Sm—Nd and Zircon U—Pb Isotopic Constraints on the Age of Formation of the Precambrian Crust in Southeast China

Nd model ages(TDM) of the Pre-Mesozoic crustal rock samples from Southeast China range from 1.2 to 3.5Ga.Two age peaks of 1.4Ga and 1.8 Ga are observed in the histogram of TDM model ages.Available U-Pb zircon inheritance ages are concentrated around 1.2-1.4Ga,1.8Ga and 2.5Ga,respectively.The combined use of Sm-Nd and U-Pb zircon inheritance ages suggests that the formation of the Precambrian curst is of episodic character.The oldest crustal nucleus may have been formed during the Late Archean(2.5Ga or older?).A rapid production of the crust took place 1.8 Ga ago,consistent with the global crust formation event at 1.7-1.9Ga.Another important episode of the addition of juvenile crustal material from the mantle in Southeast China took place 1.2-1.4Ga ago,during which the pre-existing crust was strongly reworked and/or remelted.     

^3He／^4He Ratios and Heat Flow in the Continental Rift—valley,Eastern China

Heat flow and the origin of helium in natural gases from fault basins of the continental rift-valley in eastern China are discussed in terms of helium isotope geochemistry.³He/⁴He ratios in natural gases from the rift-valley range from 2.23 × 10⁻⁷ to 7.21 × 10⁻⁶, which are directly proportional to the concentration of helium and ΣNHC/ΣHC ratio in natural gases. Geological and isotope geochemical data suggest that helium in natural gases consists predominantly of crustal radio-genic and upper mantle-derived helium. In a simple mixing pattern between crustal He and mantle-derived He, mantle-derived helium in natural gases would account for 10–60%. Calculated values for heat flow (Q) range from 59.7 to 82.4mWm⁻², of which about 60 percent in the rift-valley is derived from the upper mantle. Natural helium reservoirs would be found in the areas where the upper mantle uplifted greatly and heat flow is large in the continental rift-valley. The project is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

应用氢氧同位素方法研究兰州市傍河水源地地下水水体的形成和循环机理

本文通过测定水中氢氧同位素的变化来对兰州市傍河水源地地下水体的形成和循环机理进行分析探讨。分析了兰州市马滩水源地水质恶化的程度,探讨了恶化的原因。对其工作原理及方法作了较详尽的论述。     

玄武岩中普通辉石,石榴石巨晶的研究（Ⅱ）：Pb,Sr,Nd同位素组成

辽宁宽甸、河北汉诺坝及福建明溪碱性玄武岩中普通辉石巨晶的~(87)Sr/~(86)Sr值是0.70387—0.70401,~(143)Nd/~(144)Nd值是0.51282—0.51295,宽甸石榴石巨晶的~(143)Nd/~(144)Nd值是0.51282—0.51293,巨晶的εNd值与载体玄武岩相似。辉石的~(207)Pb/~(204)Pb值是15.6017—15.6649,~(206)Pb/~(204)Pb值是18.5604—18.8359,石榴石的~(207)Pb/~(204)Pb值是15.6046—15.7792,~(206)Pb/~(204)Pb值是18.1849—19.0345。巨晶放射性Pb同位素明显高于载体玄武岩,表明两者之间未达到同位素平衡。巨晶母岩浆可能产生于二元混合体系,端元之一可能与岛弧物质有关。