Tectonic controls on metamorphism, partial melting, and intrusion: timing and duration of regional metamorphism and magmatism in the Ni de Massif, Turkey

Mafic high-pressure granulite, eclogite and pyroxenite xenoliths have been collected from a Mesozoic volcaniclastic diatreme in Xinyang, near south margin of the Sino-Korean Craton (SKC). The high-pressure granulite xenoliths are mainly composed of fine-grained granoblasts of Grt+Cpx+Pl+Hbl±Kfs±Q±Ilm with relict porphyritic mineral assemblage of Grt+Cpx±Pl±Rt. P–T estimation indicates that the granoblastic assemblage crystallized at 765–890 °C and 1.25–1.59 GPa, corresponding to crustal depths of ca. 41–52 km with a geotherm of 75–80 mW/m². Calculated seismic velocities (V_p) of high-pressure granulites range from 7.04 to 7.56 km/s and densities (D) from 3.05 to 3.30 g/cm³. These high-pressure granulite xenoliths have different petrographic and geochemical features from the Archean mafic granulites. Elevated geotherm and petrographic evidence imply that the lithosphere of this craton was thermally disturbed in the Mesozoic prior to eruption of the host diatreme. These samples have sub-alkaline basaltic compositions, equivalent to olivine– and quartz–tholeiite. REE patterns are flat to variably LREE-enriched (La_N/Yb_N=0.98–9.47) without Eu anomaly (Eu/Eu*=0.95–1.11). They possess 48–127 ppm Ni and 2–20 ppm Nb with Nb/U and La/Nb ratios of 13–54 and 0.93–4.75, respectively, suggesting that these high-pressure granulites may be products of mantle-derived magma underplated and contaminated at the base of the lower crust. This study also implies that up to 10 km Mesozoic lowermost crust was delaminated prior to eruption of the Cenozoic basalts on the craton.     

Mesoproterozoic Earthquake Events and Breakup of the Sino-Korean Plate

In the Mesoproterozoic time, the northern part of the Sino-Korean Plate experienced a period of intensive tectonic extension and breakup. 1. An abundance of sedimentary earthquake records is preserved in the Chuanlinggou, Tuanshanzi and Gaoyuzhuang formations in the Mesoproterozoic Changcheng System （1800-1400 Ma） and in the Mesoproterozoic Wumishan Formation of the Jixian System （1400-1000 Ma）. These earthquake records are characterized by various liquefied sand-veins, carbonate microspar and coarser spar veins, limestone dikes, liquefied breccia and various forms of liquefied contorted bedding. This deformation is always associated with synsedimentary faults and igneous activity. 2. Three liquefaction models for soft carbonate sediments are recognized, including liquefaction in laminated carbonate rocks, liquefaction in thin-bedded carbonates and large-scale liquefaction along huge carbonate dikes. 3. Based on the record of earthquake and volcanic activities, the Sino-Korean Plate experienced at least twice intraplate breakups. One occurred between 1800-1400 Ma, and the other occurred at about 1200 Ma. The last breakup resulted in formation of the Yan-Liao aulacogen, a tectonic zone characterized by deeper material vibrancy, active faults, major igneous activity and frequent earthquakes.     

湖南大地构造单元划分及其地球物理场特征

不同大地构造单元,具有不同的地球物理场特征,这些特征,显然是划分不同构造单元的准则之一。湖南大地构造分区的焦点,是江南地轴的归属问题,本文根据地震和重磁资料等,论述了它隶属于扬子准地台的合理性。指出省内两个一级构造单元的分界应在江南地轴东南缘,其南西段与传统界线一致,北东段有重大改变,应将衡阳盆地和浏阳隆起包容到江南地轴区。最后,本文突出地球物理场特征,在前人工作的基础上对我省Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ级构造单元进行了划分。     

中朝陆块与扬子陆块会聚的古地磁证据

本文收集了1989年之前中朝陆块自晚石炭世至第三纪期间的古地磁极数据.应用分类过滤方法选出可靠的古地磁极，建立了中朝陆块新的视极移曲线.通过中朝陆块与扬子陆块视极移曲线的比较，对前人提出的两个陆块会聚的几种模式进行了检验.本文提出的旋转模式，对研究两陆块的会聚过程是较合理的新观点.     

塔里木-中朝准地台北部内生磷矿成矿带研究

塔里木一中朝两个准地台相关构造-岩浆带中,有两个巨大的超基性-碱性-碳酸岩杂岩型磷矿成矿带。塔里木准地台北缘巴楚-柯坪区、黑应山区、焉耆县胡拉沟区、赛列克布拉克-且干布拉克-阔克塔格区、团结村-北山区等是一个与碱性杂岩有关的磷、蛭石、铁、铌、钽、铍、锆石、稀土等系列矿种的成矿带。中朝准地台北部可划分出蒙中卓资-兴和区、阳原-怀来区、蓟县东部区、兴隆-青龙-绥中区、辽宁凤城-朝鲜朔州区等磷成矿远景区,其中阳原、怀来区中还可进一步确定出5个磷矿找矿靶区。     

Late Ordovician volcanism in Korea constrains the timing for breakup of Sino-Korean Craton from Gondwana

In the early Paleozoic the Sino-Korean Craton (SKC) and South China Craton (SCC) were situated along the margin of east Gondwana. The SKC was connected to core Gondwana by an epeiric sea which was the site for deposition of lower Paleozoic sequences of SKC. The SKC and SCC may have drifted away from core Gondwana sometime during the mid-Paleozoic and would have been outboard microcontinents in the late Paleozoic, until they collided to form the East Asian continent in the Triassic. The breakup of SCC from Gondwana was suggested to have taken place at ∼380 Ma, while no reliable suggestions have hitherto been made for breakup of SKC from Gondwana. This study presents a convincing evidence for breakup of SKC from Gondwana, based on the recognition of Late Ordovician volcanism in Korea. New SHRIMP U–Pb zircon ages, 445.0 ± 3.7 Ma and 452.5 ± 3.2 Ma, are obtained from trachytic rocks of the Ongnyeobong Formation of Taebaeksan Basin in Korea which occupied the marginal part of the SKC in the early Paleozoic. This Late Ordovician volcanism along with previous records of Ordovician volcanic activities along the western margin of the SKC is interpreted indicating the development of an incipient oceanic ridge. The oceanic ridge uplifted the SKC including the epeiric sea, which subsequently resulted in terminating the early Paleozoic sedimentation of the epeiric sea. The paucity of lower Paleozoic volcanic rocks across much of the SKC however suggests that the oceanic ridge did not extend into the epeiric sea. Instead, spreading of oceanic ridge entailed dextral movement of associated transform faults, which may have played a major role in breakup of SKC from mainland Gondwana by the end of Ordovician.     

矾山岩浆型磷(铁)矿床地质、地球物理、遥感影象特征及其找矿模型

矾山磷 (铁 )矿床为一隐伏矿床 ,赋存在印支期碱性 超基性杂岩体中。矿床地处中朝准地台燕山台褶带 ,该处莫霍面深 39～ 40km ,并由陡变缓 ,矿床还处于张宣幔枝外围拆离滑脱带上。不同方向的深大断裂在矿床附近交叉通过 ,区域褶皱是印支期开阔宽缓的复式背向斜。赋矿的碱性 超基性杂岩体生成于 2 0 3～ 2 48Ma ,产状为岩盆 ,由三期侵入岩和一期脉岩组成 ,具层状岩系特征和韵律结构。矿体产于第一期岩石辉石岩带中。杂岩体航磁异常最高达36 0 0nT ,形态规则 ,地表剖面磁异常最高达 45 0 0nT ,剩余重力异常达 0 .2× 10 -4 m/s2 。在遥感影象图中 ,杂岩体与深部相连的同期岩体共同组成复合环状构造 ,并受北东向断裂和更大的环形断裂控制。据此建立了找矿模型。     

内蒙古中部早古生代地体的拼合与增置

内蒙古中部布龙山、温都尔庙一带的蛇绿岩套、蓝门石片岩及其南邻的华北地台两者在空间上以川井－布鲁台庙深大断裂带为界，在时间上具有截然不同的地质演化特点。其内部在构造演化史上也不尽相同，可进一步划分为布龙山－哈拉地层地体和白乃庙－温都尔庙混杂地体。这两个曾分离着的地体，经长时期的运移，于晚志留世之前拼合联为一体，构成早古生代联合地体。直到早二叠世才增置于中朝古板块北缘（或华北地台北缘）。     

豫西小秦岭地区太华杂岩斜长角闪岩Sm-Nd等时线年龄及其地质意义

小秦岭地区太华杂岩以多种产状出露于表壳岩系和花岗质片麻岩中,经历了角闪岩相变质作用。其空间上的密切共生和地球化学演化特征说明它们是弧后盆地扩张不同阶段的产物。不同产状的斜长角闪岩几乎具有一致的Sm－Nd等时线年龄（2542±57）Ma,表明斜长角闪岩形成于新太古代,不支持太华杂岩时代二分为太古古和古元古代的观点。（2542±57）Ma代表了华北地由南缘新太古代张裂事件的年代。