The LA-ICP-MS zircons U-Pb ages and geochemistry of the Baihua basic igneous complexes in Tianshui area of West Qinling

Baihua meta-igneous complex consists mainly of pyroxenite-gabbro(diorite)-diorite-quartz diorite. They form a complete comagmatic evolutionary series. The geochemical characteristics of basic-intermediate basic igneous rocks indicate that they belong to a tholeiite suite. The REE distribution pattern is nearly flat type and LREE is slightly enriched type, and their primitive mantle-normalized and MORB-normalized trace element spider diagrams are generally similar; the LIL elements (LILE) Cs, Ba, Sr, Th and U are enriched, but Rb, K and the HFSEs Nb, P, Zr, Sm, Ti and Y are relatively depleted. All these show comagmatic evolution and origin characteristics. The tectonics environment discrimination of trace element reveals that these igneous complexes formed in an island-arc setting. The LA-ICP-MS single-zircons U-Pb age of Baihua basic igneous complex is 434.6±1.5 Ma (MSWD = 1.3), which proves that the formation time of the island-arc type magmatite in the northern zone of West Qinling is Late Ordovician or Early Silurian, also reveals that the timing of subduction of paleo-ocean basin represented by the Guanzizhen ophiolite and resulting island-arc-type magmatic activities is probably Middle-Late Ordovician to Early Silurian.

     

榴辉岩相峰期流体活动：来自东昆仑榴辉岩石英脉的证据

本文通过对东昆仑温泉地区榴辉岩中石英脉的锆石U-Pb定年和Lu-Hf同位素的综合研究,为榴辉岩相峰期变质阶段的流体活动提供了一定的证据。石英脉中的锆石晶型较好,具有振荡环带或弱分带,排除了从寄主榴辉岩中捕获锆石的可能性。石英脉和寄主榴辉岩中锆石U-Pb年龄的加权平均值分别为450±2Ma和451±2Ma,说明石英脉中锆石的形成年龄与榴辉岩相的峰期变质阶段一致。两种锆石Hf同位素组成的相似性说明形成石英脉的流体/熔体为内部来源,推测可能为榴辉岩中石英发生溶解以及绿辉石和石榴石分子结构中羟基的出溶作用形成。锆石较低的U、Th含量以及Th/U比值说明石英脉更可能是流体活动形成而非熔体。     

东昆仑清水泉蛇纹岩中铬铁矿特征及其构造意义

东昆仑造山带清水泉中超基性岩已蚀变为蛇纹岩,很难对其性质和形成环境进行判断,但蛇纹岩中存在的浸染状和条带状铬铁矿有助于识别超基性岩的性质及形成过程。显微结构和电子探针分析结果显示部分铬铁矿具环带结构,核部为富Al贫Fe的铝铬铁矿,Cr2O3为36%~44%,Al2O3为24%~28%,Ti O2含量很低(0.1%),Fe O为15%~24%,而Fe2O3含量为0.6%~3.0%,Cr#为0.47~0.56,Mg#为0.45~0.62,Fe2+#变化于0.38~0.55,显示出蛇绿岩的特性,由此推测其寄主岩石——方辉橄榄岩属于蛇绿岩成员。核部铝铬铁矿结晶温度平均约为1387℃,结晶压力平均为2.9GPa,推断其形成深度约为88km,相当于软流圈位置。核部铝铬铁矿Cr#-Mg#,Cr#-Ti O2以及Ti O2-Al2O3的关系特征显示其寄主岩石——方辉橄榄岩可能产自俯冲带环境中的弧前位置。     

东昆仑造山带早古生代的大陆碰撞:来自榴辉岩原岩性质的证据

东昆仑东段温泉榴辉岩呈透镜状分布在片麻岩中,榴辉岩的SiO_2含量为47%~59%,Mg#指数为0.45~0.51,表明其原岩为分异程度较高的中-基性岩石,稀土元素显示为轻稀土富集型((La/Sm)N比值为1.42~1.72)和轻稀土亏损型((La/Sm)N比值为0.82~0.88),Eu轻微负异常(δEu=0.85~0.95),榴辉岩的εNd(t)值为+0.51~+6.17(原岩年龄t=934Ma)。榴辉岩原岩锆石与陆壳辉长岩锆石的U-Yb-Hf值类似,且具有正的εHf(t)值(+8~+10),这些特征类似于大陆拉斑玄武质岩,岩浆来自亏损地幔,遭受了地壳物质的混染及较高程度的结晶分异,表明榴辉岩原岩形成于大陆边缘环境。因此,该榴辉岩代表了俯冲的陆壳,进一步证明了东昆仑早古生代发生过陆-陆碰撞造山作用。     

The LA-ICP-MS zircons U-Pb ages and geochemistry of the Baihua basic igneous complexes in Tianshui area of West Qinling

Baihua meta-igneous complex consists mainly of pyroxenite-gabbro(diorite)-diorite-quartz diorite. They form a complete comagmatic evolutionary series. The geochemical characteristics of basic-interme- diate basic igneous rocks indicate that they belong to a tholeiite suite. The REE distribution pattern is nearly flat type and LREE is slightly enriched type, and their primitive mantle-normalized and MORB-normalized trace element spider diagrams are generally similar; the LIL elements (LILE) Cs, Ba, Sr, Th and U are enriched, but Rb, K and the HFSEs Nb, P, Zr, Sm, Ti and Y are relatively depleted. All these show comagmatic evolution and origin characteristics. The tectonics environment discrimination of trace element reveals that these igneous complexes formed in an island-arc setting. The LA-ICP-MS single-zircons U-Pb age of Baihua basic igneous complex is 434.6±1.5 Ma (MSWD = 1.3), which proves that the formation time of the island-arc type magmatite in the northern zone of West Qinling is Late Ordovician or Early Silurian, also reveals that the timing of subduction of paleo-ocean basin represented by the Guanzizhen ophiolite and resulting island-arc-type magmatic activities is probably Middle-Late Ordovician to Early Silurian.