长白山火山的起源和太平洋俯冲板块之间的关系

近年来，尽管不同学科通过不同手段对长白山火山进行过广泛研究，然而，目前人们对它的起源仍不清楚。利用全球地震层析成像和区域层析成像结果，综合分析了长白山火山的起源。结果表明，它的起源既不同于夏威夷等板内热点火山，也不同于日本等岛弧火山，而是一种与太平洋俯冲板块在地幔转换带内的滞留和深部脱水等过程密切相 关的弧后板内火山。     

Partial dehydration of brucite and its implications for water distribution in the subducting oceanic slab

Hydrous minerals within the subducting oceanic slab are important hosts for water. Clarification of the stability field of hydrous minerals helps to understand transport and distribution of water from the surface to the Earth’s interior. We investigated the stability of brucite, a prototype of hydrous minerals, by means of electrical conductivity measurements in both open and closed systems at 3 GPa and temperatures up to 1300 K. Dramatic increase of conductivity in association with characteristic impedance spectra suggests that partial dehydration of single-crystal brucite in the open system with a low water fugacity occurs at 950 K, which is about 300 K lower than those previously defined by phase equilibrium experiments in the closed system. By contrast, brucite completely dehydrates at 1300 K in the closed system, consistent with previous studies. Partial dehydration may generate a highly defective structure but does not lead to the breakdown of brucite to periclase and water immediately. Water activity plays a key role in the stability of hydrous minerals. Low water activity (aH₂O) caused by the high wetting behavior of the subducted oceanic slab at the transition zone depth may cause the partial dehydration of the dense hydrous magnesium silicates (DHMSs), which significantly reduces the temperature stability of DHMS (this mechanism has been confirmed by previous study on super hydrous phase B). As a result, the transition zone may serve as a ‘dead zone’ for DHMSs, and most water will be stored in wadsleyite and ringwoodite in the transition zone.     

Bouguer Gravity Anomaly in the Andean Orogenic Belt and its Dynamic Implications for Regional Tectonic Evolution

Calculated Bouguer gravity anomalies from the Andean orogenic belt interpreted as derived from regional gravity data to aid understanding of the lithospheric structure and tectonic evolution of the belt. These anomalies reveal lithospheric structures distributed throughout the belt, including linear and circular structures. NE-trending structures reflect sinistral transpression across the northern part of the belt, and NW-trending structures represent dextral transtension in the southern part. These results are supported by gravity-anomaly patterns that demonstrate mantle flow in a trench-parallel direction both northward and southward away from the stagnation band that is beneath the subducting Nazca slab. This mantle flow has served as an important driving force in the evolution of the Andean orogenic belt. Features of the modified tectonic model of the Andean orogenic belt are consistent with the spatial variation in and interpretation of Bouguer gravity anomalies.     

Phase Stability and Reactions of Subducting CaCO3 under Upper Mantle Conditions

CaCO₃ is an important component of marine sediments and one of the major deep-carbon carriers at subduction zones. Some subducted CaCO₃ can be dissolved in subduction fluids and recycled back to the surface via arc volcanoes degassing. At the same time, there still remain large amounts of CaCO₃ and its reaction products, which could be further transported into Earth’s deep interior. These internal processes link atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere with the deep...     

Tomographic evidence for a slab tear induced by fossil ridge subduction at Manila Trench,South China Sea

A tomographic travel-time inversion has been applied to trace the subducted slab of the South China Sea (SCS) beneath the Manila Trench. The dataset, taken from the International Seismological Centre (1960–2008), is composed of 13,087 P-wave arrival times from 1401 regional earthquakes and 8834 from 1350 teleseismic events. The results image the different morphology of the subducted SCS slab as a high-velocity zone. The subducting angle of the slab varies along the trench: at 16° N and 16.5° N, the slab dips at a low angle (24° ~ 32°) for 20–250 km depth and at a moderate angle (50°) for ~250–400 km depth. At 17° N, the slab dips at a low angle (32°) to near 400 km depth, and at 17.5° N and 18° N the slabs are near vertical from 70 ~ 700 km depth, while at 20° N the high-velocity anomalies exhibit features from horizontal abruptly to near vertical, extending to 500 km depth. The dramatic steepening of the slab between 17° N and 17.5° N may indicate a slab tear, which is coincident with the axis of a fossil ridge within the SCS slab at around 17° N. In addition, low-velocity zones in the three profiles above 300 km depth may represent the formation of the slab window, induced by ridge subduction and slab tear, initiating upward mantle flow and resulting in the partial melting of the edge of the slab. The slab tear could explain the volcanic gap and geochemical difference between the extinct Miocene and Quaternary volcanoes in the Luzon Arc, the much higher heat flow around the fossil ridge, and the distribution of most of the adakites and the related porphyry Cu-Au deposits in the Luzon area. Based on the geometry and morphology of the subducted slab and certain assumptions, we calculate the initial time of ridge subduction, which implies that ridge subduction and slab tear possibly started at ~8 Ma.     

K和Na在深俯冲板块中的元素化学行为

放射性钾元素(40 K)是地球演化过程中重要的热源之一,钠(Na)则是俯冲带岩石中的重要组成元素之一。俯冲板块是地壳物质运输到深部地幔的载体,而石榴石和单斜辉石是其中常见的矿物,因此K和Na在单斜辉石和石榴石中行为的研究具有重要意义。本文分以下3个方面总结了近50年来自然界以及高温高压实验中K和Na在石榴石和单斜辉石中行为的研究进展:1含Na、K石榴石的发现及其形成机制,以及Na、K进入石榴石对其晶格所产生的影响;2含K单斜辉石的发现及其形成机制,以及K进入单斜辉石对其晶格所产生的影响;3含K基性岩体系的实验岩石学研究现状。K作为大离子亲石元素,在高温高压下能够分别以KX+Si Y=(Ca,Mg)X+Al Y和MgM1+CaM2=Al M1+KM2的机制进入石榴石和单斜辉石晶格中,对其从地表到深部地幔中的循环具有重要贡献;而在持续俯冲板块中,Na元素在单斜辉石消失后以NaX+Si Y=(Ca,Mg)X+Al Y的机制进入石榴石晶格中,继续被运输到更深的地幔中去。前人在模拟地幔温压条件下对含K玄武岩和单斜辉石体系的高温高压实验研究结果表明,单斜辉石中K2O含量及石榴石中的Na2O含量与压力呈正相关。然而,到目前为止,K和Na在俯冲带温压条件下的富K基性岩(如榴辉岩)体系中的行为仍有待进一步深入研究。     

贺根山缝合带阿萨格图钾玄质火山岩锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄、地球化学特征及构造意义

内蒙古西乌珠穆沁旗阿萨格图火山岩出露于贺根山缝合带迪彦庙蛇绿混杂岩南侧,岩石类型为粗安岩、粗面岩和粗面英安岩。粗安岩锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb同位素测年获得火山岩形成年龄为132.1±0. 7Ma。岩石地球化学显示火山岩属于钾玄岩系列,岩石高Na2O+K2O(7.61%~10.35%)、高K2O(3.94%~6.04%)、高Al2O3 (16.32%~17.99%)、低TiO2 (0.45%~0.95%),富集Rb、Ba、U等大离子亲石元素（LILE）和轻稀土元素（LREE）,亏损 Nb、Ta 和 Ti等高场强元素（HFSE）。稀土元素含量为109.62×10-6~174.68×10-6,稀土元素配分曲线为右倾式分布。岩石学和岩石地球化学特征表明,阿萨格图地区白垩纪火山岩与洋壳俯冲作用有关,形成于俯冲板片断离—后造山伸展构造背景。古亚洲洋俯冲洋壳析出流体交代上覆地幔形成贺根山缝合带富集地幔,随后的俯冲板片断离—后造山伸展作用触发富集地幔部分熔融产生该钾玄质岩浆。结合贺根山缝合带的壳幔电性结构和晚古生代蛇绿岩—岛弧岩浆岩、中生代后造山A型花岗岩的时空分布与演化,初步建立了该区钾玄质火山岩的板片断离—后造山伸展地球动力学模式。     

Geochronology, Geochemistry and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf Isotopes of No. I Complex from the Shitoukengde Ni–Cu Sulfide Deposit in the Eastern Kunlun Orogen, Western China: Implications for the Magmatic Source, Geodynamic Setting and Genesis

The Shitoukengde Ni-Cu deposit, located in the Eastern Kunlun Orogen, comprises three mafic–ultramafic complexes, with the No. I complex hosting six Ni-Cu orebodies found recently. The deposit is hosted in the small ultramafic bodies intruding Proterozoic metamorphic rocks. Complexes at Shitoukengde contain all kinds of mafic-ultramafic rocks, and olivine websterite and pyroxene peridotite are the most important Ni-Cu-hosted rocks. Zircon U-Pb dating suggests that the Shitoukengde Ni-Cu deposit formed in late Silurian(426–422 Ma), and their zircons have εHf(t) values of-9.4 to 5.9 with the older T_(DM1) ages(0.80–1.42 Ga). Mafic-ultramafic rocks from the No. I complex show the similar rare earth and trace element patterns, which are enriched in light rare earth elements and large ion lithophile elements(e.g., K, Rb, Th) and depleted in heavy rare earth elements and high field strength elements(e.g., Ta, Nb, Zr, Ti). Sulfides from the deposit have the slightly higher δ~(34)S values of 1.9–4.3‰ than the mantle(0 ± 2‰). The major and trace element characteristics, and Sr-Nd-Pb and Hf, S isotopes indicate that their parental magmas originated from a metasomatised, asthenospheric mantle source which had previously been modified by subduction-related fluids, and experienced significant crustal contamination both in the magma chamber and during ascent triggering S oversaturation by addition of S and Si, that resulted in the deposition and enrichment of sulfides. Combined with the tectonic evolution, we suggest that the Shitoukengde Ni-Cu deposit formed in the post-collisional, extensional regime related to the subducted oceanic slab break-off after the Wanbaogou oceanic basalt plateau collaged northward to the Qaidam Block in late Silurian.     

Geochronology and Geochemistry of the Early Permian A‐type Granite in the Hongol Area,Central Inner Mongolia: Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implications

We performed geochronological and geochemical analyses of the A-type granite in the Hongol area, central Inner Mongolia, to determine its age, petrogenesis and tectonic setting, which are significant for clarifying the Late Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the Xing'an Mongolian Orogenic Belt(XMOB). The rock type of the A-type granite in the Hongol area is alkali-feldspar granite, and it constitutes a western part of the Baiyinwula-Dongujimqin A-type granite belt. Zircon U-Pb geochronology yields ~(206)Pb/~(238)U ages ranging from 293 to 286 Ma for the alkali-feldspar granite, indicating this granitic pluton formed in the Early Permian. The alkali-feldspar granite is high in silica(SiO_2=75.13 wt%-80.17 wt%), aluminum(Al_2 O_3=10.59 wt%-13.17 wt%) and alkali(Na_2 O+K_2 O=7.33 wt%-9.11 wt%), and low in MgO(0.08 wt%-0.39 wt%) and CaO(0.19 wt%-0.70 wt%). It is obviously enriched in LILEs such as Rb, Th and K,depleted in HFSEs such as Nb, Ti, La and Ce, with pronounced negative anomalies of Nb, Ti, P, Eu, Sr and Ba. Its Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic compositions show positive ε_(Nd)(t)(+0.72-+3.08), low T_(DM2)(805-997 Ma),and high radioactive Pb with(~(206)Pb/~(204)Pb)_i of 18.710-19.304,(~(207)Pb/~(204)Pb)_i of 15.557-15.604 and(~(208)Pb/~(204)Pb)_i of 37.887-38.330. Petrological characteristics and geochemical data suggest that the alkalifeldspar granite in the Hongol area belongs to aluminous A-type granite. This A-type granite formed in a post-collisional extensional setting and was generated by the partial melting of felsic rocks in the middlelower crust resulting from post-collisional slab breakoff. It is suggested that the Paleo-Asian Ocean was closed before the Permian in central Inner Mongolia.