The Role of Pre-existing Mechanical Anisotropy on Shear Zone Development within Oceanic Mantle Lithosphere: an Example from the Oman Ophiolite

Structural and fabric analysis of the well-exposed Hilti mantlesection, Oman ophiolite, suggests that shear zone development,which may have resulted from oceanic plate fragmentation, wasinfluenced by pre-existing mantle fabric present at the paleo-ridge.Detailed structural mapping in the mantle section revealed agently undulating structure with an east–west flow direction.A NW–SE strike-slip shear zone cuts across this horizontalstructure. The crystal preferred orientation (CPO) of olivinewithin the foliation is dominated by (010) axial patterns ratherthan more commonly observed (010)[100] patterns, suggestingthat the horizontal flow close to the Moho involved non-coaxialflow. Olivine CPO within the shear zone formed at low temperatureis characterized by (001)[100] patterns and a sinistral senseof shear. The olivine CPO becomes weaker with progressive mylonitizationand accompanying grain size reduction, and ultimately developsinto an ultra-mylonite with a random CPO pattern. The olivine[010]-axis is consistently sub-vertical, even where the horizontalfoliation has been rotated to a sub-vertical orientation withinthe shear zone. These observations suggest that the primarymechanical anisotropy (mantle fabric) has been readily transformedinto a secondary structure (shear zone) with minimum modification.This occurred as a result of a change of the olivine slip systemsduring oceanic detachment and related tectonics during cooling.We propose that primary olivine CPO fabrics may play a significantrole in the subsequent structural development of the mantle.Thus, the structural behavior of oceanic mantle lithosphereduring subduction and obduction may be strongly influenced byinitial mechanical anisotropy developed at an oceanic spreadingcenter. KEY WORDS: mantle lithosphere; anisotropy; shear zone; olivine CPO; Oman ophiolite     

橄榄石斑晶和捕虏晶与年青橄榄玄武岩的K-Ar定年

取自黑龙江北部5个年青橄榄石玄武岩样品，分别对挑出橄榄石细小斑晶和捕虏晶的玄武岩、橄榄石斑晶和其他斑晶作了K-Ar定年。结果表明橄榄石和玄武岩浆不是同时代的，挑出橄榄石晶体后表现年龄将下降（年轻）50%至90%.     

甘肃龙首山超基性岩带含矿岩体主造岩矿物化学特征研究

对甘肃龙首山超基性岩带含矿岩体的主造岩矿物———橄榄石、辉石,进行了矿物化学特征分析 ;比较了金川岩体与外围岩体在矿物化学特征方面的异同。通过研究 ,龙首山超基性岩带的岩体中 ,五号异常岩体与金川岩体极为相似 ,有望在深部寻找到金川式铜镍硫化物矿床     

新疆西准噶尔地区唐巴勒超基性岩体地幔岩残体的超微构造与组构特征

用弗氏台及透射电子显微镜（ＴＥＭ），对唐巴勒超基性岩体中碎斑状纯橄岩及糜棱岩化斜辉橄榄岩内主要造岩矿物──镁橄榄石的组构与超微构造进行了研究，两种手段所获结果基本一致。它们的位错组态各具特色；碎斑状纯橄岩内的幔成镁橄榄石表现出位错列特征，根据单根位错及位错列得出的布氏矢量为α［１００］，滑移系为（０１０）［１００］。在糜棱岩化斜辉橄榄岩内的幔成镁橄榄石表现出典型的多层结构，而且滑移方向明显，测定的速线方向为［２１１］，进一步还形成了许多出溶物。它们的位错密度、应力或活动性表现出前者小于后者，根据中粗粗幔成镁橄榄石及细粒重结晶或微粒变晶壳成镁橄榄石的组构特征分析它们的滑移系，前者为（０１０）［１００］，后者为（０１０）［００１］。再结合它们的赋存部位及其形成机理分析，北部与南部，深部与浅部或幔成与壳成矿物的组构或组态特征存在差异是理所当然的。这些特征之研究，对于分析铬铁矿等矿产的成矿与找矿具有一定的地质意义。     

吉林陨石中橄榄石和辉石的化学成份特征兼谈平衡球粒陨石中的不平衡性

吉林陨石中的球粒分为正常快速冷却和过冷冷却球粒两种。前一类球粒中的橄榄石和辉石的化学成份相对稳定,代表了平衡球粒陨石的特征。后一类球粒中的橄榄石和辉石不仅在总的化学成份上有别于前者,而且矿物本身成份不稳定,反映了平衡球粒陨石中存在着不平衡性。     

云南鸡街碱性超基性岩杂岩体中橄榄石的矿物化学

分析了云南鸡街碱性超基性岩杂岩体主体岩石及包体中橄榄石矿物的化学成分。结果显示,不同类型岩石中橄榄石的矿物化学成分之间具有较好的线性关系;橄榄辉石岩包体中橄榄石的Fo值最高,其亚种属靠近镁橄榄石端元的贵橄榄石;从霞霓钠辉岩→霓霞岩→磷霞岩,橄榄石的Fo值逐渐降低,其亚种从靠近镁橄榄石端元的贵橄榄石→靠近透铁橄榄石端元的贵橄榄石→低铁镁铁橄榄石。这些特征表明,本区三类主体岩石为岩浆结晶分异作用的产物;橄榄辉石岩包体为Ⅱ类包体,可能为杂岩体原始岩浆早期结晶分异作用所形成的堆积岩碎块。     

OH-bearing planar defects in olivine produced by the breakdown of Ti-rich humite minerals from Dabie Shan (China)

The partial breakdown of Ti-chondrodite and Ti-clinohumite during exhumation from ultra-high pressure to amphibolite facies conditions in garnet-pyroxenites from Dabie Shan (China) produces coronas of olivine coexisting with ilmenite blebs. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of this newly formed olivine exhibit absorption bands in the hydroxyl-stretching region. Two intense peaks were observed at 3,564 and 3,394 cm⁻¹, identical in energy to peaks in Ti-clinohumite. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of the same olivine domains revealed the presence of a complex (001) planar intergrowth. These interlayers have a 1.35 nm repeat distance, which is characteristic of clinohumite. Such interlayers are also enriched in Ti with respect to the adjacent olivine as shown by energy dispersive spectrometry. The combined evidence from FTIR spectroscopy and TEM indicates that OH is incorporated along Ti-clinohumite planar defects. This study provides evidence that the nominally anhydrous phase olivine may contain OH as a humite-type defect beyond the breakdown of the hydrous humite minerals and confirms earlier suggestions that Ti plays a key role in OH incorporation in mantle olivine. We suggest that olivine containing Ti-clinohumite defects is an important phase for water transport in subduction zones and for the storage of water in cold subcontinental mantle. However, these defects are unlikely to be stable in hotter parts of the oceanic mantle such as where basaltic magmas are generated.     

山东蒙阴金伯利岩中蛇纹石化橄榄石的微组构特征及其地质意义

为探究山东蒙阴金伯利岩中蛇纹石化橄榄石的微组构特征、蚀变环境、元素迁移规律及其对金伯利岩表生演化的指示意义,对该区金伯利岩中部分蛇纹石化的橄榄石和完全蚀变的橄榄石进行了 XRD、EPMA和LA-ICP-MS分析测试.结果表明,蛇纹石中少部分Mg被Fe、Al、Ca、Ni、Mn取代,其中Fe含量仅次于Mg;从蚀变橄榄石的中...     

新疆坡北镁铁-超镁铁杂岩体中橄榄石成分特征及其成因意义

橄榄石的矿物化学成分可以很好的反映母岩浆成分、岩浆分异结晶及硫化物熔离作用等信息.坡北镁铁-超镁铁杂岩体中橄榄石电子探针成分分析表明:橄榄石均为贵橄榄石,其化学成分与寄主岩石类型密切相关,其中橄榄辉长岩中橄榄石的Fo值在74～81之间,橄长岩或橄榄单斜辉石岩中橄榄石Fo=75～82.7,异剥橄榄岩或橄榄岩中橄榄石Fo值为83.6～86.3,暗示橄榄岩结晶早于橄榄辉长岩.橄榄石Ni含量变化范围为(174～2281)×10-6.利用最高Fo含量的橄榄石成分计算得到坡北岩体母岩浆MgO=14.38％,为高镁玄武岩浆.橄榄石分离结晶和硫化物熔离模拟显示:坡北岩体主要发生了～25％的橄榄石分离结晶,在橄榄石结晶程度为2％～4％的过程中,发生过硫化物熔离作用,但熔离程度较低(～0.2％).总体来看,该区成矿远景不佳.     

新疆东天山镁铁-超镁铁岩体中橄榄石成分特征及其成因意义:以黄山东和图拉尔根为例

新疆东天山发育有十多个与铜镍硫化物成矿有关的镁铁-超镁铁杂岩体,对选取于黄山东和图拉尔根岩体岩体内不同岩性中的新鲜橄榄石进行了矿物化学成分测试。黄山东岩体角闪辉长岩相的橄榄角闪辉长岩中橄榄石Fo为67～73,超镁铁岩相的角闪(斜长)橄榄岩、角闪二辉橄榄岩和斜长单辉橄榄岩中橄榄石Fo为81～84,Ni含量为308～1762μg/g;图拉尔根岩体中橄榄石Fo为82～85,Ni含量变化范围为857～1818μg/g。利用最高Fo含量的橄榄石成分计算得到黄山东岩体母岩浆MgO为10.3%,图拉尔根岩体母岩浆MgO为11.47%。橄榄石分离结晶和硫化物熔离模拟结果显示,黄山东岩体发生了19%的橄榄石分离结晶,由橄榄石分离结晶导致硫化物熔离的程度约为0.3%,晶间硫化物熔浆的物质交换作用对黄山东橄榄石的成分有重要影响;图拉尔根岩体发生了9%左右的橄榄石结晶,由橄榄石结晶导致出熔的硫化物熔体大约为0.5%。