U-Pb同位素定年标准锆石的Hf同位素

利用配有193 nm激光的Neptune多接收电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(LA-MC-ICPMS), 采用新发表的Yb的同位素丰度和本研究中测定出的Yb和Hf之间的质量歧视关系, 在原位和扫描模式下, 对标准锆石91500进行了一系列的Hf同位素测定实验. 结果显示, 不同束斑直径和模式下获得的Hf同位素比值在误差范围内相同, 并与文献报道值一致. 因此, 无论是原位还是扫描模式, 均可在LA-MC-ICPMS仪器上获得可信的锆石Hf同位素组成; 同时也表明我们所采用的干扰元素的校正方法对于取得令人满意的Hf同位素测量准确度是合适的. 运用上述方法对目前微区U-Pb定年工作中常用的4种标准锆石进行系统测定发现, 91500, CZ3, CN92-1和TEMORA的¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf比值分别为0.282316±4(n = 34); 0.281704±6 (n = 16), 0.282200±6 (n = 20)和0.282684±14 (n = 24), 对应的¹⁷⁶Lu/¹⁷⁷Hf平均值分别在0.00031, 0.000036, 0.00083和0.00127左右. 研究发现, 相对CN92-1和TEMORA而言, CZ3和91500具有非常狭窄和稳定的Lu/Hf比值及Hf同位素变化范围, 是Hf同位素LA-MC-ICPMS测定的理想标准锆石.     

Genesis of zircon and its constraints on interpretation of U-Pb age

Zircon U-Pb dating is the most commonly used method for isotopic geochronology. However, it has been a difficult issue when relating zircon U-Pb ages to metamorphic conditions in complex metamorphic rocks. Much progress has been made in the past decade with respect to the genesis of zircon and its constraints on interpretation of U-Pb age. Three methods have been proposed to link zircon U-Pb age to metamorphic conditions: ( i ) internal structure; ( ii ) trace element feature; (iii) mineral inclusion composition. Magmatic zircon shows typical oscillatory zoning and/or sector zoning, whereas metamorphic zircon has internal structures such as no zoned, weakly zoned, cloudy zoned, sector zoned, planar zoned, and patched zoned ones. Zircons formed in different geological environments generally have characteristic internal structures. Magmatic zircons from different rock types have variable trace element abundances, with a general trend of increasing trace element abundances in zircons from ultramafic through mafic to granitic rocks. Zircons formed under different metamorphic conditions have different trace element characteristics that can be used to relate their formation to metamorphic conditions. It is an effective way to relate zircon growth to certain P-T conditions by studying the trace element partitioning between coexisting metamorphic zircon and garnet in high-grade metamorphic rocks containing both zircon and garnet. Primary mineral inclusions in zircon can also provide unambiguous constraints on its formation conditions. Therefore, interpretation of zircon U-Pb ages can be constrained by its internal structure, trace element composition, mineral inclusion and so on.     

高丰度硅-28同位素的分离技术

同位素纯硅片具有特殊的物理性质,在信息技术领域有着非常广阔的应用前景。为获得高丰度28Si,利用国产的高速气体离心机,选择SiF4作为分离的工作介质,对硅同位素进行了离心分离实验。通过单机分离实验,调整气体离心机的有关参数,摸索出适合级联分离的单机参数,同时得到气体离心机分离硅同位素的单位质量数的全分离系数γ0。利用由4台离心机组成的级联,经过6个阶段的分离,得到了28Si丰度达到99.5%的样品。实验结果表明,离心法分离硅同位素是完全可行的。     

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.     

Geochronology of source materials from high-pressure and ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks in Jurassic sedimentary rocks of Hefei Basin

Eclogite cobbles were discovered by Wang et al. (2001) in the Fenghuangtai Formation of the northern margin of Dabie Mountains in the Dushan area of Anhui Province, China[1]. They proposed that after the formation during the Triassic, the high-pressure (HP) and ultra-high-pressure (UHP) metamorphic rocks reached the sur-face through exhumation and uplifting before the late Ju-rassic. However, they have not provided any evidence about isotopic ages. One kind of cobbles of HP-UHP rocks w…     

Grove Mountains （GRV）99027： A new Martian meteorite

We report the petrography, mineral chemistry and oxygen isotopic composition of GRV 99027, a new Martian meteorite recently collected during the 16th Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition. This meteorite consists of two textural regions. The interstitial region is characterized by the presence of plagioclase and phosphate, and higher FeO contents of olivine and orthopyroxene, in comparison with the poikilitic region. All of the observations are similar to the three known Martian lherzolites. We classify GRV 99027 as the fourth sample of Martian lherzolite.     

新疆柯坪地区新元古代晚期地层碳同位素组成及其对比

新疆柯坪地区新元古代晚期海相碳酸盐岩地层的碳同位素测定结果表明: 奇格布拉克组和苏盖特布拉克组上亚组碳同位素组成总体以正δ¹³C值为主, 并且在奇格布拉克组下部出现了一个明显的 δ¹³C正漂移; 在寒武系与奇格布拉克组之间、苏盖特布拉克组上亚组顶部及底部等3个层位出现了3个δ¹³C负漂移. 这些特征与华南三峡地区新元古代晚期碳同位素变化特征相似, 表明苏盖特布拉克组上亚组和奇格布拉克组分别相当于三峡地区的陡山沱组中、上部和灯影组. 其中苏盖特布拉克组上亚组顶部的δ¹³C负漂移对应于三峡地区陡山沱组顶部的负漂移, 而苏盖特布拉克组上亚组底部的δ¹³C负漂移可同陡山沱组中部以及库鲁克塔格地区汉格尔乔克组冰碛岩顶部的δ¹³C负漂移对比.     

洛川黄土堆积磁性地层界线附近He同位素异常

粒径小于10 μm的宇宙尘含有较地表沉积物高的稀有气体同位素³He/⁴He比值和³He浓度, 地表物质平均³He/⁴He比值不足0.1 R_A (R_A即 air ratio, 是大气中³He/⁴He比值, R_A = 1.4×10^-6), 而宇宙尘的³He/⁴He比值却大于100R_A. 因此, 沉积物中宇宙尘的加入可以从³He/⁴He比值反映出来. 本文以典型的洛川黄土剖面为研究对象, 对磁性地层B/M和M/G界线附近的样品进行了氦同位素测试, 以探索黄土堆积的宇宙尘纪录. 对8个样品的原岩样、提取的磁性矿物和石英颗粒分别进行了测试, 发现磁性矿物的³He/⁴He比值较陆壳的值高出了一个数量级, ³He和⁴He含量也均明显偏高, 特别是磁性矿物的³He浓度比石英颗粒高出了2~3个数量级, 比全岩部分高出了1~2个数量级. 这些结果表明, 洛川黄土中磁性矿物的高比率³He/⁴He可能是由于宇宙尘的注入引起的.     

河北高寺台超镁铁岩体中锇矿物的锇同位素组成初步研究

报道了河北高寺台超基性岩体中的等轴锇铱矿和六方铱锇矿的Os同位素组成,两样品的187Os/188Os值分别为0.123 582±7和0.123 731±7.数据的解释有赖于年龄的和/或源区性质的制约.若已知矿物源区,可由同位素组成制约其形成时代.如上述矿物的锇来自于原始上地幔,其形成时代可能为500±10 Ma;若其源区为亏损的岩石圈地幔,其形成时代可能年轻到晚中生代;若源区为富集的地幔柱,其形成时代可能老到中元古代.反之,若能限定矿物形成时代,则可制约其源区性质.若上述锇矿物形成于印支期,则很可能源于亏损的岩石圈地幔.若它们形成于中元古代,则其源区很可能来源于富集的地幔柱性质的地幔.根据区域地质情况,我们倾向于这些Os来自富集地幔、高寺台岩体形成于中元古代的解释,但进一步解释有待于新的独立证据.尽管如此,这些数据对今后高寺台岩体的成因或年龄研究有参考价值.     

Diet control on carbon isotopic composition of land snail shell carbonate

Carbon isotope compositions for both the carbonate shells and soft bodies (organic tissue) of living land snails collected mostly from the Loess Plateau, China have been measured. The result shows that δ 13C values range from -13.1‰ to -4.3‰ for the aragonite shell samples and from -26.8‰ to -18.0‰ for the soft body samples. Although the shells are enriched in 13C relative to the bodies averagely by 14.2(±0.8)‰, the shell δ 13Ca values are closely correlated to the body δ 13Corg values, expressed as δ 13Ca = 1.021 δ 13Corg 14.38 (R = 0.965; N = 31). This relationship indicates that δ 13Ca is primarily a function of the isotopic composition of the snail diets since previous studies have proved that the snail body is the same as their food in carbon isotope composition. In other words, carbon isotope compo-sition of the carbonate shell can be used as a proxy to estimate the dietary 13C abundance of the land snails. The data also support that the 13C enrichment of the carbonate shells results mainly from the equilibrium fractionations between the metabolic CO2, HCO3-in the hemolymph and shell aragonite, and partially from kinetic fractionations when snail shells form during their activity.