无稀释剂法K-Ar定年的原理及地质应用

年轻火山物质K-Ar定年中Ar的精确测量一直是地质年代学研究的重要课题。在常规K-Ar定年法中,样品外来氩的⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar比值被假定为295.5。但研究表明,这种假定在某些情况下,尤其是在年轻样品的测量中受到了限制。一种无稀释剂的测Ar技术已在近年来得到了发展和应用。该方法的优势在于测氩系统不受³⁸Ar稀释剂的混染,利用标准大气的校准可测得样品中的⁴⁰Ar、³⁸Ar和³⁶Ar。考虑火山岩中大气氩分馏造成的影响,利用测得的³⁸Ar/³⁶Ar比值还可以对所测样品中的外来⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar比值进一步加以校正,给出精确的放射性成因⁴⁰Ar^*含量计算和K-Ar定年。目前,无稀释剂的K-Ar定年技术在地质上已有广泛应用,并能取得晚第三纪到第四纪可靠的年龄,对地质事件做出合理地解释和重建岩浆活动历史。对无稀释剂法K-Ar定年原理及地质应用的介绍,将为K-Ar年代学应用于研究晚第三纪以来的年轻火山岩提供一种有力的手段和解决途径。     

西藏南部羊应乡后碰撞火山岩40Ar/39Ar年龄及其地质意义

通过西藏羊应乡地热田 4个高钾火山岩样品进行的快中子4 0 Ar/39Ar阶段升温定年结果 ,并结合其岩石地球化学研究数据 ,确定该地热田后碰撞火山作用发生在 (10 .73± 0 .0 9)～ (11.4 0±0 .11)Ma之间 ,形成与加厚下地壳 ,构造环境与岩石圈地幔减薄有关 .通过对青藏高原南部冈底斯地区新近纪火山岩同位素年龄的展布的进一步分析 ,认为后碰撞高钾火山岩在该区广泛存在 ,并有由西向东逐渐年轻的趋势 .     

福建省新生代玄武岩40Ar/39Ar年代学及地质意义

对福建省沿海至内陆出露的4件新生代玄武岩进行⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar年龄测试,对玄武岩中橄榄石斑晶进行电子探针测试;其中洋底和柳城玄武岩首次获得精确的⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar年龄数据.结果显示,闽西明溪⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar年龄数据为(1.44±0.11)Ma,柳城为(17.35±0.93)Ma;闽中洋底玄武岩年龄为(11.71±0.44)Ma;闽东厦门玄武岩年龄为(17.0±0.36)Ma.结合前人年龄数据,福建省新生代玄武岩整体表现出从闽东至闽西年龄逐渐减小的趋势.橄榄石斑晶电子探针数据显示闽东至闽西玄武岩碱性程度逐渐增加,可能指示岩浆熔融程度由沿海至内陆逐渐减少,岩石圈厚度由东向西逐渐增厚.最新获得的闽西柳城玄武岩⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar年龄为(17.35±0.93)Ma,与东部沿海玄武岩相似,推测可能是太平洋板块北西向俯冲时引起的岩浆扰动作用形成的.     

新疆萨热阔布金矿黑云母~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar年龄及矿床成因启示

新疆萨热阔布金矿位于阿尔泰造山带南缘克兰盆地内,矿体呈脉状产于康布铁堡组火山岩地层中。为准确厘定其成矿时代,对矿区含矿石英脉中的云母进行了年龄测定,1件黑云母样品的40Ar/39Ar坪年龄为(213.5±2.3)Ma,相应的等时线年龄为(212.4±2.2)Ma,反等时线年龄为(212.5±2.2)Ma,与坪年龄在误差范围内一致。据此,萨热阔布金矿成矿作用发生于约213 Ma,成矿年龄晚于成岩年龄(~400 Ma)约180 Ma。因此,萨热阔布金矿为后生矿床。成矿年龄略晚于区域变质作用(~250 Ma)约37 Ma,推测成矿与阿尔泰造山带碰撞造山作用有关。结合矿床地质特征和流体包裹体特征,认为萨热阔布金矿为碰撞造山体制下形成的造山型金矿。     

西藏南部羊应乡后碰撞火山岩40Ar/39Ar年龄及其地质意义

通过西藏羊应乡地热田4个高钾火山岩样品进行的快中子40Ar/39Ar 阶段升温定年结果,并结合其岩石地球化学研究数据,确定该地热田后碰撞火山作用发生在(10.73±0.09)～(11.40±0.11)Ma之间,形成与加厚下地壳,构造环境与岩石圈地幔减薄有关.通过对青藏高原南部冈底斯地区新近纪火山岩同位素年龄的展布的进一步分析,认为后碰撞高钾火山岩在该区广泛存在,并有由西向东逐渐年轻的趋势.     

江西庐山中生代构造事件的40Ar/39Ar同位素年龄研究

江西庐山"星子变质核杂岩"中发育有大量中生代花岗岩,这些花岗岩中具有强烈的韧脆性剪切变形,典型的新生变质矿物为绢云母.通过对庐山海会花岗岩(其形成年龄为122～130 Ma)中动力变质矿物绢云母进行40Ar/39Ar法同位素测年,分别获得104.22 Ma±0.18 Ma和104.95 Ma±0.22 Ma的坪年龄值,以及104.7 Ma土0.36 Ma和105.03Ma±0.8 Ma的等时线年龄值,这表明江西庐山地区在130～104 Ma期间经历了从伸展构造环境向左行走滑构造环境的转变.     

冀北赤城红旗营子群黑云斜长片麻岩的黑云母~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar年龄及其地质意义

探讨冀北赤城红旗营子群是否经历了印支期的构造热事件。通过对冀北赤城红旗营子群黑云斜长片麻岩样品进行的黑云母40 Ar/39 Ar年龄测定,获得其坪年龄和等时线年龄分别为(238.63±1.44)Ma和(238.77±1.71)Ma,两者基本一致。此年龄数据是黑云斜长片麻岩在晚古生代角闪岩相区域变质作用之后所经历印支期构造热事件的记录。综合分析冀北岩浆作用及其地质年代学特征,认为它可能与区域上同时期的酸性岩浆活动有关,是后者为此次构造热事件提供了必要的热源。     

40Ar/39Ar同位素体系及其在地学上的应用

40Ar/39Ar同位素体系大体经历了3个技术阶段常规 40Ar/39Ar定年技术、40Ar/39Ar分步加热定年技术和40Ar/39Ar激光显微探针定年技术.研究表明可以通过大气中40Ar/39Ar比值随时间的变化窥探地球去气作用的时间和强度;40Ar/39Ar法不仅有助于研究岩浆冷却过程和花岗岩侵位机制等岩浆动力学的历史和壳幔演化,而且对研究热液成矿年龄也是很有效方法之一;在一定的地质条件下,沉积地层时代越老,40Ar/39Ar值越高;当今40Ar/39Ar年代法已为全球环境演变研究提供了一种强有力的工具.     

西藏措勤地区布嘎寺正长岩体正长石的^40Ar-^39Ar年龄

西藏措勤地区布嘎寺正长岩体地处冈底斯带西段,空间上与大面积中新世钾质火山岩共生,是以中-中粗粒或似斑状霓辉正长岩为主要岩性的中深成侵入体.岩体中正长石的40Ar-39Ar坪年龄和等时线年龄分别为(27.14±0.05) Ma和(27.15±0.04) Ma,代表岩体的结晶年龄.这一年龄数据表明布嘎寺正长岩是整个冈底斯带目前发现的时代最早的后碰撞超钾质碱性系列岩浆岩,暗示拉萨地体内新生代后碰撞陆内钾质-超钾质岩浆作用至晚应始于27 Ma前,且很可能从大约30 Ma前已经发生,而不是目前认为的25 Ma前.该结论对高原南部岩石圈演化及整个高原后碰撞岩浆事件的对比研究提供了更为可靠的时空定位.     

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。     

Laser step-heating ^40Ar/^39Ar dating on young volcanic rocks

An attempt was made to use CO_2 laser step-heating method to date the late Pleistocene basaltic groundmass (DF-2) from Tengchong volcanic field. Among the fourteen heating steps, ten define a good inverse isochron (MSWD = 1.4) with an age of 32.2 ± 7.1 ka (2 σ).The inverse isochron also shows that the initial argon isotopic ratio is 297.1±2.0 (2σ) which is the same as the atmospheric argon at the 2σ error level. Study indicates that it is a useful means to date young volcanic groundmass with low K content by using CO_2 laser step-heating ~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar method.     

^40Ar/^39Ar dating for Cenozoic kamafugite from western Qinling in Gansu Province

A suite of Cenozoic ultra-potassic volcanic rocks and carbonatites are widespread along the Lixian-Dang- chang areas of western Qinling in Gansu Province. There are abundant mantle-derived xenoliths within these ultra-potassic volcanic rocks. Systemmatic …     

^40Ar／^39Ar dating of Daqingshan thrust

The Daqingshan thrust system is an important part of the western segment of the Mesozoic Yinshan-Yanshan orogenic belt. Therefore, much attention has been paid to the thrusts due also to their large-scale and entirely devel-oped structural elements and typical structural styles. Studies and progress have been concentrated on the ge-ometry, kinematics, dating and dynamic mechanism of the thrust and thrusting. To date, there have been no reliable published isotopic data, however, on the dating…     

Potash-rich volcanic rocks and lamprophyres in western Shandong Province: 40Ar39Ar dating and source tracing

Highly precise 40Ar39Ar dating results demonstrate that the ages of potash-rich volcanic rocks in western Shandong Province are 114.7-124.3 Ma, and that of the lamprophyres is 119.6 Ma. The potash-rich volcanic rocks have relatively high (87Sr/86Sr)i ratios ( 0.708715-0.711418)and distinctly negative εNd values ( -11.47 - -17.54), and are enriched in radiogenic lead (206Pb/204pb=17.341-17.622,207pb/204Pb=15.525-15.538, 208Pb/204pb = 37.563-37.684).Similarly, the lamprophyres also have quite low εNd values ( -11.57 - -19.64). Based on the fact that the Sr, Nd and Pb isotopic compositions of potash-rich volcanic rocks are very consistent with that of the clinopyroxene separates, and by integrating comprehensive analyses of their tectonic settings,and extensive comparisons of the Sr, Nd isotopic compositions with that of the related simultaneous rocks, it is concluded that the potash-rich volcanic rocks and lamprophyres in western Shandong Province were most possibly derived from the partial melting of enriched mantle which was caused by source contamination and metasomatism of subducted continental crustal materials.``     

CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> gas emplacement age in the Songliao Basin: Insight from volcanic quartz <Superscript>40</Superscript>Ar-<Superscript>39</Superscript>Ar stepwise crushing

Due to a lack of suitable minerals, the gas/oil emplacement ages have never been accurately obtained before. CH₄-CO₂-saline- bearing secondary inclusions are found in quartz from the volcanic rocks of the Yingcheng Formation, the container rocks of the deep CO₂ gas reservoir in the Songliao Basin. The inclusion fluid was trapped into microcracks in quartz during the gas emplacement and accumulation, providing an optimal target for the ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar stepwise crushing technique to determine the CO₂ gas emplacement age. ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar dating results of a quartz sample by stepwise crushing yield a highly linear-regression isochron with an age of 78.4±1.3 Ma, indicating that the accumulation of the deep CO₂ gas reservoir in the Songliao Basin occurred in the late Cretaceous. This is the first time to report an exact isotopic age for a CO₂ gas reservoir, which indicates that the ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar dating can serve as a new technique to date the oil/gas emplacement ages.     

Dating of sediment－hosted disseminated－type gold deposit by using ^40Ar／^39Ar laser probe： A case study of Changkeng large－scale gold deposit, China

Hydrothermal clay minerals that formed in the main metallogenic stage of the Changkeng disseminated-type gold deposit in central Guangdong were analyzed by the 40Ar/39Ar laser probe. The results give Ar-Ar isochron ages of 109.9 1.4 to 110.1 1.3 Ma, which are 30 to 50 Ma older than the age of silver ore bodies in the deposit. Both gold and silver mineralizations were not related to hidden granite batholith in the mining district, but probably related to evo-lution of sedimentary basins. This study shows that the 40Ar/39Ar laser probe is a sound dating tool applicable to sediment-hosted disseminated-type gold deposit.     

Laser microarea analysis of40Ar-39Ar isochron age for Fanshan superlarge alunite deposit, Zhejiang Province, China

Laser micro area analysis 40 Ar 39 Ar isochron dating for pure alunite is first reported. Micro area 40 Ar 39 Ar isochron dating results revealed that the metallogenetic epoch of Fanshan superlarge alunite deposit is 74.50 Ma, and this age is 10-20 Ma later than that of regional volcanic activity. Moreover, the potential application of micro area analysis 40 Ar 39 Ar isochron dating method in metallogenetic epoch studies for nonmetal deposits is also discussed.     

Petrology and40Ar/39Ar isotopic ages of blueschists in Gangmar, central Qiangtang, northern Tibet

The petrology and mineral assemblages of blueschists in the Gangmar, central Qiangtang, northern Tibet were examined, which indicates that the metamorphic condition is high-pressure low-temperature. In this note, we reported the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating results of glaucophane from two blueschist samples. Their apparent ages are (275.0± 1.3) Ma and (287.6± 2.3) Ma and similar isochron ages are (275.0± 0.9) Ma and (282.4± 0.8) Ma, respectively. These isotopic datings show the high-pressure metamorphism occurring in Lower Permian. The ages also coincide with the evolution of Palaeo-Tethys ocean in Late Palaeozoic.     

Dating of sediment-hosted disseminated-type gold deposit by using ~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar laser probe: A case study of Changkeng large-scale gold deposit, China

Ore-forming age is one of the most important data in studying the genesis of mineral deposits. Dating of sedi-ment-hosted disseminated-type gold deposits, which areone of the most important types of gold deposits in theworld, is always a difficult task for ore geologists. Themajor reason is that most of the ores in this type deposit are of various siliceous and are composed of extremely fine-grained minerals, thus it will be very difficult to de-termine their ages by using conventional isotopi…