Geochemical characteristics of mafic and ultramafic rocks from the Naga Hills Ophiolite,India:Implications for petrogenesis

The Naga Hills Ophiolite(NHO) represents one of the fragments of Tethyan oceanic crust in the Himalayan Orogenic system which is exposed in the Phek and Kiphire districts of Nagaland, India. The NHO is composed of partially serpentinized dunite, peridotite, gabbro, basalt, minor plagiogranite,diorite dyke and marine sediments. The basalts are mainly composed of fine grained plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene and show quenching and variolitic textures. The gabbros are characterized by medium to coarse grained plagioclase, orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene with ophitic to sub-ophitic textures. The ultramafic cumulates are represented by olivine, Cpx and Opx.Geochemically, the basalts and gabbros are sub-alkaline to alkaline and show tholeiitic features.The basalts are characterized by 44.1-45.6 wt.% of SiO_2 with 28-38 of Mg#, and the gabbros by38.7-43.7 wt.% of SiO_2, and 26-79 of Mg#. The ultramafic rocks are characterized by 37.4-52.2 wt.% of SiO_2, and 80-88 of Mg#. In multi-element diagrams(spidergrams) both basalts and gabbros show fractionated trends with strong negative anomalies of Zr. Nb. Sr and a gentle negative anomaly of P.However, the rare earth element(REE) plots of the basalts and gabbros show two distinct patterns. The first pattern, represented by light REE(LREE) depletion, suggests N-MORB features and can be interpreted as a signature of Paleo-Tethyan oceanic crust. The second pattern, represented by LREE enrichment with negligible negative Eu anomaly, conforms to E-MORB, and may be related to an arc tectonic setting. In V vs. Ti/1000, Cr vs. Y and AFM diagrams, the basalts and gabbros plot within Island Arc Tholeiite(IAT) and MORB fields suggesting both ridge and arc related settings. The ultramafic rocks exhibit two distinct patterns both in spidergrams and in REE plots. In the spidergram, one group displays highly enriched pattern, whereas the other group shows near flat pattern compared to primordial mantle. In the REE plot, one group displays steeper slopes [(La/Yb)N = 4.340-4.341], whereas the other displays moderate to flat slopes [(La/Yb)N = 0.97-1.67] and negative Eu-anomalies. Our study suggests that the ultramafic rocks represent two possible mantle sources(fertile and refractory).     

中国蛇绿岩研究的现状及今后的研究方向

经过20多年的努力,中国蛇绿岩研究已取得了不少成绩。今后的研究工作中,应强调对中国典型蛇绿岩的研究,即结合我国的地质背景,以构造、岩石、地球化学互相配合,进行多学科、多手段的“立典式”研究;重视对蛇绿岩岩浆成因的研究,进而探索地球深部地幔过程与板块扩张机制;深入挖掘蛇绿岩各岩石单元中
所赋含的信息,为板块运动学和动力学提供更合理的解释;而对前寒武纪蛇绿岩的研究,尚处于探索阶段,宜十分谨慎。     

也谈铙钹寨超镁铁岩体的成因和构造类型的归属问题

铙钹寨岩体是一个遭受角闪岩相一麻粒岩相变质作用改造的超镁铁岩体。由于其变质程度的不均一性，一部分仍保留着原地幔橄榄岩的基本特征（如粗粒，具三联点结构和熔融残余结构的方辉橄榄岩和纯橄岩）。另一部分则表现明显的重结现象，原地幔橄榄岩类的基本特征已部分或全部消失，形成以出现不同数量的新生矿物组合为特征的变橄榄岩类（以细粒变纯橄岩和似斑状角闪方辉橄榄岩为代表）。恢复其原岩，该岩体由纯橄岩（极少）、方辉橄榄岩（为主）和二辉橄榄岩组成。但在纯橄岩一方辉橄榄岩组合与二辉橄榄岩组合两者之间在成分上显示一个明显的间断。前者以贫Al（Al2O3含量〈1％）、Ca（CaO含量〈1％）、Ti（TiO，含量〈0．05％）和富Mg（Mg^#=92—93）为特征。其主要矿物Ol和Opx均属富镁橄榄石（Fo92-93）和顽火辉石（En92～93）。后者则相对富Al（Al2O3含量由3.36％～3．75％）、Ca（CaO含量由2．07％-3．15％）、Ti（TiO2 0．1％～0．12％）和相对低镁（Mg^#=89—90）为特征。其主要造岩矿物Ol和Opx属相对低Mg的镁橄榄石（F090）和顽火辉石（En89～90）。副矿物尖晶石具有多期熔融的复杂成因，但其成分区及趋势显示蛇绿岩地幔橄榄岩所常见的双频分布（bimodal distribution）特征。综合研究表明该两套地幔岩原岩组合代表了不同亏损程度和不同构造环境下多期熔融的地幔残余。以方辉橄榄岩（和少量纯橄岩）为代表，并伴有豆荚状铬铁矿化及其特征的瘤状矿石的产出背景，标志其遭受较高的部分熔融程度，可能代表产于洋内俯冲带之上（Supra—Subduetion zone）亲弧环境的上地幔残余，带有SSZ型蛇绿岩的某些印记。二辉橄榄岩可能代表来自MOR环境下，弱亏损的上地幔残余岩片。故该岩体超镁铁岩不具有大陆地幔橄榄岩的成因性质。     

Re-Os同位素体系在蛇绿岩应用研究中的进展

Re-Os不同于由亲石元素构成的同位素体系，在原始上地幔（PUN）部分熔融过程中，母体Re是中等不相容元素，优先进入熔体相，子体Os是强相容元素，富集在残留相中，是研究蛇绿岩的极好示踪剂。在蛇绿岩应用研究中已经取得了4个方面的进展：（1）明确了熔体相的Re／Os和^187Os／^188Os比值高，而残留相的低；（2）铬铁矿中铂族元素矿物（PGM）的Re亏损年龄（TRD）证实了蛇绿岩中复杂的超镁铁岩体是多阶段部分熔融的产物；（3）现代大洋橄榄岩和玄武岩的Re-Os同位素研究表明熔体相和残留相的^187Os／^188Os比值在高于亏损地幔值（DMM）的部分是一致的，而低于DMM的存在不一致性，为研究蛇绿岩中熔体相与残留相是否存在“耦合”关系提供了新的制约因素；（4）揭示了蛇绿岩地幔橄榄岩中含有古大陆岩石圈地幔，这是前所未知的。虽然取得了不少进展，但是由于Re-Os同位素体系用于蛇绿岩研究的时间较短，尚存在一些问题，如显生宙蛇绿岩地幔橄榄岩的定年问题，有待进一步深化研究。     

Petrology, geochemistry and paleogeographic reconstruction of the East Sulawesi Ophiolite, Indonesia

The East Sulawesi Ophiolite (ESO) is tectonically dismembered and widely distributed in Central and East Sulawesi. It comprises, from base to top, residual mantle peridotite and mafic–ultramafic cumulate through layered to isotropic gabbro, to sheeted dolerites and basaltic volcanic rocks. Residual peridotite is dominantly spinel lherzolite intercalated with harzburgite and dunite. Ultramafic rocks from different locations display significant differences in rock composition and mineral. However, the clinopyroxene of peridotite displays REE pattern similarities with those of mid-ocean ridge (MOR) origin, rather than those of suprasubduction zone (SSZ) origin. The gabbroic unit consists of massive gabbro, layered gabbro, mafic and ultramafic cumulate and anorthosite. The observed crystallization sequence of gabbroic unit, which is olivine→(spinel)→plagioclase→clinopyroxene→(orthopyroxene)→(hornblende), and the mineral chemistry data indicate that the ESO gabbro has similarities with MOR setting.Major and trace element geochemistry of basalt and dolerite suggests MOR, oceanic plateau and minor SSZ origins. A possible oceanic plateau origin is supported by the following: (i) the 15-km thickness is comparable with the thickness of oceanic plateau rather than normal oceanic lithosphere; (ii) there are no or only minor olivine phenocrysts in the basalt; and (iii) predominance of aphyric texture in the basalts. The REE pattern of ESO basalt exhibits N-MORB-like signatures. However, a negative Nb anomaly in the trace element spider diagram may be attributed to mantle heterogeneity of an OPB source.The geochemical variations and disparities for both peridotite and basalt and the noncogenetic relationship between crust and mantle sections in several locations suggest that the ESO may have been formed at one tectonic setting and was later overprinted by magmatism in different environments through its birth to emplacement. A possible Cretaceous origin of an oceanic plateau component of the ESO is indicated on the basis of calculated paleopositions using plate trajectory analyses together with previously published paleolatitude data. The ESO can be traced back to the proximity of the presently active region of the SW Pacific Superplume.     

西藏雅鲁藏布江缝合带的普兰地幔橄榄岩中发现金刚石:蛇绿岩型金刚石分类的提出

西藏罗布莎蛇绿岩的地幔橄榄岩和铬铁矿中发现金刚石和特殊矿物群引发了新的问题,罗布莎地幔橄榄岩含特殊地幔矿物是不是一个孤立的特殊现象,或这是一个普遍存在的规律?显然,这是一个至关重要的问题.本文报道在雅鲁藏布江缝合带西段,距离罗布莎1000km以远的普兰蛇绿岩的地幔橄榄岩中发现与罗布莎类似的金刚石和特殊地幔矿物群.普兰的地幔橄榄岩体主体为方辉橄榄岩,含少量的纯橄岩和二辉橄榄岩,研究表明,属典型MOR型亏损地幔橄榄岩.通过分选,在657kg的地幔橄榄岩大样中发现了金刚石和碳硅石等30余种矿物的特殊矿物群,包括自然铬、自然铁和自然锌等强还原条件下形成的单质元素矿物.该矿物群与罗布莎地幔橄榄岩和铬铁矿中发现的特殊矿物群十分相似,表明罗布莎的地幔橄榄岩不是雅鲁藏布江缝合带中的一个特例.结合在俄罗斯乌拉尔Ray-Iz铬铁矿中发现类似的矿物群,以及世界其他地区的有关阿尔卑斯型地幔橄榄岩中金刚石的报道,认为蛇绿岩地幔橄榄岩中可能普遍含有金刚石,并将蛇绿岩地幔橄榄岩中产出的金刚石归为一种新的金刚石产出类型,即蛇绿岩型金刚石,不同于金伯利岩型金刚石和超高压变质带中产出的变质金刚石类型.     

祁连山造山带蛇绿岩--古大洋岩石圈探针

蛇绿岩是古大洋岩石圈残片,保存着古大洋岩石圈许多重要信息,在重建古板块边界、古大洋岩石圈组成和性质方面具有重要的作用。近来研究结果表明祁连山造山带蛇绿岩在时空分布、岩石学特征、地球化学特征和生成环境等方面具有多样性,为研究古邦连洋岩石圈性质特征、构造环境、演化过程等提供了重要证据,是认识古祁连洋岩石圈的探针。     

基于ASTER的雅鲁藏布江缝合带泽当-罗布莎蛇绿岩套分析和组分识别

本文通过对西藏雅鲁藏布江缝合带泽当-罗布莎地区蛇绿岩套的主要岩石组成和蚀变矿物的标准波谱吸收特征分析,比较了标准光谱库的相应岩性光谱吸收特征和ASTER数据波段特征之间的关系,采用连续统去除、比值法和光谱角制图法对ASTER影像数据进行处理及相关岩性和矿物提取。结果表明,蛇绿岩组分岩性中亚铁离子和Fe-OH,Mg-OH的可见-短波红外吸收特征显著,而且有一个宽波长范围的Si-O热红外光谱特征,基于这些光谱特征采用ASTER数据和比值法与光谱角制图法可有效地识别蛇绿岩的主要岩性和相关矿物成分及其空间分布,结果与地质资料基本吻合。     

海洋地壳辉长岩层中晶体颗粒大小随深度分布的初步探讨

通过海洋地壳生成模型得到的典型快速扩张的太平洋中脊处海洋地壳内的热结构和速度场,推算出海洋地壳内的辉长岩层上、下组的成岩时间存在大于一个数量级的差异(成岩时间是指岩浆降温到某一指定温度时所经历的时间). 并试图用这个结果来解释在Oman蛇绿岩套辉长岩层野外实际观测得到的结论：海洋岩石圈底部的辉长岩的结晶颗粒大小的平均值要比浅部辉长岩结晶颗粒大小的平均值高出一个数量级.