Looking beneath the Stawell and Bendigo zones in Victoria,Australia: a view through the granite window

Abstract

Information, mainly from the granitic and silicic volcanic rocks in the Stawell, Bendigo and Melbourne structural zones in the state of Victoria, shows that the sources of both the S- and I-type rocks of the Stawell and Bendigo zones (SBZ) contrast in ages and chemistry with the sources of similar granitic rocks in the Melbourne Zone, consistent with the absence of the mainly Proterozoic Selwyn Block beneath most of the SBZ. Below a mid-crustal décollement in the SBZ, the crust is evidently highly variable and possibly includes thinned Proterozoic crust. There is geochronological evidence for ca 400 and ca 370?Ma granulite-grade metamorphic events here, and, after this double bout of metamorphism, and depletion in the silicic melt component, the constituents of the entire deep crust of the SBZ would have densities similar to those of overlying, much lower-grade Cambrian metabasaltic to boninitic rocks. Thus, granitic magmas may have formed here by partial melting of a variety of rock types, probably with back-arc affinities, with ages that may extend back to the Proterozoic. Therefore, the basement of the SBZ is unlikely to consist solely of thick ocean-floor rocks, as in some current interpretations.

1. KEY POINTS

2. The sources of the Devonian granitic rocks of the Stawell and Bendigo zones (SBZ) contrast in ages and chemistry with those of the Melbourne Zone granites.

3. Two Devonian granulite-facies events left the melt-depleted deep SBZ crust with densities similar to those of overlying Cambrian metabasaltic rocks.

4. The SBZ Devonian granitic magmas probably formed by partial melting of heterogeneous Proterozoic to Cambrian arc-related crust, below the mid-crustal décollement.

     

Deep crustal source of gneiss dome revealed by eclogite in migmatite (Montagne Noire,French Massif Central)

In orogens worldwide and throughout geologic time, large volumes of deep continental crust have been exhumed in domal structures. Extension-driven ascent of bodies of deep, hot crust is a very efficient mechanism for rapid heat and mass transfer from deep to shallow crustal levels and is therefore an important mechanism in the evolution of continents. The dominant rock type in exhumed domes is quartzofeldspathic gneiss (typically migmatitic) that does not record its former high-pressure (HP) conditions in its equilibrium mineral assemblage; rather, it records the conditions of emplacement and cooling in the mid/shallow crust. Mafic rocks included in gneiss may, however, contain a fragmentary record of a HP history, and are evidence that their host rocks were also deeply sourced. An excellent example of exhumed deep crust that retains a partial HP record is in the Montagne Noire dome, French Massif Central, which contains well-preserved eclogite (garnet+omphacite+rutile+quartz) in migmatite in two locations: one in the dome core and the other at the dome margin. Both eclogites record P ~ 1.5 ± 0.2 GPa at T  ~  700 ± 20°C, but differ from each other in whole-rock and mineral composition, deformation features (shape and crystallographic preferred orientation, CPO), extent of record of prograde metamorphism in garnet and zircon, and degree of preservation of inherited zircon. Rim ages of zircon in both eclogites overlap with the oldest crystallization ages of host gneiss at c. 310 Ma, interpreted based on zircon rare earth element abundance in eclogite zircon as the age of HP metamorphism. Dome-margin eclogite zircon retains a widespread record of protolith age (c. 470–450 Ma, the same as host gneiss protolith age), whereas dome-core eclogite zircon has more scarce preservation of inherited zircon. Possible explanations for differences in the two eclogites relate to differences in the protolith mafic magma composition and history and/or the duration of metamorphic heating and extent of interaction with aqueous fluid, affecting zircon crystallization. Differences in HP deformation fabrics may relate to the position of the eclogite facies rocks relative to zones of transpression and transtension at an early stage of dome development. Regardless of differences, both eclogites experienced HP metamorphism and deformation in the deep crust at c. 310 Ma and were exhumed by lithospheric extension—with their host migmatite—near the end of the Variscan orogeny. The deep crust in this region was rapidly exhumed from ~50 to <10 km, where it equilibrated under low-P/high-T conditions, leaving a sparse but compelling record of the deep origin of most of the crust now exposed in the dome.     

辽宁青城子地区印支期岩浆作用与找矿预测

大量研究表明辽宁青城子地区主要成矿作用与印支期岩浆活动有密切关系,为了进一步研究印支期岩浆活动与成矿关系,文章在详细野外工作的基础上,对印支期侵入岩体进行了岩石地球化学测试分析。结果表明,青城子地区印支期花岗岩的w(SiO₂)介于61.67%～77.69%,w(K₂O)介于3.96%～6.67%,w(Na₂O)为0.04%～4.42%,里特曼指数为0.57～5.19,多数小于3.3,主要为高钾钙碱性和钾玄岩系列;在以w(SiO₂)为横坐标、其他氧化物为纵坐标的哈克图解中,除了w(Na₂O)、w(K₂O)与w(SiO₂)的线性关系不明显外,其他氧化物均与w(SiO₂)呈线性关系,说明它们具有明显的岩浆演化关系;微量元素均富集大离子亲石元素,亏损高场强元素,原始地幔标准化配分曲线呈右倾模式,稀土元素球粒陨石标准化配分模式呈轻稀土元素富集、重稀土元素亏损的右倾模式;构造判别图指示了青城子地区印支期岩浆活动产于同碰撞大地...     

赣粤界山发现花岗伟晶岩型铍多金属矿

花岗伟晶岩型稀有金属矿床主要产出于后碰撞到非造山构造背景,同期多阶段复式岩体中,侧向侵位的晚阶段高分异花岗岩是有利的成矿母岩。南岭成矿带发育稀有金属矿化的花岗岩很多,花岗伟晶岩型稀有金属矿床却较罕见。贵东岩体具备花岗伟晶岩型稀有金属的成矿条件,“界山”有利于矿体保存。笔者通过野外查证,在贵东岩体赣粤界山附近的龟尾山和牛牯石地段均发现含绿柱石花岗伟晶岩,该花岗伟晶岩脉铍矿化强烈,脉体规模和矿物分带性特征表明其找矿潜力大,综合利用价值高。此发现不仅补充了南岭成矿带的稀有金属成矿类型,还表明二（白）云母花岗岩的小岩体周边也有可能发现花岗伟晶岩型铍多金属矿床。     

北山造山带南部奥陶纪—志留纪变质地层LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年

北山造山带东南部梧桐井地区广泛出露一套奥陶纪-志留纪地层, 有关其形成时代和区域地层对比仍存在较大分歧,极大的限制了对区域地质演化的认识。为进一步确定其形成时代,本文对该地区奥陶-志留系c岩组中的角闪绿帘黑云斜长片麻岩、白云母石英片岩及侵入其中的长英质岩脉进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年。获得206Pb/238U加权平均年龄分别为419.8±2.7 Ma、421.5±0.8 Ma和417.0±3.4 Ma,前两者年龄在误差范围内一致,侵入其中的脉体的年龄限定了该岩组年龄的下限;由此将前人划分的奥陶系-志留系c岩组确切的形成时代确定为约420 Ma,属晚志留世。结合原定为奥陶系-志留系b岩组获得2个锆石U-Pb单峰年龄分别为427 Ma和428 Ma, 属中志留世（Song Dongfang et al., 2016）,由此,将原奥陶纪-志留纪地层确定为志留纪地层,结合前人研究认为可能形成于早古生代古亚洲洋向敦煌地块俯冲相关的弧前盆地。     

东秦岭古生代伟晶岩稀有金属成矿特色与成矿条件分析

东秦岭伟晶岩区是秦岭造山带规模最大、稀有金属矿化最丰富的伟晶岩区.该区稀有金属矿化种类齐全,产出贫矿、铀矿化、铍矿化、锂矿化和复杂稀有金属矿化伟晶岩,以锂矿化和铀矿化伟晶岩为主.稀有金属伟晶岩类型丰富,包括绿柱石-铌铁矿亚型、锂辉石亚型、锂云母亚型和钠长石-锂辉石型.伟晶岩内部结构分带型式多样,包括对称分带、分层和均一结构.铀矿化伟晶岩分带简单,铍矿化和复杂稀有金属矿化伟晶岩以对称分带结构为主,锂矿化伟晶岩具有多种内部结构分带型式.伟晶岩分异演化程度跨度大.结晶分异影响着复杂稀有金属矿化伟晶岩的成矿过程.该区主要产出古生代伟晶岩,形成于晚志留世—中泥盆世,集中于两期,处于晚造山-造山后阶段.伟晶岩形成时代与伟晶岩空间分布、岩浆岩分异演化程度、稀有金属矿化类型等关联不大.东秦岭地区中大面积不同时代花岗岩体的侵位、变质沉积岩地层的发育以及长期复杂的造山演化历史,包括地壳加厚和抬升,是形成高度分异演化的伟晶岩岩浆的有利地质条件.该区具有寻找铍矿和复杂稀有金属矿的潜力,且需要关注长石、石英和云母等矿物的综合利用.稀有金属伟晶岩的岩浆成因是未来研究的重要方向.     

川西马尔康片麻岩穹隆与伟晶岩型锂矿的构造成因

片麻岩穹隆是造山折返过程形成的重要构造样式.马尔康锂矿床位于松潘-甘孜造山带腹地的马尔康片麻岩穹隆中,其核部为太阳河花岗闪长岩和可尔因花岗岩、幔部由经过变质作用的晚三叠世深海—半深海复理石和浊积岩组成,大量含锂伟晶岩脉侵位于红柱石-十字石变质带中.通过野外地质调查和构造分析,在马尔康片麻岩穹隆中识别出三期构造变形叠加于造山早期大规模收缩变形之上:第一期变形(D1)为南向的大型高温拆离剪切带(马尔康拆离断层,MRKD);第二期变形(D2)为马尔康"穹隆构造";第三期变形(D3)为后期叠加的新生代近东西向逆冲断层.新的锆石U-Pb年代学数据表明太阳河和可尔因岩体的结晶年龄分别为226～212 Ma与224～218 Ma,马尔康拆离断层中平行剪切面理的同构造变形伟晶岩脉形成于约212～207 Ma,而未变形含锂伟晶岩脉则形成于200～190 Ma之间.研究表明,马尔康片麻岩穹隆在造山早期伴随220～212 Ma的花岗岩侵位,形成中低压巴罗式变质作用;在挤压向伸展转换过程(212～207 Ma)中,形成向南剪切的拆离断层以及变质核杂岩构造,致使花岗岩浆底辟上涌和片麻岩穹隆的形成;200～190Ma以来,马尔康片麻岩穹隆的继续上隆,大量网状伟晶岩(包括含锂伟晶岩)侵位在幔部变质沉积岩中,岩体顶部聚集流体经结晶分异作用和高温萃取作用形成锂矿床.本文指出,马尔康片麻岩穹隆由于新生代逆冲作用,使北侧的可尔因和太阳河岩体抬升,南侧厚层晚三叠世幔部变质带埋深,为伟晶岩型锂矿床的保存创造了有利条件.     

西峡县陈阳坪铍铷矿地质特征

在东秦岭西官庄-镇平断裂带陈阳坪地区进一步发现稀有金属矿产后,为了解铍铷矿床特征,对陈阳坪花岗伟晶岩型铍铷矿石矿物电子探针特征及矿区地质等进行了综合分析研究.本区发现伟晶岩脉11条,铍铷矿体4条,矿体长105～1100 m,厚4.26～7.00 m,BeO品位:0.035％～0.0445％,Rb2O品位:0.046％～0.123％.矿石有用矿物为钾长石、白云母、绿柱石、石榴子石等,钾长石晶体裂隙中可见绿柱石,为含铍的重要矿物;白云母集中于花岗伟晶岩中带,铯榴石不均匀出现于伟晶岩边部、构造裂隙、钾长石颗粒间隙,为含铯铷矿物.据矿石矿物电子探针分析,矿石中的铷主要赋存于钾长石、白云母矿物.产于晋宁期花岗伟晶岩中的铍铷稀有金属矿,矿体受伟晶岩脉控制,晋宁期的岩浆活动为本区铷矿、稀有元素形成提供了丰富的物质来源,经后期构造及岩浆热液活动使岩体中的铍、铷元素活化富集形成稀有金属矿床.在矿区东部及南部也存在类似地质构造特征,陈阳坪地区花岗伟晶岩的研究成果对豫西南铍铷等稀有金属矿产取得进一步找矿突破具有一定意义.     

Geochemistry of granulite‐facies granitic rocks from Battye Glacier,northern Prince Charles Mountains,East Antarctica

Proterozoic basement outcrops in the vicinity of Battye Glacier, northern Prince Charles Mountains, are dominated by granulites and gneisses derived from felsic (granitoid) intrusive igneous rocks, and by pegmatites. Felsic orthopyroxene granulites, garnet leucogneisses and garnet pegmatites have major and trace element compositions of highly felsic, but not strongly fractionated, granites. The garnet leucogneisses and garnet pegmatites have S‐type characteristics, whereas the felsic granulites are probably I‐type, although their high Zr+Nb+Y+Ce abundances suggest possible A‐type affinities. Intermediate orthopyroxene ± clinopyroxene granulites mostly resemble I‐type quartz diorites, except for a small subgroup of samples (characterised by low Na₂O and K₂O, and high MgO, Ni, Cr and HREE) of uncertain affinities and significance. Element ratios involving LILE (e.g. K/Rb, Rb/Ba, Rb/Sr, K/La, La/Th) closely match those typical of the inferred granitoid protoliths, suggesting that these rocks have experienced relatively little LILE depletion (except possibly for U) during regional metamorphism. It is therefore inferred that metamorphism was probably broadly isochemical. Because the felsic and intermediate granulites and garnet leucogneisses are Sr‐depleted, Y‐undepleted and mostly have negative Eu anomalies they are inferred to be the products of partial melting of felsic crustal sources leaving plagioclase‐bearing residua. Plagioclase fractionation during crystallisation could also account for these characteristics, but K/Rb, Rb/Ba and Rb/Sr ratios in these rocks are not consistent with strong fractionation of feldspar. Garnet pegmatites differ chemically from garnet leucogneisses mainly in their lower Fe, Ti, Nb, Zn, Zr, Th and REE abundances and positive Eu anomalies, related to lower garnet, ilmenite and zircon contents in the garnet pegmatites. A genetic link between these two rock types, probably involving fractionation of these minerals during partial melting or crystallisation, is inferred. Incompatible‐element abundances suggest that generation of the Battye Glacier granitic magmas from felsic crust might have occurred in a mature continental magmatic arc possibly well removed from an active subduction trench or, perhaps, in an intracontinental setting.     

西藏南部晚始新世打拉埃达克质花岗岩及其构造动力学意义

打拉二云母花岗岩岩体位于雅拉香波穹隆的东南,侵入到中生代以前的变质岩系(眼球状花岗质片麻岩和石榴黑云母片麻岩)和特提斯沉积岩(页岩和砂岩)中,主要由石英、斜长石、钾长石、黑云母和白云母组成,形成于～44.3Ma。打拉二云母花岗岩地球化学特征表明:打拉花岗岩具有高Al_2O_3(16.0%～17.0%)、Na_2O/K_2O(1.2)以及A/CNK比值(1.05),表明打拉花岗岩为富钠过铝质花岗岩;轻稀土(LREE)富集,重稀土(HREE)相对亏损,HREE中的Ho到Lu元素有变平的特征((Ho/Lu)_N=1.11～1.46);具有微弱或无Eu异常,Eu/Eu~*=0.87～0.95;较高的初始Sr同位素比值(~(87)Sr/~(86)Sr(i)=0.71754～0.71785)和较低的初始Nd比值(ε_(Nd)(i)=-9.15～-12.4)。打拉花岗岩具有高Sr含量(为355×10~(-6)～416×10~(-6))和Sr/Y的比值(59.1～71.5)、高La/Yb比值、低Y及HREE亏损的特征,与埃达克质花岗岩类似。上述特征表明打拉花岗岩是在较高压力条件下,以角闪岩为主的深部岩石部分熔融的结果。