Crustal Uplift in the Longmen Shan Mountains Revealed by Isostatic Gravity Anomalies along the Eastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau

This study examines the relationship between high positive isostatic gravity anomalies (IGA), steep topography and lower crustal extrusion at the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. IGA data has revealed uplift and extrusion of lower crustal flow in the Longmen Shan Mountains (the LMS). Firstly, The high positive IGA zone corresponds to the LMS orogenic belt. It is shown that abrupt changes in IGA correspond to zones of abrupt change of topography, crustal thickness and rock density along the LMS. Secondly, on the basis of the Airy isostasy theory, simulations and inversions of the positive IGA were conducted using three-dimensional bodies. The results indicated that the LMS lacks a mountain root, and that the top surface of the lower crust has been elevated by 11 km, leading to positive IGA, tectonic load and density load. Thirdly, according to Watts’s flexural isostasy model, elastic deflection occurs, suggesting that the limited (i.e. narrow) tectonic and density load driven by lower crustal flow in the LMS have led to asymmetric flexural subsidence in the foreland basin and lifting of the forebulge. Finally, based on the correspondence between zones of extremely high positive IGA and the presence of the Precambrian Pengguan-Baoxing complexes in the LMS, the first appearance of erosion gravels from the complexes in the Dayi Conglomerate layer of the Chengdu Basin suggest that positive IGA and lower crustal flow in the LMS took place at 3.6 Ma or slightly earlier.     

Coalbed Methane-bearing Characteristics and Reservoir Physical Properties of Principal Target Areas in North China

The coalbed methane (CBM) resources in North China amounts up to 60% of total resources in China. North China is the most important CBM accumulation area in China. The coal beds of the Upper Paleozoic Taiyuan and Shanxi formations have a stable distribution. The coal reservoir of target areas such as Jincheng, Yanquan-Shouyang, Hancheng, Liulin, etc. have good CBM-bearing characteristics, high permeability and appropriate reservoir pressure, and these areas are the preferred target areas of CBM developing in China. The coal reservoirs of Wupu, Sanjiaobei, Lu'an, Xinmi, Anyang-Hebi, Jiaozuo, Xinggong and Huainan also have as good CBM-bearing characteristics, but the physical properties of coal reservoirs vary observably. So, further work should be taken to search for districts with high pressure, high permeability and good CBM-bearing characteristics. Crustal stresses have severe influence on the permeability of coal reservoirs in North China. From west to east, the crustal stress gradient increases, whil     

大陆科学钻探与深井地球物理长期观测研究最新进展

随着地球系统科学研究的深入开展以及解决人类所面临的环境、资源、防灾等科学问题的需要，20世纪90年代以来，世界大陆、大洋科学钻探工程研究以及在钻孔深井内进行的地震、地球物理长期观测得到飞速发展，并取得了初步的观测研究成果。本文介绍了日本、德国、美国在深井长期观测方面的最新进展和科研成果，结合中国现实情况，展示了中国大陆科学钻探工程江苏东海现场开展深井地球物理综合观测的初步方案及其观测研究前景。该深井观测站将成为中国第一个无地面干扰的综合性深井地球物理和流体长期实验观测站，预期可以获取客观真实的深井综合地球物理资料，开创中国零干扰条件下地球科学观测研究的崭新局面。     

前寒武纪沉积岩地球化学特征及其对地壳演化的指示意义

本文介绍了运用前寒武纪沉积岩地球化学特征推断地球早期地壳的组成、增生历史及太古—元古宙界面构造性质突变问题,这已成为国际前寒武纪地质研究的前沿课题,并已相继在世界典型的前寒武纪低级区及部分高级区开展了这一方面的研究工作,取得了一系列重要进展。     

青藏高原形成和演化的古地磁研究进展综述

20世纪80年代以来,特别是最近10年,中外古地磁学者在青藏高原获得了一大批古地磁数据,从构造古地磁角度,重建了青藏高原诸块体(喜马拉雅、拉萨地块、羌塘地块)的碰撞拼合过程,探讨了上述块体碰撞所造成的青藏高原陆内构造缩短量和变形模式。本文对近30年来青藏高原古地磁研究进行了回顾和总结,并在此基础上试图重建了中、新特提斯洋的演化过程,进一步探讨青藏高原形成和演化的动力学背景。     

中国埃达克岩的时空分布及其形成背景 附:《国内关于埃达克岩的争论》

中国的埃达克岩出露很广,几乎遍及全国各地(除两广和湘黔4省区外),主要集中在古亚洲洋造山带、吉林—黑龙江东部以及中国东部地区,其次为秦祁昆造山带、新特提斯造山带以及青藏高原,在中国南方仅有零星的分布。中国最早的埃达克岩位于赣东北蛇绿岩中(1000 Ma),最年轻的第三纪埃达克岩产于青藏高原(60～10 Ma)。中国各地的埃达克岩可大体分为O型和C型埃达克岩两类,主要反映了板块俯冲和地壳加厚2个不同的地球动力学背景。文中还讨论了不同地质时期由埃达克岩所指示的板块消减事件和陆壳加厚事件及其地球动力学意义。     

川滇构造带及其邻区的地壳结构与地震分布

综合前人资料分析了川—滇构造带及其邻区地壳－上地幔速度结构与地震分布的关系。结果表明,川—滇构造带具有同青藏高原地壳－上地幔结构相似的某些特征;地震活动主要沿安宁河断裂带和小江断裂带分布。震源以永仁、渡口和会理三地所在区域最浅,向四周渐深     

藏南确当地区高Sr/Y比值二云母花岗岩的形成机制及其构造动力学意义

最近的研究表明,喜马拉雅造山带普遍经历了大于30Ma的高温变质和部分熔融作用,形成了不同规模的混合岩或花岗岩。厘定这些地壳深熔岩浆的地球化学性质及其形成机理对于深化认识大型碰撞造山带的岩浆作用及其构造物理效应具有重要意义。在雅拉香波穹隆核部及其南部发育一系列类似的二云母花岗岩岩体,其中确当花岗岩侵入到二叠纪(?)复理石地层内。全岩地球化学测试结果表明,确当花岗岩具有与雅拉香波花岗岩、打拉花岗岩类似的特征,即①高SiO2(68.2%~69.3%)和铝(Al2O3>15.14%),低铁(TFeO<2.0%)和镁(MgO<1.5%),为富钠过铝质花岗岩;②富集LREE,亏损HREE,平坦的Ho到Lu稀土元素分布样式(Ho/Yb)N=1.2~1.4),无或微弱Eu负异常(Eu/Eu?=0.9~1.0);③较低的Y(<8.1×10-6)和 Yb(<0.7×10-6)含量,较高的Sr/Y(>37.5)和La/Yb(>29.3)比值。这些特征表明,确当花岗岩是以角闪岩为主和变泥质岩为辅组成的源区发生部分熔融的结果。     

大兴安岭东北部侏罗纪花岗岩类Sr-Nd同位素特征及其地质意义

大兴安岭东北部侏罗纪花岗岩类的Sr-Nd同位素研究结果表明,兴安地块侏罗纪花岗岩具有较低的初始锶值(0.7048～0.7065)、高的εNd(t)值(+0.23～+2.54)和较低的TDM2(0.76～0.95Ga),反映其源区物质主要为显生宙期间从亏损地幔增生的地壳物质。额尔古纳地块侏罗纪花岗岩具有相对较高的初始锶值(0.7057～0.7075)、较低的εNd(t)值(-2.47～-9.72)和较高的TDM2(1.16～1.7Ga),反映其源区物质主要为中—新元古代从亏损地幔增生的地壳物质。额尔古纳地块和兴安地块各自具有不同的地壳增生时期,表明它们具有不同的早期地壳演化历史。     

THREE-DIMENSIONAL S-WAVE VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION BASED ON AMBIENT NOISE ANALYSIS IN EASTERN NORTH

We apply ambient noise tomography to continuous vertical component broadband seismic data between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2011from the regional networks of 190 stations deployed by China Earthquake Administration in Hebei, Shanxi and Inner Mengolia. Ambient noise cross-correlations were performed to produce the Green's functions of each station-pair. Firstly, we used the multiple-filter analysis method to extract surface wave group and phase velocity dispersion curves from inter-station paths at periods from 7 to 40s. Then the study area was discretized into a 0.2°×0.2° grid to obtain the group and phase velocity distributions using O'ccam inversion method. After that, three dimensional (3-D) S-wave velocity structures from the surface down to 50km are inverted from group and phase velocities dispersion results. the results of S wave velocity distribution maps generally demonstrate good correlations with surface geological and tectonic features, and they also clearly revealed the lateral velocity variation in the crust. In the mid-upper crust, the basins are clearly resolved with low S wave velocity due to its thick sedimentary layer, and the Taihang and Yanshan uplifts show relative higher S wave velocity distribution. With the increase of depth (>30km), the S wave velocity distribution presents a contrary characteristic compared to that of the shallow layer, and the S wave velocity beneath the Taihang and Yanshan uplifts are much lower than basin areas, which is possibly correlated with the thickness of the crust. 3-D S wave velocity shows a low-velocity zone at~10~20km depth observed beneath the Tanshan-Hejian-Xintai-Cixian belt and Bohai Bay. the low-velocity zone at~20~30km depth beneath the Datong area may be associated with the thermal material in the crust-mantle. Our S wave velocity distribution maps clearly show that Taihang Mountains is not only the boundary of topography and tectonic zone, but also the transition zone of high and low S wave velocity.