Zircon U／Pb Dating of Cretaceous Adakitic Volcanic Rocks in the Eastern Part of North Dabie Mountains

1IntroductionMostgeologistshaveacceptedthattheQinling Dabieorogenicbeltistheproductofcontinentaldeepsubduction (Okayetal.,1993;Cong ,B .etal.,1995 ;Hackeretal.,1995 ;DongShuwenetal.,1993) .Butasthebiggest scaleUHPmetamorphicbeltintheworld ,thereactionbetweenthecrustandthemantleatthepost orogenicstageandtheexhumation ,upliftinganddenudationoftheorogenicbeltarethecomplexdynamicprocesses .ItwasreportedpreviouslythatsomeCretaceousvolcanicrocksexistinthemiddleoftheDabieMountains (GuanYuncaiet…     

Ages of Lueliang Group and Its Metamorphism in Mt.Lueliang Region,Shanxi Province：Evidence form Single Grain Zircon U—Pb Dating

Presented in this paper are the newly obtained grain zircon U-Pb ages of volcanic rocks of the Lueliang Goup and associated Kuanping granitic migmatitic gneiss in Shanxi Province.The zircon U-Pb ages of bimodal volcanic rocks(basalt and rhyolite)of the Upper Lueliang Group indicate that the rocks erupted at about 2100 Ma.So the Lueliang Group was formed during the Early Proterozoic.In the area studied the second-stage metamorphism experienced by the Lueliang Group is the dominant one which took place at about 1806 Ma.i.e.,during the late Early Proterozoic.     

A New Ornithocheirid from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning Province, China

Based on a nearly complete skeleton with skull from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning Province, a new ornithocheirid pterosaur: Boreopterus cuiae gen. et sp. nov. is erected. Boreopterus cuiae is different from other pterosaurs preserved with skulls known from the western Liaoning Province and its neighboring areas. Tiffs new oterosaur has more and larger teeth than those in other ornithocheirids. Its anterior nine pairs of teeth are larger than other teeth. The fourth pair of upper and lower teeth are slightly larger than the third pair. Overall, Boreopterus cuiae shows much small range of tooth size variation than Anhanguerapiscator and Coloborhynchus robustus. The new taxon shares with other ornithocherids in having a relatively large size of the third and fourth pairs of teeth.     

Mesozoic Bimodal Volcanic Suite in Zhalantun of the Da Hinggan Range and Its Geological Significance： Zircon U-Pb Age and Hf Isotopic Constraints

1 Introduction Mesozoic volcano-intrusive rocks are widely distributed in the Da Hinggan Range of northeastern China, and are considered as one of the most spectacular geological sights in eastern Asia. Recently, studies on granites with high εNd(t) values and Phanerozoic crustal growth in the Centra Asian Orogenic Belt have greatly promoted fundamental research into the geology of this area (Jahn et al., 2000, 2001, 2004; Wu et al., 2000, 2002, 2003). However, work on the eruption time,…     

On a New Genus of Basal Neoceratopsian Dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Gansu Province, China

1 Introduction The Mazongshan area in northwestern China yields a diverse dinosaur assemblage, including members of Theropoda, Sauropoda, Ankylosauridae, Euornithopoda, and Ceratopsia (Dong, 1997; You, 2002). This assemblage is characterized by several well-established taxa, such as the basal neoceratopsian Archaeoceratops oshimai (Dong and Azuma, 1997; You and Dodson, 2003), the basal hadrosauroid Equijubus normani (You et al., 2003a), and the basal titanosaurian Gobititan shenzhouensi…     

Crust-Mantle Interaction in Dabie Orogenic Belt, Central China： Geochemical Evidence from Late Cretaceous Basalts

It has been suggested that eclogites in the Dabie orogenic belt are exhumation prod-ucts, which had subducted into the deep-seated mantle and undergone ultra-high pressure meta-morphism during the Triassic. But no direct evidence supports this process except the calculated p-T conditions from mineral thermobarometem. The Late Cretaceous basalts studied in the pres-ent paper, however, have provided some geochemical evidence for crust-mantle interaction in the area. These basalts are distributed in Mesozoic faulted basins in central and southern Dabieorogenic belt. Since little obvious contamination from continental crust and differentiation-crys-tallization were observed, it is suggested, based on a study of trace elements, that the basaltsare alkaline and resultant from batch partial melting of the regional mantle rocks, and share thesame or similar geochemical features with respect to their magma source. In the spider diagram normalized by the primitive mantle, trace element geochemistry data show that their mantle sources are enriched in certain elements concentrated in the continental crust, such as Pb, K,Rb and Ba, and slightly depleted in some HFSE such as Hf, P and Nb. Pb-Sr-Nd isotopic com-positions further suggest the mantle is the mixture of depleted mantle (DM) and enriched one(EMI EMII). This interaction can .explain the trace element characteristics of basaltic mag-mas, i.e.,the enrichment of Pb and the depletion of Hf, P and Nb in basalts can be interpre-ted by the blending of the eclogites in DOB (enriched in Pb and depleted in Hf, P and Nd)with the East China depleted mantle (As compared to the primitive mantle, it is neither en-riched in Pb nor depleted in Hf, P and Nb). It is also indicated that the eclogites in the Dahieorogenic belt were surely derived from the exhumation materials, which had delaminated into thedeep-seated mantle. Moreover, the process subsequently resulted in compositional variation of the mantle (especially in trace elements and isotopes) , as revealed by the late mantle-derivedbasalts in the Dabie orogenic belt.     

Zircon U-Pb Ages of Bottom and Top Parts of the Zhangjiakou Formation in Lingyuan Area （West Liaoning Province） and Luanping Area （North Hebei Province） and Their Significance

Thecharacteristicsofthetectonics,stratigraphy, paleontologyandvolcanicpetrologyoftheMesozoicin NorthHebeiandWestLiaoningaresimilarinmanyas pects,butthetworegionsalsohavesomeobvious differences.Thetworegionshavebeen“hotspots”inthegeologicalworldforafewy…     

LA-ICPMS U-Pb Ages of Zircon from Metaleucosomes, Olongbuluke Microcontinent, North Qaidam, and Implications on the Response to the Global Rodinia Supercontinent Assembly Event in NW China

INTRODUCTION The Olongbuluke microcontinent , which wasdisintegratedfromthe northern margin of the Qaidamblock (Lu,2002) ,is composed of a two-fold base-ment with cover strata . The lower basement is themedium- to high-grade Delingha complex and theDakendaban Group, and the upper is the low-gradeWandonggou Group. The Wandonggou Group of theupper basement experienced a Late Mesoproterozoicmetamorphic event (see Yu et al .,1994) ,consistentwith the early isotopic geochronological respo…     

Isotopic Ages of the Carbonatitic Volcanic Rocks in the Kunyang Rift Zone in Central Yunnan, China

The Mesoproterozoic Kunyang rift, which is located on the western margin of the Yangtze platform and the southern section of the Kangdian axis, is a rare massive Precambrian iron-copper polymetallic mineralization zone in China. The Mesoproterozoic Wulu (Wuding-Lufeng) basin in the middle of the rift is an elliptic basin controlled by a ring fracture system. Moreover, volcanic activities in the basin display zonation of an outer ring, a middle ring and an inner ring with carbonatitic volcanic rocks and sub-volcanic dykes discovered in the outer and middle rings. The Sm-Nd isochron ages have been determined for the outer-ring carbonatitic lavas (1685 Ma) and basaltic porphyrite of the radiating dyke swarm (1645 Ma) and the Rb-Sr isochron ages for the out-ring carbonatitic lavas (893 Ma) and the middle-ring dykes (1048 Ma). In combination of the U-Pb concordant ages of zircon (1743 Ma) in trachy-andesite of the corresponding period and stratum (1569 Ma) of the Etouchang Formation, as well as the Rb-Sr iso     

Cretaceous Volcanic Events in Southeastern Jilin Province, China: Evidence from Single Zircon U-Pb Ages

Mesozoic volcanic rocks in southeastern Jilin Province are an important component of the huge Mesozoic volcanic belt in the northeastern area.Study of the age of their formation is of great significance to recognize Mesozoic volcanic rule in northeastern China.Along with the research of rare Mesozoic biota and extensive Mesozoic mineralization in western Liaoning,a number of researchers have focused on Mesozoic volcanic events.The authors studied the ages of the Cretaceous volcanic rocks in southeastern Jilin Province using single Zircon U-Pb.The result shows that the Sankeyushu Formation volcanic rocks in the Tonghua area are 119.2 Ma in age,the Yingcheng Formation in the Jiutai area 113.4±3.1 Ma,the Jinjiatun Formation in Pinggang Town of Liaoyuan City and the Wufeng volcanic rocks in the Yanji area 103.2±4.7 Ma and 103.6±1 Ma,respectively. Combined with the data of recent publication on volcanic rocks ages;the Cretaceous volcanic events in southeastern Jilin Province can be tentatively subdivided into three eruption periods:119 Ma,113 Ma and 103 Ma.The result not only provides important chronology data for subdividing Mesozoic strata in southeastern Jilin Province,establishing Mesozoic volcanic event sequence,discussing geological tectonic background,and surveying the relation between noble metals to the Cretaceous volcanic rocks,but also offers important information of Mesozoic volcanism in northeastern China.     

吉林南部三棵榆树组火山岩的成因:锆石U-Pb年龄和Hf同位素证据

锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb测年结果显示,吉林南部地区三棵榆树组粗面岩形成于118 Ma的早白垩世晚期。岩石地球化学研究表明,三棵榆树组粗面岩的SiO2含量为65.11%～65.61%,富碱(K2O=6.29%～7.28%,Na2O=3.71%～4.21%),属于钾玄岩系列,弱过铝质(A/CNK=1.05～1.12),含镁指数Mg#=9～16;稀土元素总量较高(∑REE=317.72×10-6～371.30×10-6),轻重稀土分馏明显(LaN/YbN=19.50～22.80),Eu负异常较弱(δEu=0.75～0.81);微量元素富集Rb、Th、Zr、K,明显亏损Nb、Ta和Sr等,显示典型的大陆地壳特征。锆石的176Hf/177Hf比值介于0.282 206～0.282 309之间,εHf(t)值介于-13.32～-16.97之间,Hf模式年龄(TDM2)介于2.0～2.6 Ga之间,平均为2.2 Ga。上述特征表明,吉林南部地区早白垩世粗面岩主要来源于古元古代地壳物质的部分熔融,形成于伸展构造环境。     

吉林中部小蜂蜜顶子组火山岩的形成时代及其地质意义:锆石U-Pb年代学和Hf同位素组成证据

本文对出露于吉林省中部地区的小蜂蜜顶子组标准剖面的流纹岩（样品号：JH21-1）和非标准剖面小蜂蜜顶子组的安山岩（样品号：JX1-1）进行了锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年代学以及Hf同位素组成研究。2个样品中的锆石均呈自形-半自形,CL图像上显示条痕状吸收或典型的岩浆振荡生长环带,结合其Th/U比值（0.27~0.81）,均暗示了它们的岩浆成因。定年结果表明：流纹岩（JH21-1）中锆石²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U加权平均年龄为（192±2）Ma （MSWD=4.8）,其形成于早侏罗世;安山岩（JX1-1）中锆石²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U加权平均年龄为（172±1）Ma （MSWD=0.27）,表明其形成于中侏罗世。前者与标准剖面时代一致,后者与小蜂蜜顶子组并非同一套火山岩。而2个样品中锆石的Hf同位素组成较为均一,ε_Hf（t）值为+5.25~+9.37,二阶省模式年龄为803~1 177 Ma,暗示它们起源于中-新元古代新增生陆壳物质的部分熔融。综上所述,吉林中部地区侏罗纪岩浆事件至少可以划分为两期--早侏罗世和中侏罗世,结合区域构造演化历史,可以认为吉林省中部地区早-中侏罗世火山岩的形成应与古太平洋板块俯冲于欧亚大陆之下的地质作用相联系。     

西藏冈底斯带那曲地区中生代火山岩的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄和地质意义

大规模的早白垩世火山岩呈孤岛状广泛展布于冈底斯北部地区。1: 25万区域地质调查在那曲地区圈定出晚白垩世、中-晚侏罗世火山岩。在充分研究前人资料的基础上, 对出露状况较好的那曲县城晚白垩世火山岩、哈尔麦中-晚侏罗世火山岩进行了野外调研, 它们均为安山质火山岩系, 均与一套黑色砂板岩呈角度不整合接触, 同时对其进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年, 便于进行区域对比。那曲地区的中生代火山岩多数锆石具有生长环带, 部分锆石显示核边结构。采自那曲东县城、哈尔麦的2件安山岩样品的年龄分别为116.3±1.4 Ma、111.37±0.73 Ma, 它们的形成时代基本一致, 应该为同一地质事件的产物。区域对比表明, 早白垩世火山作用是北冈底斯带最为强烈的一次火山活动, 其活动时间大致在110 Ma左右, 之后是早白垩世岛弧型深成中酸性侵入活动。冈底斯北带早白垩世火山作用究竟与狮泉河-嘉黎大洋俯冲有关, 还是与班公湖-怒江洋壳俯冲有关, 目前尚难定论。     

吉林南部晚三叠世蚂蚁河岩体的成因:锆石U-Pb年代学和地球化学证据

蚂蚁河岩体主要由辉长闪长岩-花岗闪长岩-二长花岗岩构成。辉长闪长岩和二长花岗岩中的锆石呈自形晶,发育细微振荡生长环带,显示高的Th/U值(0.14～2.56),表明了锆石的岩浆成因。锆石LA-ICP-MSU-Pb定年结果表明,辉长闪长岩中锆石206Pb/238U年龄集中于219～227Ma,其加权平均年龄为(224±4)Ma(n=8);二长花岗岩中锆石年龄为217～241Ma,206Pb/238U加权平均年龄为(226±3)Ma(n=19)。岩石地球化学分析结果表明,蚂蚁河岩体具有双峰式岩石组合特征,辉长闪长岩具有较低的SiO2,较高的TiO2、MgO和CaO,以及富集大离子亲石元素(LILEs)和轻稀土元素(LREEs),亏损高场强元素(HFSEs)特征,其87Sr/86Sr初始值和εNd(t)值分别为0.7037和3.45～3.82。上述特征暗示岩浆起源于亏损岩石圈地幔;相反,花岗闪长岩和二长花岗岩具有较高的SiO2,较低的TiO2、MgO和CaO,以及强烈富集Rb、Th、U,亏损Nb、Ta、P、Ti、Ba、Sr的地球化学属性,其87Sr/86Sr初始值和εNd(t)值分别为0.7053～0.7058和-0.73～-3.40,暗示了岩浆的壳源成因。蚂蚁河岩体双峰式岩石组合的存在反映了伸展的构造背景,结合区域构造研究成果,其成因应与扬子和华北克拉通之间俯冲碰撞后的伸展环境有关,华北克拉通东部中生代岩石圈减薄或破坏始于晚三叠世,减薄或破坏空间范围应包括吉南地区。     

伊勒呼里山中生代火山岩:锆石U-Pb年代学及其对岩浆事件的制约

伊勒呼里山地区中生代火山岩由安山岩、粗面英安岩、流纹岩、流纹质凝灰岩和流纹质玻屑凝灰岩等组成。中生代火山岩中的锆石多呈半自形-自形晶,振荡环带发育,Th/U值略高（0.30~2.56）,为岩浆成因。锆石U-Pb同位素年代学研究表明：塔木兰沟组安山岩年龄为（161.0±1.0）Ma（n=22）,形成于中侏罗世;满克头鄂博组流纹岩年龄为（157.8±2.3）Ma（n=24）,形成时代属于晚侏罗世;玛尼吐组火山岩2个样品的年龄分别为（154.0±2.0）Ma（n=23）和（151.7±1.4）Ma（n=25）,形成时代属于晚侏罗世;白音高老组火山岩2个样品的年龄分别为（124.1±1.1）Ma（n=25）和（125.1±0.7）Ma（n=23）,形成时代为早白垩世。捕获锆石的定年结果显示,本区存在前寒武纪岩浆事件（774 Ma）、加里东期岩浆事件（472 Ma）、印支期岩浆事件（214、210 Ma）,这与周边基底岩石中锆石U-Pb的定年结果相吻合。     

吉东南地区五女峰岩体锆石U-Pb年代学、岩石地球化学特征及其构造意义

五女峰岩体位于通化地区集安市,大地构造位置上处于鸭绿江—图们江断裂北侧,其岩性为碱长花岗岩。为确定其侵位时代和探讨大地构造环境,对五女峰岩体进行了系统的岩石学、矿物学和年代学研究。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年结果显示,其加权平均年龄为（110.50±1.60） Ma,侵位时代为早白垩世晚期。岩体具有高硅、富碱、富铝和低钛的特点,属于高钾钙碱性系列;A/CNK值为0.98~1.00,为准过铝质岩石;固结指数（I_S）为0.80~3.20,反映了该岩体经历了高程度分异演化作用;δEu为0.05~0.37,具较强的Eu亏损,LREE/HREE和（La/Yb）_N值分别为7.13~24.68和7.01~39.20,显示轻重稀土元素分馏明显,且具有轻稀土元素富集、重稀土元素亏损的特点。五女峰岩体呈现明显富集大离子亲石元素（LILE） Rb、K、Th、U,略富集高场强元素（HFSE） Nd、Sm、Zr、Hf,以及明显亏损P和Ti的特征。综合岩石矿物学、年代学、岩石地球化学特征及区域地质资料,五女峰岩体属于A型花岗岩,形成于后造山的伸展体制环境下。     

冈底斯中段厅宫地区林子宗火山岩锆石U-Pb年龄和地球化学特征

林子宗火山岩事件是印度-亚洲大陆主碰撞过程的火山作用响应,对冈底斯带的构造演化具有重要意义。在冈底斯中段厅宫地区通过系统的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb同位素测年,获得林子宗群典中组底部、年波组上部和帕那组顶部的火山岩锆石U-Pb年龄分别为(66.4±0.35)Ma、(53.6±1.5)Ma和(45±0.6)Ma。对林子宗火山岩的岩石地球化学分析表明,该火山岩具弧火山岩特征,早期表现出陆缘弧火山岩的特点,至中期年波旋回钾玄岩出现,标志着陆内岩浆作用的开始,到晚期帕那旋回则显示出陆壳重熔和地壳加厚的特征,记录了新特提斯洋消减俯冲到陆陆碰撞的地质信息。     

青藏高原冈底斯带中部朱诺地区林子宗群火山岩锆石U-Pb年龄和地球化学特征

林子宗火山岩是发育在青藏高原南部冈底斯带的古近纪火山岩, 被认为代表了新特提斯洋俯冲消减结束过渡到印度—亚洲大陆碰撞过程的产物, 其确切的时代对于限制印度—亚洲大陆的碰撞时限具有重要意义.对冈底斯带中部朱诺地区的林子宗火山岩进行了系统的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学、元素和Sr-Nd同位素地球化学研究, 获得的林子宗火山岩的典中组、年波组和帕那组LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄分别为64.8±1.6 Ma、59.7±1.8 Ma和48.9±0.8 Ma.元素和同位素地球化学结果表明, 朱诺地区各组特征与区域上特征相似, 其中典中组和年波组火山岩属于钙碱性和高钾钙碱性系列, 具有岛弧火山岩特点; 帕那组出现大量的钾玄岩, 属于同碰撞火山岩.证明前人提出的雅鲁藏布江地区洋盆闭合和印度—亚洲大陆碰撞开始时间为50 Ma左右的观点.      

松辽盆地南部中生代火山岩: 锆石U-Pb年代学及其对基底性质的制约

为了确定松辽盆地南部中生代火山岩的形成时代, 本文对位于盆地南部7个钻遇中生代火山岩的岩芯样品进行了锆石LA~ICP-MSU-Pb定年.松辽盆地南部中生代含火山岩地层主要包括火石岭组和营城组, 其中火石岭组火山岩由玄武安山岩-粗安岩-粗面英安岩组成, 营城组火山岩由玄武质粗面安山岩-粗面安山岩-流纹岩组成.锆石阴极发光(CL)图像和Th/U比值显示, 所测锆石均具有岩浆成因的特点, 锆石的LA-ICP-MSU-Pb定年结果表明, 松辽盆地南部中生代火山岩形成时代介于110b133Ma, 其中火石岭组火山岩形成于129-133Ma, 即早白垩世早期, 营城组火山岩形成于110~119/Via, 即早白垩世晚期.捕获锆石的定年结果显示, 本区基底中存在中晚侏罗世(155~169Ma)、印支期(218~236Ma)、海西期(254/Via、294Ma)、加里东期(413Ma)和前寒武纪(1823/Via和2542Ma)岩浆事件, 这与基底岩石中锆石U—Pb的定年结果相吻合.