Late Pleistocene-Holocene Paleoclimatic History of the Southern Kerala Basin, Southwest India

The South Kerala Sedimentary Basin (SKSB) constitutes one of the most significant landward extensions of the southwest offshore sedimentary basins of India, and is situated between 8^o45^' and 10^o15^' N latitudes. With a maximum width of about 20 km and incorporating a 700 m thick sedimentary succession ranging in age from Early Miocene to Holocene, this belt lies almost entirely under water or alluvium-covered coastal plains. In this study, we use two continuously cored bore holes at Eruva (7.25m deep) and Muthukulam (3m deep) separated by a distance of about 7km to investigate the depositional environment as well as paleo ecology of the depocentre and climatic aspects during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. Results from C¹⁴ dating of shell fragments from Eruva (depth zone: 2.10–6.64m) yielded ages in the range of 36.2 to 42.5 kyBP corresponding to the late Pleistocene. Wood fragments in the Muthukulam core sample (depth zone: 1.27–3.00m) gave C¹⁴ ages in the range of 3.7 to 7.2 kyBP indicating a Holocene history. The lower half of the Eruva bore hole indicates a marginal marine environment with an abundant supply of terrestrial carbonaceous debris probably corresponding to a period of abnormally high rainfall recorded in many parts of the globe covered by the Asian summer monsoon. The sediments in the upper part of this bore hole indicate a continuation of this environment but with much less input of terrestrial organic carbon. The lower part of the bore hole from this locality, corresponding to the Holocene transgression, is similar to the lower part of Eruva bore hole in the case of TOC. Deposition took place in water bodies with considerable marine influence but receiving high amounts of terrestrial plant debris-mostly in the form of finely divided particles mixed with mud. This transgressive sequence was also deposited during a time when the Asian summer monsoon was abnormally high in intensity as indicated by many examples in India, Africa, Madagascar and elsewhere. It is significant that during the deposition of this part, the sea level was probably the same as present or higher suggesting possible lowering of the stream velocities and resultant deposition of only muddy sediments laden with terrestrial organic material along the coast. The upper part of the section shows a progressively reduced rainfall pattern culminating in a period of very low precipitation with the development of a paleosol, which is traceable all over the SKSB where Late Holocene sediments are available. This period also witnessed aeolian activity modifying the sand ridges in the ridge-runnel systems formed by the Holocene regression.     

辽宁青城子铅锌多金属矿田晚三叠世岩浆岩年代学、地球化学及地质意义

辽宁青城子铅锌矿田产出在辽东裂谷凹陷带,是中国北方重要的铅锌金银多金属矿田。研究表明,矿区内发育的以双顶沟黑云母二长花岗岩和新岭花岗岩为代表的晚三叠世花岗质岩浆事件,应与本区的矿化作用密切相关。LA-ICPMS锆石U-Pb定年结果显示双顶沟岩体侵位时间为224.2±1.2Ma。双顶沟岩体岩石化学组成呈现 SiO₂ 69.07%~71.31%,K₂O 3.53%~5.22%, Na₂O 3.87%~4.14%,属于钙碱性岩石系列。Al₂O₃为12.46%~14.48%,A/CNK<1,具有准铝质特征。微量元素数据显示稀土总量较高,轻重稀土元素之间强烈分馏, , Eu负异常不明显(δEu=0.68~0.97)。富集大离子亲石元素Rb、Th、K、Pb等,而亏损高场强元素Nb、Ta、P、Ti等。具有高Sr,Ba含量,低的Y,Yb含量特征,属于具有类似埃达克质亲和性的I型花岗岩,具有高Nb/Ta(18.4~21.2),上述岩石地球化学特征,表明其岩浆源区残留固相矿物组合中包含可观的石榴子石和金红石,可能起源于加厚下地壳的部分熔融,并可能存在与幔源基性岩浆混合作用。推测扬子和华北板块深俯冲过程中板片断离可能是诱发与成矿有关岩浆的地球动力学原因。     

A multi‐method approach to dating the burial and skeleton of Kiacatoo Man,New South Wales,Australia

Kiacatoo Man, a large, rugged Aboriginal adult buried in the Lachlan riverine plains of southeastern Australia, was discovered in 2011. Laser‐ablation uranium series analysis on bone yielded a minimum age for the burial of 27.4 ± 0.4 ka (2σ). Single‐grain, optically stimulated luminescence ages on quartz sediment in which the grave had been dug gave a weighted mean age of 26.4 ± 1.5 ka (1σ). Luminescence samples from the grave infill and from sediment beneath the grave exhibit overdispersed dose distributions consistent with bioturbation or other disturbance, which has obscured the burial signal. The overlap between the minimum (U‐series) and maximum (luminescence) ages places the burial between 27.0 and 29.4 ka (2σ). Luminescence ages obtained from the channel belt of between 28 ± 2 and 25 ± 3 ka indicate that fluvial sedimentation was occurring before the Last Glacial Maximum, which is consistent with the broader geomorphic setting. Together, these results are internally and regionally consistent, and indicate that Kiacatoo Man was one of the more ancient individuals so far identified in Australia. His remains are important to our understanding of patterns of biological variation and other processes that have shaped people in the Murray‐Darling Basin through time. Copyright © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

安徽庐枞盆地矾山酸性蚀变岩帽形成时代及其地质意义

酸性蚀变岩帽是岩浆热液流体和围岩在近地表相互作用的产物,是斑岩-浅成低温热液成矿系统的重要指标。发育在长江中下游成矿带庐枞盆地内的矾山酸性蚀变岩帽产出面积较大( 20km~2)。前人对该酸性蚀变岩帽中的明矾石矿床的地质和地化特征进行了相关研究,但详细的年代学研究工作尚未开展。为精确厘定矾山酸性蚀变岩帽的形成时代,本文开展了明矾石~(40)Ar-~(39)Ar法和金红石原位U-Pb法定年。矾山酸性蚀变岩帽中明矾石共有三种类型:ⅠA型明矾石主要呈交代蚀变发生在热液蚀变早阶段,与石英、粒状黄铁矿或赤铁矿、少量金红石共生;ⅠB型明矾石形成于热液蚀变晚阶段,主要呈叶片状集合体充填在开放空间中,与石英、星点状赤铁矿、粒状金红石集合体共生,少量金红石和赤铁矿沿明矾石解理裂隙分布;Ⅱ型明矾石是表生明矾石,主要呈细粒集合体沿裂隙分布,与赤铁矿、高岭石、地开石共生。三类明矾石形成于不同环境下:ⅠA和ⅠB型明矾石形成于岩浆热液环境下,是大矾山明矾石矿区的主要产物;Ⅱ型细粒明矾石分布在矾山酸性蚀变岩帽的非明矾石矿区,是表生环境下的产物。ⅠA型明矾石的~(40)Ar-~(39)Ar定年的坪年龄为131±6Ma,代表了矾山酸性蚀变岩帽的形成时代。与Ⅱ型明矾石密切共生的金红石U-Pb定年结果为32. 7±4Ma,在该期间,整个盆地内无岩浆活动发生,该年龄反映了矾山酸性蚀变岩帽经历表生氧化作用的时间。明矾石和金红石定年结果分别对应岩浆热液和表生明矾石的形成时代。在利用明矾石进行找矿工作时需先明确明矾石成因,矾山酸性蚀变岩帽中深成明矾石是下一阶段的找矿研究的基础。     

宁芜盆地吉山铁矿床辉长闪长玢岩SHRIMP锆石U-Pb定年及其地质意义

吉山铁矿床是宁芜火山岩盆地中的重要矿床,矿体主要产于辉长闪长玢岩体内。对吉山辉长闪长玢岩体运用SHRIMP锆石U-Pb定年技术进行年龄测试,结果为(130.0±1.0) Ma,代表成岩年龄。结合地质事实与前人研究成果,推测吉山铁矿床的成矿时间约为130 Ma或稍后。年代学研究中出现的年龄值(1885±14) Ma,与扬子克拉通的基底年龄值相吻合,暗示宁芜地区可能存在古元古代基底。吉山辉长闪长玢岩成岩及玢岩型铁矿床成矿作用所对应的地球动力学背景为中生代发生的中国东部岩石圈大规模减薄事件。     

秦岭环斑花岗岩的年代学研究及其意义

本文对秦岭环斑花岗岩带进行了系统的测年工作,通过对实测Ｕ－Ｐｂ,Ｒｂ－Ｓｒ,＾４０Ａｒ／＾３９Ａｒ年龄测定结果研究,认为２１０－２１７Ｍａ是秦岭造山带主造山阶段结束的时间,为秦岭主造山期结束提供了确切的语气具有重要的科学意义。     

青海都兰县阿斯哈金矿区花岗斑岩岩石地球化学、锆石U-Pb年代学与Hf同位素研究

阿斯哈金矿区钻孔中新发现的花岗斑岩,呈岩脉、岩株或舌状分布。岩石呈灰-灰白色,细-中粒斑状结构,块状构造。主要矿物为石英、斜长石、钾长石、黑云母及少量角闪石,副矿物有磁铁矿、钛铁矿、锆石、磷灰石和榍石等。全岩高硅(SiO_2=70.03%~72.83%),高钾(K_2O=3.96%~5.21%),低P_2O_5(0.09%~0.10%),低FeO~T/MgO(1.76~3.91),A/CNK值(1.04~1.29)多数小于1.1,为高钾钙碱性系列弱过铝质-过铝质花岗岩类岩石,具有I型花岗岩特征。样品具有轻稀土富集和中等负Eu异常(δEu=0.71~0.78)特征,且富集大离子亲石元素(LILE:K、Rb、Th、U等)、亏损高场强元素(HFSE:Nb、Ta、Ti等)。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年结果显示,其结晶年龄为222.1±3.9 Ma(MSWD=5.4,n=15),形成于晚三叠世。锆石Hf同位素组成(ε_(Hf)(t)=-4.3~-1.4)和二阶段Hf模式年龄(t_(DM2)=1.34~1.53 Ga),表明新发现的花岗斑岩源于古老地壳物质的深熔或重熔,并可能有幔源物质的加入。上述特征表明,阿斯哈金矿区花岗斑岩形成于东昆仑晚古生代-早中生代构造-岩浆旋回的碰撞晚期-后碰撞阶段,可能是晚三叠世幔源岩浆底侵下地壳岩石部分熔融的产物,并在形成过程中有幔源物质的加入。此外,研究区花岗斑岩的侵位与沟里地区(包括阿斯哈)金多金属矿床的形成具有内在的联系。     

中天山东段古生代淡色花岗岩的发现及其构造意义

在吐鲁番地区底坎尔南的中天山构造带,新发现含电气石和石榴石的淡色花岗岩侵入于富铝泥质片岩系中。SHRIMP U-Pb锆石年代学分析,表明淡色花岗岩的形成不晚于354±16Ma,同时还给出了600～1200Ma的原岩继承锆石年龄。淡色花岗岩的发现及其形成年龄的确定,表明中天山在354Ma前具有与陆缘弧背景相似的构造环境,并在354Ma前完成碰撞过程,为进一步研究古生代天山构造演化提供了新的证据。     

扎格罗斯前陆盆地晚中新世快速剥露证据——来自磷灰石(U-Th)/He的约束

伊朗扎格罗斯造山带是世界上最年轻的造山带之一,前人对其构造演化历史的研究尚存争议。前陆盆地蕴藏着丰富的造山带热史信息,为研究造山带的隆升和剥露历史提供了重要途径。本研究选取位于扎格罗斯前陆盆地前缘中部的Kuh-E Bedush向斜和Kuh-E Murdeh向斜翼部出露的第三纪陆相红层(Agha Jari组)为研究对象,共采集11个粗砂岩样品进行磷灰石(U-Th)/He测试分析。11个样品共得到38个单颗粒年龄,年龄区间为0.8～79.9Ma。大部分样品的单颗粒年龄比较分散,表明这些样品没有发生完全热重置。相反,位于Murdeh向斜剖面最底部的样品,(U-Th)/He年龄小于其对应的地层年龄,并且集中分布在8.3～6.8Ma,表明该样品发生了完全重置并记录了最后一次剥露事件的时间。因此,我们认为扎格罗斯前陆盆地于晚中新世～7.5 Ma经历了一期快速剥露事件。此外,我们发现未重置的(U-Th)/He年龄大致分布在四个时间段:晚白垩纪—早古新世、早—中始新世、渐新世、早—中中新世。根据所得热年龄并结合前人研究设定了三种不同的热史,正演模拟结果与实际样品拟合较好,由此推断出前陆中部Agha J...     

135~130 Ma: 大别山第二次“去根”时间？

大别杂岩主要由早白垩世侵入岩和三叠纪变质岩组成。它的四周是四条区域性韧性剪切带:郯城—庐江断裂,商城—麻城断裂,襄樊—广济断裂和晓天—磨子潭断裂。其中,晓天—磨子潭断裂和襄樊—广济断裂在早白垩世具有相反的走滑剪切方向:北侧的边界断裂(晓天—磨子潭断裂)是一个左行剪切断裂,而南侧的边界断裂(襄樊—广济断裂)是一个右行剪切断裂。在大别杂岩内部,早白垩世低角度剪切面理的倾伏向以SE向或NW向为主。这些晚期剪切面理上的拉伸线理的倾伏向同样为SE或NW向。大别杂岩总体具有朝SE向挤出和顶部相对朝NW向剪切的构造特征。这些表明晚中生代是该杂岩演化的重要阶段。该杂岩的边界断裂和内部构造特征指示其晚期抬升是沿造山带方向(SE—NW)以低角度方式进行的。这一过程直接导致高压-超高压变质岩和同构造岩浆岩被抬升至近地表。同时,年代学研究表明:大别杂岩(扬子板块东北缘地壳)在晚侏罗世—早白垩世经历大规模混合岩化的时间为145~135 Ma,同造山岩浆作用的时间为145~135 Ma,后造山火山-岩浆活动的时间为135~120 Ma。因此,该杂岩中三叠纪高压-超高压变质岩所记录的早白垩世抬升过程不是印支事件的后续,而是燕山期陆内造山及随后发生的伸展过程有关。尽管这一陆内造山事件的起始时间至今仍不确定,但大别山未变形岩体(130~120 Ma)的年代学研究结果和我们新测得的同构造伟晶岩脉的锆石U-Pb年龄(130 Ma)为早白垩地壳变形提供了良好的上限制约。这样,大别山经历了三叠纪碰撞造山和伸展,晚侏罗世—早白垩世陆内造山-伸展二次过程。