Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb ages and trace element geochemistry of the Kuhai gabbro and the Dur''''ngoi diorite in the southern east Kunlun tectonic belt, Qinghai, Western China and their geological implications

Timing of the intermediate-basic igneous rocks developed in the area of Kuhai-A'nyêmaqên along the southern east Kunlun tectonic belt is a controversial issue. This paper presents new zircon SHRIMP U-Pb dating data for igneous zircons from the Kuhai gabbro and the Dur'ngoi diorite in the Kuhai-A'nyemaqen tectonic belt, which are 555±9 Ma and 493±6 Ma, respectively. The trace element geochemical features of the Kuhai gabbro and the Dur'ngoi diorite are similar to those of ocean island basalts (OIB) and island arc basalts (IAB), respectively. Thus, the Kuhai gabbro with the age of 555±9 Ma and OIB geochemical features is similar to the Yushigou oceanic ophiolite in the North Qilian orogen, whereas the Dur'ngoi diorite with the age of 493±6 Ma and IAB geochemical features is similar to the island arc volcanic rocks developed in the north Qaidam. The Late Neoproterozoic to Early Ordovician ophiolite complex in the area of Kuhai-A'nyêmaqên suggests that the southern margin of the "Qilian-Qaidam-Kunlun" archipelagic ocean in this period was located in the southern east Kunlun tectonic belt. Therefore, the southern east Kunlun tectonic belt in the early Paleozoic is not comparable to the Mianlüe tectonic belt in the Qinling orogenic belt.     

辽宁清河断裂以北新太古代变质表壳岩的发现及其地质意义

通过详实的地质填图,在辽宁开原地区清河断裂以北新发现一套变质表壳岩组合,主要岩性为斜长角闪岩、黑云角闪斜长变粒岩、黑云角闪斜长片麻岩、浅粒岩及角闪石岩的岩石组合,与红透山岩组基本可以对比。岩石地球化学特征表明,其原岩主要为一套中、中基性的火山岩建造,形成于岛弧环境。该套岩石组合普遍发生强烈的构造变形作用,常见构造样式包括透入性片麻理、石香肠构造、变质分异条带、肠状褶皱等一系列的固态流变构造。对该套变质表壳岩组合中的斜长角闪岩进行LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年,结果表明其形成于(2 524±18)Ma,变质年龄为(2 477±21)Ma,从形成到发生变质相隔约为47Ma。该套变质表壳岩组合的发现,表明了清河断裂以北也曾存在太古宙结晶基底,清河断裂与寇河断裂之间的区域在构造环境上与清原地区一样,均属于新太古代绿岩带。     

鄂东丰山矿田花岗闪长斑岩体锆石SHRIMP U－Pb定年及其意义

鄂东丰山矿田是长江中下游多金属成矿带的重要组成部分,由鸡笼山、丰山和李家湾等大－中型铜金多金属矿床组成。矿体产于燕山期花岗闪长斑岩体与三叠系碳酸盐岩接触带中,成矿作用与燕山期花岗闪长斑岩密切相关。作者采用锆石SHRIMP U－Pb定年方法对鸡笼山和丰山矿区成矿斑岩体进行了年代学研究,获得鸡笼山和丰山花岗闪长斑岩的锆石微区原位SHRIMP U－Pb年龄分别为138±2Ma（95%可信度,MSWD=5.1）和137±2Ma（95%可信度,MSWD=1.4）,与前人已报道的鄂东南矿集区内典型铜－金－钼－（钨）矿床中辉钼矿Re－Os等时线年龄（140Ma±）吻合,表明丰山矿田成岩成矿事件均发生于早白垩世。本次研究还在鸡笼山花岗闪长斑岩体中发现了新太古代锆石年龄信息,证实了扬子陆块北缘可能存在新太古－古元古代结晶基底。     

粤北佛冈岩体中粒斑状花岗岩地球化学、年代学及地质意义

佛冈岩体是南岭地区最大的复式岩基,主体岩性为中粒斑状黑云母二长花岗岩,近期在佛冈岩体北缘新发现了大型离子吸附型稀土矿床。对佛冈花岗岩岩石样品进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年,得出结晶年龄分别为160.5±2.9Ma、161.9±2.6Ma和164.5±2.4Ma,表明岩体形成于中晚侏罗世。岩体具有高硅、富碱富铝的特征(K2O/Na2O=1.48~2.17,A/CNK=1.05~1.27),属钙碱性过铝质钾玄质花岗岩;富集Rb、Th、U、K、Pb、Nd、Zr和Hf等元素,亏损Ba、Nb、Ta、La、Ce、Sr、P和Ti等元素,具明显的负Eu异常(δEu=0.17~0.41)。初步研究结果表明,佛冈岩体主体由上地壳砂-泥质岩在高温条件下部分熔融而成,是陆壳改造型(即S型)花岗岩,形成于古太平洋板块向欧亚板块俯冲的构造背景。     

Late Pleistocene–Holocene hydrologic changes in the interfluve areas of the central Ganga Plain, India

Abandoned channel belts, ponds and point bar deposits of palaeochannels in the interfluve regions of the central Ganga Plain suggest changes in the morphohydrologic conditions during the Latest Pleistocene–Holocene. Stratigraphy of these ponds comprises channel sand at the base overlain by shell-bearing clayey silt. The contact of the two facies marks the phase when channels converted into standing water bodies. Point bar deposits of some palaeochannels are overlain by oxidised aeolian sand, indicating that the channel abandonment possibly occurred due to the desiccation and aridity in the region.Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) chronometry of the pond sediments suggests that the deposition of the basal channel sand started before 13 ka and continued up to 8 ka. The ponds formed around 8–6 ka when the channel activity ceased. Evidence from the point bar deposits also indicates that the fluvial activity in the region ended sometime during 7–5 ka. This was followed by aeolian aggradation. The present study thus suggests that the hydrologic conditions in the Gangetic plains, i.e. initiation of channels and their abandonment, formation of microgeomorphologic features such as ponds and their eventual siltation, were controlled largely by climatic changes (i.e. monsoon changes) supported by tectonic activity. For the past 2 ka, increasing human and related agricultural activity has substantially accentuated the natural siltation rate of ponds.     

柴北缘胜利口东地区白云母二长花岗岩锆石U-Pb年代学、地球化学及Hf同位素

[研究目的]柴北缘地区分布着大量早古生代花岗岩,是否存在与大陆深俯冲和早期碰撞阶段的岩浆活动,截至目前研究资料较少,制约了对柴北缘地区大地构造背景演化的认识.[研究方法]本文对胜利口东地区白云母二长花岗岩进行锆石U-Pb年代学、岩石地球化学及Hf同位素研究.[研究结果]通过LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb同位素测年,获得...     

塔里木盆地西北缘皮羌辉长岩体的时代讨论

皮羌辉长岩体位于塔里木盆地柯坪断隆西部,皮羌村北约15 km处。该岩体的围岩包括志留系、泥盆系和石炭系—二叠系,新近系不整合覆盖其上。采集该辉长岩样品进行单矿物分离,取分离出的斜长石进行Ar-Ar定年。700～1 400 ℃的8个加热阶段析出的39Ar为总量的95.89％,在坪谱图上得到一个较稳定的坪,坪年龄为265.5±1.2 Ma; 与之相对应的等时线年龄为267.29±5.62 Ma。结合区域地质分析,皮羌辉长岩体的侵入时代为中二叠世早期; 是塔里木二叠纪岩浆活动的一部分。其侵入后基本未受后期构造热事件影响。     

Luminescence dating of a gigantic palaeolandslide in the Gobi-Altay mountains, Mongolia

In an attempt to date a palaeolandslide that took place along the Baga Bogd Massif, in Mongolia, the infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) method has been applied to lacustrine silty sediments directly overlying the landslide mass. The IRSL age estimates obtained on alkali feldspar grains (>40 μm) and polymineral fine grains (4–11 μm) provide a minimum age for the landslide event. The IRSL ages on alkali feldspars corrected for long-term fading using the protocol of Mejdahl (1988, 1989) suggest that the palaeolandslide occurred at the beginning of the Last Interglacial. These are in good agreement with the ¹⁰Be cosmogenic dates obtained on faulted and abandoned alluvial fans in the Gobi-Altay mountains. This study demonstrates for the first time that the IRSL dating method can successfully be applied for establishing landslide chronologies.     

华北板块北缘中段二叠纪岩浆岩年代学、地球化学及锆石Hf同位素测试数据集

华北板块北缘中段位于华北板块与白乃庙弧的结合处,以赤峰-白云鄂博断裂为界,南、北归属不同的大地构造单元,并且具有不同的基底属性。二叠纪岩浆岩在华北板块北缘广泛分布,断裂带两侧均有出露,源区组成十分复杂,制约着对其岩石成因及构造背景的深刻认识。本文通过对横跨赤峰–白云鄂博断裂的“北柳图庙幅等4幅区调”和“乌兰布拉格幅等2幅区调”2个项目的1∶50 000区调工作,共计6个1∶50 000图幅内的二叠纪岩浆岩的年代学、地球化学及锆石Hf同位素测试数据进行整合、分析,为进一步研究华北板块北缘中段二叠纪岩浆岩的源区及构造-岩浆演化过程提供详实的数据支撑。区内二叠纪侵入岩广泛出露,岩石类型以花岗闪长岩、（石英）闪长岩及二长花岗岩为主,并含有少量的正长花岗岩。二叠纪火山岩主要分布在断裂带以南,岩性包括安山质、英安质及少量流纹质火山岩。锆石U–Pb测年表明工作区内二叠纪岩浆岩的形成时代主要为中–晚二叠世,断裂带南北两侧的岩浆岩具有截然不同的锆石Hf同位素特征,总体而言,南侧相对富集,北侧相对亏损。本数据集包括3个.xls类型文件（Zircon U–Pb dating data.xls,Zircon Hf isotope data.xls,Whole-rock geochemistry data.xls）,分别记录了104件样品的地球化学数据、16件样品的锆石U–Pb测年数据和12件样品的锆石Hf同位素数据。本数据集测试样品主要在中国地质调查局天津地质调查中心实验测试中心完成,数据质量可靠。     

New progress and problems of Quaternary moraine dating in the Tibetan Plateau

Since the 20th century, numerous Quaternary moraine dating methods have emerged, including lichenometric, moraine 14C, quartz sand thermoluminescence （TL）, electron spin resonance （ESR）, optically stimulated luminescence （OSL） and 10Be, 26A1, 36C1, 3H, 21Ne nuclide dating methods. These dating methods are widely applied to determine moraine ages and have provided a large dataset. Unfortunately each method has its defects. In this paper, we will review these various dating methods and provide some comments.