A shift in eruption mode of Hekla volcano,Iceland, 3000 years ago: two-coloured Hekla tephra series,characteristics, dispersal and age

Hekla volcano is a major producer of large, widespread silicic tephras. About 3000 years ago, the dominant eruption mode shifted from infrequent large (>1 km³) to more frequent moderate (<1 km³) eruptions. In the following two millennia ≥20 explosive silicic-to-intermediate eruptions occurred, and six or more basaltic. Three categories can be identified with dacite/andesite to basaltic andesite in the oldest eruptions through basaltic andesite to basalt in the youngest eruptions. Ten tephra layers of the first category have distinct field characteristics: a pale lower unit and a dark upper unit (two coloured or TC-layers). Colour separation is sharp indicating a stratified magma chamber origin. The lower unit is dominantly andesitic (61–63% SiO₂), while the upper unit is basaltic andesite (53–57% SiO₂). Volumes of the eight largest TC-layers range from 0.2 to 0.7 km³ as freshly fallen. Radiocarbon and soil accumulation rate dates constrain the TC-layers to between 3000 and 2200 years ago. Two of these (~2890 and ~2920 b2k) are likely to occur overseas. Low SiO₂ in the last erupted tephra of the TC-layers is comparable to that of historical Hekla lavas, implying a final effusive phase. The Hekla edifice may, consequently, be younger than 3000 years.     

Geochronology of the Duguer range metamorphic rocks,Central Tibet: implications for the changing tectonic setting of the South Qiangtang subterrane

The Duguer area represents one of the few occurrences of high-grade metamorphic rocks in the ‘Central Uplift’ zone of the Qiangtang terrane, central Tibet. The metamorphic rocks consist mainly of orthogneiss, paragneiss, and schist. To better understand the formation of these rocks, seven samples of gneiss and schist from the Duguer area were selected for in situ zircon U–Pb analysis and Ar–Ar dating of metamorphic minerals. The results suggest two distinct metamorphic stages, during the Late Triassic (229–227 Ma) and Late Jurassic (150–149 Ma). These stages correspond to the closure of the Palaeo-Tethys Ocean and northward subduction of the Bangong–Nujiang Neo-Tethys oceanic crust, respectively. We suggest that the Late Triassic metamorphic rocks of the Duguer area in the central South Qiangtang subterrane provide evidence of continental collision between the North and South Qiangtang subterranes, following the subduction of oceanic crust. It is likely that deep subduction of oceanic crust occurred along the Longmu Co–Shuanghu–Lancangjiang suture zone (LSLSZ), which would have hindered exhumation owing to the high density of oceanic crust. Subsequent break-off and delamination of the subducted oceanic slab at ~220 Ma may have resulted in exhumation of high-pressure and high-grade metamorphic rocks in the South Qiangtang subterrane. The Late Jurassic ages of metamorphism and deformation obtained in this study indicate the occurrence of an Andean-type orogenic event within the South Qiangtang subterrane. This hypothesis is further supported by an apparent age gap in magmatic activity (150–130 Ma) along the magmatic arc, and the absence of Late Jurassic sediments.     

西藏波龙斑岩铜金矿床的Re-Os同位素年龄及其地质意义

波龙斑岩铜金矿紧邻多不杂矿床,是多龙矿集区内新发现的一个超大型矿床。波龙矿床早期有两次成矿花岗闪长斑岩侵位,随后较晚期花岗斑岩侵位;地表广泛分布绢英岩化蚀变,深部发育钾化。本文对采于波龙斑岩型铜金矿床内石英-辉钼矿脉中的4件辉钼矿样品进行了Re-Os同位素测试,获得等时线年龄为119.4±1.3Ma (MSWD=0.63, n=4)。此年龄代表了波龙矿床的成矿年龄,与多不杂斑岩型铜金矿床的成矿年龄一致。波龙和多不杂斑岩型铜金矿床紧邻,并具有一致的成矿年龄,可能表明两个矿床的成矿受控于相同的构造-岩浆-成矿事件;斑岩铜矿具有成群分布的特征,波龙和多不杂斑岩铜金矿床的发现也暗示多龙矿集区具有找到其他大型斑岩铜金矿的潜力。     

滇西高黎贡剪切带内花岗质糜棱岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄及其构造意义

滇西高黎贡剪切带内花岗质糜棱岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄及其构造意义     

First estimate for the age of a mesoproterozoic palaeomagnetic pole from the Volodarsk-Volynsky Massif,the Ukrainian Shield

Palaeomagnetic data are presented from the southern Volodarsk-Volynsky Massif (VVM) of the Korosten Pluton, the Ukrainian Shield. Laboratory experiments (AF and thermal demagnetization, IRM acquisition, thermal separation), field tests (consistency and secular variation methods) and optical observations indicate that single domain and nearly single domain magnetite is the dominant carrier of a primary TRM in the anorthosites. Palaeomagnetic poles from the three sampling sites (Golovino and Turchinka quarries) are indistinguishable at the 95% confidence level and have been combined to yield a mean pole at P_lat = 30 °N, P_lon = 178 °E, a₉₅ = 3.4 °.In the large slow cooling Korosten Pluton the U-Pb zircon/baddeleyite (U_zb) technique gives an age for the anorthosites, which are not equivalent to the time of magnetic blocking. Based on integrated analysis of geochronologic information and blocking-temperature data for magnetic minerals proposed by Briden et al. (1993), a first attempt has been undertaken to estimate the palaeomagnetic pole age from the Mesoproterozoic anorthosites. The Korosten Pluton has cooled from 850 °C (the closure temperature of U-Pb systematics in zircon/baddeleyite) to 350 °C (the closure temperature of K-Ar systematics in biotite) during 150 Ma after the emplacement of the anorthosites. Assuming a uniform cooling of the intrusion yields a rate of 3.3 °C/Ma. The cooling rate for the granites is 3.1 °C/Ma. The mafic and acid rocks have an average rate of 3.2 °C/Ma. Using the cooling gradient for the VVM (3.2 °C/Ma) and the mean natural blocking temperature of magnetite (520 °C) can be determined a remanence age. The estimate for TRM acquisition is 1656 ± 10.0 Ma.The magnetic pole for the VVM is in good agreement with the mean pole from the Baltic quartz porphyry dykes with an age of 1630 – 1648 Ma. The VVM pole is best dated and requires a revision of the latest paleogeographic reconstructions for the Fennoscandian and Ukrainian Shields at 1770 and 1650 Ma. (Pesonen et al., 2003).     

河南塔山萤石矿地球化学特征及成矿年龄

为探究河南塔山萤石矿的成矿流体、成矿温度、成矿年龄及矿床成因,对研究区稀土元素、流体包裹体和Sm-Nd同位素特征进行了研究。研究区经历多期次的成矿作用,紫色萤石形成时间较早,紫色萤石成矿早期成矿流体中的稀土元素由吸附状态逐渐过渡到络合物状态,成矿晚期成矿流体中的稀土元素主要以络合物形式存在,为主成矿阶段,其球粒陨石标准化稀土元素配分模式和Y/Ho值与牛心山黑云母二长花岗岩、大理岩基本一致,指示三者之间有一定的成因联系。浅绿色萤石形成时间相对较晚,其与紫色萤石的稀土元素配分模式差异较大,表明二者具有不同成矿物质来源。塔山萤石矿发育气液两相包裹体,包裹体均一温度为143.6～168.5℃,盐度(NaCl_eqv)为7.02%～10.43%,密度为0.95～1.01 g/cm³;包裹体气-液相成分以H₂O为主,含有少量C₂H₆,成矿流体属于低温、中低盐度、低密度的NaCl-H₂O体系。测得的浅绿色萤石的成矿年龄为(141±13)Ma,为研究区萤石成矿年龄上限,推断...     

东昆仑查干尕诺地区中三叠世中酸性侵入岩地球化学特征及地质意义

查干尕诺地区位于东昆仑西段祁漫塔格中东部,该区中酸性侵入岩主要岩性为花岗闪长岩和二长花岗岩,侵入于白沙河组中,且从花岗闪长岩到二长花岗岩,岩石中SiO2(65.22%~72.42%)含量逐渐增高,Al2O3(14.90%~16.79%)、CaO(1.97%~4.20%)和MgO(0.61%~2.00%)逐渐降低;里特曼指数介于1.41~2.02,K2O+Na2O全碱含量为5.04%~8.8%,属高钾钙碱性系列;稀土总量中等(∑REE=69.78×10-6~148.9×10-6),稀土元素标准化曲线右倾,为轻稀土富集型,基本无Eu异常;岩石中Rb、Th等强烈富集,Nb、Zr、Ce、Ta、Hf等富集一般,Y弱亏损。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年表明,其形成年龄为(246.8±1.7)Ma,时代为中三叠世。以上特征表明,本区的中酸性侵入岩属I型花岗岩,结合区域地质特征,该期花岗岩类含大量暗色微粒包体,具有明显的岩浆混合的证据。说明中三叠世该区构造处于洋壳俯冲结束-碰撞开始的转变期。该套侵入岩的发现对东昆仑西段祁漫塔格地区的构造岩浆带研究及发展演化史研究具有重要意义。     

内蒙古扎鲁特旗地区中侏罗统塔木兰沟组的厘定

扎鲁特旗地区发育的一套中性火山岩,前人曾将其置于二叠纪“大石寨组”、“青凤山组”,缺少古生物资料和测年数据.本次1：25万区域地质调查,在原1：20万划分的“大石寨组”、“青凤山组”的安山岩中采集了同位素测年样品,采用全岩激光40Ar/39Ar法测年,对火山岩样品进行了年代学研究,结果表明火山岩年龄为（172.7±2.0）~（165.2±1.3）Ma.鉴于这套火山岩地层岩石组合特征清楚,时代依据充分,在区域上具有一定的延展性和可填图性,故将这套火山岩地层重新厘定为中侏罗统塔木兰沟组.     

南岭西段花山-姑婆山侵入岩带锆石U-Pb年龄格架及其地质意义

花山-姑婆山侵入岩带位于南岭西段,由牛庙、同安、花山、金子岭、乌羊山和姑婆山等岩体所组成,10个锆石样品的 SHRIMP U-Pb 法、LA-ICP-MS 法和熔融法定年结果显示,该带中主要的闪长质和花岗质岩体侵位于160～163Ma 这一狭窄的时间范围内,表明中—晚侏罗世之交是本区岩浆活动的高峰时期,它们在时间上、空间上、物质来源上、构造背景上和成因机制上有着十分密切的联系。姑婆山里松花岗岩与其中暗色包体结晶年龄的一致性,从一个重要的方面否定了暗色包体是浅部围岩捕虏体或深部熔融残留体的可能性,并为它们的岩浆混合成因提供了一个重要依据。具有充分分异演化特征的新路晚阶段细粒花岗岩小岩体中锆石的 U-Pb 年龄值为151Ma,比主体花岗岩大约晚10Ma,它可能反映了本区主体花岗岩岩浆房分离结晶和演化的时间跨度。桂岭和大宁岩体侵位于加里东晚期。     

青龙村群及其地质时代

青龙村群在延边地体中具有重要地质意义。笔者通过对该群的工作和所获得的微古化石，认为青龙村群在层序上仅包含该区１：５万区调青龙村剖面中的中、下段，其上段不属于青龙村群范畴；青龙村群的形成地质时代应为晚震旦─早寒武世。