Exploring the relative contribution of mineralogy and CPO to the seismic velocity anisotropy of evaporites

We present the influence of mineralogy and microstructure on the seismic velocity anisotropy of evaporites. Bulk elastic properties and seismic velocities are calculated for a suite of 20 natural evaporite samples, which consist mainly of halite, anhydrite, and gypsum. They exhibit strong fabrics as a result of tectonic and diagenetic processes. Sample mineralogy and crystallographic preferred orientation (CPO) were obtained with the electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique and the data used for seismic velocity calculations. Bulk seismic properties for polymineralic evaporites were evaluated with a rock recipe approach. Ultrasonic velocity measurements were also taken on cube shaped samples to assess the contribution of grain-scale shape preferred orientation (SPO) to the total seismic anisotropy. The sample results suggest that CPO is responsible for a significant fraction of the bulk seismic properties, in agreement with observations from previous studies. Results from the rock recipe indicate that increasing modal proportion of anhydrite grains can lead to a greater seismic anisotropy of a halite-dominated rock. Conversely, it can lead to a smaller seismic anisotropy degree of a gypsum-dominated rock until an estimated threshold proportion after which anisotropy increases again. The difference between the predicted anisotropy due to CPO and the anisotropy measured with ultrasonic velocities is attributed to the SPO and grain boundary effects in these evaporites.     

Serpentinized Peridotites at the North Part of the Wadi Allaqi District (Egypt): Implications for the Tectono-Magmatic Evolution of Fore-arc Crust

The Neoproterozoic Allaqi-Heiani suture （800-700 Ma） in the south Eastern Desert of Egypt is the northernmost linear ophiolitic belt that defines an arc-arc suture in the Arabian- Nubian shield （ANS）. The Neoproterozoic serpentinized peridotites represent a distinct lithology of dismembered ophiolites along the Allaqi-Heiani suture zone. The alteration of peridotites varies, some contain relicts of primary minerals （Cr-spinel and olivine） and others are extremely altered, especially along thrusts and shear zones, with development of talc, talc-carbonate and quartz-carbonate. The fresh cores of the chromian spinels are rimmed by ferritchromite and Cr- magnetite. The fresh chromian spinels have high Cr# （0.62 to 0.79）, while Mg# shows wider variation （0.35-0.59）. High Cr# in the relict chromian spinels and Fo content in the primary olivines indicate that they are residual peridotites after extensive partial melting. The studied ophiolitic upper mantle peridotites are highly depleted and most probably underwent high degrees of partial melting at a supra-subduction zone setting. They can be produced by up to -20%-22% dynamic melting of a primitive mantle source. The mineralogical and geochemical features of the studied rocks reflect that the mantle peridotites of the north part of the Wadi Allaqi district are similar to the fore-arc peridotites of a supra-subduction zone.     

东天山圪塔山口铜镍矿区镁铁-超镁铁质岩体橄榄石与尖晶石矿物学特征

新近发现的圪塔山口含铜镍矿化镁铁-超镁铁质岩体位于新疆东天山黄山-镜儿泉铜镍矿带东端,共有4个镁铁-超镁铁质岩体,其中Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ号岩体均见铜镍硫化物矿化,研究表明其形成时代(282Ma)及岩浆来源与东天山地区其它铜镍矿化镁铁-超镁铁质岩体一致。本文对主要造岩矿物橄榄石及副矿物尖晶石进行了显微镜下观察及电子探针分析,结果表明橄榄石Fo值介于83.1~86.6之间,平均85.2,为贵橄榄石,其Ni含量变化于1273×10-6~2719×10-6,平均1918×10-6;尖晶石根据铝含量的不同可以分为高铝和低铝两种。圪塔山口岩浆为地幔源区发生15.8%~18.8%的部分熔融,并有过剩橄榄石加入的玄武质岩浆经结晶分异作用形成的派生岩浆。对橄榄石分离结晶和硫化物熔离的计算模拟表明橄榄石结晶前,岩浆已经达到S饱和,结晶过程始终伴随硫化物的熔离作用,虽然早期结晶的橄榄石与硫化物熔体间发生了Fe-Ni交换,但仍有很好的铜镍成矿潜力。     

Melt and fluid inclusion evidence for a genetic relationship between magmatism in the Shuangliao volcanic field and inorganic CO2 gas reservoirs in the southern Songliao Basin,China

We have studied melt and fluid inclusions in minerals from alkali basalts, mantle xenoliths, and dawsonite-bearing sandstones from the Shuangliao volcanic field in southern Songliao Basin, Northeast China. The inclusions have been investigated using petrographic, geochemical, and laser Raman spectroscopic techniques. Volcanic rocks of the Shuangliao field are predominantly alkali olivine basalts that contain rare mantle xenoliths. Silicate melt and fluid inclusions are common in both olivine phenocrysts and the mantle xenoliths. The fluid inclusions are mainly composed of CO₂ with small amounts of CO, CH₄, N₂, and H₂O, which is consistent with an upper mantle origin. CO₂ gas reservoirs in the southern Songliao Basin are mostly derived from a mantle–magmatic source. Coeval fluid-inclusion homogenization temperatures, coupled with the thermal burial history, show that the CO₂ gas reservoirs in the southern Songliao Basin are Cenozoic (40–63 Ma) and coeval with the magmatism in the Shuangliao volcanic field. Despite the relatively small scale of this volcanic activity, it released large amounts of CO₂. Much of the magma was not erupted, and CO₂- and H₂O-rich magma was probably intruded into the basin along deep faults, acting as a major source of inorganic CO₂ gas in the southern Songliao Basin.     

东昆仑希望沟橄榄辉石岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年及岩石地球化学特征

东昆仑古特提斯域镁铁-超镁铁质岩石的研究极为薄弱,对青海东昆仑东段希望沟镁铁-超镁铁质杂岩体中橄榄辉石岩进行岩相学、地球化学及年代学分析,以期为东昆仑晚古生代-早中生代构造岩浆演化提供新的约束。利用LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年,获得希望沟橄榄辉石岩加权平均年龄为（262.4±1.6）Ma,表明岩体侵位于中二叠世。岩石地球化学研究显示,希望沟橄榄辉石岩具有较高的Mg#值（85.31~86.27）,m/f比值介于5.50~6.18,属于铁质超基性岩类;具有低TiO₂（0.41%~0.52%）和低Al₂O₃（3.04%~4.57%）,属钙碱性系列。岩石富集大离子亲石元素（Rb、Th、U）和Pb,相对亏损高场强元素（Nb、Ta、P、Ti）,ΣREE为29.79×10-6~38.96×10-6,（La/Yb）_N为1.71~2.51,平均2.15,δEu=0.73~0.86,具有弱的Eu负异常。岩石成因分析表明,岩石源区为被俯冲改造的岩石圈地幔,岩浆在演化过程中遭受了上地壳物质的同化混染作用。结合东昆仑区域构造演化,认为希望沟橄榄辉石岩为阿尼玛卿古特提斯洋俯冲阶段的岩浆记录。      

浅谈吉林敦化意气松南山橄榄石宝石矿矿床地质特征及宝石级橄榄石品级划分方法

本文在野外地质勘查及系统分析前人工作、资料的基础上,对吉林敦化意气松南山橄榄石宝石矿成矿地质背景、控矿因素等进行了归纳总结。对宝石级橄榄石品级的划分方法进行了探讨。     

Rare Earth Element Determination in Olivine by Laser Ablation‐Quadrupole‐ICP‐MS: An Analytical Strategy and Applications

Olivine offers huge, largely untapped, potential for improving our understanding of magmatic and metasomatic processes. In particular, a wealth of information is contained in rare earth element (REE) mass fractions, which are well studied in other minerals. However, REE data for olivine are scarce, reflecting the difficulty associated with determining mass fractions in the low ng g^?1 range and with controlling the effects of LREE contamination. We report an analytical procedure for measuring REEs in olivine using laser ablation quadrupole‐ICP‐MS that achieved limits of determination (LOD) at sub‐ng g^?1 levels and biases of ~ 5–10%. Empirical partition coefficients (D values) calculated using the new olivine compositions agree with experimental values, indicating that the measured REEs are structurally bound in the olivine crystal lattice, rather than residing in micro‐inclusions. We conducted an initial survey of REE contents of olivine from mantle, metamorphic, magmatic and meteorite samples. REE mass fractions vary from 0.1 to double‐digit ng g^?1 levels. Heavy REEs vary from low mass fractions in meteoritic samples, through variably enriched peridotitic olivine to high mass fractions in magmatic olivines, with fayalitic olivines showing the highest levels. The variable enrichment in HREEs demonstrates that olivine REE patterns have petrological utility.     

Deformation and seismic anisotropy of the lithospheric mantle in the southeastern Carpathians inferred from the study of mantle xenoliths

Peridotite xenoliths with a broad range of textures provides evidence for consistent microstructural evolution in a vertical transect of the shallow lithospheric mantle (35–55 km depth) beneath the Persani Mountains, SE Carpathians, Romania, due to ongoing plate convergence in the Carpathian Arc nearby. The recrystallized grain size, crystal preferred orientations strength, and resulting seismic anisotropy vary continuously and display a strong correlation to equilibrium temperatures, suggesting a continuous change in deformation conditions with depth. The shallowmost xenoliths have microstructures typical of high stress deformation, marked by strong recrystallization to fine grain sizes, which results in weak crystal preferred orientations and anisotropy. The deepest xenoliths have coarse-grained porphyroclastic microstructures and strong crystal preferred orientations. Replacive orthopyroxene structures, consuming olivine, and high H₂O concentrations in the pyroxenes are observed in some xenoliths indicating limited percolation of fluids or volatile-rich melts. Despite the high stress deformation and high H₂O contents in some of the studied xenoliths, analysis of olivine crystallographic orientations indicates that [100] slip systems, rather than “wet” [001] accommodate most of the deformation in all samples. Seismic anisotropy estimated from the measured olivine and pyroxene crystal preferred orientations suggests that the strike-parallel fast SKS polarization directions and ~ 1 s delay times measured in the SE Carpathians are likely the consequence of convergence-driven belt-parallel flow in the lithospheric mantle.     

基于三重震相波形非线性反演的俯冲带410-km间断面起伏研究

利用NECESSArray宽频带地震台阵记录的P波三重震相波形资料,采用遗传算法,对千岛俯冲板块内部及附近410-km间断面的结构进行了非线性反演.其中,选取了发生在俯冲带的发震时刻为2009年10月10日21时24分(GMT时间)震级为Mw5.9的地震;其三重震相的射线回折点处射线路径的方向与俯冲板块的走向大致一致,...     

古特提斯多岛洋洋-陆俯冲:木孜塔格蛇绿岩的矿物学证据

前期研究认识到新疆东昆仑木孜塔格蛇绿岩形成在俯冲带环境.为了进一步研究该俯冲带的类型,对新疆东昆仑木孜塔格蛇绿岩变质橄榄岩的岩石学和矿物学特征进行了分析.薄片观察发现变质橄榄岩的橄榄石以变质残余、变质重结晶和斜方辉石熔融结晶3种结构存在,但探针分析发现它们具有稳定且低Fo值(87.8～89.5);斜方辉石发育变质残余和熔融残余结构,En较低(88～90),Al2O3含量变化大(2.90%～5.13%);尖晶石为他形-半自形结构,其Cr#(=Cr/(Cr Al))集中分布在0.508~0.723和0.100~0.118两个范围内.根据这些来自岩石学和矿物学的证据,并结合该蛇绿岩的构造背景与时代,认识到该蛇绿岩形成在大洋向具有厚陆壳的大陆弧俯冲的俯冲带环境,为新疆东昆仑地区古特提斯多岛洋洋-陆俯冲的结果.