In situ U-Pb dating of xenotime by laser ablation （LA）-ICP-MS

Xenotime is an ideal mineral for U-Th-Pb isotopic dating because of its relatively high U and Th contents, but typically low concentration of common Pb. These characteristics, and the fact that it is widespread throughout various types of rocks, suggest that the U-Th-Pb dating of xenotime has broad applications. Studies of U-Pb dating on xenotime by ion microprobe (such as SHRIMP) have increased in recent years, whereas studies by laser ablation (LA)-ICP-MS are still rare. In this study, we developed a technique for U-Pb dating of xenotime using the 193 nm ArF laser-ablation system and Agilent 7500a Q-ICP-MS. To evaluate the reliability of our method, a xenotime standard, BS-1, was analyzed and calibrated against another xenotime standard, MG-1. The weighted mean 206 Pb/ 238 U ages of 510.1 ± 5.2 Ma (2 n = 21), 509.8 ± 4.3 Ma (2 n = 21) and 510.0 ± 4.6 Ma (2 n = 21) were obtained using beam diameters of 16, 24 and 32 m, respectively. These ages are identical to those determined by ID-TIMS method (weighted mean 206 Pb/ 238 U age of 508.8 ± 1.4 Ma), which supports the reliability of our LA-ICP-MS method. We also analyzed xenotimes in leucogranites from South Tibet and granites from Xihuashan in southern China, and obtained accurate and precise ages. Nevertheless, we observed systematic differences in Pb/U fractionation among xenotime, monazite and zircon. The matrix-effect resulted in either under-correction or over-correction of fractionation, and thus led to inaccurate ages. Thus, a matrix-matched material is required for U-Pb dating of xenotime by LA-ICP-MS.     

内蒙古东部索伦二叠纪哲斯组碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄及其大地构造意义

内蒙古索伦地区位于贺根山-黑河断裂和西拉木伦河-长春-延吉断裂之间,该区发育巨厚的二叠系哲斯组地层。研究其年代学特征对确定该区大地构造背景具有重要的指示意义。哲斯组50颗碎屑锆石镜下具有典型岩浆锆石特征,年代学记录表现为4个峰值:(1)[(270±2)～(335±4)]Ma,峰期年龄为(272±2)Ma,与该区晚古生代岩浆活动一致;(2)[(363±3)～(429±3)]Ma,峰期年龄为(382±4)Ma,暗示其物源来自于松辽地块及其周边地区的加里东期岩浆事件;(3)[(507±5)～(555±6)]Ma,峰期年龄为(515±3)Ma,与东北地区各地块的泛非期变质基底年龄一致;(4)少量前寒武纪年龄分别为(847±7)Ma、(923±7)Ma、(1 342±14)Ma、(2 040±13)Ma,表明东北地区存在元古宙的结晶基底。上述碎屑锆石的年代学研究表明,以泛非期和新元古事件年龄为代表,说明研究区哲斯组的物源应来源于东北地区的变质基底,其中年轻一组谐和年龄(270±2)Ma限定了哲斯组的沉积下限为晚二叠世。由于哲斯组的物源均来自于东北地区的变质基底,推测华北和西伯利亚板块的缝合位置在西拉木伦河-长春-延吉一线。     

Bioptical microcycles of laminated speleothems from China and their chronological significance

Interfaces of microlayers, in most stalagmites from China, consist of opaque and organic materials. Observed with microscope, the interfaces seem dark under transmitted light and luminiferous under reflected fluorescent light. Stalagmites in which the two optical characters are unified spatially would be most suitable for cross-dating use, and can play an important role in the study on speleochronology and speleoclimatology.     

流体定年方法在油气成藏历史研究中的应用—以鄂尔多斯盆地姬塬地区长6油层为例

成藏年代学是成藏动力学领域研究的重点和难点,是揭示油气成藏过程、成藏机理的重要途径。通过烃源岩生排烃期分析、自生伊利石K-Ar同位素年龄测定及流体包裹体均一温度等方法定量地研究了鄂尔多斯盆地姬塬油田延长组长6油层组油气藏的充注历史。综合分析认为,长7段和长6段有效烃源岩自晚侏罗世晚期－早白垩世早期进入生排烃门限以来,长6油层组主要存在160Ma～140Ma和110Ma～90Ma的两期油气充注过程。其中,早期以连续、缓慢、小规模的低充注为主要特征;晚期则以瞬态、快速、大规模的高充注特征为主,是长6油层组的主要充注时期。     

龙门山造山带-川西前陆盆地系统构造事件研究

通过对构造事件形成的产物 (岩浆岩、各种矿物等 )进行氩 -氩年龄测定、裂变径迹年龄测定、ESR年龄测定和计算机模拟 ,得出龙门山造山带 -川西前陆盆地系统自印支期以来 ,共发生了 7次构造事件 :(1)卡尼期末的构造事件 (D1 ) ,形成 S1 和 F1 ,并有区域低温动热变质作用 ;(2 )诺利期末的构造事件 (安县运动 ,D2 ) ,产生川西前陆盆地上三叠统须四段与下伏地层不整合接触和须四段砾岩的分布 ,并有较强的岩浆作用 ;(3)燕山期 (12 0～ 130 Ma,D3) ,有较强的岩浆作用和变质作用 ;(4 )喜马拉雅期 6 0 Ma左右的构造事件 (D4) ;(5 )喜马拉雅期 30～ 40Ma的构造事件 (D5 ) ;(6 )喜马拉雅期 2 0～ 2 5 Ma的构造事件 (D6 ) ;(7)喜马拉雅期 10 Ma的构造事件 (D7)。后 4次构造事件使龙门山造山带 -川西前陆盆地系统发生强烈的冲断作用和隆升作用     

Re-Os isotopic system and formation age of subcontinental lithosphere mantle

The determination of the formation age of subcontinental Lithosphere Mantle (SCLM) is a widely concerned issue in mantle geochemistry. It is difficult to obtain the formation age of SCLM using lithophile isotopic systems such as Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, U-Th-Pb, etc., but as siderophile elements, the Re-Os isotopic system provides a powerful tool for that work. Here a comprehensive review on the recent development in Re-Os dating for SCLM has been given.     

吐哈盆地鄯善油田油气运聚期次及成藏过程研究

吐哈盆地鄯善油田储层流体包裹体明显分为盐水包裹体和有机包裹体。三间房组包裹体均一化温度明显分为两期 ,其对应的地质时间分别为早白垩世和早第三纪末—晚第三纪 ;西山窑组储层流体包裹体均一化温度也明显分为两期 ,其对应的地质时间分别为晚侏罗世—早白垩世和晚白垩世末—早第三纪。鄯善油田西山窑组和三间房组储层自生伊利石同位素年龄分别为 32 .8～ 71.8Ma和 2 6 .4～ 45 .7Ma ,其对应的地史时期分别为早第三纪和晚白垩世末—早第三纪中期 ,反映了三间房组成藏时间晚于西山窑组成藏时间。综合分析油气生排烃史和运聚期次 ,鄯善油田油气大规模运聚时间是在晚白垩纪末—早第三纪及其以后 ,具有双侧近源晚期成藏的特点     

Precise timing of lacustrine gypsum in Luobubo, Xinjiang using the thermal ionization mass spectrometry U-series method

Dating techniques including gypsum dissolution in water, iron hydroxide co-precipitation with uranium and thorium and mass spectrometric determination have been investigated in this note. The ages of the gypsum samples in a CK core from Luobubo lacustrine sediments are in the range of (12.85±0.21) kaBP (4 m distance from the top core) to (153.2±7.2) kaBP (49 m distance from the top core) with the relative errors of ±1.6%–±4.7%. It indicates that the sedimental environment of the CK core was situated in the middle-late Pleistocene and Holocene periods, corresponding to 1–6 stages of oxygen isotopes in the abyssal sediments and included much information from last interglacial to Holocene warm periods.     

Fine grain IRSL and GLSL dating of late Quaternary sediments from North China

A possible approach to assess the fine grain OSL dating is discussed through comparison of equivalent dose (D_E) values and ages obtained by IRSL and GLSL of fine grains for 31 sediment samples from North China. The IRSL and GLSL were measured with the same aliquots for each sample, i.e. shine-down was by 100 s of IRSL (880 nm) followed by 100 s of GLSL (514 nm) on the same discs. The D_E values and ages found by IRSL are in good agreement with those by GLSL within 1—2σ for 80% samples, especially for aeolian loess samples. Considering that IRSL from feldspar differs obviously from GLSL dominated from quartz in dose response, thermal stability and optical bleaching characteristic, the agreement between the D_E values may be taken as evidence that the two clocks of IRSL and GLSL had been well reset during deposition. The consistent ages of IRSL and GLSL, in turn, may be referred to an indicator to evaluate the fine grain OSL dating of sediments.     

火山岩样品的预处理及其对K-Ar年龄值的矫正

K-Ar和Ar-Ar法是中、新生代火山岩最有效的测年方法之一,合适的粒度和有效的预处理程序对于提高年龄资料的质量至关重要。样品粒度选用60～80目粒级（0.28～0.18mm）既能保证样品的均匀性,又可以有效去除大气氩的污染。新鲜火山岩需要用稀硝酸浸泡,以去除可能的碳酸盐的影响;轻微蚀变的火山岩则须用6%氢氟酸浸泡5 min,对年龄值的矫正可达20%。用电磁选的方法可以在很大程度上剔除捕虏晶的影响,对年龄值的矫正可达5%～10%。