Post-rift volcanic structures of the Pernambuco Plateau,northeastern Brazil

The Pernambuco marginal basin is located on the eastern continental margin of northeastern Brazil, covers an area of 20,800 km², and represents one of the most prominent frontiers for deep water oil and gas exploration off the Brazilian coast. The onshore region of this basin was highly affected by extrusive and intrusive magmatism during the Upper Albian, and the relation of that event with the volcanic structures observed in the offshore sector has not been thoroughly characterized to date. This study aims to characterize the major extrusive and intrusive volcanic structures of the offshore portion of this basin, which is dominated by the Pernambuco Plateau, and its stratigraphic relations. A set of 143 2D multichannel seismic sections that cover the Pernambuco Plateau region are used to interpret the major tectono-stratigraphic sequences and describe the distribution of volcanoes, sills, vent complexes and related volcaniclastic sequences. The interpretations are supported by aeromagnetic and gravimetric geophysical surveys. Volcanoes are classified into two groups that differ in terms of their morphology: shield-like structures and cone-shaped volcanic structures. Sill intrusions are mainly identified beneath the volcanic structures and are characterized by high-amplitude reflectors with short extensions and abrupt terminations. Volcaniclastic sequences are found adjacent to the volcanoes and are characterized by high-amplitude, disrupted reflections with local chaotic configurations. Vent complexes are classified on the basis of their morphologies as either eye-shaped or crater-shaped. The volcanic features identified within the available seismic dataset are concentrated in two main areas: in the centre of the plateau and near its northeastern border. These two regions are host basement outer highs and are surrounded by hyper-extended continental crust, which forms the plateau itself. The extrusive and intrusive features described in the offshore region were formed during the post rift Cretaceous and Cenozoic intervals and point to the continuation of magmatic events after the rifting process. The findings presented in this report provide a better understanding of the magmatism on the northeastern passive margin of Brazil and can also be useful for future modelling of the Pernambuco Basin petroleum system.     

Early Palaeoproterozoic volcanism of the Karelian Craton: age,sources, and geodynamic setting

A combined study of major and trace elements, Nd isotopes, and U-Pb systematics has been conducted for the early Palaeoproterozoic (Sumian) volcanic rocks and granites localized in different portions of the Karelian Craton. SHRIMP dating of zircons from the Sumian basalts indicates an emplacement age of 2423 ± 31 Ma, which constrains the lower age boundary of the early Palaeoproterozoic sequence at the Karelian Craton. The early Palaeoproterozoic mafic volcanic rocks of the Karelian Craton show practically no lateral geochemical and isotope-geochemical variations. The rocks bear signs of crustal contamination, in particular Nb and Ti negative anomalies, light rare earth element (LREE) enrichment, and nonradiogenic Nd isotope composition. However, some correlations between incompatible element ratios suggest that the crustal signatures were mainly inherited from mantle sources metasomatized during a previous subduction event. En route to the surface, melts presumably experienced only insignificant contamination by crustal material. Felsic rocks do not define common trends with mafic rocks and were formed independently. They exhibit higher REE contents, large-ion lithophile element (LILE) enrichment, and extremely wide variations in Nd isotope composition, which clearly demonstrates a considerable contribution of heterogeneous basement to their formation. Geochemically, the felsic rocks of the Karelian Craton correspond to A2-type granites and were formed by melting of crustal rocks in an anorogenic setting. Their possible sources are Archaean sanukitoid-type granitoids and Archaean granite gneisses. The high Yb content and pronounced Eu anomaly imply that they were generated from a garnet-free pyroxene – plagioclase source at shallow depths. By the Palaeoproterozoic, the older Vodlozero block was colder than the Central Domain, which facilitated the development of the brittle deformations and faulting and, correspondingly, rapid magma ascent to the surface without melting of crustal rocks. This resulted in the absence of felsic rocks and the formation of more primitive basalts in this area.     

西天山早石炭世构造环境:大哈拉军山组底部沉积地层学证据

西天山伊犁地区广泛出露早石炭世大哈拉军山组火山-沉积岩系, 其内赋存了金、铁、铜等重要的金属矿床。但迄今为止, 关于大哈拉军山组形成构造环境还存在很大的争议。通过区域地层对比, 研究区大哈拉军山组与下伏地层之间存在区域性角度不整合接触关系。其底部自下而上依次发育砾岩、粗砂岩、砂岩、粉砂岩、泥岩、碳酸盐岩、安山岩。沉积学和层序序列分析显示, 该组底部的陆源碎屑岩建造组合形成于扇三角洲沉积环境, 进一步可划分出扇三角洲平原、扇三角洲前缘和前扇三角洲3个亚相, 向上出现的碳酸盐岩形成于浅海碳酸盐岩台地环境。这种沉积物由粗到细、水体由浅到深, 沉积环境由陆相变为海相的地层充填序列, 反映了一种裂陷拉伸的动力学背景。因此, 西天山早石炭世大哈拉军山组火山-沉积建造形成于后碰撞裂谷环境。     

东天山博格达地区石炭系构造-地层划分及成盆背景分析

东天山博格达地区经历了古生代长期俯冲增生与中—新生代多期陆内变形改造作用,但对于博格达山石炭纪构造属性与演化阶段等问题始终存在争议,制约了对北疆晚古生代构造格局的认识。利用博格达山露头及其两侧盆地钻井、地震资料,运用盆地构造分析思路与方法从盆-山尺度开展了石炭系地层格架及岩浆活动特征综合对比研究,划分博格达地区石炭系构造-地层单元并分析石炭纪构造背景。研究结果显示:博格达山相邻的准噶尔盆地和吐哈盆地发育下石炭统与下伏地层(C₁/AnC)不整合,而上、下石炭统之间(C₂/C₁)、二叠系与上石炭统(P/C₂)不整合在博格达山及相邻盆地普遍存在,由此将博格达地区石炭系划分为下石炭统和上石炭统2个主要构造层,揭示研究区经历了两个主要的构造演化阶段。进一步结合构造变形演化、盆地构造沉降特征及构造环境分析结果,认为博格达山石炭纪为俯冲相关伸展背景下的弧后盆地,经历了早、晚石炭世两阶段伸展裂陷作用,并在裂陷晚期均明显遭受了周缘块体碰撞拼贴事件的影响。     

鄂尔多斯地块西南缘中元古代玄武安山岩地球化学特征及其构造意义

铁马河玄武安山岩位于鄂尔多斯地块西南缘,沿六盘山东麓断裂带出露。岩石发育气孔和杏仁状构造,具有斑状结构—间隐结构,斑晶主要为长条状斜长石和少量蚀变暗色矿物。岩石地球化学呈现富Na₂O、Fe O^T、Al₂O₃,贫Mg O、TiO₂、K₂O的特点,稀土配分曲线为右倾轻稀土富集型,LREE/HREE=6.50～7.01,(La/Yb)_N为5.620.69～0.91。样品[n(⁸⁷Sr)/n(⁸⁶Sr)]_i为～7.14,富集Ba、Th、U、K等大离子亲石元素,Nb、Sr和Ti相对亏损,δEu=0.70587～0.70934,ε_Nd(t)介于-6.9-4.8,T_DM为2562～2730～Ma,Nb/Ta(6.60～8.25)低于大陆地壳的平均值,指示了受俯冲流体改造的古老富集地幔参与了岩浆形成。SHRIMP锆石U-Pb定年结果显示铁马河...     

内蒙古东北部晚二叠世-早三叠世构造演化的新证据：尖子山早三叠世磨拉石的识别

磨拉石是造山带的重要组成部分,利用磨拉石来限定碰撞作用时限是造山带研究的一项重要内容。以内蒙古东北部科右中旗尖子山出露的一套杂色砾岩夹紫红色-灰紫色砂砾岩地层为研究对象,通过对其岩石组合、沉积构造、沉积时代的研究,认为其是一套产于陆内造山背景下前陆盆地的近源磨拉石,地层底部的近源崩塌堆积成因的花岗岩巨砾锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄为250±2.9 Ma。结合区域上老龙头组碎屑锆石年龄及三叠纪同碰撞-后碰撞-陆内伸展阶段花岗岩时代的研究,认为该套磨拉石沉积于早三叠世,属下三叠统老龙头组。研究区早三叠世磨拉石的识别,明确了早三叠世存在陆内造山作用,为内蒙古东北部晚二叠世-早三叠世构造演化提供了新证据。     

Sedimentary Processes and Depositional Characteristics of Coarse-grained Subaqueous Fans along Steep Slopes in a Lacustrine Rift Basin: A Case Study from the Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China

Coarse-grained subaqueous fans are vital oil and gas exploration targets in the Bohai Bay basin, China. The insufficient understanding of their sedimentary processes, depositional patterns, and controlling factors restricts efficient exploration and development. Coarse-grained subaqueous fans in the Yong′an area, Dongying Depression, are investigated in this study. These fans include nearshore subaqueous fans, and sublacustrine fans, and their sedimentary processes, depositional patterns and distribution characteristics are mainly controlled by tectonic activity and paleogeomorphology. Nearshore subaqueous fans developed near the boundary fault during the early–middle deposition stage due to strong tectonic activity and large topographic subsidence. Early sublacustrine fans developed at the front of the nearshore subaqueous fans in the area where the topography changed from gentle to steep along the source direction. While the topography was gentle, sublacustrine fans did not develop. During the late weak tectonic activity stage, late sublacustrine fans developed with multiple stages superimposed. Frequent fault activity and related earthquakes steepened the basin margin, and the boundary fault slopes were 25.9°–34°. During the early–middle deposition stage, hyperpycnal flows triggered by outburst floods developed. During the late deposition stage, with weak tectonic activity, seasonal floods triggered hyperpycnal flows, and hybrid event beds developed distally.     

东准噶尔喀拉萨依高分异A 型花岗岩岩石成因及其地质意义

喀拉萨依岩体位于东准噶尔卡拉麦里碱性花岗岩带西端,由钾长花岗岩和二长花岗岩组成。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为307.7±3.2Ma~309.6±2.0Ma,岩石高硅（SiO2平均含量为77.25%）、富碱（K2O+Na2O=7.50%~9.23%）、低铝（A/CNK=0.922~1.084）,贫钙、镁;富集Rb、K、Th等大离子亲石元素及Zr、Hf等高场强元素和稀土元素,亏损Ba、Sr、Eu。10000Ga/Al值变化于7.00~10.35之间,总体上具碱性A型花岗岩的特征,是该岩带东侧老鸦泉—黄羊山A型花岗岩岩基经高程度分异演化的产物,并非前人认为的S型花岗岩。岩体具正εNd（t）值（3.5~6.0）和年轻的Nd模式年龄（TDM2=520~630Ma）,Pb同位素投点位于造山带演化线附近,同位素数据显示岩浆来源于新生造山带下部的年轻地壳。从本次1∶5万区调成果看,卡拉麦里洋盆在晚泥盆世之前已经闭合,从晚泥盆世开始转入碰撞后的拉张环境,在晚石炭世早期进入板内裂谷发展阶段,因此喀拉萨依岩体应是该区板内裂谷阶段而非前人所说的后碰撞阶段的产物。     

贵州茅台组的沉积环境

本文根据岩性组合、剖面结构及与下伏地层接触关系等特征,认为贵州地区上白垩统茅台组是炎热干燥气候条件下,于燕山构造运动后未曾夷平基面上沉积的河湖相红色磨拉石建造,沉积盆地性质为山间盆地。茅台组现今的大范围零星散布,主要是喜马拉雅运动后遭受长期侵蚀剥蚀造成的。     

板块构造与幔柱构造的相互关系——以中国东部中、新生代控矿因素为例

侏罗纪以来,太平洋板块与欧亚板块俯冲碰撞,促成了中国东部以NNE-NE向断裂为主体的断裂构造格局。从地震面波层析成像反演资料及东北和华北地质剖面得知,该地区应属东亚巨型宽裂谷体系的东部地区,系亚幔柱活动所致。全区P波速度、岩石圈不连续和减薄转型、软流圈物质呈蘑菇云状上升以及大火成岩省等特征证明中国东部中、新生代为亚幔柱构造控制成矿成藏,从而证实板块构造与幔柱构造相辅相成的关系。幔柱构造可划分3级,金属矿床常受幔枝构造的控制,多成群成带分布。由于成矿物质来自深部地核或软流圈,金属元素呈垂直分带的规律成为"攻深找盲"的理论依据;而油气田深部常受深部热源影响,若有海相烃源层分布,是寻找"无机"和海相油气田的主攻目标。