New Riphean microbiotas of the Billyakh Group,the north Anabar region (Fomich River basin): To Riphean biostratigraphy of the Siberian platform

Excellently preserved organic-walled and silicified microfossils are first found in the Lower Riphean Ust-Il’ya and Kotuikan formations of the Billyakh Group in the northern slope of the Anabar Uplift (the Fomich River basin). Similar assemblages were previously known only from sections located southward in the Kotuikan River basin, and taxonomic composition of organic-walled microbiotas from the Ust-Il’ya and Kotuikan formations became a corner stone in competitive microphytological models that are based on different approaches. In their composition and general appearance, microbiotas from the Kotuikan and Ust-Il’ya formations in the Fomich River basin are similar to microbiotas reported from the Kotuikan River basin, although northern sections of the above formations characterize deeper sedimentation settings than in localities known before. The Ust-Il’ya and Kotuikan assemblages of organic-walled microfossils include sphaeromorphic Chuaria circularis and Leiosphaeridia, two-layer vesicles the genus Simia, filamentous Plicatidium and Taenitrichoides, and some others. The silicified microbiota from the lower Kotuikan Subformation is largely composed of akinetes of Anabaena-like cyanobacteria Archaeoellipsoides, spherical Myxococcoides grandis, and short trichomes Filiconstrictosus and Orculiphycus representing initial germination stages of Anabaena-like cyanobacterial spores. Acanthomorphic acritarchs known from lithology-similar Lower and Middle Riphean (Mesoproterozoic) formations of Australia and China have not been observed in the Ust-Il’ya and Kotuikan microbiotas, which are probably of older age. The found microbiotas outline substantially wider distribution area of organic-walled and silicified microfossils, supplement microphytological characteristics of Riphean sediments in the Anabar Uplift, provide information on taxonomic composition of microbiotas from a wider spectrum of facies, and specify relationships between Early and Middle Riphean assemblages of microorganisms from different continents.     

Pb-Pb age of sedimentary phosphorite reworking in Lower Riphean carbonate sediments,the Satka Formation of Southern Urals

The mineral composition and U-Pb and Rb-Sr systematics of phosphorites from the Satka Formation of Lower Riphean carbonates, the Burzyan Group of Southern Urals, are studied. Phosphorites occurring as small lenses between stromatolite layers are composed largely of fluorapatite with admixture of detrital quartz, feldspars, illite, and chlorite. Phosphorite samples have been subjected to stepwise dissolution in 1 N (fraction L-1) and 2 N (fraction L-2) HCl. As is established, the maximum apatite content is characteristic of fraction L-1, while fraction L-2 is enriched in products of dolomite and sulfide dissolution and in elements leached from siliciclastic components. The Sr content in the Satka apatites (280–560 ppm) is substantially lower as compared with that in unaltered marine apatite. The ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr “initial ratio in the phosphorites studied (0.71705–0.72484) and host dolomites from the lower part of the Satka Formation is significantly higher than in the Early Riphean seawater that indicates a reset of the Rb-Sr original systems in sediments. The Pb-Pb age of 1340 ± 30 Ma (MSWD = 6.4) estimated based on 7 data points characterizing fractions L-1 and L-2 is younger than the formation time of overlying Burzyan sediments, being consistent, within the error range, with date of the Mashak rifting event recorded at the Early-Middle Riphean boundary. The comparative U-Pb characteristics of two soluble fractions (L-1 and L-2) and silicate residue of phosphorites show that epigenetic redistribution of Pb and U was characteristic of the phosphorite horizon only. The initial Pb isotope composition and μ (²³⁸U/²⁰⁴Pb) estimated according to model by Stacey and Kramers for the early diagenetic fluids in carbonate and phosphate sediments of the Satka Formation suggest that they were in isotopic equilibrium with erosion products of the Taratash crystalline complex.     

The Sr isotopic characterization and Pb-Pb age of carbonate rocks from the Satka formation,the Lower Riphean Burzyan Group of the southern Urals

The Rb-Sr and U-Pb systematics are studied in carbonate deposits of the Satka and Suran formations corresponding to middle horizons of the Lower Riphean Burzyan Group in the Taratash and Yamantau anticlinoria, respectively, the southern Urals. The least altered rock samples retaining the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio of sedimentation basin have been selected for analysis using the original method of leaching the secondary carbonate phases and based on strict geochemical criteria of the retentivity (Mn/Sr < 0.2, Fe/Sr < 5 and Mg/Ca < 0.024). The stepwise dissolution in 0.5 N HBr has been used to enrich samples in the primary carbonate phase before the Pb-Pb dating. Three (L-4 to L-6) of seven consecutive carbonate fractions obtained by the step-wise leaching are most enriched in the primary carbonate (in terms of the U-Pb systematics). In the ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb-²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb diagram, data points of these fractions plot along an isochron determining age of 1550 ± 30 Ma (MSWD = 0.7) for the upper member of the Satka Formation. The initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio in the least altered limestones of this formation is within the range of 0.70460–0.70480. Generalization of the Sr isotopic data published for the Riphean carbonates from different continents showed that 1650–1350 Ma ago the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio in the world ocean was low, slightly ranging from 0.70456 to 0.70494 and suggesting the prevalent impact of mantle flux.     

New data on Sr-and C-isotopic chemostratigraphy of the Upper Riphean type section (Southern Urals)

New data on Sr-and C-isotopic systematics of carbonate rocks from the Upper Riphean stratotype (Karatau Group of the southern Urals) are obtained for several southwestern sections of the Bashkirian meganticlinorium, which have not been studied before. The results obtained supplement the Sr-and C-isotopic information for the group upper horizons thus detailing chemostratigraphic characterization of the entire succession. Limestone and dolostone samples used to analyze the Sr isotope composition satisfy strict geochemical criteria of the isotopic system retentivity and have been subjected to preliminary treatment in ammonium acetate to remove secondary carbonate phases. Data on 255 samples of carbonate rocks (171 studied for the first time) show that δ¹³C value varies in the Karatau Group succession from ?2.8 to +5.9 ‰ V-PDB with several in-phase excursions from the general trend in all the sections studied in the area 90 × 130 km. The δ¹³C variation trend demarcates several levels in the carbonate succession of the Karatau Group suitable for objectives of regional stratigraphy and for C-isotope chemostratigraphic subdivision of the Upper Riphean. The results of Sr isotopic analysis of 121 samples (51 unstudied before) from the Karatau Group imply that rocks in its lower part (the Katav Formation and basal horizon of the Inzer Formation) experienced considerable secondary alterations, while limestones and dolostones of the overlying interval of the group are frequently unaltered. In the “best” samples satisfying geochemical criteria of the isotopic system retentivity, the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr initial ratio increases from 0.70521–0.70532 in the lower Inzer deposits to 0.70611 in the upper Min’yar carbonates, decreasing to <0.70600 near the top of the latter. Above the regional hiatus separating the Min’yar and Uk formation, this ratio grows from 0.70533 to 0.70605–0.70609 in the limestone succession of the last formation.     

青海南部赤布张错地区中侏罗世沉积环境及双壳类化石

赤布张错地区中侏罗统十分发育,最大沉积厚度达6311m,包括雀莫错组、布曲组、夏里组、索瓦组和雪山组等5个岩石地层单元。根据所含丰富的双壳类、菊石、腕足类等化石,将它们划归中侏罗统(巴柔阶至卡洛夫阶)。沉积盆地的性质、早期的地貌格局和同沉积断裂活动可能是导致该地区中侏罗统厚度巨大、横向变化大的主要原因。     

青海南部治多县扎河地区发现中二叠世放射虫化石

在青海南部扎河地区通天河蛇绿混杂岩带(东段)中新发现一套泥质-硅质岩地层,为甘孜-理塘结合带西段的组成部分.首次在硅质岩中发现放射虫化石Pseudoalbaillella longtanensis Sheng et Wang,Cauletellidae gen.et sp.indet.,Entactiniidaegen.et sp.indet.,地质时代为中二叠世.表明甘孜-理塘结合带西段中二叠世深水沉积盆地的存在.     

张广才岭南部早—中侏罗世花岗质岩浆作用及构造演化

近年来对张广才岭南部中生代花岗岩成因和演化等问题的研究较少,对其进行系统的同位素年代学和岩石地球化学研究有助于加深对张广才岭南部早—中侏罗世构造岩浆演化及地球动力学背景的认识。张广才岭南部早侏罗世花岗岩主要由黑云母石英闪长岩、黑云母花岗闪长岩和黑云母二长花岗岩组成,3件样品的LA- ICP- MS锆石U- Pb年龄为172. 7~182. 4Ma,属于早侏罗世。黑云母石英闪长岩和花岗闪长岩以含有大量暗色微粒包体为特点,具有钙碱性、A/CNK值小于1. 1、Eu具弱负异常(δEu=0. 55~1. 03)等地球化学特征,属于I型花岗岩,具有壳幔混合成因机制;黑云母二长花岗岩为过铝质高钾钙碱性岩石,具有S型花岗岩特征;中侏罗世黑云英云闪长岩富含暗色微粒包体,其A/CNK值小于1. 1(0. 88~0. 93),为钙碱性I型花岗岩;正长花岗岩和碱长花岗岩具有高硅(SiO2=76. 89%~77. 82%)、富碱(K2O+Na2O=6. 36%~8. 5%)、富铁贫镁(FeOT/MgO=6. 2~20. 6)的特征,并且稀土总量高、Eu负异常明显(δEu=0. 01~0. 74)、轻稀土富集、重稀土亏损,属于A2型花岗岩。对张广才岭南部早—中侏罗世花岗岩的研究表明,早侏罗世早期(172. 7~182. 4Ma),由于古太平洋板块的俯冲及后续的岩石圈拆沉效应, 导致地幔上隆及幔源岩浆的板底垫托造成古老地壳和新生地壳的部分熔融,由此形成具壳幔混合成因的花岗岩体;早侏罗世晚期(172. 7Ma),东侧佳木斯板块与张广才岭地块碰撞造山作用形成黑云母二长花岗岩体;中侏罗世早期(168. 1Ma),东侧大洋板块的俯冲作用持续,形成具壳幔混合成因的黑云英云闪长岩;中侏罗世晚期(166Ma),构造环境逐渐由挤压造山向造山后伸展环境转变。     

西藏羌南坳陷中侏罗统夏里组硅化木的发现及意义

首次在羌南地区的地层中发现了硅化木化石,对硅化木的基本特征进行了描述,根据孢粉组合特征,将地层定为中侏罗统夏里组,硅化木初步定为南洋杉。同时,孢粉组合的特征反映出该区中侏罗世具干旱古气候特点。结合前人晚三叠世硅化木的发现,对羌塘盆地的性质及演化提出了新的思考。     

吉南地区万隆组燧石相微生物化石及其古环境意义

拉伸纪作为承接中元古代蓝菌时代以及成冰纪生物锐减的关键地质历史时期,是探索早期生命与环境演化最重要的时期之一。吉林南部地区地处华北板块东北缘,拉伸系发育完整、出露全,在燧石条带、燧石结核和泥页岩中富含微生物化石,是开展拉伸纪古生物学、生物地层学和古环境研究的理想地区。本次工作利用岩石切片法在吉林南部二道江地区万隆组顶部燧石中发现微生物化石6属9种,其中丝状蓝菌1属4种Siphonophycus robustum,S.typicum,S.kestron,S.solidum;球状蓝菌3属3种Eoentophysalis belcherensis,Gloeodiniopsis lamellosa,Scissilisphaera bistratosa;分类位置未定2属2种Glenobotrydion majorinum,Globophycus rugosum。这些微体化石的发现为开展万隆组古环境分析及生物地层对比研究提供了新的素材。研究显示,万隆组燧石相微生物组合以发育管鞘藻席(Siphonophycus mat)为主要特征,丝状蓝菌呈横向展布,长可达400μm以上,显示原地或近原地埋藏的特点...     

Epigenesis of Middle Riphean Rocks in the Bashkir Meganticlinorium,Southern Urals: Timing of Alterations and Geological Implications

The Rb–Sr and K–Ar characteristics of whole-rock argillite samples from the Middle Riphean Yurmatinian Group have been studied. The timing of final rock alteration was estimated at 525 ± 30 Ma by the Rb–Sr geochronometer. In the section near the Bol'shoi Avzhyan Settlement, the rocks experienced alteration up to the stage of deep epigenesis. The K–Ar data indicate that rock alterations continued after the Rb–Sr system conservation and was accompanied by a gradual gain of K. The great temporal gap between alterations of Middle and Lower Riphean rocks was established in the southern Urals. This gap may be explained either by the affiliation of sampled rocks to different tectonic units or by principal errors in stratigraphic correlations.     

南羌塘盆地羌资-2井中侏罗统色哇组和布曲组沉积特征

通过对南羌塘盆地羌资-2井石油地质浅钻的岩心录井和样品测试分析表明:中侏罗世阿林期-巴柔期,南羌塘盆地处于被动大陆边缘演化阶段,沉积了一套向上变粗变浅的三角洲相进积序列的色哇组,粒度分析概率累计曲线主要以跳跃和悬浮次总体为主,粒度C-M图反映了辫状河三角洲沉积特点,孢粉分析揭示了热带-亚热带干热气候特征:中侏罗世巴通期,盆地过渡为相对稳定的坳陷盆地发展阶段.沉积了以富含鲕粒、砂砾屑和生屑等颗粒灰岩为特征的碳酸盐台地浅滩化沉积序列的布曲组.从中侏罗世阿林期至巴通期,整个南羌塘盆地经历了一次完整的海侵-海退沉积旋回,从下至上依次出现前三角洲亚相→三角洲前缘亚相→台前缓坡亚相→开阔台地亚相→局限台地亚相的沉积序列.     

Fine-Grained Aluminosiliciclastic Rocks of the Middle Riphean Stratotype Section in the Southern Urals: Formation Conditions,Composition and Provenance Evolution

General trends of the formation of Middle Riphean fine-grained aluminosiliciclastic rocks in the Bashkir Meganticlinorium are considered. It is shown that Yurmatinian shales do not contain any significant pyroclastic admixture. Judging from the relatively constant Th/Cr ratio throughout the Yurmatinian section, the tectonic regime in the study territory during the early Middle Riphean is suggested to be rather stable. The main paleoclimatic indices and indicators of the pelitic material maturity (CIA, CIW, IVC, PIA, and Ce/Y) suggest that paleodrainage systems in the early Middle Riphean were dominated by humid climate that gave way to the arid or semiarid type in the middle Yurmatinian. The low Mo/Mn ratio and some other indicators of redox conditions in shales from all Yurmatinian lithostratigraphic units show that no explicit reducing conditions existed in the basin during the early Middle Riphean. The shales were characterized by the increase in K₂O/Al₂O₃ ratio, gradual enrichment in REE, and growth of LREE/HREE and La_N/Yb_N ratios toward the middle Yurmatinian, indicating the gain of an appreciable amount of slightly weathered arkosic aluminosiliciclastic material in the sedimentary basin about 1220–1200 Ma ago. The REE distribution and the UCC- and AUC-normalized shale compositions suggest that the eroded upper crust was compositionally close to the UCC. The occurrence of mafic and ultramafic rocks is also inferred. Data points of Yurmatinian shales plotted in the Cr–Ni, Eu/Eu*–Gd_N/Yb_N, and (La/YB)_N–Yb_N diagrams are localized between the fields of Upper Archean and post-Archean rocks or within the latter field. Hence, post-Archean igneous and metamorphic complexes prevailed in paleodrainage systems of the early Middle Riphean. This is also confirmed by the model Nd ages.     

南华海泥盆纪烃源岩的古氧相和缺氧环境模式——以广西中、上泥盆统为例

缺氧条件是形成和保存优质烃源岩的重要条件。古氧相的研究对查明海相优质烃源岩时空分布、恢复地史时期古环境演化具有重要意义。泥盆纪时期,南华海受陆内裂陷作用影响,形成台地(滨岸台地和孤立台地)与台沟间列的盆地格局。不同的控制因素控制了古氧相的类型。在台沟和钦防裂陷海槽中,海水分层控制了泥盆纪的古氧相类型和变化。台沟和钦防裂陷海槽以厌氧相与准厌氧相为主。在台地相区,海平面变化控制了古氧相的类型和分布。台地相区的古氧相主要是常氧相和贫氧相。南华海中、晚泥盆世硅质沉积、磷质沉积发育,有机质丰富,形成了有机质-硅质-磷质沉积三位一体的特征,指示上升流作用明显。南华海地区泥盆纪位于赤道附近的信风带,向西的表面洋流越过南华海在西部形成离岸流,海底海水向东补充形成上升的底流,也说明了泥盆纪南华海上升流存在的可能性。     

川南兴文地区上二叠统龙潭组下部发现Li、Ga、Nb、REE等关键金属富集层

<正>关键金属是新能源、现代高科技产业及航空航天和国防军工等行业不可或缺的原料,对关键金属矿产的勘查和研究已上升为国家战略(陈骏,2019)。四川南部兴文地区位于扬子陆块西缘,峨眉山大火成岩省外带(图1a),区内广泛分布与二叠纪碳酸盐岩/峨眉山玄武岩风化有关的上二叠统龙潭组(P₃lt)黏土岩(图1b),具有形成锂等关键金属资源的地质背景和成矿条件。本次以川南兴文地区龙潭组(P₃lt)下部铝质黏土岩为调查研究对象,地质调查工作发现其为Li、Ga、Nb、REE等关键金属的富集层,具有很好的找矿前景。     

鄂尔多斯盆地南缘岐山剖面中奥陶统平凉组沉积环境分析

鄂尔多斯盆地南缘岐山剖面平凉组以碎屑岩和碳酸盐岩混积为特征,根据岩性特征可将平凉组分为七段。其中碎屑岩约占80%,主要分布在平一、三、五、七段;碳酸盐岩约占20%,主要分布在平二、四、六段。研究表明,岐山剖面平凉组属于大陆斜坡环境,是一套多旋回沉积,其中一-二段、三-四段、五-六段分别构成一个海进海退旋回,属于上斜坡-下斜坡交互沉积环境,第七段单独构成一个海进旋回。至唐陵组初期,海水开始退去。