REE composition in scheelite and scheelite Sm-Nd dating for the Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be deposit in Sichuan

The scheelite with large size and euhedral shape from Xuebaoding, Sichuan Province is an ideal min- eral to study REE patterns and Sm-Nd dating of non-gold deposits. The scheelite has diameters of 1― 10 cm and colors of pale beige to deep orange. Most of these scheelites occur in association with beryl, cassiterite and muscovite. The rare earth elements indicate that scheelite samples from Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be deposits contain high concentrations of rare earth elements with total ΣREE Y contents in the range of 369―1725 μg·g?1 and nearly all of these scheelite samples are enriched in LREE and depleted in HREE and have negative Eu anomalies. The REE patterns of the scheelites are similar to those of A-type granite with obvious tetrad effect, similar to that of type II scheelites. Based on reported fluid inclusion studies, the mineralizing-fluid of the Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be deposit indicates low Na activity. The REE patterns of the scheelite are probably controlled by partition coefficient in hydrothermal fluid. In the 147Sm/144Nd-143Nd/144Nd diagram, the scheelites show a linear array corresponding to an isochron age of 182.0±9.2 Ma (MSWD = 0.52). The Sm-Nd age represents the formation age of the scheelite and can indicate that the W, Sn and Be mineralization at Xuebaoding took place in the Early Yanshanian. The Sm-Nd dating result is important for the study of the multi-metal resources in western Sichuan Province.     

浅析同位素测年方法及其应用

成矿年代的确认是现代矿床研究的热点,本文仅简单的介绍了几种同位素测年的方法,包括:U-Pb法、Rb-Sr法、Sm-Nd、K-Ar法和Re-Os法,并对某些方法进行了具体实例研究,找出其中的优缺点。在综合几种方法的优缺点之后又进一步对现阶段地质年代定年的方法进行了综评。     

Newly discovered Palaeolithic artefacts from loess deposits and their ages in Lantian,central China

Eight new Palaeolithic open-air sites were identified and 770 stone artefacts were collected from 2009 to 2011 in the Lantian area of the Bahe River valley, central China. Because the famous Homo erectus fossils were unearthed at the Gongwangling and Chenjiawo localities, and more than 30 Palaeolithic open-air sites were investigated in the 1960s in this region, the catchment of Bahe River is regarded as one of the most important hominin sites from the late early Pleistocene to the middle Pleistocene. These eight newly discovered open-air sites are located at the second(n = 6), third(n = 1) or higher terraces(n = 1) of the Bahe River. The Diaozhai section on the second terrace was sampled in detail. Two samples were collected for optically stimulated luminescence dating(OSL). The OSL results suggest that a buried lithic artefact layer at the Diaozhai site spans approximately 70–30 ka. The lithic assemblage analysis suggests that the stone artefacts were made of local pebbles/cobbles such as greywacke, quartz, sandstone and igneous rocks. The main percussion techniques that were used were direct hard hammer percussion and bi-polar techniques. The lithic artefacts comprise hammer stones, cores, flakes, retouched tools and flaking debris. Acheulian-type large cutting tools(LCTs) such as hand-axes, picks and cleavers were indentified in the Lantian region as well. This is the first time Acheulian-type LCTs from the late Pleistocene have been identified in this region. This study distinguishes age gaps between Western world and East Asian Acheulian-type tools.     

新疆东准噶尔铜华岭中酸性侵入体锆石U-Pb年代学研究

伊吾县铜华岭中酸性侵入体位于新疆北部东准噶尔阿尔曼太断裂和克拉麦里断裂之间的野马泉岛弧区, 岩性主要为闪长玢岩、英云闪长岩和二长花岗岩等。通过锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年代学方法, 对这3种岩性进行精确定年, 其²⁰⁶Pb/₂₃₈U的加权平均年龄分别为427.4±3.2,422.8±3.2和418.5±2.6Ma,说明铜华岭岩体是早古生代岩浆活动的产物, 为东准噶尔早古生代造山带演化提供了花岗岩证据。     

江南元古宙古岛弧基底变质岩的Sm—Nd同位素研究

江南元古宙古岛弧的基底变质岩主要由浅变质的岛弧火山-沉积岩系组成。根据Sm-Nd同位素年龄资料,古岛弧西段基底变质岩的形成时间为早元古宙,中段为中元古宙中-晚期,东段为晚元古宙早期,形成时间持续长达13亿年左右。在9亿年前左右,江南古岛弧与华夏古陆发生碰撞拼贴,从而结束了江南古岛弧的演化史。