Constraining the stepwise migration of the eastern Tibetan Plateau margin by apatite fission track thermochronology

Granites sampled from Garzê-Litang thrust, Longmen Shan thrust, Garzê and Litang strike-slip faults in the eastern Tibetan Plateau have been analyzed with apatite fission track thermochronological method in this study. The measured fission track apparent ages, combined with the simulated annealing mod- eling of the thermal history, have been used to reconstruct the thermal evolutionary histories of the samples and interpret the active history of the thrusts and faults in these areas. Thermal history mod- eling shows that earlier tectonic cooling occurred in the Garzê-Litang thrust in Miocene (~20―16 Ma) whereas the later cooling occurred mainly in the Longmen Shan thrust since ~5 Ma. Our study sug- gests that the margin of eastern Tibetan Plateau was extended by stages: through strike-slip faults deformations and related thrusts, the upper crust formed the Garzê-Litang margin in the Miocene epoch and then moved to the Longmen Shan margin since ~5 Ma. During this process, the deformations of different phases in the eastern Tibetan Plateau were absorbed by the thrusts within them and conse- quently the tectonic events of long-distance slip and extrusion up to hundreds of kilometers have not been found.     

阿尔泰-准噶尔北缘重磁场特征及其断裂的地质意义

阿尔泰-准噶尔北缘成矿带富含铁、铜、镍、金等多种矿产资源, 但准噶尔周缘的构造单元及断裂划分存在一定争议, 从而影响了找矿部署方向研究。为进一步深化区域成矿规律的研究, 优选大型、超大型找矿远景区开展物探勘查, 笔者收集了最新、最大比例尺的重磁资料和大量的物性信息, 以地球物理重磁理论为指导, GIS技术为手段, 对阿尔泰-准噶尔北缘成矿带的重力和磁场特征进行了详细的分析, 并对阿尔泰-准噶尔北缘断裂及准噶尔盆地西缘断裂进行推断解释。认为准噶尔北缘断裂与准噶尔盆地的西缘断裂为2条性质完全不同的断裂, 东西准噶尔不具对比性, 准噶尔北缘断裂主要以北西西向构造为主。提出准噶尔陆块边界的边界应是塔城—和布克赛县一线以西, 西准噶尔和卡拉麦里相似, 只是准噶尔陆块中的局部隆起。     

Evolution of the eastern margin of Korea: Constraints on the opening of the East Sea (Japan Sea)

We interpreted marine seismic profiles in conjunction with swath bathymetric and magnetic data to investigate rifting to breakup processes at the eastern Korean margin that led to the separation of the southwestern Japan Arc. The eastern Korean margin is rimmed by fundamental elements of rift architecture comprising a seaward succession of a rift basin and an uplifted rift flank passing into the slope, typical of a passive continental margin. In the northern part, rifting occurred in the Korea Plateau that is a continental fragment extended and partially segmented from the Korean Peninsula. Two distinguished rift basins (Onnuri and Bandal Basins) in the Korea Plateau are bounded by major synthetic and smaller antithetic faults, creating wide and considerably symmetric profiles. The large-offset border fault zones of these basins have convex dip slopes and demonstrate a zig-zag arrangement along strike. In contrast, the southern margin is engraved along its length with a single narrow rift basin (Hupo Basin) that is an elongated asymmetric half-graben. Analysis of rift fault patterns suggests that rifting at the Korean margin was primarily controlled by normal faulting resulting from extension rather than strike-slip deformation. Two extension directions for rifting are recognized: the Onnuri and Hupo Basins were rifted in the east-west direction; the Bandal Basin in the east–west and northwest–southeast directions, suggesting two rift stages. We interpret that the east–west direction represents initial rifting at the inner margin; while the Japan Basin widened, rifting propagated southeastward repeatedly from the Japan Basin toward the Korean margin but could not penetrate the strong continental lithosphere of the Korean Shield and changed the direction to the south, resulting in east–west extension to create the rift basins at the Korean margin. The northwest–southeast direction probably represents the direction of rifting orthogonal to the inferred line of breakup along the base of the slope of the Korea Plateau; after breakup the southwestern Japan Arc separated in the southeast direction, indicating a response to tensional tectonics associated with the subduction of the Pacific Plate in the northwest direction. No significant volcanism was involved in initial rifting. In contrast, the inception of sea floor spreading documents a pronounced volcanic phase which appears to reflect asthenospheric upwelling as well as rift-induced convection particularly in the narrow southern margin. We suggest that structural and igneous evolution of the Korean margin, although it is in a back-arc setting, can be explained by the processes occurring at the passive continental margin with magmatism influenced by asthenospheric upwelling.     

柴达木盆地北缘中侏罗统大煤沟组七段烃源岩有机地球化学特征及生烃潜力

柴达木盆地北缘地区在中侏罗世晚期,即大煤沟组七段(J2d7)时演化至最大湖侵期,发育了一套湖相泥页岩。通过对区内鱼卡煤矿井下样品的实测分析,结合先前报道的研究成果,确认了这套湖相泥页岩为优质烃源岩,藻类体、角质体和孢子体是这套源岩的主要生烃显微组分,有机质类型最好可达II1型。热演化研究表明,该套源岩在不同构造单元处于差异热演化阶段,既可生油亦可生气。虽然J2d7段烃源岩在平面上不同凹陷区具有一定的非均质性,但其生烃潜力,特别是在赛什腾—鱼卡凹陷地区,完全可与我国西北地区其它侏罗系优质烃源岩相媲美。长期以来,下侏罗统烃源岩被认为是柴北缘地区的主要油气源,J2d7段优质烃源岩的确认,对于深化柴北缘地区的油气勘探和地质研究具有重要意义。     

鄂尔多斯盆地东北部延安组铀异常与沉积体系的关系

在鄂尔多斯盆地东北部,延安组第V成因单元存在着多处铀异常,这对铀的后备战略基地建设有重要意义。从沉积学的角度重建了第V成因单元的沉积体系,识别出两种沉积体系,分别是位于研究区西北部的辫状河沉积体系和东南部的曲流河沉积体系。通过对铀异常信息的成功提取及平面编图,发现延安组中铀异常呈一个又一个具有自我中心的单元出现,且与曲流河沉积体系的关系密切:通常发育于河道分岔或转弯处;普遍发育于薄砂带(区),一般砂体厚度在30 m以下,含砂率小于40%;铀异常单元与厚煤层关系密切;主要赋存于粒度较细的岩性中,部分也富集于煤中,但铀异常最高值富集于中砂岩中。     

Carbonate platform evolution: from a bioconstructed platform margin to a sand-shoal system (Devonian, Guilin, South China)

ABSTRACT The depositional organization and architecture of the middle–late Devonian Yangdi rimmed carbonate platform margin in the Guilin area of South China were related to oblique, extensional faulting in a strike‐slip setting. The platform margin shows two main stages of construction in the late Givetian to Frasnian, with a bioconstructed margin evolving into a sand‐shoal system. In the late Givetian, the platform margin was rimmed with microbial buildups composed mainly of cyanobacterial colonies (mostly Renalcis and Epiphyton). These grew upwards and produced an aggradational (locally slightly retrogradational) architecture with steep foreslope clinoforms. Three depositional sequences (S3–S5) are recognized in the upper Givetian strata, which are dominated by extensive microbialites. Metre‐scale depositional cyclicity occurs in most facies associations, except in the platform‐margin buildups and upper foreslope facies. In the latest Givetian (at the top of sequence S5), relative platform uplift (± subaerial exposure) and associated rapid basin subsidence (probably a block‐tilting effect) caused large‐scale platform collapse and slope erosion to give local scalloped embayments along the platform margin and the synchronous demise of microbial buildups. Subsequently, sand shoals and banks composed of ooids and peloids and, a little later, stromatoporoid buildups on the palaeohighs, developed along the platform margin, from which abundant loose sediment was transported downslope to form gravity‐flow deposits. Another strong tectonic episode caused further platform collapse in the early Frasnian (at the top of sequence S6), leading to large‐scale breccia release and the death of the stromatoporoid buildups. Siliceous facies (banded cherts and siliceous shales) were then deposited extensively in the basin centre as a result of the influx of hydrothermal fluids. The platform‐margin sand‐shoal/bank system, possibly with gullies on the slope, persisted into the latest Frasnian until the restoration of microbial buildups. Four sequences (S6–S9), characterized by abundant sand‐shoal deposits on the margin and gravity‐flow and hemipelagic deposits on the slope, are distinguished in the Frasnian strata. Smaller‐scale depositional cyclicity is evident in all facies associations across the platform–slope–basin transect. The distinctive depositional architecture and evolution of this Yangdi Platform are interpreted as having been controlled mainly by regional tectonics with contributions from eustasy, environmental factors, oceanographic setting, biotic and sedimentary fabrics.     

中国大陆岩石圈的化学元素丰度

中国大陆岩石圈模型的面积９６０万ｋｍ＾２，平均厚度１１０ｋｍ，体积１０．６亿ｋｍ＾３，岩石平均密度３．０６４ｇ／ｃｍ＾３、总质量３．２４５×１０＾１８ｔ。在中国大陆地壳元素丰度的基础上，作者首次求出中国大陆岩石圈的元素丰度值。其质量丰度，厚子丰度和相对丰度列于表１。此外还按１０类（７８种）元素分别讨论中国大陆岩石圈的主要化学特征。     

青藏高原东北缘康拉德界面存在的地震学证据及构造意义初探

康拉德界面既是上地壳和下地壳的分界面,也是地壳内部花岗岩与玄武岩的分界面,其对于研究地壳稳定性、区域地质构造活动和地块演化历史等具有重要的指示意义.位于青藏高原东北缘的甘东南地区是多个地块的交汇区域,发育了多个断层和多次历史大地震.根据早期的研究结果,在构造活动比较强烈的大陆地壳内康拉德界面有可能是缺失的,但在该区域近震波形资料中清楚地记录到了振幅要比直达波大2~3倍的来自康拉德界面的震相.通过波形模拟和走时拟合,对这些震相进行了进一步核实.该结果提供了青藏高原东北缘存在康拉德界面的直接地震学证据.本文研究结果表明在构造活动活跃区域也可能存在康拉德界面,同时该结果对于该区域震相的准确识别、地震三要素的准确计算等也具有重要的参考价值.     

云南省景谷岔河地区火山岩及其构造环境

岔河地区火山岩属三江构造带澜沧江构造岩浆带的南段.晚二叠世在岔河一带喷发了一套安山岩-流纹岩与粗面岩组合的杂色火山岩系.熔岩普遍为斑状结构,斑晶为斜长石和角闪石.以钙碱性和碱性岩为主,其次是拉斑玄武岩系.据CIPW计算,除碱性岩系外,均含标准石英分子.稀土元素分配模式为无Eu异常的富轻稀土右倾型.微量元素分配形式为亏损P、Ti元素的锯齿状.w(Zr)/w(Y)值大于3.5,w(Ti)/w(Y)值小于500,W(TiO2)平均为0.82%.岩浆来源深度为138 km.表明岔河地区火山岩属大陆边缘弧构造环境的产物.     

柴达木北缘滩间山群时代及其地质意义

滩间山群是柴北缘早古生代重要的火山-沉积建造。基于野外地质特征、古生物组合、同位素年龄、构造-热事件等的综合分析,本文认为滩间山群形成于早-晚奥陶世,时限496~440Ma,与该区超高压变质作用不同步,后者时限545~485Ma。新的滩间山群火山-沉积建造序列表明,柴北缘从新元古代-早古生代可能存在两次构造开合演化过程。