五台山蒋村地区四集庄组——对滹沱群时代的再限定

滹沱群是华北最典型的古元古界地层之一,限定其时代对建立早期地层年代格架和探讨华北早前寒武纪地质演化过程意义重大。本文对五台山地区蒋村镇附近的滹沱群地层进行了详细研究,从与蒋村砾岩中石英斑岩砾石相同的基岩中选取了2件石英斑岩样品,并获得其锆石U-Pb年龄结果分别为(2166±17)Ma和(2138±17)Ma。据此,限定蒋村地区碎屑沉积岩时代应小于2138 Ma。结合四集庄组底部发育厚层的砾岩和区域内2.2~2.1 Ga岩浆事件,我们进一步认为滹沱群底界年龄为~2.2 Ga。由于滹沱群豆村亚群和东冶亚群经历了同期褶皱变形作用,而侵入于蒋村四集庄组未变形正长花岗岩脉的锆石U-Pb年龄结果为(1816±18)Ma。因此,本文限定豆村亚群、东冶亚群的时代为2.2~1.82 Ga。石英斑岩中锆石Lu-Hf同位素分析结果为176Lu/177Hf为0.000717~0.002239,176Hf/177Hf为0.281399~0.281563,其176Hf/177Hfi为0.281315~0.281496和εHf(t)为–3.37~4.11,变化范围较大,初步认为其源自于新太古代早期上地壳的部分熔融并有地幔物质添加。     

甘肃北山小西弓金矿区石英正长斑岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄和地球化学特征

通过高精度的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年,获得北山南带小西弓金矿区石英正长斑岩的形成年龄为247.5±2.2Ma,属中三叠世。地球化学分析表明,该岩体为准铝质、钾玄岩系列,主量元素高硅(Si O_2=65.8%~66.2%)、富碱(Na_2O+K_2O=8.99%~9.41%)、低钙(Ca O=1.72%~2.19%)、贫镁(Mg O=0.63%~0.70%);轻稀土元素富集,重稀土元素亏损,弱负Eu异常。大离子亲石元素Rb、Th、U、K和Pb富集,同时Ba、Sr、P、Ti和Eu亏损,并具高104*Ga/Al值和高Zr+Nb+Ce+Y含量,表现出A型花岗岩的特征。北山南带三叠纪岩浆活动强烈,高分异I型-A型花岗岩大量发育,暗示区域内三叠纪处于造山后伸展环境。     

青藏高原羌塘中部中—上奥陶统达瓦山组的建立及意义

首次在藏北羌塘中部达瓦山地区识别出一套复理石沉积,厚度大于3000m,未见顶底,岩石组合以变质砂岩、杂砂岩和千枚岩为主,夹双峰式火山岩,火山岩岩性为流纹岩和玄武岩。用LA-ICP-MS同位素测定技术对流纹岩夹层中的锆石进行了U-Pb同位素测定,获得锆石的年龄为454.0±2.0Ma和458.3±1.8Ma,时代为中晚奥陶世达瑞威尔—桑比期,代表了达瓦山组的主体形成时代。在剖面测制和区域对比的基础上建立了中—上奥陶统达瓦山组,代表冈瓦纳大陆北缘中—晚奥陶世裂谷型深水-半深水复理石沉积。中—上奥陶统达瓦山组的发现和建立完善了该区中晚奥陶世的地层系统,进一步确定该区中—晚奥陶世洋盆的存在,对冈瓦纳大陆北缘中—晚奥陶世岩相古地理研究具有重要意义。     

滇西新街岩体LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄、Hf同位素和地球化学及其构造意义

新街岩体位于昌宁-孟连带北段,主要岩性为二长花岗岩。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年结果表明,新街岩体侵位于约82Ma。岩体Si O2含量为74.28%~75.17%,富钾(K2O/Na2O=1.44~1.73)和较低钙Ca O(0.37%~0.41%),铝饱和指数(A/CNK)为1.121~1.156,富集Rb、Th、K、LREE等元素,相对亏损Nb、Ta、Ti、Zr、Hf等高场强元素。这些特征表明,新街岩体属于强过铝质S型花岗岩。新街岩体负且变化范围大的锆石εHf(t)值(-16.9~-0.5)和古老的Hf同位素地壳模式年龄(1.19~2.28Ga),表明其主要来源于古老地壳物质的重熔,并有不同程度的幔源物质加入。由于喜马拉雅新特提斯洋封闭发生在65Ma左右,新街岩体很可能是在喜马拉雅新特提斯洋洋壳俯冲的地球动力学背景下形成的。     

大兴安岭北段争光金矿英安斑岩地球化学特征、锆石U-Pb年龄及Hf同位素组成

争光金矿位于大兴安岭北段多宝山矿集区内,矿区内火成岩的成岩时代、岩石成因及成岩背景研究薄弱。因此,本文对矿区内英安斑岩进行了主微量元素、锆石U-Pb年龄和Hf同位素组成的系统研究,以期为探讨同时代火成岩的成因及矿床成矿背景提供帮助。锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb测年结果表明,争光金矿英安斑岩形成于早奥陶世(478~481Ma)。岩石地球化学特征显示,英安斑岩属准铝-过铝质高钾钙碱性系列,具有SiO_2≥56%(平均为63.91%)、高铝(Al_2O_3平均14.85%)、低镁(MgO平均2.70%)、低Y和Yb(Y=6.00×10~(-6)~7.74×10~(-6),Yb=0.70×10~(-6)~0.92×10~(-6))、高锶(平均368×10~(-6))、高Mg#(56.84~60.60)、轻重稀土分馏明显[(La/Yb)N=8.74~11.54]和Eu异常不明显的特点,类似于俯冲洋壳成因埃达克岩。锆石εHf(t)介于13.03~13.31之间,两阶段模式年龄(tDM2)为605~624Ma。综合岩石地球化学特征和锆石Hf同位素组成,我们认为争光英安斑岩由俯冲的新生洋壳发生部分熔融形成。本文研究结果也表明,早奥陶世,兴安地块和松嫩地块之间存在洋壳,并且该洋壳向兴安地块俯冲。     

Sediment cascades and the entangled relationship between human impact and natural dynamics at the pre-pottery Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe,Anatolia

This study presents a meta-analysis of radiocarbon ages for the environs of Göbekli Tepe – one of the oldest monumental structures worldwide – using cumulative probability functions to diachronically assess phases of geomorphodynamic activity as controlled by natural or anthropogenic drivers. We employ sediment cascades as a heuristic framework to study the complex responses of the geomorphological system to various triggers at local to supra-regional scales. Possible triggers include climatic variability as documented by supra-regional hydroclimatic proxy data, regional demographic trends, and local to regional socioeconomic developments such as the emergence of sedentism or the introduction and dispersal of livestock herding. Our results show that phases of intensified geomorphodynamic activity occurred between ca. 7.4–7.0 and 5.8–3.3 ka BP. These phases roughly coincide with phases of population growth in southern Turkey and climatic variations in Turkey and the Levant. The phase between ca. 5.8–3.3 ka BP also corresponds to the time when organized agriculture and the seeder plough were introduced. Also, the identified phases are in agreement with the general trend of varying geomorphodynamic activity in the Eastern Mediterranean as driven by human impact and climatic change. However, neither the Younger Dryas–Holocene transition nor the development of herding during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic left a clear signature. We demonstrate how the different depositional environments in the studied landscape compartments vary with respect to their spatiotemporal coverage and discuss challenges when trying to understand processes that once shaped landscapes of past societies. © 2020 The Authors. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd     

Modelling ecohydrological feedbacks in forest and grassland plots under a prolonged drought anomaly in Central Europe 2018–2020

Recent studies have highlighted the importance of understanding ecohydrological drought feedbacks to secure water resources under a changing climate and increasing anthropogenic impacts. In this study, we monitored and modelled feedbacks in the soil–plant-atmosphere continuum to the European drought summer 2018 and the following 2 years. The physically based, isotope-aided model EcH₂O-iso was applied to generic vegetation plots (forest and grassland) in the lowland, groundwater-dominated research catchment Demnitzer Millcreek (NE Germany; 66 km²). We included, inter alia, soil water isotope data in the model calibration and quantified changing “blue” (groundwater recharge) and “green” (evapotranspiration) water fluxes and ages under each land use as the drought progressed. Novel plant xylem isotope data were excluded from calibration but were compared with simulated root uptake signatures in model validation. Results indicated inter-site differences in the dynamics of soil water storage and fluxes with contrasting water age both during the drought and the subsequent 2 years. Forest vegetation consistently showed a greater moisture stress, more rapid recovery and higher variability in root water uptake depths from a generally younger soil water storage. In contrast, the grassland site, which had more water-retentive soils, showed higher and older soil water storage and groundwater recharge fluxes. The damped storage and flux dynamics under grassland led to a slower return to younger water ages at depth. Such evidence-based and quantitative differences in ecohydrological feedbacks to drought stress in contrasting soil-vegetation units provide important insights into Critical Zone water cycling. This can help inform future progress in the monitoring, modelling and development of climate mitigation strategies in drought-sensitive lowlands.     

In Situ U‐Th‐Pb Dating and Sr‐Nd Isotope Analysis of Bastnäsite by LA‐(MC)‐ICP‐MS

Bastnäsite is the end member of a large group of carbonate–fluoride minerals with the common formula (REE) CO₃F·CaCO₃. This group is generally widespread and, despite never occurring in large quantities, represents the major economic light rare earth element (LREE) mineral in deposits related to carbonatite and alkaline intrusions. Since bastnäsite is easily altered and commonly contains inclusions of earlier‐crystallised minerals, in situ analysis is considered the most suitable method to measure its U‐Th‐Pb and Sr‐Nd isotopic compositions. Electron probe microanalysis and laser ablation (multi‐collector) inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry of forty‐six bastnäsite samples from LREE deposits in China, Pakistan, Sweden, Mongolia, USA, Malawi and Madagascar indicate that this mineral typically has high Th and LREE and moderate U and Sr contents. Analysis of an in‐house bastnäsite reference material (K‐9) demonstrated that precise and accurate U‐Th‐Pb ages could be obtained after common Pb correction. Moreover, the Th‐Pb age with its high precision is preferable to the U‐Pb age because most bastnäsites have relatively high Th rather than U contents. These results will have significant implications for understanding the genesis of endogenous ore deposits and formation processes related to metallogenic geochronology research.     

大兴安岭中部乌兰浩特地区林西组碎屑岩锆石U-Pb年龄、地球化学特征及其构造意义

内蒙古乌兰浩特地区出露一套缺少化石、遭受接触变质作用的厚层碎屑岩。在该套地层采集碎屑锆石样品,进行碎屑锆石U-Pb测年研究。80个锆石分析点的年龄可分为3个主要年龄区间:242～294Ma,年龄加权平均值为263.6±3.3Ma(n=50,MSWD=4.9),峰值年龄为261Ma;301～381Ma,峰值年龄为348Ma;454～530Ma,峰值年龄为487Ma。另有7个锆石分析点的年龄分别为824Ma、836Ma、859Ma、867Ma、1279Ma、1556Ma、2447Ma。261Ma的峰值年龄限定了该地层的沉积下限,即属晚二叠世林西组。主量元素SiO2含量为67.81%,Al_2O_3为18.22%,MgO为1.44%,CaO为0.41%,Na_2O为1.54%,K_2O为3.90%,K_2O/Na_2O为1.15～10.21;A_(12)O_3/(CaO+Na_2O)为4.87～26.38;稀土元素总量介于162.39×10-6～223.46×10-6之间,平均值为200.88×10-6,负Eu异常,Ce为1.00～1.05,轻稀土元素富集,重稀土元素亏损,微量元素以亏损Nb、Ta、Sr,富集Rb、Ba、La、Ce、Pb、Nd、Sm为特征。以上分析表明,林西组形成于活动大陆边缘构造背景。依据碎屑锆石年龄谱值信息,林西组沉积物源具多样性和复杂性,除东北各地块,同时存在华北板块和西伯利亚板块的物源信息,说明林西组沉积时期华北板块与西伯利亚板块可能已经开始俯冲碰撞过程。