The metamorphic complex of Beloretzk, SW Urals, Russia — a terrane with a polyphase Meso- to Neoproterozoic thermo-dynamic evolution

An integrated geological study of the tectono-metamorphic evolution of the metamorphic complex of Beloretzk (MCB) which is part of the eastern Bashkirian mega-anticlinorium (BMA), SW Urals, Russia shows that the main lithological units are Neoproterozoic (Riphean and Vendian age) siliciclastic to carbonate successions. Granitic, syenitic and mafic intrusions together with subaerial equivalents comprise the Neo- and Mesoproterozoic magmatic rocks. The metamorphic grade ranges from diagenetic and very low grade in the western BMA to high-grade in the MCB. The N–S trending Zuratkul fault marks the change in metamorphic grade and structural evolution between the central and eastern BMA. Structural data, Pb/Pb-single zircon ages, ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar cooling ages and the provenance signature of Riphean and Vendian siliciclastic rocks in the western BMA give evidence of Mesoproterozoic (Grenvillian) rifting, deformation and eclogite-facies metamorphism in the MCB and a Neoproterozoic (Cadomian) orogenic event in the SW Urals. Three pre-Ordovician deformation phases can be identified in the MCB. The first SSE-vergent, isoclinal folding phase (D₁) is younger than the intrusion of mafic dykes (Pb/Pb-single zircon: 1350 Ma) and older than the eclogite-facies metamorphism. High P/low T eclogite-facies metamorphism is bracketed by D₁ and the intrusion of the Achmerovo granite (Pb/Pb-single zircon: ≤970 Ma). An extensional, sinistral, top-down-to-NW directed shearing (D₂) is correlated with the first exhumation of the MCB. E-vergent folding and thrusting (D₃) occurred at retrograde greenschist-facies metamorphic conditions. The tremolite ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar cooling age (718±5 Ma) of amphibolitic eclogite and muscovite ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar cooling ages (about 550 Ma) of mica schists indicate that a maximum temperature of 500±50 °C was not reached during the Neoproterozoic orogeny. The style and timing of the Neoproterozoic orogeny show similarities to the Cadomian-aged Timan Range NW of the Polar Urals. Geochronological and thermochronological data together with the abrupt change in structural style and metamorphism east of the Zuratkul fault, suggest that the MCB is exotic with respect to the SE-margin of the East European Platform. Thus, the MCB is named the ‘Beloretzk Terrane’. Recognition of the ‘Beloretzk Terrane’ and the Neoproterozoic orogeny at the eastern margin of Baltica has important implications for Neoproterozoic plate reconstruction and suggests that the eastern margin of Baltica might have lain close to the Avalonian–Cadomian belt.     

扬子地块西南缘大红山群石榴白云母-长石石英片岩的白云母40Ar-39Ar定年及其地质意义

大红山群是扬子地块西南缘出露的古元古代结晶基底,主要经历了绿片岩相-低角闪岩相变质作用.本研究对大红山群老厂河组变质中酸性岩和变质沉积岩——石榴白云母-长石石英片岩中的白云母进行了40Ar-39Ar测年,得到三个样品的坪年龄和40Ar/39Ar等时线年龄结果较统一,坪年龄代表的变质年龄分别为837.7±4.2Ma、839.6±4.2Ma和844.2±4.2Ma.变质沉积岩和变质中酸性岩的变质时代类似,均介于837～845Ma.大红山群变质基性岩中变质锆石的U-Pb定年年龄为849±12Ma(杨红等,2012),40Ar-39Ar测年数据与锆石定年数据相结合,说明大红山群古元古代结晶基底中的火山岩和沉积岩均在新元古代经历了同期变质作用,其主期低角闪岩相变质作用发生于新元古代837～850Ma.结合前人发表的扬子西缘～750Ma的变质年龄,扬子西缘从北向南的区域变质作用时限可扩展到750 ～850Ma.此外,扬子西缘存在750～850Ma的岩浆事件,本文研究结果说明,扬子地块西缘在新元古代不仅发生了大规模岩浆作用,也发生了750～850Ma的区域变质作用,扬子西缘存在新元古代的岩浆-变质事件.岩浆事件与变质事件之间可能存在相关性,即新元古代岩浆作用引起了扬子西缘的区域动力热流变质作用.     

扬子地块西北缘刘家坪地区大滩花岗岩体年代学、地球化学及其构造环境

对扬子地块西北缘后龙门山地区大滩花岗岩体进行了锆石U-Pb年代学和岩石地球化学研究,以便对其形成时代和岩石成因进行约束.研究结果表明,大滩花岗岩体中锆石均发育岩浆韵律环带结构,具有较高的Th/U比值(0.22 ～ 1.57),为岩浆成因锆石.LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年结果表明其形成于806±19Ma(MSWD=0.56),为新元古代晚期.大滩花岗岩体具有高SiO2(74.12％～77.10％)和较高的Al2O3(11.86％ ～ 12.56％)含量,A/CNK在0.95～1.05之间(平均为1.01),属过铝质花岗岩,具有I型花岗岩特征;稀土元素总量(∑REE)为(97.69～ 189.60)×10-6(平均为140.85×10-6),稀土元素配分曲线显示具Eu弱—中等亏损的轻稀土富集型;高场强元素(Th、Nb、Ta、P等)具有明显的负异常,大离子亲石元素(Rb、Sr、Ti等)具有明显的负异常.岩体是以火成岩部分熔融形成的花岗质岩浆上升侵位过程中形成的,是一种典型的壳源成因类型.大滩花岗岩体岩浆起源于下地壳,是新元古代扬子地块西北缘活动大陆边缘俯冲以及弧陆碰撞造山作用导致的地壳增厚下地壳部分熔融的产物,形成于同碰撞(挤压环境)向碰撞后(伸展环境)转化阶段,即后造山期,是Rodinia超大陆初始裂解阶段产物.     

Petrographic and structural analysis of the Precambrian rocks in the Zalbi Sector,northwest Léré, Chad

The northwestern part of southwest Chad is one of the best regions to find exposed Precambrian terrains and their Phanerozoic cover. In this area, it is easy to establish the lithostratigraphic and structural relationships between sedimentary and granitic rocks, greenstone belts and dolerite dykes. Based on petrographic and structural studies, we distinguished the greenstone belts that belong to the Neoproterozoic Zalbi Series. The Neoproterozoic greenstone belts that are intruded by three generations of Pan-African granitoids (gabbro-diorite, biotite monzogranite and leucogranite) host the mineral resources in the region. The Precambrian rocks are covered by Cretaceous shale, sandstone and microconglomerate in the Kebbi Basin, and intruded by dolerite dykes. These late dolerite dykes, have a continental tholeiitic composition, which is supported by the presence of orthopyroxene in the mineralogical assemblage. Structurally, two major deformation events are present in the Zalbi Series. The earliest D₁ event is the most intensive and is associated with vertical to subvertical north-trending S₁ foliation, a vertical L₁ lineation and P₁ folds; the metamorphism associated with this phase is equilibrated in greenschist facies conditions. The second D₂ event is discrete and is characterised by large-amplitude folds and fractures.     

Neoproterozoic ana texts of the yunkai metamorphic Complex; Evidence from U-Pb geochronology of zircon in migniatite北大核心CSCD

In order to determine the migmatization time of the Preeambrian metamorphic basement(the Yunkai metamorphic complex) of the Yunkai terrain, a study of LA-MC-1CP-MS U-Pb dating of zircon in matrixes and felsic veins of mig-matites from the Tiantangshan Group. Results show that the inherited magmatic cores of zircon grains from the matrix of migmatite have oscillatory zoning and yield a U-Pb age of 1086 ±24 Ma, representing the pmtolith age, whereas the metamprohic rims of zircon grains from the felsic vein of migmatite yield an age of 852. 6±8. 8 Ma, representing the timing of the anatex is (migmatization). These results imply that there is a Mesoproterozoic metamorphic basement with a Neoproterozoic anatexis event in the Yunkai area. The timing of this anatexis event is consistent with that of the Sibao Movement. Therefore, we conclude that the timing of the anataxis could be an important geological record for the amalgamation of the Yangtze and Cathaysian blocks.     

华南早新元古代莲沱组地层磁倾角偏低研究及其古地理意义

华南莲沱组最新的年龄结果表明,其时代结束于715Ma,因此,准确确定莲沱组的古纬度对"雪球地球"的研究具有重要意义。通过对莲沱组红层进行等温剩磁各向异性研究,获得其磁倾角校正因子为0.8719,校正后的磁倾角为70.4°,对比热退磁实验测得的莲沱组磁倾角为67.8°,则其磁倾角偏低量为2.6°。通过校正前后的磁倾角分别计算古纬度,获得磁倾角偏低所引起的古纬度变化为3.9°±6°。通过对比华南与澳大利亚-东南极板块的720Ma古地理位置,发现这一时期冰碛岩从中纬度到赤道广泛分布,验证了当时的"雪球地球"环境。     

江南造山带东段800～780Ma陆内裂谷岩浆活动——来自浙皖赣邻区约790Ma铝质A型花岗岩的证据

对江南造山带东段浙皖赣邻区的灵山花岗斑岩进行了同位素年代学和岩石地球化学研究。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄测定结果表明,灵山花岗斑岩形成于791.8±2.6Ma。在岩石地球化学组成上,灵山花岗斑岩具有高Si,高TFe O/(TFe O+Mg O)值,低Mg、Ca、Mn和P,显示出过铝质的特征(A/CNK=1.04~1.18);微量元素富集Rb、Ga、Th、Zr、Y,贫Sr、P、Ti、Ba;稀土元素总量较高,轻、重稀土元素分异较明显,并表现出强烈的负Eu异常,这些特点与典型的铝质A型花岗岩一致。地球化学特征和前人研究成果表明,灵山花岗斑岩形成于陆内裂谷环境,最有可能来源于早期初生地壳的部分熔融。结合前人研究成果认为,800~780Ma的岩浆活动是华南新元古代一期重要的构造岩浆事件,该期岩浆活动不仅在华南新元古代盆地的形成过程中扮演了重要角色,而且在该时期构造环境的探讨、板溪期沉积旋回时限的标定等方面都发挥了重要作用。     

Sedimentology,depositional environments and significance of an Ediacaran salt‐withdrawal minibasin,Billy Springs Formation,Flinders Ranges,South Australia

The late Ediacaran Billy Springs Formation is a little‐studied, mudstone‐dominated unit deposited in the Adelaide Rift Complex of South Australia. Sediments are exposed in an approximately 11 km × 15 km synclinal structure interpreted as a salt‐withdrawal minibasin. The stratigraphic succession is characterized by convolute‐laminated slump deposits, rhythmically laminated silty mudstones, rare diamictites and fining‐upward turbidite lithofacies. Lithofacies are the product of deposition in a deepwater slope or shelf setting, representing one of the few such examples preserved within the larger basin. Although exact correlations with other formations are unclear, the Billy Springs Formation probably represents the distal portion of a highstand systems tract, and is overlain by coarser sediments of the upper Pound Subgroup. Diamictite intervals are interpreted to be the product of mass flow processes originating from nearby emergent diapirs, in contrast to previous studies that suggest a glacial origin for extrabasinal clasts. Within the spectrum of outcropping minibasins around the world, the sediments described here are unique in their dominantly fine‐grained nature and overall lithological homogeneity. Exposures such as these provide an opportunity to better understand the sedimentological processes that operate in these environments, and provide an analogue for similar settings in the subsurface that act as hydrocarbon reservoir‐trap systems.     

南秦岭城口火山岩锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年和地球化学研究

南秦岭大巴山城口断裂带出露一套玄武安山岩、安山岩组合,火山岩锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年测试结果为716±4Ma,表明其为新元古代岩浆产物;岩石地球化学研究表明火山岩富集轻稀土元素,原始地幔标准化微量元素蛛网图显示以富集大离子亲石元素Cs、Ba、Th、U及高场强元素分异为特征,Nb、Ta强烈亏损以及低的Ti(Ti O_20.85%)含量,与典型的岛弧火山岩相似;微量元素La/Nb、Th/Yb及Hf/Ta比值特征也显示岛弧岩浆属性,相对高的Zr/Y、Ta/Yb和低的Zr/Nb比值区别于大洋岛弧火山岩,具有明显的大陆亲缘性,表明城口火山岩形成于陆缘岛弧环境。综合已有的地质、地球化学及同位素年代学研究表明新元古代晚期扬子板块北缘及南秦岭地区为一活动陆缘岩浆杂岩弧,暗示中国华南板块很可能位于Rodinia超大陆的边缘部位。     

周庵铜镍-铂族矿床锆石U-Pb年代学、地球化学及Sr-Nd同位素特征:对周庵基性-超基性岩体及矿床成因的探讨

周庵铜镍铂族矿床位于南秦岭构造带北缘,商丹断裂带南侧。岩体隐伏于新生代沉积物和中元古代大雀山组地层之下,主要由二辉橄榄岩组成,见有少量纯橄榄岩、角闪岩、辉长岩,岩体大部分经受了蛇纹石化、次闪石化、绿泥石化等蚀变作用,矿体主要赋存于周庵岩体与大雀山组地层的内接触带。对辉长岩的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年表明周庵岩体形成于621±1.5Ma,形成时代为新元古代晚期。Sr-Nd同位素测试得到的Sm-Nd等时线年龄为622±59Ma,与锆石U-Pb年龄一致。(~(87)Sr/~(86)Sr)_t=0.705726~0.706655,(~(147)Nd/~(144)Nd)_t=0.511730~0.511863,ε_(Nd)(t)=-2.05~0.55,显示弱富集的特征。超基性岩主量元素含量显示岩体m/f值为4.47~4.99,为铁质超基性岩,Cu、Ni含量与烧失量之间没有相关关系。矿石和不含矿岩体具相同的稀土元素配分模式,显示轻稀土富集,具弱的正Eu异常。微量元素特征显示Rb、Pb强烈富集,Nb、Ta相对亏损,说明岩浆受到了地壳物质的混染。综合分析认为周庵岩体形成与新元古代晚期,岩浆来源于软流圈地幔,代表Rodinia超大陆裂解事件在南秦岭的地质记录。岩浆侵位时受到了地壳物质的强烈混染,利用Nd同位素估算得混染程度为18.57%,这可能是促发岩浆体系达到硫饱和而发生金属硫化物熔离的主要因素。