Magma Origin and Evolution of Tengchong Cenozoic Volcanic Rocks from West Yunnan,China: Evidence from Whole Rock Geochemistry and Nd‐Sr‐Pb Isotopes

Tengchong Cenozoic volcanics that have record key information on the tectonic evolution and mantle features of the southeast margin of the Tibetan Plateau are of great importance because of its unique eruption history spanning the entire Quaternary period. Magma origin and evolution of Tengchong Cenozoic volcanic rocks were studied on the basis of Nd-Sr-Pb isotope and major and trace element data from different eruptions in the Ma’anshan area. Different samples within one eruption show relative identical lithologies, chemical and isotopic compositions. However, the geochemical features for the five eruptions are distinct from each other. These volcanic rocks show low Mg# values (<45), moderate to high fractionation of LREEs and HREEs, and enrichment of Pb and Ba and depletion of Nb. Tengchong Cenozoic volcanic rocks were derived from an enriched mantle based on Nd-Sr-Pb isotopic studies. And lines of evidence show that crustal contamination should be involved before the eruption of different periods of Tengchong Cenozoic volcanic rocks. Older subducted components may be responsible for adakite recycling at various stages of evolution, which results in the origin of the enriched mantle source magma accounting for the isotopic features of Tengchong Cenozoic volcanic rocks. Segregated primitive magma pulsating injected into magma chamber, fractional crystallized and contaminated with crust component. Finally, magmas with distinct chemical and isotopic compositions for each eruption formed. The extension of the northeast segment of the Yingjiang tectonic belt triggered the pulsating eruption of the Cenozoic volcanics in the Tengchong area.     

栖霞金矿矿物、流体和同位素特征及意义

栖霞金矿床伴生的黑钨矿是低温热液的产物。成矿流体的成分与典型的大气降水热液组分相类似,其δ１８Ｏ约为－３．６‰～４．５‰,δＤ约为－５６‰～－９５‰,变化范围较大,但这些氢、氧同位素值很好地反映了大气降水在不同温度和Ｗ／Ｒ比值条件下与胶东群变质岩交换后的分布特征,成矿作用以Ｗ／Ｒ比值较低为特点。金矿床的Ｒｂ－Ｓｒ等时线年龄为１２５．８×１０６ａ,与胶东群变质岩系和混合花岗岩的时差较大,矿化物质的Ｓｒ同位素初始比高达０．７１６８,大气降水深循环对流作用是形成栖霞金矿床的主要原因。     

华北板块南缘伏牛山花岗岩锆石LA-MC-ICP-MS U-Pb定年、Lu-Hf同位素特征及岩石成因

伏牛山花岗岩体出露于华北板块南缘,南召县城以北,面积超过4200km~2。岩体的岩石组合为花岗岩+花岗闪长岩+石英闪长岩,具有I型花岗岩的特征。花岗岩锆石的LA-MC-ICP-MS U-Pb定年得到145.4±1.0Ma和118.5±0.6Ma,说明岩体形成于燕山期,并经历了至少两期岩浆活动。锆石Hf同位素分析表明,第一期花岗岩的ε_(Hf)(t)平均值为-16.53,二阶段模式年龄(t_(DM2))平均为2216Ma,表明其源岩以壳源物质为主;第二期花岗岩的源岩分为两个部分,一部分花岗岩的ε_(Hf)(t)平均值为-13.67,二阶段模式年龄(t_(DM2))平均为2044Ma,表明其源岩以壳源物质为主,另一部分花岗岩的ε_(Hf)(t)平均值为1.61,二阶段模式年龄(t_(DM2))平均为1073Ma,表明其源岩以新生地壳为主。根据研究结果及区域地质构造分析,认为第一期岩浆作用是由于太平洋板块俯冲导致秦岭造山带断裂构造再活动,发生部分熔融形成小规模的岩浆作用;而第二期岩浆作用是由于太平洋板块俯冲导致岩石圈拆沉,使地幔软流圈的物质上升,形成巨大的热场,引起大陆地壳大规模的部分熔融形成花岗岩浆。最终形成的花岗岩浆沿着华北板块与扬子板块之间的断裂上侵至地壳浅处,形成了伏牛山复式岩体。     

安徽黄梅尖地区基性岩脉K-Ar年代学、地球化学特征及地质意义

在野外地质调查和室内综合研究的基础上,通过对黄梅尖地区辉绿玢岩K-Ar年代学、地球化学和Sr-Nd同位素特征进行研究,探讨辉绿玢岩的形成时代、岩石成因及构造背景.K-Ar年代学研究表明,辉绿玢岩形成于~107 Ma,是早白垩世岩浆活动的产物,形成时代晚于该地区火山岩和侵入岩,与该地区铀成矿年龄基本一致;辉绿玢岩的侵入可能是该地区岩浆作用的最后一幕,铀成矿可能与辉绿玢岩具有成因联系.地球化学特征表明,辉绿玢岩富集大离子亲石元素K、Rb、U、Pb和轻稀土元素,亏损高场强元素Nb、Ta、P、Ti,具有较高的Isr值和负εNd(t)值,具有富集地幔源区特征;辉绿玢岩是在地壳伸展和岩石圈减薄的构造背景下,由俯冲交代作用形成的富集地幔部分熔融形成的,表明~107 Ma时该地区仍处于伸展构造环境下.     

Deep subduction of mantle-derived garnet peridotites from the Su-Lu UHP metamorphic terrane in China

Garnet peridotites from the southern Su‐Lu ultra‐high‐pressure metamorphic (UHPM) terrane, eastern China, contain porphyroblastic garnet with aligned inclusions comprising a low‐P–T mineral assemblage (chlorite, hornblende, Na‐gedrite, Na‐phlogopite, talc, spinel and pyrite). Orthopyroxene porphyroblasts show fine exsolution lamellae of clinopyroxene and minor chromite. A clinopyroxene inclusion in garnet shows some orthopyroxene exsolution lamellae. Both the rims of porphyroblastic pyroxene and garnet and the matrix pyroxene and garnet crystallized at the expense of olivine. This is interpreted as a result of metasomatism of the peridotites by an SiO₂‐rich melt at UHP conditions. A chromian garnet further overgrew on the rims of the garnet. The X_Mg values (Mg/(Mg+Fe)) of porphyroblastic garnet decrease from core to rim and vary in different peridotite samples, while the compositions of both the porphyroblastic and the matrix pyroxene are similar in terms of Ca–Mg–Fe. The Mg‐rich cores of porphyroblastic garnet and orthopyroxene record high temperatures and pressures (c. 1000 °C, ≥5.1 GPa), whereas the matrix minerals, including the rims of porphyroblasts, record much lower P–T (c. 4.2 GPa, c. 760 °C). Sm–Nd data give apparent isochron ages of c. 380 Ma and negative ε_Nd(0) values (c.?9). These dates are considered meaningless due to isotopic disequilibrium between garnet cores and the rest of the rocks. The isotopic disequilibrium was probably caused by metasomatism of the peridotites by melt/fluids derived from the coevally subducted crustal materials. On the other hand, the Rb–Sr isotopic systems of phlogopite and clinopyroxene appear to have reached equilibrium and record a cooling age of c. 205 Ma. It is suggested that the garnet peridotites were originally emplaced into a low‐P–T environment prior to the c. 220 Ma continental collision, during which they were subducted together with crustal rocks to mantle depth and subjected to UHP metamorphism. An important corollary is that at least some of the coevally subducted crustal rocks in the Su‐Lu terrane have been subjected to peak metamorphism at P–T conditions much higher than presently estimated (≥2.7 GPa, ≤800 °C).     

Thorium and uranium isotopes in a manganese nodule from the Peru basin determined by alpha spectrometry and thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS): Are manganese supply and growth related to climate?

Thorium- and uranium isotopes were measured in a diagenetic manganese nodule from the Peru basin applying alpha- and thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS). Alpha-counting of 62 samples was carried out with a depth resolution of 0.4 mm to gain a high-resolution²³⁰Th_excess profile. In addition, 17 samples were measured with TIMS to obtain precise isotope concentrations and isotope ratios. We got values of 0.06–0.59 ppb (²³⁰Th), 0.43–1.40 ppm (²³²Th), 0.09–0.49 ppb (²³⁴U) and 1.66–8.24 ppm (²³⁸U). The uranium activity ratio in the uppermost samples (1–6 mm) and in two further sections in the nodule at 12.5±1.0 mm and 27.3–33.5 mm comes close to the present ocean water value of 1.144±0.004. In two other sections of the nodule, this ratio is significantly higher, probably reflecting incorporation of diagenetic uranium. The upper 25 mm section of the Mn nodule shows a relatively smooth exponential decrease in the²³⁰Th_excess concentration (TIMS). The slope of the best fit yields a growth rate of 110 mm/Ma up to 24.5 mm depth. The section from 25 to 30.3 mm depth shows constant²³⁰Th_excess concentrations probably due to growth rates even faster than those in the top section of the nodule. From 33 to 50 mm depth, the growth rate is approximately 60 mm/Ma. Two layers in the nodule with distinct laminations (11–15 and 28–33 mm depth) probably formed during the transition from isotopic stage 8 to 7 and in stage 5e, respectively. The Mn/Fe ratio shows higher values during interglacials 5 and 7, and lower ones during glacials 4 and 6. A comparison of our data with data from adjacent sediment cores suggests (a) a variable supply of hydrothermal Mn to sediments and Mn nodules of the Peru basin or (b) suboxic conditions at the water sediment interface during periods with lower Mn/Fe ratios.     

First Multi‐Isotopic (Pb‐Nd‐Sr‐Zn‐Cu‐Fe) Characterisation of Dust Reference Materials (ATD and BCR‐723): A Multi‐Column Chromatographic Method Optimised to Trace Mineral and Anthropogenic Dust Sources

Atmospheric dust is an integral component of the Earth system with major implications for the climate, biosphere and public health. In this context, identifying and quantifying the provenance and the processes generating the various types of dust found in the atmosphere is paramount. Isotopic signatures of Pb, Nd, Sr, Zn, Cu and Fe are commonly used as sensitive geochemical tracers. However, their combined use is limited by the lack of (a) a dedicated chromatographic protocol to separate the six elements of interest for low‐mass samples and (b) specific reference materials for dust. Indeed, our work shows that USGS rock reference materials BHVO‐2, AGV‐2 and G‐2 are not applicable as substitute reference materials for dust. We characterised the isotopic signatures of these six elements in dust reference materials ATD and BCR‐723, representatives of natural and urban environments, respectively. To achieve this, we developed a specific procedure for dust, applicable in the 4–25 mg mass range, to separate the six elements using a multi‐column ion‐exchange chromatographic method and MC‐ICP‐MS measurements.     

Inclusions in diamonds from the K14 and K10 kimberlites, Buffalo Hills, Alberta, Canada: diamond growth in a plume?

Analyses of mineral inclusions, carbon isotopes, nitrogen contents and nitrogen aggregation states in 29 diamonds from two Buffalo Hills kimberlites in northern Alberta, Canada were conducted. From 25 inclusion bearing diamonds, the following paragenetic abundances were found: peridotitic (48%), eclogitic (32%), eclogitic/websteritic (8%), websteritic (4%), ultradeep? (4%) and unknown (4%). Diamonds containing mineral inclusions of ferropericlase, and mixed eclogitic-asthenospheric-websteritic and eclogitic-websteritic mineral associations suggests the possibility of diamond growth over a range of depths and in a variety of mantle environments (lithosphere, asthenosphere and possibly lower mantle).

Eclogitic diamonds have a broad range of C-isotopic composition (δ¹³C=−21‰ to −5‰). Peridotitic, websteritic and ultradeep diamonds have typical mantle C-isotope values (δ¹³C=−4.9‰ av.), except for two ¹³C-depleted peridotitic (δ¹³C=−11.8‰, −14.6‰) and one ¹³C-depleted websteritic diamond (δ¹³C=−11.9‰). Infrared spectra from 29 diamonds identified two diamond groups: 75% are nitrogen-free (Type II) or have fully aggregated nitrogen defects (Type IaB) with platelet degradation and low to moderate nitrogen contents (av. 330 ppm-N); 25% have lower nitrogen aggregation states and higher nitrogen contents (30% IaB; <1600 ppm-N).

The combined evidence suggests two generations of diamond growth. Type II and Type IaB diamonds with ultradeep, peridotitic, eclogitic and websteritic inclusions crystallised from eclogitic and peridotitic rocks while moving in a dynamic environment from the asthenosphere and possibly the lower mantle to the base of the lithosphere. Mechanisms for diamond movement through the mantle could be by mantle convection, or an ascending plume. The interaction of partial melts with eclogitic and peridotitic lithologies may have produced the intermediate websteritic inclusion compositions, and can explain diamonds of mixed parageneses, and the overlap in C-isotope values between parageneses. Strong deformation and extremely high nitrogen aggregation states in some diamonds may indicate high mantle storage temperatures and strain in the diamond growth environment. A second diamond group, with Type IaA–IaB nitrogen aggregation and peridotitic inclusions, crystallised at the base of the cratonic lithosphere. All diamonds were subsequently sampled by kimberlites and transported to the Earth's surface.     

碳酸盐中碳、氧同位素快速制样装置研制

介绍一种碳酸盐中碳、氧同位素快速制样装置。实验证明,该装置具有真空度好、使用方便、无污染、制样效率高、成本低的优点,所生成的二氧化碳具有高纯、分析结果准确、可靠等特点,完全能满足碳酸盐中碳、氧同位素分析的制样要求。     

钼同位素比值的双稀释剂测定方法研究

本文报道了运用多接收器等离子体质谱测定Mo同位素组成的方法,测定过程中使用双稀释剂法校正仪器的质量分馏.Fisher-Mo标准溶液和双稀释剂的100Mo/97Mo使用Fisher-Pd标准溶液中的104pd/102pd标定,其他Mo同位素比值通过100Mo/97Mo标定;本文对运用双稀释剂技术进行Mo同位素测定的长期重...