Precise U–Pb dating of Paleoproterozoic mafic dyke swarms of the Dharwar craton,India: Implications for the existence of the Neoarchean supercraton Sclavia

We report seven high precision U–Pb age determinations for mafic dykes from a number of major Precambrian swarms located in the Dharwar craton, south India. These new age results define two previously unrecognized widespread Paleoproterozoic dyking events at 2221–2209 and 2181–2177 Ma, and confirm a third at 2369–2365 Ma. Three parallel E–W trending mafic dykes from the petrographically and geochemically variable Bangalore dyke swarm, the most prominent swarm in the Dharwar craton, yield indistinguishable U–Pb baddeleyite ages of 2365.4 ± 1.0, 2365.9 ± 1.5 and 2368.6 ± 1.3 Ma, indicating rapid emplacement in less than five million years. A compilation of Paleoproterozoic U–Pb ages for mafic magmatic events worldwide indicates that the 2369–2365 Ma Bangalore dyke swarm represents a previously unrecognized pulse of mafic magmatism on Earth.     

Two cycles of voluminous pyroclastic volcanism and sedimentation related to episodic granite emplacement during the late Archean: Eastern Yilgarn Craton,Western Australia

The thick piles of late-Archean volcaniclastic sedimentary successions that overlie the voluminous greenstone units of the eastern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, record the important transition from the cessation in mafic-ultramafic volcanism to cratonisation between about 2690 and 2655 Ma. Unfortunately, an inability to clearly subdivide the superficially similar sedimentary successions and correlate them between the various geological terranes and domains of the eastern Yilgarn Craton has led to uncertainty about the timing and nature of the region's palaeogeographic and palaeotectonic evolution. Here, we present the results of some 2025 U–Pb laser-ablation-ICP-MS analyses and 323 Sensitive High-Resolution Ion Microprobe (SHRIMP) analyses of detrital zircons from 14 late-Archean felsic clastic successions of the eastern Yilgarn Craton, which have enabled correlation of clastic successions. The results of our data, together with those compiled from previous studies, show that the post-greenstone sedimentary successions include two major cycles that both commenced with voluminous pyroclastic volcanism and ended with widespread exhumation and erosion associated with granite emplacement. Cycle One commences with an influx of rapidly reworked feldspar-rich pyroclastic debris. These units, here-named the Early Black Flag Group, are dominated by a single population of detrital zircons with an average age of 2690–2680 Ma. Thick (up to 2 km) dolerite bodies, such as the Golden Mile Dolerite, intrude the upper parts of the Early Black Flag Group at about 2680 Ma. Incipient development of large granite domes during Cycle One created extensional basins predominantly near their southeastern and northwestern margins (e.g., St Ives, Wallaby, Kanowna Belle and Agnew), into which the Early Black Flag Group and overlying coarse mafic conglomerate facies of the Late Black Flag Group were deposited. The clast compositions and detrital-zircon ages of the late Black Flag Group detritus match closely the nearby and/or stratigraphically underlying successions, thus suggesting relatively local provenance. Cycle Two involved a similar progression to that observed in Cycle One, but the age and composition of the detritus were notably different. Deposition of rapidly reworked quartz-rich pyroclastic deposits dominated by a single detrital-zircon age population of 2670–2660 Ma heralded the beginning of Cycle Two. These coarse-grained quartz-rich units, are name here the Early Merougil Group. The mean ages of the detrital zircons from the Early Merougil Group match closely the age of the peak in high-Ca (quartz-rich) granite magmatism in the Yilgarn Craton and thus probably represent the surface expression of the same event. Successions of the Late Merougil Group are dominated by coarse felsic conglomerate with abundant volcanic quartz. Although the detrital zircons in these successions have a broad spread of age, the principal sub-populations have ages of about 2665 Ma and thus match closely those of the Early Merougil Group. These successions occur most commonly at the northwestern and southeastern margins of the granite batholiths and thus are interpreted to represent resedimented units dominted by the stratigraphically underlying packages of the Early Merougil Group. The Kurrawang Group is the youngest sedimentary units identified in this study and is dominated by polymictic conglomerate with clasts of banded iron formation (BIF), granite and quartzite near the base and quartz-rich sandstone units containing detrital zircons aged up to 3500 Ma near the top. These units record provenance from deeper and/or more-distal sources. We suggest here that the principal driver for the major episodes of volcanism, sedimentation and deformation associated with basin development was the progressive emplacement of large granite batholiths. This interpretation has important implication for palaeogeographic and palaeotectonic evolution of all late-Archean terranes around the world.     

Paleomagnetic study of NeoArchean–Paleoproterozoic dykes in the Kaapvaal Craton

431 oriented samples were collected from 27 dolerite dykes at 17 sites, belonging to 2.95, 2.65, and 1.90 Ga swarms, that trend SE, E and NE, respectively from the Bushveld Igneous Complex into the eastern Kaapvaal Craton (ages determined by Olsson et al., 2010; Olsson in Söderlund et al., 2010). Samples were analyzed for paleomagnetism and also anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS). For the 2.95 Ga SE-trending dykes high temperature/coercivity ‘P’ component has unblocking temperatures up to 590 °C and coercivity 40–90 mT and demonstrate SSW declination and intermediate positive inclination. Based on positive contact and conglomerate tests we argue for a primary origin of this component. The paleopole (BAD), calculated from ‘P’ component, does not correspond to any of the previously obtained Archean–Paleoproterozoic paleopoles for the Kaapvaal Craton, and represents a new key pole for 2.95 Ga. The high-coercivity ‘H’ component for the 2.65 Ga-old E-trending dykes has a SSW declination and steep positive inclination. Paleomagnetic pole (RYK), recalculated from this component, is close to the paleopoles, obtained by Wingate (1998) and Strik et al. (2007) for 2.78 Ga Ventersdorp volcanics. The third group, NE-trending dykes of the 1.90 Ga Black Hill swarm demonstrate an ‘M’ component with dual polarity high-coercivity component with SSE-declination and negative intermediate inclination. The paleopole (BHD), calculated from this component is close to the 1.87 Ga pole of the Kaapvaal Craton obtained by Hanson et al. (2004). Overprint directions include a very well developed thermo-chemical overprint (Dec = 329° Inc = −36°), which is believed to be associated with a ∼0.18 Ga regional ‘Karoo’ thermal event.     

黄龙洞年轻石笋的~(210)Pb测年研究

利用210Pb测年法对来自亚洲季风系统相互作用的青藏高原边缘区、高海拔的黄龙洞两根年轻石笋进行了测年研究,数据分析结果显示黄龙洞石笋顶部的210Pb放射性活度随距离呈指数衰变,衰变的趋势逐渐减缓,表明所研究的石笋中含有过剩的210Pb,样品顶部年龄小于100a。对黄龙洞石笋过剩210Pb数据进行非线性拟合,计算出两根石笋的平均沉积速率分别为0.104mm/a和0.143mm/a,与利用230Th测年法得到的沉积速率在定年误差范围之内一致,表明黄龙洞的210Pb测年数据是可靠的,通过计算石笋的沉积速率,可以建立近百年的石笋记录。研究表明,利用210Pb测年方法可以判断石笋(或石笋顶部)是否为100a内沉积的年轻石笋,弥补230Th法测定年轻石笋年龄的不足,有利于建立更加精确的石笋年代标尺,对探讨洞穴现代沉积记录和现代气象数据之间的相关性,明确洞穴石笋δ18O值所指示的气候环境含义具有重要意义。     

Penglai Zircon Megacrysts: A Potential New Working Reference Material for Microbeam Determination of Hf–O Isotopes and U–Pb Age

We introduce a potential new working reference material – natural zircon megacrysts from an Early Pliocene alkaline basalt (from Penglai, northern Hainan Island, southern China) – for the microbeam determination of O and Hf isotopes, and U–Pb age dating. The Penglai zircon megacrysts were found to be fairly homogeneous in Hf and O isotopes based on large numbers of measurements by LA-multiple collector (MC)-ICP-MS and SIMS, respectively. Precise determinations of O isotopes by isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) and Hf isotopes by solution MC-ICP-MS were in good agreement with the statistical mean of microbeam measurements. The mean δ¹⁸O value of 5.31 ± 0.10‰ (2s) by IRMS and the mean ¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf value of 0.282906 ± 0.0000010 (2s) by solution MC-ICP-MS are the best reference values for the Penglai zircons. SIMS and isotope dilution-TIMS measurements yielded consistent ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages within analytical uncertainties, and the preferred ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age was found to be 4.4 ± 0.1 Ma (95% confidence interval). The young age and variably high common Pb content make the Penglai zircons unsuitable as a primary U–Pb age reference material for calibration of unknown samples by microbeam analysis; however, they can be used as a secondary working reference material for quality control of U–Pb age determination for young (particularly < 10 Ma) zircon samples.     

江西通江岭铜（钨）矿床石榴子石和锆石LA- ICP- MS 原位U- Pb定年及其地质意义

长江中下游发育众多斑岩- 矽卡岩型多金属矿床,由于缺乏精确的成矿时代数据,制约了对这些矿床成因和动力学背景的认识。通江岭铜钨矿位于长江中下游Fe- Cu- Au成矿带九瑞矿集区北侧,为近期新发现的斑岩- 矽卡岩型矿床,经济矿物主要为黄铜矿和少量白钨矿,呈细脉状和浸染状产于斑岩与矽卡岩中。本文对赋矿岩体花岗闪长斑岩中的锆石和含矿矽卡岩中石榴子石进行LA- ICP- MS U- Pb同位素精确定年,锆石206Pb/238U的加权年龄为146. 3±0. 9 Ma（2σ,MSWD=1. 13, n=33）,石榴子石206Pb/238U加权平均年龄为142. 9±2. 1 Ma（2σ,MSWD=1. 2, n=17）,表明矽卡岩和岩体形成时代相近,成岩成矿作用过程连续。通江岭铜钨矿成岩、成矿时代与九瑞矿集区典型矿床成岩、成矿时代一致,同时也与长江中下游地区铜陵、安庆和部分鄂东南的典型铜多金属矿床成岩、成矿时代基本一致,均属于长江中下游成矿带晚侏罗世—早白垩世多金属成矿作用事件的产物。     

扬子克拉通拉伸系莲沱组年代框架与沉积过程

扬子克拉通保存的独特拉伸纪晚期碎屑岩建造为研究新元古代中期演化提供了绝佳素材,内部丰富的凝灰岩夹层和同位素年龄也为扬子克拉通新元古代中期演化提供有效的年代学约束。然而扬子克拉通拉伸系莲沱组内部演化缺少年代学约束,制约了拉伸纪晚期扬子克拉通的沉积演化研究。本研究通过野外地质调查,采用LA-ICP-MS技术获取莲沱组底界(神农架)凝灰岩锆石U-Pb谐和年龄为763.1±6.2 Ma,莲沱组下部陆相地层中获得(鹤峰)的凝灰岩锆石U-Pb谐和年龄761.8±7.1 Ma,莲沱组中下部海陆过渡段获得通山(764.1±3.5 Ma)、长阳(751.5±6.3 Ma)、神农架(752.1±6.5 Ma)三组凝灰岩锆石U-Pb谐和年龄。莲沱组顶部海相地层获得729.6±9.2 Ma(皖南休宁组)、722.4±4.5 Ma(神农架)凝灰岩锆石U-Pb谐和年龄,以及城口龙潭河组凝灰岩锆石U-Pb谐和年龄(712.4±6.4 Ma)。这些凝灰岩锆石年龄数据和地层序列表明：820～770 Ma扬子克拉通普遍处于暴露剥蚀环境,770～750 Ma开始沉积陆相-海陆过渡相莲沱组,750 Ma之后扬子克拉通过渡到海...     

藏南南木林地区闪长岩脉的发现及其地质意义

在拉萨地体中南部南木林地区发现了侵入于晚古生代盆地中的闪长岩脉,并对其开展了岩石学、锆石U-Pb年代学和全岩主微量元素地球化学研究,以探讨其岩石成因和构造背景。野外地质调查和岩石学研究表明,闪长岩脉以岩枝或岩株状顺层侵入于晚古生代地层中,以闪长岩、石英闪长岩和辉石闪长岩为主。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年获得58.31±0.39 Ma、60.53±0.96 Ma、61.75±0.44 Ma、65.02±0.31 Ma和68.71±0.92 Ma五组年代学数据,显示其为晚白垩世晚期到古新世岩浆活动的产物。岩石具有较低含量的SiO₂(49.58%～55.61%),较高含量的Al₂O₃(16.56%～17.38%)、MgO(3.09%～5.48%)和Mg^#值(45～55),属于高钾钙碱性—钾玄质系列准铝质岩石。稀土元素标准化配分型式呈右倾式,稀土元素总含量低,轻重稀土分异中等,具有微弱的Eu异常(δEu=0.85～0.95),微量元素蛛网图显示富集大离子亲石元素(Rb、Ba、K)和轻稀土元素,亏损高场...     

云南邦棍尖山花岗岩的岩石学、地球化学和年代学特征对离子吸附型稀土成矿的制约

云南陇川龙安稀土矿是云南境内唯一开采的离子吸附型稀土(iREE)矿床,其成矿母岩为邦棍尖山花岗岩。近年来该花岗岩风化壳中相继发现了一系列iREE矿化点甚至矿床,其中不乏重稀土(HREE)矿。本文选取邦棍尖山南段的花岗岩进行岩石学、矿物学、地球化学和年代学等研究工作,并探讨其对iREE(甚至离子吸附型重稀土(iHREE))成矿的制约。邦棍尖山岩体的主要岩性为黑云母二长花岗岩,本研究测得花岗岩锆石U-Pb年龄为50.33 Ma(50.33±0.30 Ma, MSWD=0.15),形成于喜山期(古近纪),是目前发现的成矿母岩最年轻的iREE矿床。花岗岩具有以下地球化学特征：高硅高碱、低铁低镁,A/CNK>1.1,高钾-强过铝质,S型。岩体轻稀土(LREE)相对富集,轻重稀土分异较强烈(LREE/HREE为2.54～8.98),Eu负异常(δEu=0.06～0.17);微量元素显示出高Rb、Th,低Ba、Nb、Sr、Zr、Hf、Ti的特征,岩浆岩高度分异。邦棍尖山花岗岩中的(含)稀土矿物主要是榍石(∑REE=14506.24×10^-6,LREE/HREE=1.14,...     

陕西金堆城钼矿区花岗岩Sr、Nd、Pb同位素特征及其地质意义

通过对陕西金堆城钼矿区花岗斑岩体和八里坡斑岩体进行地球化学测试,测得金堆城斑岩体的SiO2含量为72.89%～74.06%,MgO为0.07%～0.3%,稀土总量为43.29×10-6～93.94×10-6,稀土元素配分曲线呈右倾型,具有明显的铕负异常和弱的负铈异常(δEu为0.43～0.78,δCe为0.74～0.86),富集大离子亲石元素K、Rb、U、Th和Sr等元素,亏损Ba、P和Ti等元素。八里坡斑岩体的SiO2含量为69.87%～70.80%,Al2O3 14.93%～15.46%,MgO 0.28%～0.48%,Sr/Y比值大于60,稀土总量为125.23×10-6～139.63×10-6,铕为无异常或微弱的正异常(δEu为0.98～1.04),铈为微弱的负异常(δCe为0.92～0.96),富集Ba、U、K等大离子亲石元素,而亏损P、Ta和Ti等元素。金堆城斑岩体和八里坡斑岩体的岩石类型为I型花岗岩,Pb同位素显示金堆城斑岩体的Pb主要来自下地壳,但有地幔物质的加入,八里坡斑岩体的Pb主要来自下地壳。金堆城斑岩体的ε(Nd,t)值为较低负值(-13.8～-15.2),但ε(Sr,t)变化较大,为-46.4～13.6,八里坡斑岩体具有负低ε(Nd,t)值(-20.4)和正高ε(Sr,t)值(64.5～65.2)。金堆城花岗斑岩和八里坡花岗斑岩的Sr、Nd、Pb同位素与华北地块相似,这两个岩体的源区为华北地块组成部分。