桐柏造山带古元古代变质基性岩的锆石U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

桐柏造山带位于秦岭和大别造山带之间,其北侧对应于北秦岭中高级变质杂岩,南侧对应于大别山高压/超高压变质杂岩.锆石U-Pb定年在一个榴辉岩中获得其原岩侵位年龄和锆石重结晶或生长年龄分别为(1961±23) Ma和(1949±51) Ma,在一个石榴角闪岩(退变榴辉岩？)中获得其变质年龄为(1936±26) Ma,表明这两种基性岩石在二叠-三叠纪高压变质之前经历了古元古代变质作用的影响.由桐柏—大别—苏鲁造山带可利用的年代学资料确定,扬子陆块北缘发育的古元古代构造热事件可分为两幕,第一幕发生在约1.97～1.93 Ga,可能与Columbia超大陆的聚合有关；第二幕发生在约1.85～1.82 Ga,或者代表Columbia超大陆汇聚的继续,或者是陆块边缘增生过程的结果.

Zircon U-Pb Ages of Paleoproterozoic Metabasites from the Tongbai Orogen and Their Geological Significance

The Tongbai orogen is situated at the junction between the Qinling and Dabie orogenic belts.Its northern part corresponds to the North Qinling medium-to high-grade metamorphic complexes,whereas the southern part belongs to the westward continuation of the Dabie HP/UHP metamorphic complexes.Zircon U-Pb dating reveals a protolith age of(1961±23) Ma and a zircon recrystallization or growth age of(1949±51) Ma for an eclogite,and a metamorphic age of(1936±26) Ma for a garnet amphibolite(retrograded eclogite?).These data suggest that these rocks might have suffered Paleoproterozoic metamorphism prior to Permian-Triassic HP metamorphism.Based on the available geochronological data from the Tongbai-Dabie-Sulu orogen,the authors have inferred the existence of two episodes of Paleoproterozoic tectonothermal events in northern Yangtze block.The first episode occurred at 1.97-1.93 Ga,probably related to the assembly of the Columbia supercontinent.The second episode took place at 1.85-1.82 Ga,resulting either from the protracted assembly of the Columbia supercontinent or from the accretionary orogenesis along the northern margin of the Yangtze block.