Modeling the mantle-crust ore-magmatic systems of the Siberian traps

We consider the applications of existing mathematical models to heat and mass transfer dynamics in different zones of mantle-crust magmatic systems and discuss problems concerning quantitative modeling of mineralization associated with fractional crystallization of mafic melts in magma chambers, with or without crustal contamination.     

A brief review of ophiolites in China

Ophiolites are widely distributed in western, southwestern and northern China, where they fall into four principal age groups; Neoproterozoic, Early Paleozoic, Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic–Cenozoic. Neoproterozoic ophiolites are known only in the North Qinling orogenic belt, in NE Jiangxi Province and in western Sichuan Province. Phanerozoic ophiolites are grouped into the Paleo-Asian, Tethyan and Circum-Pacific series. The Paleo-Asian ophiolites crop out in the western and northern parts of China between the Siberian and North China Blocks, and range in age from early to late Paleozoic. All of these ophiolites are of the Franciscan (formerly Cordilleran) type and many are superimposed on one another, suggesting repeated accretion of arc assemblages in an environment similar to the present-day western Pacific Ocean. Mediterranean-type (formerly Tethyan-type) ophiolites are confined to SW China, particularly Tibet and Yunnan Province. Paleo-Tethyan ophiolites are characterized by MORB-type lavas and are typically bounded by old continental lithosphere, suggesting that they formed in small, intercontinental ocean basins. Neo-Tethyan ophiolites contain a range of lava types including MORB, IAT and boninite, indicating formation in a variety of suprasubduction zone (SSZ) environments. Circum-Pacific ophiolites occur sporadically in Taiwan and NE China, where they form tectonic mélanges composed mainly of metaperidotite, gabbro and basalt.     

Petrology of the Betulia Igneous Complex,Cauca, Colombia

The Betulia Igneous Complex (BIC) is a group of Late-Miocene (11.8 ± 0.2 Ma) hypabyssal intrusions of intermediate to felsic composition located in the SW of the Colombian Andes. These bodies have a calc-alkaline tendency and are related to the subduction of the Nazca plate under the South American plate. Diorites, quartz diorites and tonalities have porphyritic and phaneritic textures and are composed of plagioclase, amphibole, quartz, biotite, and orthoclase. Plagioclase is mainly of andesine-type and the amphiboles were classified mainly as magnesiohornblendes, actinolites, and tschermakites.BIC rocks have a narrow range of SiO₂ content (59–67wt%) and exhibit an enrichment of LILE and LREE relative to HFSE and HREE, respectively. These features are attributed to enrichment of LILE from the source and retention of HFSE (mainly Nb, Ta, and Ti) by refractory phases within the same source. The depletion of HREE is explained by fractionation of mineral phases that have a high partition coefficients for these elements, especially amphiboles, the major mafic phase in the rocks. Nevertheless, the fractionation of garnet in early stages of crystallization is not unlikely. Probably all BIC units were generated by the same magma chamber or at least by the same petrologic mechanism as shown by the similar patterns in spider and REE diagrams; fractional crystallization and differentiation processes controlled the final composition of the rocks, and crystallization stages determined the texture.Isotopic compositions of BIC rocks (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr: 0.70435–0.70511; ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd: 0.51258–0.51280; ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb: 19.13–19.31; ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb: 15.67–15.76; ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb: 38.93–39.20) indicate a source derived from the mantle with crustal contamination. The model proposed for the BIC consists of fluids from the dehydration of the subducted slab (Nazca plate) and subducted sediments that generated partial melting of the mantle wedge. These basaltic melts ascended to the mantle–crust boundary where they were retained due to density differences and began to produce processes of melting, assimilation, storage, and homogenization (MASH zone). At this depth (∼40–45 km), fractional crystallization and differentiation processes began to produce more felsic magmas that were able to ascend through the crust and be emplaced at shallow depths.     

Petrology and geochemistry of high-titanium and low-titanium mafic dykes from the Damodar valley,Chhotanagpur Gneissic Terrain,eastern India and their relation to Cretaceous mantle plume(s)

The Damodar valley within the Chhotanagpur Gneissic terrain at the northern-most margin of the Singhbhum craton, eastern India, is perhaps the only geological domain in the entire Indian shield which hosts the early Cretaceous Rajmahal as well as the late Cretaceous Deccan igneous activities. A number of Cretaceous mafic dykes intrude the Gondwana sedimentary formations and are focus of the present study. One set of these dykes strike NNE to ENE, are very fresh and mainly exposed within the Jharia, Bokaro and Karanpura basins; whereas the other set of dykes (including the well-known Salma mega dyke) trend NW to NNW, intrude mainly the Raniganj basin and show meagre hydrothermal alteration. Majority of the samples from both these dyke groups display ophitic or sub-ophitic textures and are essentially composed of augite/titan augite and plagioclase. On the basis of petrographic and geochemical characteristics the NNE to ENE dykes are identified as high-Ti dolerite (HTD) dykes and the NW to NNW dykes are referred to as low-Ti dolerite (LTD) dykes. Apart from the first-order distinction on their titanium contents, both these groups also show conspicuous geochemical differences. The HTD dykes contain relatively high values of iron, and high-field strength elements than those from the LTD dykes with an overlapping MgO contents.Although available field, paleomagnetic and limited geochronological data for most of the studied dykes suggests their emplacement during early Cretaceous period (110–115 Ma), the Salma dyke, dated to be of Deccan-age at ∼65 Ma, is an exception. Geochemically all the studied samples show an undoubted plume-derived character but their unequivocal affinity to either the early Cretaceous Kerguelen (Rajmahal) or the late-Cretaceous Reunion (Deccan) plume is not straightforward since they share bulk-rock characteristics of rocks derived from both these plumes. Even though, the spatial and temporal association of the mafic dykes of present study with the Rajmahal Traps are suggestive of their linkage to the Kerguelen plume activity, robust geochronological and paleomagnetic constraints are clearly required to understand the relative contributions of the two Cretaceous mantle plumes in the genesis of the mafic igneous activity in this interesting domain.     

冀北北岔沟门地区中生代侵入岩地质年代学和地球化学特征研究

北岔沟门地区广泛分布中生代侵入岩体.本文选取了该地区有代表性的8个岩体进行地质年代学和地球化学研究,旨在建立其年代格架并探讨岩石的成因演化.主要岩石类型为闪长玢岩、花岗闪长岩、石英二长岩、二长花岗岩、钾长花岗岩等.颗粒级锆石的U-Pb同位素测年数据表明所研究的岩体主要有三期早三叠世(245～250Ma)、晚侏罗世(140～147Ma)和早白垩世(125～137Ma).地球化学数据表明岩石普遍具有较高的钾含量、准铝质,主要属高钾钙碱性系列,部分为橄榄玄粗岩系列.岩石不同程度地显示轻稀土元素富集、高场强元素(HFSE)和大离子亲石性元素(LILE)解偶等特点.进一步的岩石地球化学研究表明区内侵入岩可划分为高BaSr和低BaSr两种类型,其中高BaSr型具有高Al2O3(≥15%)、Sr(≥400×10-6) 和低Y(≤18×10-6)、Yb(≤1.9×10-6),高的Na2O/K2O(>1), Sr/Y(>20)、La/Yb(≥10)比值;较高的Mg#(38.47～57.78)、具正的或弱的铕负异常等地球化学特征,这些特征与埃达克岩具有某些相似性;而低BaSr型岩石SiO2、K2O、Y、Yb含量相对较高、Al2O3、Sr、Ba含量相对较低、具明显的铕负异常等地球化学特征.尽管两类岩石在时空上密切共生,但可能具有不同的源区和成因机制.综合研究表明本区中生代侵入岩总体形成在加厚地壳的构造背景下,与底侵作用或壳幔相互作用有关.     

西藏南部江孜盆地上侏罗统至古近系沉积岩石学特征与盆地演化

江孜盆地紧邻雅鲁藏布江缝合带,随着特提斯洋的演化及最终消亡,盆地必然随之经历一系列演化,分析其沉积响应是了解盆地演化的一个重要手段.因而,本文以分布于江孜地区的晚侏罗世至古近纪海相沉积地层为研究对象,在前人建立的地层格架基础上,基于野外露头和镜下观察,仔细分析了其沉积岩石学特征.江孜地区晚侏罗世至古近纪沉积序列为:石英砂岩(上侏罗统维美组)-页岩夹火山岩屑砂岩(下白垩统日朗组)-黑色硅质/钙质页岩(中白垩统加不拉组黑层段、白层段)-黑色硅质岩(上白垩统加不拉组硅质岩段)-红色硅质页岩、泥灰岩夹滑塌灰岩(上白垩统床得组)-灰绿色页岩夹外来岩块(上白垩统宗卓组)-砂/页岩互层(古近系甲查拉组).从中可以看出海水从维美组至加不拉组硅质岩段为逐渐加深的过程,而至甲查拉组海水再次浅于硅质岩段沉积水深.生物沉积、悬浮沉积及块体搬运作用沉积常见,其中块体搬运作用包括砂质碎屑流、浊流、滑塌和岩崩等,沉积环境为大陆斜坡至深水洋盆.通过沉积学与沉积地球化学分析可知,底层水经历了缺氧、氧化再到缺氧的过程.根据沉积岩石学特征结合沉积环境分析,从较长的时间尺度上将盆地的演化历史划分为四个阶段:晚侏罗世至早白垩世被动大陆边缘盆地稳定发育阶段,白垩纪中期被动大陆边缘盆地持续沉降阶段,晚白垩世残留被动大陆边缘盆地阶段,白垩世末期至始新世初期为残留洋盆地阶段.     

青藏高原北羌塘榴辉岩质下地质及富集型地幔源区——来自新生代火山岩的岩石地球化学证据

利用岩石地球化学的方法，研究了北羌塘新生代火山岩，结果表明，北羌塘第三纪火山岩可区分为碱性（钾玄岩质）和高钾钙碱两套不同的火山岩组合，它们分别起源于一个特殊的，不均一的富集型上地幔和一个加厚陆壳的榴辉岩质下地壳，由于青藏陆块之下软流层物质的上涌而形成幔源碱性岩浆活动，而幔源岩浆在Mobo面的底侵作用又为下地壳中酸性高钾钙碱系列火山岩的起源提供了热动力条件，该区两套不同系列和源区类型的火山岩正是在这种特殊的构造环境中形成。     

内蒙古苏在旗地区古生代两类花岗岩类的基本特征和构造意义

内蒙古苏左旗地区古生代造山带中的花岗岩可分成两个序列，即白音宝力道序列和巴颜哈拉图序列。前者主要由角闪闪长岩、石英闪长岩、英云闪长岩及花岗闪长岩等同源岩石组成，化学成分以富ＦｅＯ、ＭｇＯ、Ｎａ２Ｏ、Ｃｏ、Ｎｉ、Ｓｒ和贫ＳｉＯ２、Ｋ２Ｏ、Ｒｂ为特征，稀土分布型式为平坦型，负铕异常不明显，单颗粒锆石Ｕ－Ｐｂ同位素年龄为４１４～４１８Ｍａ。后者主要由花岗闪长岩、二长花岗岩和钾长花岗岩组成，化学成分以富ＳｉＯ２、Ｋ２Ｏ、Ｒｂ和贫ＣａＯ、ＦｅＯ、ＭｇＯ、Ｃｏ、Ｓｒ为特征，轻重稀土较强分馏，负铕异常明显，单颗粒锆石Ｕ－Ｐｂ同位素年龄为３６３Ｍａ。两个序列花岗岩在空间上密切共生，均呈近东西向带状分布，并平行于其南侧的早古生代蛇绿混杂带和高压蓝片岩带。白音宝力道序列属于岛弧型花岗岩类（Ｉ型），巴颜哈拉图序列属于碰撞型花岗岩类（Ｓ型），在构造上它们分别代表古生代期间华北板块相对南蒙微板块俯冲及其互相碰撞阶段的产物     

内蒙古大梁道班地区大石寨组火山岩的地质地球化学特征及其构造环境探讨

内蒙古锡林浩特大梁道班地区大石寨组火山岩为一套富铝富硅的中酸性钙碱性系列火山岩,岩性组合为安山岩、英安岩、流纹岩等;稀土总量较高且轻重稀土分异明显;Nb、Ta、Ti、P等高场强元素(HFSE)相对亏损,板内元素相对富集。将上述岩石地球化学特征与构造环境判别图解相结合分析,初步确定该地区大石寨组火山岩形成于活动大陆边缘向弧后盆地演化的构造环境中,因此进一步推断大梁道班地区内在早中二叠世处于板块汇聚阶段,西伯利亚板块与华北板块在贺根山一带缝合,这次板块碰撞也标志着本区内古亚洲洋的闭合。     

河北省赤城县小张家口超基性岩体主要特征和时代

小张家口超基性岩体是华北板块北缘超基性岩带的一个典型岩体，岩相分带明显，由透辉岩、闪辉岩、二辉岩和纯橄岩组成，主要矿物组成包括透辉石、贵橄榄石、角闪石等。化学成分上富ＦｅＯ、ＣａＯ而贫ＭｇＯ，ｍ／ｆ平均２．２１，属铁质或富铁质超基性岩。稀土分布形式为轻稀土富集型，具不显著的负铕异常，微量元素以富含不相容元素Ｒｂ、Ｔｉ、Ｓｒ、Ｖ等而贫Ｃｒ、Ｃｏ、Ｎｉ等相容元素为特征。Ｓｍ－Ｎｄ等时年龄１８３７Ｍａ，Ｎｄ（ｔ）为十１０．７２。该岩体由亏损型地幔部分熔融所产生的岩浆经结晶分异作用而形成。