The role of mafic microgranular enclaves in the generation of Early Cretaceous granitic rocks of SE China: evidence from zircon U–Pb geochronology,geochemistry, and Hf isotopic data for the Liangnong pluton,eastern Zhejiang Province

In order to constrain the timing and petrogenesis of both the hosting rocks and the inner mafic microgranular enclaves (MMEs) of the Liangnong pluton, SE China, we have performed a series of bulk-rock geochemistry, zircon U–Pb, and Hf isotopic analysis, respectively. Zircon laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry U–Pb isotopic analysis yielded ages of 106.3 ± 1.1 Ma for the granodiorite and 103.9 ± 1.6 to 105 ± 1.8 Ma for monzogranite phases within the hosting pluton, as well as an age of 104.7 ± 0.8 Ma for the associated MMEs. The host rocks are metaluminous, have A/CNK values of 0.91–1.09, contain relatively high concentrations of SiO₂ and K₂O, are enriched in Rb, Th, Ba, Zr, and Hf, are depleted of Sr, P, Ti, Nd, and Ta, contain high concentrations of the rare earth elements (REE) and the light REE, and have moderately negative Eu anomalies (Eu*/Eu = 0.6–0.8). In comparison, the MMEs contain high concentrations of Al₂O₃, FeO, MgO, and TiO₂, are relatively enriched in Ba, U, and Sr, and are depleted in Th, Nd, and Zr. They have lower total REE concentrations and higher Eu*/Eu values than the hosting granites. The zircons within the hosting granites have Hf crustal model ages (T_DM^C) that show a peak at 1.29–1.85 Ga. Zircons within the MMEs have different εHf(t) values (–3.7 to +4.9) than the zircons within the hosting granites (–10.8 to –1.9). The results indicate that the MMEs and the hosting granites crystallized from magmas with different sources, thereby showing that the Early Cretaceous magmatism in the coastal areas of SE China was generated by the widespread injection of mantle-derived magmas caused by rollback of the subducting palaeo-Pacific Plate.     

Lower bound limit analysis of wedge stability using block element method

A lower bound limit analysis approach based on the block element method is proposed to analyze wedge stability problem. The search for the maximum value of the factor of safety is set up as a nonlinear programming problem. Sequential quadratic programming (SQP) algorithm from a reasonable initial value is applied to obtain the optimal solution. This approach provides a strict lower bound solution considering the sliding mode and rotation effect simultaneously. The deviations of the factor of safety between the present and traditional limit equilibrium methods are positively correlated with both the friction angle and the dip of the discontinuity surface.     

腾冲地块梁河早始新世花岗岩成因机制及其地质意义

腾冲地块梁河地区芒东和青木寨花岗岩是新特提斯洋演化过程中重要的壳源岩浆活动产物。岩石形成年龄为48~51Ma,属于早始新世,与腾冲地块西缘盈江地区大量的酸性和基性侵入岩的形成年龄相近。梁河地区的早始新世花岗岩具有高硅、钾的特征,属于准铝质-强过铝质高钾钙碱性S型花岗岩。这些花岗岩具有高的初始~(87)Sr/~(86)Sr比值和富集的Nd同位素组成,Nd模式年龄显示源岩应为中元古代的地壳岩石。同时,芒东花岗岩具有高的CaO/Na_2O和相对低的Al_2O_3/TiO_2、Rb/Sr和Rb/Ba比值,说明源区为变质杂砂岩。而青木寨花岗岩具有低的CaO/Na_2O和Al_2O_3/TiO_2、相对高的Rb/Sr和Rb/Ba比值,指示其源岩以变泥质岩为主。结合区域内中-新生代岩浆活动特征,我们认为芒东和青木寨花岗岩是印度-亚洲大陆东向初始碰撞或同碰撞时期挤压背景下,腾冲地块中下地壳成熟度较低的杂砂岩以及成熟度较高的泥岩在高温条件下部分熔融的产物。     

城巴断块明月剖面陡山沱晚期沉积环境的地球化学特征

由于造山带地层系统混乱,部分地区甚至无法恢复、鉴别,给古环境、岩石成因及其成矿性研究带来了困难。以震旦系陡山沱组出露较完整的明月剖面为重点研究对象,通过野外观测和室内综合研究,尝试从稀土元素的配分模式、Eu/Eu*、Ce异常（Ce/Ce*和Ce/Ce**）、微量元素Sr/Ba、Sr-Mn等地球化学特征研究该地区沉积环境以及岩石成因,厘定明月剖面陡山沱晚期沉积环境为大陆边缘沉积环境,指出热水沉积作用对硅质岩成因及成矿性的影响,为下一步找矿提供思路。     

华北块体南缘上元古界氧碳同位素特征及其沉积环境意义

完善中国晚前寒武纪地层的标准剖面,使其成为国际地层对比的参考标准,是中国地质学家的追 求。华北蓟县剖面和扬子块体三峡剖面一直被视为中国的标准剖面,多学科的研究、特别是生物地层和雪球事 件地层学的研究取得了突破性进展。笔者试图通过化学地层学研究手段,对华北块体南缘豫西地区中-新元古 代地层中碳酸盐岩进行氧碳同位素地球化学研究,试图建立新的扬子块体与华北块体震旦纪地层对比桥梁。同 时,对华北南缘新元古代碳酸盐岩地层的形成环境进行了分析,解释了华北新元古代冰碛岩的时空关系。     

扬子地块北缘晚二叠世长兴期岩相古地理

扬子地块北缘与秦岭接壤,晚二叠世长兴期岩石地层单元为长兴组和大隆组。长兴组为一套碳酸盐岩沉积,沉积单元包括台地相、台地边缘礁滩相以及台地边缘斜坡相等;而大隆组则主要为一套灰黑至黑色薄层硅质岩、炭质页岩夹薄层泥晶灰岩,为一套较深水盆地沉积的产物。研究结果表明,这一深水盆地环境大致从西边的广元开始,向东经旺苍、南江与鄂西地区相连成为一广阔海域,扬子地块与华北地块隔海相望。这一沉积格局不仅为油气勘探工作的部署奠定了坚实的基础,而且可能反映出扬子地块与华北地块在此之前已经成为统一陆块。     

云南大姚秀水河金铜矿区勐岗河矿段矿床成因

铜矿体赋存于石英二长斑岩中,普登群（Pt1P）变粒岩为其围岩,矿化及岩性均可分带,其成因应属斑岩型铜矿叠加后期变质热液改造型多金属矿床,具有找到中大型金铜多金属矿床的潜力。     

鄂尔多斯块体周缘中强地震序列类型及其活动特征

系统分析了鄂尔多斯块体周缘1970—2002年发生的27次5级左右地震序列的震级结构,这些地震序列可分为孤立型、主震型、震群型三种。结果表明,该区27次中强地震序列中,有22％为孤立型,14．8％为震群型,其余为主震型。在已选取的地震序列中,无前震以及有1次前震的比例为18．5％,有2次或2次以上的占81．5％。同时在鄂尔多斯块体西南边缘地震以孤立型为主,在鄂尔多斯块体北东东向的主压应力轴线上发生的地露名为需群珏!f。以卜结果可作为鄂尔多斯块体地区震后趋势判断的依据。     

某水电站地下洞室随机块体稳定性评价及系统锚固设计

地下洞室中的随机块体是指由岩体中的随机节理或者基体裂隙构成的不确定性块体 ,在已建的地下厂房中 ,这类块体大量存在 ,这类块体的稳定性会对洞室的施工安全造成较大的影响。在设计中这类块体常常是通过系统锚杆进行加固 ,但由于块体位置随机性和几何特征的不确定性 ,使得系统锚杆的长度和间距很难确定。本文以某水电站的地下洞室为研究对象 ,在深入了解地质条件、岩体结构特点的基础上 ,找出可能构成随机节理的分布规律 ,再分析节理与节理、节理和Ⅰ、Ⅱ类确定性结构面可能的组合 ,得到可能的随机块体 ,然后采用块体理论评价其稳定性 ,得到随机块体的几何特征和稳定状况 ,总结出最优的锚杆长度 ,为地下洞室的系统锚杆长度的确定提供了理论依据     

The eruptive history of the Mascota volcanic field,western Mexico: Age and volume constraints on the origin of andesite among a diverse suite of lamprophyric and calc-alkaline lavas

The Mascota volcanic field is located in the Jalisco Block of western Mexico, where the Rivera Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate. It spans an area of ∼ 2000 km² and contains ∼ 87 small cones and lava flows of minette, absarokite, basic hornblende lamprophyre, basaltic andesite, and andesite. There are no contemporary dacite or rhyolite lavas. New ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages are presented for 35 samples, which are combined with nine dates from the literature to document the eruptive history of this volcanic field. The oldest lavas (2.4 to 0.5 Ma) are found in the southern part of the field area, whereas the youngest lavas (predominantly < 0.5 Ma) are found in the northern portion. On the basis of these ages, field mapping, and the use of ortho aerial photographs and digital elevation models, it is estimated that a combined volume of 6.8 ± 3.1 km³ erupted in the last 2.4 Myr, which leads to an average eruption rate of ∼ 0.003 km³/kyr, and an average volume per eruptive unit of < 0.1 km³. The dominant lava type is andesite (2.1 ± 0.9 km³), followed by absarokite (1.6 ± 0.8 km³), basaltic andesite (1.2 ± 0.5 km³), basic hornblende lamprophyre (1.0 ± 0.4 km³), and minette (0.9 ± 0.5 km³). Thus, the medium-K andesite and basaltic andesite comprise approximately half (49%) of the erupted magma, with twice as much andesite as basaltic andesite, and they occur in close spatial and temporal association with the highly potassic, lamprophyric lavas. There is no time progression to the type of magma erupted. A wide variety of evidence indicate that the high-MgO (8–9 wt.% ) basaltic andesites (52–53% wt.% SiO₂) were formed by H₂O flux melting of the asthenopheric arc mantle wedge, whereas the mafic minettes and absarokites were formed by partial melting (induced by thermal erosion) of depleted lithospheric mantle containing phlogopite-bearing veins. There is only limited differentiation of the potassic magmas, with none more evolved than 55.4 wt.% SiO₂ and 4.4 wt.% MgO. This may be attributable to rapid crystallization of the mantle-derived melts in the deep crust, owing to their low volumes. Thus, the andesites (58–63 wt.% SiO₂) are notable for being both the most voluminous and the most evolved of all lava types in the Mascota volcanic field, which is not consistent with their extraction from extensively crystallized (60–70%), low-volume intrusions. Instead, the evidence supports the origin of the andesites by partial melting of amphibolitized, mafic lower crust, driven by the emplacement of the minettes, absarokites, and the high-Mg basaltic andesites.