thicker upper but thinner middle and lower crust results in a lower average seismic velocity of eastern China. An intermediate crustal composition with a SiO2 content of 59.7 wt% has been estimated. However, there exists a significant lateral variation in the crustal structures among the tectonic units of eastern China. The structure and composition features of some regions in eastern China in     

Metamorphism in the Adirondacks. I. Petrology, Pressure and Temperature

Grenville Supergroup sediments and suites of pre- and syn-tectonicigneous rocks have been metamorphosed to the upper amphiboliteand granulite facies in the Adirondacks of northern New Yorkduring the Grenville orogeny about one billion years ago. Magnetite-ilmenite, alkali feldspar-plagioclase, calcite-dolomiteand garnet-clinopyroxene thermometry indicate that metamorphictemperatures (T) increase from about 650 ?C in the area westand northwest of Gouverneur to 700–750 ?C near Coltonand along the Lowlands-Highlands boundary to 750–800 ?Cin areas within and around the Marcy anorthosite massif. Thepresence of grossular-rich garnet + quartz without wollastonite+ plagioclase in calc-silicate rocks and the apparent absenceof metamorphic ferropigeonite in charnockites restrict maximummetamorphic T to less than 800–850 ?C. Metamorphic pressures (P), determined from coexisting pyrite-pyrrhotite-sphalerite,garnet-rutile-sillimanite-ilmenite-quartz, fayalite-quartz-ferrosilite,fayalite-anorthite-garnet, ferrosilite-anorthite-garnet-quartz,kyanite-sillimanite, anorthite-garnet-sillimanite-quartz andthe stability of akermanite, are 6?5–7?0 kb near Gouverneurand increase to 7?5–8?0 kb in the central Adirondack Highlands. The above P-T data deduced from diverse mineralogical/chemicalsystems are interpreted as peak or near-peak conditions forAdirondack metamorphism. The compositions of thin retrograderims on garnets indicate a post-peak-metamorphic P-T path forthe Adirondacks with appreciable cooling (200–300?) beforedecompression. Peak and retrograde P-T conditions inferred forthe Adirondacks are similar to numerous other granulite terranessuggesting that similar tectonothermal events are necessaryfor the formation of many granulite belts.     

Geochronology of the Guyang Granite-Greenstone Terrene and the Implications for Continental Crust Growth

<正>Objective The North China Craton(NCC)is the largest and oldest one among the worldwide cratons.It preserves important imprints of the Earth's early history,including crust formation,stabilization and reworking.The Yinshan Block(YB)constitutes the northwestern part of NCC,and contains extensive exposure of Archean rocks(Fig.1).This block has documented intricate Neoarchean tectonothermal events,which can provide constraints on the geodynamic processes responsible for the evolution of     

Stages of Granitoid Magmatism and Formation of the Continental Crust of Eastern Arctic

Geotectonics - Three main stages of granitoid magmatism and continental crust formation of Eastern Arctic are distinguished: Neoproterozoic (750–550 Ma), Devonian–Early Carboniferous...