Stepwise accumulation and ascent of magmas

One of the currently popular theories on magma ascent is that it mainly occurs by propagating hydrofractures (dykes) and that magma viscosity is the primary rate‐controlling factor. This theory is based on mathematical models for single hydrofractures under idealised conditions. We simulated magma ascent with air ascending through gelatine and observed that the air ascended in batches, following paths made by their predecessors. Multiple batches accumulate at obstacles along the path. Although magma viscosity may control ascent rate during movement, obstacles ultimately control the size and average ascent velocity of ascending batches. We propose that step‐wise movement of magma batches is the mechanism of primary accumulation and ascent from the partially molten source rock of a magma to its first emplacement site and therefore the main ascent mechanism for granitic magmas. ‘Classical’ dyking is the mechanism for secondary ascent from a magma chamber.     

Petrogenetic and Metallogenetic Background of the Dajing Cu–Sn–Ag–Pb–Zn Ore Deposit, Inner Mongolia, and Characteristics of the Mineralizing Fluid

Abstract: The Dajing Cu–Sn–Ag–Pb–Zn ore deposit, Inner Mongolia of China, is a fissure‐filling hydrothermal ore deposit that occurs within the Upper Permian Linxi group. No magmatic pluton and volcanic rocks outcrop on the surface of the deposit. Most of ore veins show clear‐cut boundary with country rocks. Wallrock alterations that include silicification, carbonation, chlori–tization, and sericitization are generally weak and occur in the close vicinity of ore veins. Mineralization is divided into three stages: (1) cassiterite–arsenopyrite–quartz stage, (2) sulfide stage, and (3) Pb–Zn–Ag–carbonate stage. These mineralization stages have distinct ranges of homogenization temperatures, 290–350C for Stage 1, 260–320C for Stage 2, and 150–250C for Stage 3. However, salinities for Stages 1, 2, and 3 overlap and range between 2.2 and 10.4 wt % NaCl equivalent. The dD values relative to V‐SMOW of inclusion water from quartz are lower than –88% and centered at –100 to –130%. The δ³⁴S values relative to CDT of sulfide ore minerals and δ¹³C values relative to PDB of carbonate gangue minerals, vary from –0.3 to +2.6%, and from –7.0 to –2.9%, respectively. Integrated isotopic data point to two major contributions to the mineralizing fluid that include a dominant meteoric‐derived water and the other from hypogene magma for sulfur and carbon species. Analyses of inclusion gas and liquid compositions are performed. The H₂O and CO₂ are the two most abundant gaseous components, whereas SO₄^2‐ and Cl^‐, and Na⁺, Ca²⁺, and K⁺ are the major anions and cations, respectively. A linear trend is shown on the gaseous H₂O versus CO₂ plot. Phase separation is excluded as cause for the trend on the basis of isotope data and fluid inclusion microthermometry. In addition, a weak wallrock alteration does not support fluid‐rock interaction as an efficient mechanism. Hence, the linear H₂O–CO₂ trend is interpreted in terms of absorption or dilution of CO₂–dominant magmatic vapor by meteoric‐derived water. Cooling effects resulting from dilution may have caused precipitation of ore minerals. Major and trace element compositions of regional granites show a high‐K calc–alkaline characteristics and an arc–affinity. Lead isotopic compositions of galena samples from the Dajing deposit exhibit elevated U/Pb and Th/Pb ratios. These characteristics indicate a common source of supra subduction zone mantle wedge for regional granites and metals from the Dajing deposit.     

Generation of Deccan Trap magmas

Deccan Trap magmas may have erupted through multiple centers, the most prominent of which may have been a shield volcano-like structure in the Western Ghats area. The lavas are predominantly tholeiitic; alkalic mafic lavas and carbonatites are rare. Radioisotope dating, magnetic chronology, and age constraints from paleontology indicate that although the eruption started some 68 Ma, the bulk of lavas erupted at around 65–66 Ma. Paleomagnetic constraints indicate an uncertainty of ± 500,000 years for peak volcanic activity at 65 m.y. in the type section of the Western Ghats. Maximum magma residence times were calculated in this study based on growth rates of “giant plagioclase” crystals in lavas that marked the end phase of volcanic activity of different magma chambers. These calculations suggest that the > 1.7 km thick Western Ghats section might have erupted within a much shorter time interval of ∼ 55,000 years, implying phenomenal eruption rates that are orders of magnitude larger than any present-day eruption rate from any tectonic environment. Other significant observations/conclusions are as follows: (1) Deccan lavas can be grouped into stratigraphic subdivisions based on their geochemistry; (2) While some formations are relatively uncontaminated others are strongly contaminated by the continental crust; (3) Deccan magmas were produced by 15–30% melting of a Fe-rich lherzolitic source at ∼ 3–2 GPa; (4) Parent magmas of the relatively uncontaminated Ambenali formation had a primitive composition with 16%MgO, 47%SiO₂; (5) Deccan magmas were generated much deeper and by significantly more melting than other continental flood basalt provinces; (6) The erupted Deccan tholeiitic lavas underwent fractionation and magma mixing at ∼ 0.2 GPa. The composition and origin of the crust and crust/mantle boundary beneath the Deccan are discussed with respect to the influence of Deccan magmatic episode.     

矽卡岩浆型铜矿床特征——以安徽铜陵东狮子山铜矿床为例

东狮子山铜矿床具有下列独特的特征:(1)矽卡岩是高温、高密度、粘稠的岩浆熔融体;(2)矽卡岩体与辉石二长岩体具有同源性;(3)矿体与矽岩体具有同源性;(4)成矿物质来自岩浆源,硫同位素测定的绝对值小于5‰;(5)矽卡岩矿物开始结晶温度为920C,可见熔融包裹体,成矿温度为620C;(6)成矿压力相当于1～2km深度条件;(7)矿石、矽卡岩具有典型的岩浆矿床的结构构造。     

Seismic Activity Around and Under Krakatau Volcano,Sunda Arc: Constraints to the Source Region of Island Arc Volcanics

There is general agreement that calc-alkaline volcanic rocks at convergent plate margins are genetically related to the process of subduction (Ringwood, 1974; Maaloe and Petersen, 1981; Hawkesworth et al., 1997). However, opinions on the mode and site of generation of primary magma for island arc volcanism differ substantially. The site of generation of calc-alkaline magma is thought to be either in the mantle wedge (Plank and Langmuir, 1988; McCulloch and Gamble, 1991) or in the subducting slab (White and Dupré, 1986; Defant and Drummond, 1990; Edwards et al., 1993; Ryan and Langmuir, 1993). We present seismological evidence in favour of the latter concept. A distinctive seismicity pattern around and under the Krakatau volcano was identified during systematic studies of the SE Asian convergent plate margins by means of global seismological data. A column-like cluster of events, probably associated with the dynamics of the volcano, is clearly separated from the events in the Wadati-Benioff zone. The accuracy of hypocentral determinations of the events of the cluster does not differ from the accuracy of the events belonging to the subducting slab. The depths of the cluster events vary from very shallow to about 100 km without any apparent discontinuity. On the other hand, there is a pronounced aseismic gap in the Wadati-Benioff zone directly beneath the volcano at depths between 100-150 km. The Krakatau cluster connects this aseismic gap to the volcano at the surface. The pervasive occurrence of earthquakes in the continental wedge between the subducting slab and the Earth surface bears witness to the brittle character of the continental lithosphere and casts doubt on the existence of large-scale melting of mantle material. The aseismic gap (Hanu and Vank, 1985), interpreted by us as a partially melted domain occurring in subducted slabs in practically all active subduction zones that reach depths greater than 100 km, is here used as evidence for the location of the primary source region of island arc volcanics in the subducting plate.     

浙江沐尘岩体与西山头组火山岩的岩浆同源性分析

沐尘岩体与旁侧西山头组火山岩、潜火山岩在空间上密切共生,形成时间相近;岩石类型都属中酸性岩类;具有相近的岩石化学成分,均属弱碱质岩系;各种岩石的稀土配分曲线除Eu外具有基本一致的型式,微量元素配分曲线形态也基本一致,说明它们是同源岩浆演化的产物。其岩石类型、岩石化学和稀土元素、微量元素地球化学方面具有相似性和一致性,岩浆演化均有反序现象,说明它们属同熔型火山-侵入岩组合。根据2004年国际地层委员会公布的侏罗系与白垩系的分界年龄(145.5±4.0Ma),并结合沐尘岩体与旁侧西山头组火山岩的成因关系,沐尘岩体的形成时代确定为早白垩世早期似更合理。     

赣东北前寒武纪港边杂岩体的岩浆混合（和）作用及其地质意义

赣东北地区沿江绍断裂北缘和江南造山带南侧有大量的前寒武纪火山侵入杂岩呈带状分布,主要由大面积的陆相火山岩和若干长英质镁铁质火成杂岩体组成,后者中出露面积最大的港边杂岩体在填图尺度上可划分为长英质岩、镁铁质岩和过渡性岩3大组成部分,长英质岩颗粒锆石U_Pb谐和不一致曲线上交点年龄为822±4Ma,代表杂岩体中岩浆混合作用发生的时间。港边岩体中长英质岩石的Nd模式年龄为1·49~1·68Ga,镁铁质岩中玄武质岩石为1·51~2·21Ga,辉长岩的Nd模式年龄与玄武质岩石基本相同,为1·54~2·13Ga,经计算的过渡性岩石的Nd模式年龄为1·58~1·90Ga,因此认为镁铁质岩石从源区分离的时间要远早于长英质岩石,而过渡性岩石含有前两个端员岩浆相互混合(和)的信息。长英质岩石的εNd(t=822Ma)值为-0·8~-4·4,87Sr/86Sr(822)比值为0·70368~0·70549;玄武质岩石的εNd(822)值为-2·6~+2·3,87Sr/86Sr(822)比值为0·70387~0·70527,这反映了镁铁质岩浆的源区接近总地球,长英质岩浆则来自具壳幔混合性质的EMⅠ型地幔的源区。可以推测,赣东北前寒武纪也曾发生过岩浆底侵作用。底侵作用对港边火成杂岩体岩浆的形成起着重要的作用。底侵于壳幔边界的玄武质岩浆使地壳熔融形成长英质岩浆并聚集于浅部岩浆房。随着长英质岩浆房降温,长英质岩浆的结晶度和粘度增加,其物理状态发生液态→(固+液)混合态→固态的变化;当玄武质岩浆穿透下地壳并不断进入物理状态变化的长英质岩浆房时,持续地发生两种岩浆的化学混合作用或两岩浆的机械混合作用或玄武质岩浆的侵入,其混合作用的时间以长英质岩锆石的U_Pb谐和不一致曲线上交点年龄822±4Ma界定。根据Nd模式年龄(tDM)和Nd富集系数(fSm/Nd)分布特征,可以确定中元古代江南造山带为太古宙扬子古陆核的横向增生体,而新元古代陆相火山侵入杂岩带则横向增生于江南造山带南缘。至此,扬子古陆横向增生作用结束,开始与华夏古陆拼贴,包括港边火成杂岩体在内的新元古代火山侵入杂岩带则成为两古陆连结的纽带。     

河北西北部熔积岩特征及其地质意义

熔积岩是火山碎屑岩的一种特殊类型，由熔浆和未固结的湿沉积物两种组分掺杂混合而成。熔积岩的形成主要受炽热熔浆与未固结的湿沉积物接触时引起的淬碎或蒸汽爆炸作用以及寄主沉积物流体化作用控制，通常分布于熔岩流底部或前缘，也可分布于超浅成侵人体周围。据熔浆碎屑物的结构特征，冀西北熔积岩可分为流状和块状两种类型。流状熔积岩多是熔浆与细粒沉积物混合的结果，块状熔积岩大多与粗粒沉积物相关。正确鉴别熔积岩对确定沉积作用与岩浆作用的时序、研究盆地发展演化历史具有重要意义。     

金伯利岩中“熔离小球”的特征及其成因

在金伯利岩人工重砂中发现的“熔离小球”,直径多数<1 mm,除个别出现微晶外,均为非晶质,属于熔体淬火冷却产物。提供了29个小球的主元素分析和3件微量元素分析结果。“熔离小球”按成分可分为3种类型:(1)高铁钛小球;(2)硫铁镍小球;(3)浅色硅铝质小球。其中高铁小球w(FeO)高达99.39%,高钛小球w(TiO2)达45.90%,它们含MnO也偏高,最高达23.75%。Fe、Mn、Ti都属于高负电性元素,在熔体中与氧结合的键强度大,容易发生熔离。硫铁镍小球的w(SO3)变化于38.27%~51.95%,w(FeO)为0.31%~23.10%,w(NiO)为25.24%~61.05%。浅色小球w(SiO2)变化范围为24.01%~52.64%,Al2O3、CaO含量高但变化范围大,总体成分接近基性—超基性硅酸盐熔浆。主元素、微量元素特征以及硫铁镍小球中发现了高镁(Fo=0.95)橄榄石捕虏晶表明,小球形成于金伯利岩岩浆的介质环境。此外高铁及硅铝质两种成分呈交生结构的两相小球的发现,暗示二者为熔离作用成因。小球的熔离作用可以应用SiO2-FeS-FeO的液态不混溶相图做出解释。认为小球形成于岩浆结晶的晚期阶段,相对富含CO2、SO3、FeO、MnO、TiO,在岩浆快速上升、快速降温、降压、熔体中出现了多种局部有序区的条件下发生的。     

郭家岭岩体矿物包裹体研究

通过对胶东金成矿区郭家岭岩体中熔融包裹体、含石盐子晶包裹体、ＣＯ２三相包裹体和Ｈ２Ｏ两相包裹体的显微测温,结果表明,该岩体在岩浆结晶晚期发生过高盐度流体与硅酸盐熔体的不混熔过程。根据熔融包裹体均一温度与均一过程的时间,利用相应公式,计算出郭家岭岩体包裹体熔体的粘度和含水量,认为该岩体是从一种高温高粘度的岩浆中结晶成岩的。