Chemostratigraphy of Flood Basalts in the Garze-Litang Region and Zongza Block: Implications for Western Extension of the Emeishan Large Igneous Province, SW China

The Late Permian Emeishan Large Igneous Province (ELIP) is commonly regarded as being located in the western part of the Yangtze craton, SW China, with an asymmetrical shape and a small area. This area, however, is just a maximum estimation because some parts of the ELIP were not recognized or dismembered and destroyed during the Triassic to Cenozoic tectonism. In this paper, the chemostratigraphical data of the Zongza block, the Garze-Litang belt and the Songpan-Garze block suggest that the Late Permian basalts in these areas have remarkable similarities to the ELIP basalts in petrography and geochemistry. Flood basalts in the Sanjiangkou area are composed of the lower part of the low-Ti (LT) tholeiite and the upper part of the high-Ti (HT) tholeiite, which is the same as the flood basalts on the western margin of the Yangtze craton. Flood basalts in the Zongza and Songpan-Garze areas, which are far from the Yangtze craton, consist of HT tholeiite only. This is the same as the flood basalts within the Y     

Thermal consequences of the formation of a slab window beneath the Mid-Cretaceous southwest Japan arc: A 2-D numerical analysis

Abstract   The development of voluminous granitic magmatism and widespread high-grade metamorphism in Mid-Cretaceous southwest Japan have been explained by the subduction of a spreading ridge (Kula–Pacific or Farallon–Izanagi plate boundaries) beneath the Eurasian continent and the formation of a slab window. In the present study, the thermal consequences of the formation of a slab window beneath a continental margin are evaluated through a 2-D numerical simulation. The model results are evaluated by comparison with the Mid-Cretaceous geology of southwest Japan. Of particular interest are the absence of an amphibolite- to granulite-facies metamorphic belt near the Wadati–Benioff plane, and significant melting of the lower crustal-mafic rocks sufficient to form a large amount of granitic magma. Because none of the model results simultaneously satisfied these two geological interpretations, it is suggested that subduction of plate boundaries in Mid-Cretaceous southwest Japan was not associated with the opening of a slab window. According to previous studies, and the results of the present study, two different tectonic scenarios could reasonably explain the geological interpretations for Mid-Cretaceous southwest Japan: (i) The spreading ridge did not subduct beneath the Eurasian continent, but was located off the continental margin, implying the continuous subduction of very young oceanic lithosphere; (ii) ridge subduction beneath the continental margin occurred after active spreading had ceased. Consequently, in both tectonic scenarios, the subduction of plate boundaries at the Mid-Cretaceous southwest Japan was not associated with a slab window, but very young (hot) oceanic lithosphere.     

Shape and size of the starting Iceland plume swell

Emplacement of a large igneous province is usually accompanied by kilometre-scale uplift over an area of ∼10⁶ km². We have developed a method for mapping the dynamically supported swell associated with the North Atlantic Igneous Province by inverting palaeo-topographic information from continental margins. In the forward model, latest Palaeocene palaeo-topography around Britain and Ireland is calculated by correcting present-day topography for global sea-level change, denudation and dynamic support. We initially assume a Gaussian, axially symmetric dynamic support profile. Modelled coastlines are compared with palaeo-coastlines mapped on 2D and 3D reflection seismic data. In the inverse model, the amplitude, width and centre of the dynamically supported swell are determined by minimising misfit between modelled and observed coastlines. Uncertainties associated with global sea-level variation and denudation have little effect on this calculation. The best-fit dynamic support profile from inverting palaeo-coastline positions is in good agreement with dynamic support estimates from subsidence anomalies measured in extensional sedimentary basins fringing Britain and Ireland. However, a circular planform of dynamic support cannot simultaneously account for palaeo-coastlines, subsidence anomalies and the spatial extent of the North Atlantic Igneous Province. In combination, these data suggest that the swell was more irregular in planform. This inference can be tested in future by modelling stratigraphic data from offshore Norway, Greenland and Canada. The large areal extent and short time interval for inflation of the dynamically supported swell are best explained by rapid convective emplacement of an abnormally hot mantle layer horizontally beneath the lithosphere, during the starting phase of the Icelandic convective system. We emphasise the need to interpret the igneous record jointly with the dynamic support history when discussing models of large igneous province formation and mantle convection.     

东营凹陷沙三段烃源岩中火成岩岩石学特征分析

东营凹陷沙三段烃源岩中发现一些规模不大的玄武岩和辉长岩体。通过对其岩性及产状、岩石化学和地球化学元素分析，认为研究区玄武岩是碱性－亚碱性橄榄玄武岩；辉长岩的岩石化学和微量元素组成与上述玄武岩相似，认为它们具有同源性，只是辉长岩没有喷发到地表而被封存在刚刚沉积下来的沙三段烃源岩中。水下喷溢的玄赋岩对烃源岩的沉积和生烃演化具有促进作用，辉长岩可以造成局部烃源岩的热变质作用。     

地幔柱构造、大火成岩省及其地质效应

地幔柱是源于核幔边界或上下地幔边界的热异常物质 ,其隐含的巨大能量导致地幔的大规模熔融和大火成岩省的形成。不同时代的科马提岩和苦橄岩的地球化学性质表明地幔柱源区经历了由太古宙时的亏损源区向现代OIB型源区演化的历程 ,可能与壳幔再循环强度的不断增加有关。地幔柱活动和大火成岩事件与大陆裂解 ,全球气候变迁 ,生物灭绝事件 ,磁极倒转和一些大型矿产资源的形成均有密切的联系。文中还介绍了中国开展地幔柱和大火成岩省研究的概况。     

甘肃党河南山地区鸡叫沟金矿床成矿特征及成矿模式

通过对鸡叫沟金矿床的成矿地质背景、矿床地质特征、找矿标志及控矿因素等到诸方面分析,指出鸡叫沟金矿床成矿物质主要来源于岩浆岩,矿体主要分布于黑云母花岗闪长岩、超基性角闪石岩岩体与奥陶纪地层的内外接触带上,且受多级断裂裂隙系统控制。矿石类型为石英脉型、蚀变岩型、石英脉＋蚀变岩型,矿化类型主要有黄铁矿化、黄铜矿化、磁黄铁矿化、方铅矿化、毒砂化等。深部岩浆房为矿床形成提供了热动力,矿床成因类型为与岩浆岩有关的低温热液型金矿床,在此基础上,总结归纳了该矿床的成矿模式与综合找矿标志。     

Geochemical variation in the Penmaenmawr intrusion (North Wales)

To determine the pattern of geochemical variation within the Penmaenmawr intrusion, 41 rocks were analysed for major oxides and 15 minor elements. The results indicate pulsational emplacement of sheets of magma from a parental body at depth undergoing crystallization differentiation. These sheets now strike NE–SW and dip southeastward. The resultant intrusion shows a range of SiO₂ contents from 57·3% to 65·6% (H₂O-free). Geochemical evidence suggests that it was derived from an intermediate parental magma and is possibly related to parts of the Conwy Rhyolite Formation. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

火成岩体在现今陆坡形态调整中的作用：来自南海东沙群岛近海陆坡的启示

对从南海东沙群岛近海陆坡（水深约500-3100m）采集到的二维地震剖面提取地形数据后进行统计学分析,结合地震相研究,发现研究区陆坡形态的变化与火成岩体,以及与火成岩体相关联的沉积过程存在着紧密地联系。共识别出了3种陆坡类型：（a）发育多个火成岩体的粗糙、陡的陆坡（类型1）;（b）发育单个火成岩体的较为光滑、平缓的陆坡（类型2）;（c）无火成岩体发育的光滑并且平缓的陆坡（类型3）。这些火成岩体形成于南海海底扩张之后,具有较为复杂的形态,在地震剖面上多表现为强振幅的杂乱反射。在类型1中,多个火成岩体将陆坡分为上部的两个或者多个次凹和下部的一个主凹,这些凹陷可以同时被沿坡流带来的沉积物充填。然而在类型2中,单个火成岩体将陆坡为一个上部的次凹和一个下部的主凹,只有当上部的次凹被沉积物填满后,沉积物才可以开始充填主凹。类型3为发育斜坡沉积的正常陆坡。研究区现今的陆坡形态是由于火成岩体的侵入和与火成岩体相关的沉积过程所共同导致的陆坡形态调整的结果。三种陆坡类型现今陆坡形态间的差异指示不同的沉积条件和陆坡形态调整。     

水域地震映像在火成岩发育区的应用与探讨——以厦门某海底隧道勘察为靶区

以厦门某海底隧道勘察为靶区,采用电磁气泡震源系统激发地震波,在火成岩发育区进行水域地震映像实验,较好地查明了海底水深界面、淤泥（砂层）和基岩面的分界线。实验结果表明,水域地震映像法对海域火成岩发育区是一种有效的物探方法,可以为海域地质勘察提供可靠的地质参考依据;利用水域地震映像勘探既可以较好地弥补钻探缺陷,又能极大地节约经济成本。     

高温实验研究火成岩成因的意义

通过对球粒陨石晚壳的分层及玻璃质的研究,探讨了类地行星的层圈构造划分及地球早期玄武岩与月岩形成的机理。论述了高温实验结果对火山岩、侵入岩、陨石及含水暗色矿物等有关成因研究的意义。根据酸性火山岩干熔与湿熔实验中矿物熔融顺序的不同,分析了花岗闻风而动 浆侵入酸度演经及浅色麻粒岩的 ,讨论了岩石熔点与酸度、结构的关系。根据玄武岩加花岗岩的熔融实验结果,排队了玄武岩浆同化花岗岩形成 白榴玄武岩的可能,并提出了高铝玄武岩浆与碱性苦橄岩浆分离结晶形成拉斑玄武系列岩石及出现跨越趋势的可能。通过不同酸度、不同温度熔体粘度的计算．阐述了同一温度下熔浆酸度愈大粘度增大率愈大的特点及其与火山相、喷发及火山类型的关系。通过轻度钠化、变质、风化的玄武岩熔融结晶实验与新鲜玄武岩的对比,指出具原岩显微结构的岩石．其化学成分仍可作为火山岩分类命名、系列划分的依据。通过玄武岩熔融结晶实验,研究了熔浆过冷度、成桉密度、晶体生长速度与矿物结晶程度的关系,并指出了白榴苦橄岩熔体在降温过程中,晶出矿物的共生组合、演化顺序及其意义。根据含水暗色矿物的升温研究,阐明了它们氧化、脱水与热光性的变化过程及其暗化、分解、熔融的变化阶段,阐述了它们在地质温度计、划分岩浆岩相等方面的作用,并由玄武岩的熔融结晶实验结果,研究了富钙单斜辉石在压力效应、淬火效应中Ti 与Al2含量的不同,还指出可能有“等温效应 的存在。