Typomorphism of the {211}-type zircon

A natural {211}-type zircon has been first discovered in the Pingtan gabbro in the Fujian Province, which is a new type of morphology reported in magmatic zircons. Investigation of morphology and trace-element chemistry shows two distinct growth stages, Stage 1 and Stage 2. The {211}-type zircon is the earliest crystallized phase of Stage 1 zircon. The low Hf contents and extreme depletion in U, Th and Y indicate that Stage 1 zircon was approximately in equilibration with melt during the crystallization, so that they are regarded as crystallized phase in deeper magmatic chamber. The Zr-saturated gabbroic magma is demonstrated to be derived from mantle magmas by differentiation. The magma differentiation and zircon crystallization at the lower crust level indicate the existence of underplating of mantle magma beneath this area, which results in strong magmatic activities in the late Mesozoic.     

广西大宁岩体和初洞岩体锆石U-Pb年代学 及Hf同位素研究

利用锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年,获得大宁岩体形成年龄为441.1±3.0 Ma,其包体年龄为439.5±3.6 Ma,初洞岩体形成年龄为423.5~434.2 Ma。结果表明,大宁岩体及其包体几乎同期形成,而初洞岩体是后期的侵入体。Lu-Hf同位素研究结果表明,大宁岩体及其暗色包体与初洞岩体具有相似的Hf同位素组成,在εHf(t)-年龄图上落在1440~1960 Ma的老地壳区间,表明三者的岩浆源区均是早元古代到中元古代地壳,暗色包体是岩浆早期分离结晶的产物,而初洞岩体是岩浆结晶分异晚期的产物。     

福建明溪锆石巨晶中的斜锆石、锆石矿物包裹体及其成因启示

福建明溪是我国和火山岩有关的锆石巨晶的典型产地.通过对该地的锆石巨晶晶体形态及其包裹体的研究发现,福建明溪锆石巨晶四方柱明显较双锥发育,表面有熔蚀结构,内部结构均匀;锆石巨晶中发现的斜锆石包裹体和其它产地斜锆石相比具有贫大离子半径元素U,Th,Y,Zr/Hf高的特点.巨晶中的锆石包裹体的拉曼光谱有两种不同类型,其中一类锆石包裹体的拉曼谱和变质及热处理锆石相似,说明锆石巨晶形成时曾经历过变质作用过程.锆石巨晶及其包裹体特征暗示锆石巨晶不是玄武岩结晶产物,和伴生的刚玉巨晶相比其来源可能更深,是壳一幔物质相互作用产物.     

U-Pb dating of zircons from quartz diorite and its enclaves at Tongguanshan in Anhui and its petrogenetic implication

The Tongling area, Anhui Province lies in the centralpart of the Cu-Fe-Au mineralization belt of the Mid-dle-Lower Yangtze River region, and hosts the highestincidence of this mineralization belt. Geotectonically, theTongling area is located at the middle of the Lower Yang-tze fold belt in the Yangtze block. Silurian to Triassicshallow marine carbonatite and a few semi-abyssal sili-ceous rocks, continental-ocean arenites are the dominantoutcropping strata. A series of NE trending fold s…     

Finding of ancient materials in Cathaysia and implication for the formation of Precambrian crust

U-Pb dating for fifty-six detrltsl zircons from a paragneiss in Nanxiong area, northern Guangdong Province, Indicates that the latest Neoproterozoic sediments in Cathaysia hinterland are composed of numerous Grenvillian and Necerchaean clasUc materials, as well as some Mesoproterozolc detritus. Minor Paleoarchaean （3.76 Ga） and Mesoarchaean （3.0-3.2 Ga） zircons, which are the oldest zircons In South China, also are firstly found in the sediments, suggesting that the Cathaysia Block may contsln very old materials. The Hf isotope compositions of thirty-seven zircons reveal that these clastlc materials have different origins. Minor zircons crystslllzed from magma generated from relatively juvenile crust, while the parental magma of most zircons was derived from ancient crust. Integration of U-Pb dating and Hf Isotope analysis of these zircons suggests that the generation of juvenile crust in the Cathaysia block mainly occurred at 2.5-2.6 Ga. Mesoarchaean （3.0-3.3 Ga）, late Paleoproterozolc （-1.8 Ga） and Paleoarchaean （-3.7 Ga） may also be important episodes of crustal growth. Grenvllllan magmatism is extremely Intense, but it mainly involved recycling of ancient crustal components with little formation of Juvenile crust. The marked presence of -2.1 Ga Hf model ages and the absence of the zircons with crystsllizatlon ages at -2.1 Ga suggest that the parental magma of many zircons was probably derived from the mixed source consisting of Neoarchaean and late Paleoproterozoic materlals.     

锆石阴极发光和U-Pb年龄特征研究

根据锆石阴极发光和微区U-Pb定年的年龄结果,表明皖南新元古代花岗闪长岩中包含三类不同成因的锆石,即:同岩浆锆石、简单结构继承锆石和继承锆石核。同岩浆锆石能够反映岩体的形成时代与侵位条件,继承锆石反映岩浆岩的物质源区和岩浆形成条件。通过各岩体锆石样品的不同成因锆石分析研究,得出皖南新元古代各花岗闪长岩体具有相似的形成过程,但来自于不同的岩浆房,岩浆形成深度和侵位条件不同,与其形成于弧陆碰撞带的构造环境是一致的。     

川西雀儿山印支晚期岩浆事件：花岗闪长岩锆石U-Pb年代学证据

雀儿山花岗岩体位于川西义敦岛弧北端,由似斑状花岗岩、伟晶质和细晶质花岗岩脉以及岩体边部的花岗闪长岩组成。这些花岗闪长岩石属于高钾钙碱性的花岗岩石系列,其稀土元素配分曲线呈向右缓倾型,轻稀土元素富集明显,Eu负异常明显,表明岩浆演化过程中经历了部分斜长石结晶分离过程。花岗闪长岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄值为217.2~223.6 Ma,表明其成岩年龄为晚三叠世。构造环境判别图解显示,川西雀儿山花岗闪长岩形成于与甘孜—理塘结合带向西俯冲有关的火山弧构造环境。     

Hf isotopic composition of zircons from the Huashan-Guposhan intrusive complex and their mafic enclaves in northeastern Guangxi: Implication for petrogenesis

High precision zircon U-Pb dating indicates that main intrusive bodies (Tong'an,Niumiao,Huashan,Lisong),and a mafic microgranular enclave in the Huashan-Guposhan complex were formed at 160-163 Ma.The εHf(t) values of zircons from the Huashan granite vary from -2.8 to +0.3 and those from the Lisong granite vary from -2.3 to +0.3,which are obviously different with those values (+2.6 to +7.4) of the mafic enclaves from the Lisong granite.These Hf isotopic data indicate that the mafic enclaves and host granites...     

Hf isotope composition of zircons and implication for the petrogenesis of Yajiangqiao granite,Hunan Province,China

In the peralumineous granite of Yajiangqiao zircon population can be divided into two groups (i.e. Zircon Ⅰ and Zircon Ⅱ), which were formed in magmatic chamber and in emplacement place, respectively. The Hf isotope compositions of two stages of zircon show that the host magma was essentially derived from crustal material by melting. However, some higher 176Hf/177Hf ratios indicate that the granitic zircons should contain fine crystal of zircon formed in mantle-derived magma. In fact, the backscattered electron imaging and the electron microprobe analysis reveal that there is another type of zircon included within Zircon Ⅰ, which is quite different from Zircon Ⅰ and Zircon Ⅱ in morphology and chemistry. They are considered to be the product of the mantle-derived magma intruded into the granitic magma chamber at the beginning of anatexis. Thus,it is suggested that the formation of Yajiangqiao granite is related to the underplating of mantle magma.     

黑龙江金厂金矿花岗斑岩锆石地球化学、U-Pb年代学及地质意义

为确定与金厂金矿成矿有关的岩浆类型、活动时限和构造背景,采用LA-ICP-MS技术对研究区花岗斑岩开展了锆石U-Pb年龄及原位微区微量元素测定。结果表明:锆石环带发育,wTh/wU值>0.4,具有岩浆锆石特征;锆石年龄分布于220Ma和103～123Ma 2个区间,代表了2期岩浆事件;对2种锆石分别命名为捕获岩浆锆石和新生岩浆锆石;锆石的地球化学和年龄信息显示捕获岩浆锆石的原岩为早三叠世花岗岩;锆石微量元素信息暗示花岗斑岩是早三叠世花岗岩高度熔融结晶分异、侵位于浅部氧化环境而形成,这一过程导致新生岩浆锆石负Eu异常程度降低。新生锆石加权平均年龄为(113.5±3.8)Ma,与成矿年龄一致,据此认为早白垩世的岩浆事件是金厂金矿成矿事件的直接原因,成矿背景为太平洋板块俯冲后的岩石圈伸展。     

U-Pb zircon dating constraints on formation time of Qilian high-grade metamorphic rock and its tectonic implications

In order to constrain the formation time of high-grade metamorphic rocks in the Qilian Mountains, U-Pb zircon dating was carried out by using LA-ICPMS technique for a paragneiss of the Hualong Group in the Qilian Mountains basement series and a weakly foliated granite that intruds into the Hualong Group. Zircons from the paragneiss consist dominantly of detrital magma zircons with round or sub-round shape. They have 207Pb/206Pb ages mostly ranging from 880 to 900 Ma, with a weighted mean age of 891 ±9 Ma, which is interpreted as the magma crystallization age of its igneous provenance and can be taken as a lower age limit for the Hualong Group. Magma crystallization age for the weak-foliated granite is 875±8 Ma, which can be taken as an upper age limit for the Hualong Group. Accordingly, the formation time of the Hualong Group is constrained at sometime between 875 and 891 Ma. A few zir- cons from both paragneiss and weak-foliated granite display old inherited ages of 1000 to 1700 Ma and young metamorphic ages of Early Paleozoic. The zircon age distribution pattern confirms that the Qilian Mountains and the northern margin of Qaidam Basin had a united basement, with geotectonic affinity to the Yangtze Block. The results also reveal that sediments of the Hualong Group formed by rapid accumulation due to rapid crustal uplift-erosion. This process may result from intensive Neoproterozoic orogenesis due to assembly of the suppercontinent Rodinia.     

吕梁地区宁家湾岩体锆石 U-Pb 年代学、地球化学特征及地质意义

对呈小规模岩株状产出的宁家湾岩体进行野外地质、岩石学、岩石地球化学、锆石U-Pb同位素年代学和Hf同位素组成研究, 目的是确定其岩石成因及地球动力学意义。两件样品的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年结果分别为2364±6 Ma (MSWD=0.13)和2360±23 Ma (MSWD =4.0), 属古元古代岩浆活动的产物。研究结果表明, 宁家湾岩体富碱、高K和Si, 具有高FeO^T/MgO 比值和高的高场强元素(HFSE)含量, 富集Rb, Ba, Th和U等元素, 具有低的Ca和Mg含量, 明显亏损P和Ti, 具弱轻重稀土分异和强Eu负异常(δEu=0.13~0.36)的海鸥型稀土分配模式, 显示高分异I型花岗岩的特征。较高的Y/Nb值(1.2~2.8)、锆石的ε_Hf(t)均为正值(+1.6~+6.4)以及单阶段模式年龄t_DM1(Hf)和二阶段模式年龄t_DM2(Hf)分别为2449~2629 Ma和2474~2711 Ma的特点, 表明源区可能为壳幔混合。明显的Nb, P 和 Ti负异常及Ce, Nd和Zr正异常, 反映出大陆边缘弧岩浆岩的特征。结合区域地质背景, 认为宁家湾岩体很可能形成于岛弧构造环境。     

45 ℃ Na2SO4-MgSO4-H2O三元水盐体系相平衡研究

利用湿固相法研究了Na2SO4-MgSO4-H2O三元水盐体系在45℃时的固液相平衡关系。采用等温法测定了该体系的溶解度数据,并绘制了相图。结果表明,该体系在45℃时的相图存在5个区域,即纯Na2SO4的结晶区、Na2SO4和复盐Na2SO4.MgSO4.4H2O的结晶区、复盐Na2SO4.MgSO4.4H2O的结晶区、复盐Na2SO4.MgSO4.4H2O和MgSO4.7H2O的结晶区、MgSO4.7H2O的结晶区。     

Geochronolosic constraints on masmatic intrusions and mineralization of the Zhunuo porphyry copper deposit in Gansdese, Tibet

In situ zircon U-Pb ages for the recently discovered Zhunuo porphyry copper deposit in the western part of the Gangdese metallogenic belt in Tibet were determined by sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe （SHRIMP）. The ages can be divided into two separate groups, reflecting more than four major tectono-magmatic events in the area. The 62.5±2.5 Ma age of inherited zircons may be related to the volcanic eruption of the Linzizong Group formed shortly after the India-Asia continental collision. The 50.1±3.6 Ma age most likely corresponds to the time of underplating of mantle-derived mafic magma in Gangdese. The 15.6±0.6 Ma age obtained from magmatic zircons is interpreted as the age of crystallization of the Zhunuo ore-forming porphyry. Finally, a molybdenite Re-Os isochron age of 13.72±0.62 Ma is consistent with another zircon U-Pb age of 13.3±0.2 Ma, representing the time of copper mineralization. These ages, in combination with available literature data, indicate that magmatic crystallization and copper mineralization in the Gangdese metallogenic belt became gradually younger westward, and further suggest that the Zhunuo porphyry copper deposit was formed in the same tectonic stage as other porphyry copper deposits in the eastern and central Gangdese belt. This conclusion provides critical information for future exploration of porphyry copper deposits in western Gangdese.     

河南栾川矿集区燕山期两类岩体黑云母特征对比及其地质意义

河南栾川矿集区燕山期成矿小岩株与不成矿岩基在岩石学特征等方面表现出一定的相似性和差异性。以含矿的早白垩世早期南泥湖、上房沟岩株和不含矿的早白垩世晚期老君山岩基为例,通过研究其黑云母特征,综合探讨岩体成岩环境和成矿条件。研究表明,南泥湖和上房沟岩体结晶压力为38~115MPa,结晶深度为1.4~4.4km;3个岩体物源较深且相近,成岩背景与区域俯冲作用密切相关;南泥湖、上房沟岩体属于I型花岗岩,老君山岩体属于具有I型特征的S型花岗岩;南泥湖、上房沟岩体结晶温度为950~1 016℃,氧逸度为10-11.3~10-10 Pa,有利于成矿;老君山岩体结晶温度为870~940℃,氧逸度为10-12.4~10-11.5 Pa,不利于成矿。     

吕梁地区近周营组蚀变火山岩 U-Pb-Hf同位素特征及其地质意义

选择吕梁群中原岔上群北部地层的蚀变火山岩进行锆石U-Pb年代学和Hf同位素研究。锆石U-Pb测试获得两组年龄结果, 较年轻的谐和年龄为1813±6 Ma (n=7), 较老的²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb加权平均年龄为2516±31 Ma(n=2), 前者为火山岩喷发时代, 后者代表捕获锆石年龄。年轻锆石的ε_Hf(t)值为-10.8~-2.3, T_DM1值为2308~2655 Ma; 捕获锆石的ε_Hf(t)值为+10.0~+13.1。年龄约为2.5 Ga锆石的ε_Hf(t)值高于亏损地幔演化线, 考虑到UPb同位素和Hf同位素测点位置不完全相同, 说明所获得的Hf同位素组成为无地质意义的混合数值; 年龄约为1.8 Ga锆石的Hf同位素特征反映其可能源于富集地幔或受地壳物质混染的亏损地幔。结合前人的研究成果, 推断岩浆作用事件发生在约1.81 Ga 的碰撞后阶段。     

In-situ trace element analyses of zircons from Dabieshan Huangzhen eclogite: Trace element characteristics of eclogite-facies metamorphic zircon

The internal structures of zircons in eclogite from Huangzhen have been studied by cathodoluminescence(CL) microscopy. Two growth stages were distinguished:protolith magmatic cores and metamorphic overgrowthrims. These different domains were analyzed for trace ele-ments using LAM-ICP-MS. The protolith and theovergrowth zircons have different trace elements charac-teristics. The trace element contents of protolith zircons arehigh and very variable. The overgrowth zircons show a typi-cal trace element feature of equilibrium with garnet, e.g. lowcontents of HREE (132.2-197.6 ?g/g) and small differentialdegree of HREE ((Yb/Gd)CN=8.6-11.9). The contents of Nb,Ta and the ratio of Nb/Ta are lower in the metamorphic do-mains (0.5-1.4 ?g/g, 0.7-1.5 ?g/g, 0.3-1.3, respectively)than in the protolith domains (3.8-19.7 ?g/g, 2.7-12.1 ?g/g,1.0-4.6, respectively). This is the first time to give the evi-dence that the metamorphic zircon equilibrates with therutile, which formed during the peak metamorphic stage.The REEs and other trace elements data demonstrate that the metamorphic zircons overgrow in the eclogite-facies con-ditions. The trace element composition of zircon can there-fore give new ways to constrain their formation conditions.     

Hadean diamonds in zircon from Jack Hills, Western Australia

Detrital zircons more than 4 billion years old from the Jack Hills metasedimentary belt, Yilgarn craton, Western Australia, are the oldest identified fragments of the Earth's crust and are unique in preserving information on the earliest evolution of the Earth. Inclusions of quartz, K-feldspar and monazite in the zircons, in combination with an enrichment of light rare-earth elements and an estimated low zircon crystallization temperature, have previously been used as evidence for early recycling of continental crust, leading to the production of granitic melts in the Hadean era. Here we present the discovery of microdiamond inclusions in Jack Hills zircons with an age range from 3,058 +/- 7 to 4,252 +/- 7 million years. These include the oldest known diamonds found in terrestrial rocks, and introduce a new dimension to the debate on the origin of these zircons and the evolution of the early Earth. The spread of ages indicates that either conditions required for diamond formation were repeated several times during early Earth history or that there was significant recycling of ancient diamond. Mineralogical features of the Jack Hills diamonds-such as their occurrence in zircon, their association with graphite and their Raman spectroscopic characteristics-resemble those of diamonds formed during ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism and, unless conditions on the early Earth were unique, imply a relatively thick continental lithosphere and crust-mantle interaction at least 4,250 million years ago.     

SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating for Qiashikansayi granodiorite, the Northern Altyn Tagh Mountains and its geological implications

The Qiashikansayi granodiorite is foliated resulting in a granodioritic gneiss. Its geochemical features, such as alumina saturation index(A/CNK) of 0.81-0.99, Na2O/K2O values>1, TiO2 contents <1.0%, LREE enrichment with high fractionation factors, weakly negative or no Eu anomalies, and significant Ba and Ti negative anomalies, suggest that it is similar to a typical island arc pluton. The trace elements of the Qiashikansayi granodiorite are plotted in the island arc field in the tectonic setting discrimination diagrams as well. Cathodoluminescence images demonstrated that the zircons have clear rhythmic crystallized zoning, without any remnant core and new crystallized rim, suggesting the zircons be magmatic ones. Their U and Th contents vary in the range of 574-870 μg/g, and 279-556μg/g respectively, with the Th/U ratio in the range of 0.52-0.68. SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating yielded the 481.5±5.3 Ma age for the intrusion of the granodiorite, which is coeval with the island arc volcanic rocks in the no     

甘肃北山桥湾北花岗岩体的年代学、地球化学及其地质意义

为加深对北山晚古生代构造演化的认识, 选取位于甘肃北山南带、敦煌地块北缘的桥湾北花岗岩体进行年代学、地球化学研究。桥湾北角闪石花岗岩体锆石LA-ICP MS年龄为303.7±2.4 Ma, ε_Hf(t)为-1.2~5.8, ε_Nd(t)相对较高(-0.40~-0.06), (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i =(0.704524~0.705062)。 桥湾北花岗岩体K₂O含量为4.09%~5.58%, 属高钾钙碱性岩石, A/CNK值在0.92~1.04之间, 为I型花岗岩; 微量元素较富集LILE, 相对亏损HFSE, 有明显的Nb, Ta负异常。岩体具相对富集的微弱分馏的轻稀土元素, 重稀土元素分馏不明显, 基本没有Eu异常。由Hf, Nd同位素及地球化学特征判断, 桥湾北花岗岩体为壳幔混合成因, 其形式可以是底侵的幔源岩浆再分异, 上升过程中遭受地壳物质混染。根据区域构造背景及岩石学、地球化学特征, 可以认为桥湾北岩体是北山南带后碰撞过程岩浆活动的产物, 反映出在晚石炭世北山地区的碰撞拼贴已经完成。