The Lower Mantle Minerals in Ophiolite-hosted Diamond

<正>Ophiolites are fragments of ancient ocean lithosphere emplaced on continental margins,in island arcs or in accretionary prisms,and have long been studied to better understand the evolution of ocean basins and collision of tectonic plates,the processes of mountain building and the occurrence of valuable ore bodies,such as podiform     

Geochemistry and Geochronology of Saga Alkaline Basalt in Southern Tibet

<正>The Yarlung Zangbo Suture Zone(YZSZ)to the west of Saga is divided into two sub-belts,namely the south subbelt and the north sub-belt.The Saga ophiolite is mainly composed of peridotites,gabbro,diabase and lava.In this paper,we report a suite of alkaline basalt to the south of the Saga ophiolite,which extends NWW along an outcrop     

Formation and Evolution of a Paleosol across the Lower Silurian-Lower Permian Boundary in Zunyi District, Northern Guizhou, China and Its Paleoenvironment and Paleoclimate Implications

This paper presents a set of bulk geochemical and mineralogical data from a paleoweathering profile located in Zunyi District, Northern Guizhou, China. It was formed at the top of the Hanjiadian Formation of the Lower Silurian. A truncated, argillic, gleyed, kryptic paleospodosol is recognized in the paleoweathering profile. Ratios of immobile elements (Ti/Zr, Ti/Al) and their binary (e.g., Nb vs. Zr/TiO2 and Th/Sc vs. Zr/Sc), triangular diagrams (La-Th-Sc, Th-Sc-Zr/10, Zr-Cr-Ga) reflect that the Gaojiayan paleosol is the product of in-situ weathering of gray-green silty mudstone of the underlying Hanjiadian Formation. Mass balance calculations indicate K enrichment and Na enrichment in the upper and lower portions of paleosol, respectively. These findings both are the results of transgression, which brings substantial concentrations of such elements as K, Na, and Sr. In particular, K enrichment is achieved by the illitization of kaolinite. The biological processes of terrestrial vascular plants also enhance K concentration, especially at the top of the paleosol. Na enrichment is a consequence of albitization and/or adsorption by clay minerals through cation exchange. The mass distributions and relative mass changes of rare earth elements (REEs) in the studied profile display characteristics of vertical zonation. Three peaks in total REEs content are observed, indicating two paleoclimatic or paleoenvironmental changes. Mineralogical characteristics indicate that the paleoclimate changed first from warm and humid to cold and dry and later, to dry and lightly warmer. The corresponding soil environment varies from weakly acidic to strongly alkaline and later, to weakly acidic. Mass translocation characteristics of REEs and several transition metals suggest that the Gaojiayan paleosol may have undergone top erosion.     

Podiform Chromitites and Mantle Peridotites of the Purang Ophiolite, Western Yarlung-Zangbo Suture Zone, Tibet: Implications for Partial Melting and Melt-Rock Interaction in Oceanic and Subduction-Related Settings

<正>The Purang ophiolite,which crops out over an area of about 650 km~2 in the western Yarlung-Zangbo suture zone,consists chiefly of mantle peridotite,pyroxenite and gabbro.The mantle peridotites are mostly harzburgite and minor lherzolite that locally host small pods of dunite.Some pyroxenite and gabbro veins of variable size occur     

Composition and Textual Characterization of Platinum-group Mineral (PGM) in Chromites from Zedang Ophiolite in Tibet, China

<正>1 Introduction Platinum-group elements(PGE)are mainly concentrated in some specific minerals known as PGMs,which commonly occur in podiform chromites of ophiolites.In-situ PGM assemblages in chromites can provide valuable information on the physico-chemical nature of the parental melt(s)from which chromitite     

Critical Controlling Factors of Shale Gas Enrichment and Accumulation, and Remaining Uncertainties

<正>Shale gas exploration have yielded remarkable achievements recently in China,and four national demonstration areas for shale gas exploration and production have been established respectively as FulingJiaoshiba,Changning-Weiyuan,Zhaotong and Yanchang.During recent few years,nearly 400 wells have been drilled including 143 exploratory wells(vertical wells)and     

The Study of Deep Mineral Association in Chromitites of the Hegenshan Ophiolite, Inner Mongolia, China

<正>Previously reported in the Mesozonic Tibet and the early Paleozoic Polar Ural,Russia,diamond and other deep minerals are found in ophiolite mantle peridotite chromite that need to be reconsidered ophiolite and chromite traditional understanding of the causes of shallow.The ophiolitic chromitite can be divided two classes,the high-Cr chromitite and high-Al chromitite.     

Zircon U-Pb Geochronology and Geochemical Characteristics of the Volcanic Host Rocks from the Tongyu VHMS Copper Deposit in the Western North Qinling Orogen and Their Geological Significance

Precise in situ zircon U-Pb dating and Lu–Hf isotopic measurement using an LA-ICP-MS system, whole-rock major and trace element geochemistry and Sr–Nd isotope geochemistry were conducted on the volcanic host rocks of the Tongyu copper deposit on the basis of further understanding of its geological characteristics. Three zircon samples from the volcanic host rocks yielded 206Pb/238 U weighted average ages ranging from 436±4 Ma to 440±5 Ma, which are statistically indistinguishable and coeval with the ca. 440 Ma northward subduction event of the Paleo-Qinling oceanic slab. The volcanic host rocks were products of magmatic differentiation that evolved from basalt to andesite to dacite to rhyolite, forming an integrated tholeiitic island arc volcanic rock suite. The primitive mantle-normalized trace element patterns for most samples show characteristics of island arc volcanic rocks, such as relative enrichment of LILE(e.g. Th, U, Pb and La) and depletion of HFSE(e.g. Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and Hf). Discrimination diagrams of Ta/Yb vs Th/Yb, Ta vs Th, Yb vs Th/Ta, Ta/Hf vs Th/Hf, Hf/3 vs Th vs Nb/16, La vs La/Nb and Nb vs Nb/Th all suggest that both the volcanic host rocks from the Tongyu copper deposit and the volcanic rocks from the regional Xieyuguan Group were formed in an island arc environment related to subduction of an oceanic slab. Values of ISr(0.703457 to 0.708218) and εNd(t)(-2 to 5.8) indicate that the source materials of volcanic rocks from the Tongyu copper deposit and the Xieyuguan Group originated from the metasomatised mantle wedge with possible crustal material assimilation. Most of the volcanic rock samples show good agreement with the values of typical island arc volcanic rocks in the ISr-εNd(t) diagram. The involvement of crustal-derived material in the magma of the volcanic rocks from the Tongyu copper deposit was also reflected in the zircon εHf(t) values, which range from-3.08 to 10.7, and the existence of inherited ancient xenocrystic zircon cores(2616±39 Ma and 1297±22 Ma). The mineralization of the Tongyu copper deposit shows syn-volcanic characteristics such as layered orebodies interbedded with the volcanic rock strata, thus, the zircon U-Pb age of the volcanic host rocks can approximately represent the mineralization age of the Tongyu copper deposit. Both the Meigou pluton and the volcanic host rocks were formed during the ca. 440 Ma northward subduction of the Paleo-Qinling Ocean when high oxygen fugacity aqueous hydrothermal fluid released by dehydration of the slab and the overlying sediments fluxed into the mantle wedge, triggered partial melting of the mantle wedge, and activated and extracted Cu and other ore-forming elements. The magma and ore-bearing fluid upwelled and erupted, and consequently formed the island arc volcanic rock suite and the Tongyu VHMS-type copper deposit.     

贵州茂兰板寨水域水生植物δ~(13)C特征及光合作用固定HCO_3~-碳量估算

为研究水生植物光合作用对岩溶碳汇的贡献,选取板寨河水域为研究区,分冬季和夏季测定典型水生植物的生物量以及各采样点水生植物碳同位素组成(δ13 C值),并利用水生植物稳定碳同位素与碳酸酐酶间的关系建立的二端元模型,估算板寨河水生植物光合作用的固碳量。结果发现夏季生物量小于冬季生物量,水生植物的δ13 C值变化在-35.45‰~-24.62‰之间,其中挺水植物的δ13 C值最大,平均为-27.89‰,其次为沉水植物,平均为-29.96‰。浮水植物的δ13 C值最低,平均为-32‰,受流速、CO2浓度、光合途径等影响引起同种水生植物间同位素差异。水域水生植物固定下的HCO-3碳量为19.52tc/(a.km2),其利用HCO-3作为无机碳源进行光合作用的比例平均为47.84%,显示出巨大的固碳潜力,是全球岩溶碳汇的一个重要组成部分。     

不同开采条件下采空区地表变形机理的数值模拟研究

通过建立数值模型,模拟不同采深、采宽、采厚及不同开采倾角下采空区地表的变形,通过数值模拟及计算得出各开采条件下地表的下沉曲线及水平移动曲线,进而分析地表变形规律及变形机理,为研究开采引起的地表变形提供一种便捷的方法。