Feldspar multi-elevated-temperature post-IR IRSL dating of the Wulanmulun Paleolithic site and its implication

The Wulanmulun site found in 2010 is an important Paleolithic site in Ordos (China), from which lots of stone and bone artifacts and mammalian fossils have been recovered. It was previously dated by radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) techniques on quartz. To further confirm the reliability of the chronology constructed based on OSL ages and test the applicability of the recently developed pIRIR procedure on sediments from northern China, twenty-four sediment samples (including eolian, lacustrine and fluvio-eolian sands) from the site were determined using the multi-elevated-temperature post-IR IRSL (MET-pIRIR or pIRIR) procedure on potassium feldspar. The results show that the studied samples have two MET-pIRIR D_e preheat plateaus (280–320 and 340–360 °C), and the bleaching rates of the luminescence signals are associated with sample ages and stimulation temperatures. All the pIRIR ages (7–155 ka) corrected for anomalous fading and residual dose obtained after solar bleaching for 15 h are larger than the corresponding quartz OSL ages (4–66 ka) previously determined, even for the young eolian samples (<10 ka). But the corrected IRSL(50 °C) ages (6–85 ka) are broadly consistent with the quartz ages. It appears that the IRSL(50 °C) ages are more reliable, although this contradicts the previously results obtained by other people. On the other hand, we also obtained an extended age plateau between the stimulation temperatures of 50 and 290 °C in the plot of age versus stimulation temperature (A-T plot) by subtracting different residual doses obtained after different bleaching times. The reliability of the plateau ages requires further investigation. For the sediment samples from this site, quartz should be more suitable for dating than K-feldspar, and the quartz OSL ages of 50–65 ka for its cultural layer should be reliable.     

内蒙古敖汉旗辉绿岩脉体LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学——对赤峰-开原深断裂活动的指示

辉绿岩脉作为来源于地幔的脉体,可作为深断裂活动的标志.在赤峰敖汉旗1：5万区调工作中,在邢家窝铺古元古代宝音图群中识别出近东西向展布的辉绿岩脉.辉绿岩脉锆石U-Pb LA-ICP-MS年龄显示603~521 Ma、450 Ma、259~262 Ma、237 Ma、（167.4±3.0）Ma等5组年龄.其中最小年龄（167.4±3.0）Ma代表了辉绿岩脉体的形成年龄.反映了赤峰-开原深断裂在中侏罗世的活化;其余几组年龄也与赤峰地区不同期次的岩浆活动相对应.结合前人资料总结了赤峰-开原深断裂的形成与演化.     

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.     

吉林省下三叠统卢家屯组LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年及其地质意义

卢家屯组按岩性组合自下而上分为影背山砾岩段、漏斗山杂色岩段、杨树河子黑色岩段,前人采集到的Palaeanodonta-Palaeomutela动物群、Pleuroneia? sp.和叶肢介等生物化石组合指示时代为二叠纪。本次对九台市影背山双顶山卢家屯组建组剖面下、中、上段进行了系统的碎屑锆石U-Pb同位素年代学研究,证实卢家屯组由下至上存在3个最小锆石年龄峰值,分别为(283.4±7.9)、(262.4±3.9)、(255.5±5.8) Ma,确定了卢家屯组的上限为晚二叠世。根据卢家屯组中碎屑锆石存在1 800 Ma和2 500 Ma左右的典型华北板块基底年龄,认为华北板块北缘与其北侧地块群最终闭合时间应为P₃-T₁。     

内蒙古阿钦楚鲁二长花岗岩锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年龄及地球化学特征

阿钦楚鲁二长花岗岩体位于西伯利亚板块东南缘查干敖包奥尤特朝不楞早古生代构造-岩浆岩带中段, 主要岩石类型为中细粒二长花岗岩和中粗粒二长花岗岩。SHRIMP锆石U-Pb同位素定年结果表明, 阿钦楚鲁二长花岗岩的成岩年龄为(296.3±3.8) Ma, 为华力西晚期。岩石地球化学分析结果表明:阿钦楚鲁二长花岗岩富硅, w(SiO₂)为73.48%~74.22%, 过铝质, w(Al₂O₃)为13.63%~14.01%, A/CNK值为1.04~1.10, 碱质含量较高, w(K₂O)+w(Na₂O)为8.08%~8.54%, 里特曼指数(σ)为2.13~2.46, 相对富钾, K₂O/Na₂O值为1.31~1.54, 属高钾钙碱性系列。该岩石富集大离子亲石元素Rb、Sr、Ba和轻稀土元素(LREE), 相对亏损Ta、Nb、Ti等高场强元素, 稀土元素总量为(112.05~130.16)×10^-6, 中等Eu负异常(δEu=0.52~0.65), 稀土元素配分曲线呈现出略微右倾型, 轻稀土较陡, 重稀土较缓, 具有向A型花岗岩过渡的后碰撞高钾花岗岩特征;岩石具有较低的⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr初始值(0.703 849~0.704 236)和正的ε_Nd(t)值(4.2~4.3), 反映其物质来源可能主要为幔源岩浆底侵作用形成的新生大陆地壳。基于上述分析研究和构造环境判别, 结合区域对比, 推测阿钦楚鲁二长花岗岩为在岩石圈由挤压增厚向伸展体制转换的动力学背景下, 由于俯冲板片的断离, 造成软流圈上涌和岩石圈地幔的部分熔融, 而部分幔源岩浆底侵到地壳的下部或者呈基性侵入体的形式侵入地壳, 引起上部地壳的熔融而形成后碰撞高钾钙碱性花岗岩。     

内蒙古阿巴嘎旗乌和尔楚鲁图钼矿区成矿斑岩的岩石地球化学特征与年代学

乌和尔楚鲁图钼矿床位于国内重要的二连东乌旗钼矿成矿带中,为近几年新发现的斑岩型钼矿床.本次就该矿床成矿岩体的地球化学及其U-Pb年代学开展相关研究.结果表明: 矿区中的成矿岩体属过铝质、高钾钙碱性系列;富集大离子亲石元素(LILE)、亏损高场强元素(HFSE),具有与南岭型花岗岩相似的地球化学特征.锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年显示,与乌和尔楚鲁图钼矿床成矿有关的花岗斑岩形成于中侏罗世((160 ± 1)Ma).因此,可推测乌和尔楚鲁图钼矿床斑岩型钼矿的成矿时代为燕山早期.综合研究认为乌和尔楚鲁图斑岩型钼矿床形成于后碰撞的构造环境.     

青海祁漫塔格地区虎头崖矿床Ⅵ矿带花岗岩的成岩时代、地球化学特征和成因

利用LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb法,测得与成矿有关的青海祁漫塔格地区虎头崖矿床Ⅵ矿带花岗岩的成岩年龄为(233.6±1.8) Ma(MSWD=1.2,n=17)。地球化学特征显示:花岗岩属高钾钙碱性、弱过铝质花岗岩;样品的稀土元素组成以总体右倾,轻、重稀土分异明显和具明显的负铕异常为特征;微量元素具有富集Rb、Th、U、La、Nd等大离子亲石元素,亏损Ba、Sr、Nb、P、Ti等元素的特点。Sr-Nd同位素组成特征显示,花岗岩的源区可能是富集岩石圈地幔。初步研究认为,虎头崖矿床Ⅵ矿带花岗岩可能形成于中、晚三叠世碰撞后碰撞的构造背景下。     

Conceptual modelling to assess how the interplay of hydrological connectivity,catchment storage and tracer dynamics controls nonstationary water age estimates

Although catchment storage is an intrinsic control on the rainfall–runoff response of streams, direct measurement remains a major challenge. Coupled models that integrate long‐term hydrometric and isotope tracer data are useful tools that can provide insights into the dynamics of catchment storage and the volumes of water involved. In this study, we use a tracer‐aided hydrological model to characterize catchment storage as a dynamic control on system function related to streamflow generation, which also allows direct estimation of the nonstationarity of water ages. We show that in a wet Scottish upland catchment dominated by runoff generation from riparian peats (histosols) with high water storage, nonstationarity in water age distributions is only clearly detectable during more extreme wet and dry periods. This is explained by the frequency and longevity of hydrological connectivity and the associated relative importance of flow paths contributing younger or older waters to the stream. Generally, these saturated riparian soils represent large mixing zones that buffer the time variance of water age and integrate catchment‐scale partial mixing processes. Although storage simulations depend on model performance, which is influenced by input variability and the degree of isotopic damping in the stream, a longer‐term storage analysis of this model indicates a system that is only sensitive to more extreme hydroclimatic variability. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

地下水测年方法及其在地震监测中的应用展望

对地下水动力学特征的观测与研究,是地震前兆监测的重要方法之一。地下水动力学研究中,利用地下水测年方法,可以对地下水的补给、径流特征及更新能力作出定性和定量的分析。本文介绍了近年来国际上常用的地下水测年方法,总结了前人在该领域的主要研究进展,重点分析了地下水更新能力与地震前兆信息的关系、地下水运动规律与地震构造活动的关系以及地下水浅层补给与异常干扰排除的方法等。已有的研究成果表明,地下水年龄的测定与分析方法对于了解监测点映震能力、评价构造活动与地震活动程度,以及在观测资料异常变化的现场核实等方面,可以发挥重要作用。     

2014年云南鲁甸M_S6.5地震人员死亡年龄分布特征

通过收集到鲁甸地震分县(区)地震人员死亡统计表,对死亡人员的年龄、性别、死亡原因、死亡地点等情况进行分类分析,得到鲁甸地震人员死亡类型和死亡人员年龄总体分布特征。并分别对因房屋倒塌、因崩塌滑坡、因抢救无效致死人员年龄分布特征,性别—年龄分布特征等地震人员死亡年龄分布特征进行总结分析。同时与国内同类研究相比,鲁甸地震造成的人员死亡具备地震人员死亡的普遍特征,同时具有山区、经济欠发达地区地震人员死亡的特性。