Mesoproterozoic age for Xiamaling Formation in North China Plate indicated by zircon SHRIMP dating

Zircon grains of magmatic origin from tuffite layers in the Xiamaling Formation at Zhaojiashan Village, Xuanhua area, Hebei Province, were used for zircon dating with a Sensitive High-Resolution Ion Microprobe （SHRIMP Ⅱ）, which gives a weighted mean ^207Pb/^206Pb age of 1366±9 Ma. It shows a very similar age （1368±12 Ma） as the zircon dating from the Xiamaling Formation in Western Hill, Beijing. This age proposes that the Xiamaling Formation in the North China plate should be of Mesoproterozoic, instead of Neoproterozoic based on K-Ar, Ar-Ar dating. The new zircon age also indicates the development of macrofossils algae from the Mesoproterozoic age.     

Permian volcanisms in eastern and southeastern margins of the Jiamusi Massif, northeastern China: zircon U-Pb chronology, geochemistry and its tectonic implications

LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating and geochemical data for the Late Paleozoic volcanic rocks from eastern and southeastern margins of the Jiamusi Massif are presented to understand the regional tectonic evolution. Zircons from eight representative volcanic rocks are euhedral-subhedral in shape and display striped absorption and fine-scale oscillatory growth zoning as well as high Th/U ratios （0.33-2.37）, implying a magmatic origin. The dating results show that the Late Paleozoic volcanic rocks in the study area can be divided into two stages, i.e., the Early Permian （a weighted mean 205^Pb/238^U age of 288 Ma） and the Middle Permian volcanisms （a weighted mean 205^Pb/238^U age of 268 Ma）. The former is composed mainly of basalt, basaltic-andesite, andesite and minor dacite. They are characterized by low SiO2 contents, high Mg^# （0.40-0.59）, enrichment in Na （Na2O/K2O = 1.26-4.25） and light rare earth elements （LREEs）, relative depletion in heavy rare earth elements （HREEs） and high field strength elements （HFSEs）, indicating that an active continental margin setting could exist in the eastern margin of the Jiamusi Massif in the Early Permian. The latter consists mainly of rhyolite and minor dacite with high SiO2 （77.23%-77.52%）, low MgO （0.11%-0.14%）, enrichment in 1（20 （Na2O/K2O ratios 〈 0.80） and Rb, Th, U and depletion in Eu, Sr, P and Ti, implying a crust-derived origin. Therefore, it is proposed that the Middle Permian volcanic rocks could have formed under the collision of the Jiamusi and the Khanka Massifs.     

Timing of the Wudangshan, Yaolinghe volcanic sequences and mafic sills in South Qinling: U-Pb zircon geochronology and tectonic implication

The Wudangshan, Yaolinghe volcanic-sedimentary sequences and doleritic-gabbroic sills comprise the largest exposed Precambrian basement in South Qinling. Zircons separated from 5 volcanic-pyroclastic samples of the Wudangshan Group, 2 volcanic samples of the Yaolinghe Group and one sample for the mafic sills were used for U-Pb dating by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry （LA-ICPMS）. The results reveal that the Wudangshan volcanic sequence was formed at （755±3） Ma （a weighted mean from the 5 samples, MSWD=0.47）, whereas the Yaolinghe volcanic suite and the mafic sill were crystallized at （685±5） （2 samples, MSWD=0.36） and （679±3） Ma （MSWD=1.6）, respectively, which are equal to each other within analysis errors. These ages are markedly younger than those previously documented for the rocks. The newly obtained ages for the Wudangshan and Yaolinghe Groups are Identical to those of the bottom Liantuo and slightly older than those of the Nantuo Formations, respectively, lower strata of the Nanhua （middle to late Neoproterozoic） stratotype section in eastern Three Gorges, Yangtze creton. A range of inherited magmatic zircons was recognized with ages of 830 to 780 Ma, which are typical of Neoprotzrozoic magmatisms recorded along the margins and interior of the Yangtze craton. Thus, there is Neoproterozoic basement comprising 830-780 Ma igneous suites in South Qinling; the inherited zircons were detrital sediments derived from the northern margin of the Yangtze craton. Accordingly, it is suggested that the South Qinling is a segment of the Yangtze creton before the Qinling Orogeny.     

Metallogenetic epoch and mechanism of the tungsten ore in Yushan,Beishan orogenic belt,Gansu

Using SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating methods and cathodoluminescence （CL） technique, we have precisely dated ore samples from tungsten ore deposit, ore-bearing volcanic-sedimentary strata and granite in the Yushan region within the east Tianshan-Beishan W-bearing zone. This study reveals Yushan tungsten ore deposit zone formed in 250 ± 9 Ma, and it is closely associated with the Permian granites and felsic volcanic rocks. This new type of tungsten ore deposit in the east Tianshan-Beishang multiple-metallogenetic province may probably be associated with the regionally right-literal shearing after the main Carboniferous collisional orogeny, and the formation of pull-apart basin and the felsic magmatism.     

Lasing on pyroclastic rocks:A case study of ~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar dating on Moshishan Group,eastern Zhejiang Province

It is difficult to date pyroclastic rocks,for almost all the dating methods,due to the multiple sources during their formation.40Ar/39Ar incremental heating results on groundmass selected from the samples show that the age spectra are meaningless geologically.However,singe crystal total fusions of CO2 lasing on the sanidine separates could yield rational 40Ar/39Ar results and distinguish their sources in this study.Timing on three formations of the Moshishan Group,after avoiding the exotic and altered grains by lasing on the single sanidine separate,was reported in this paper.The lowermost portion of the Chawan Formation gives an age of 113.7±0.3 Ma;the lower part of the Xishantou Formation was formed 116.4±0.4 Ma ago and the bottom of the Gaowu Formation took its shape at 118.4±0.4 Ma.These new ages are much younger than the previous ones,suggesting that these thick volcanic formations had been formed in very short durations.     

大兴安岭北部漠河韧性剪切带白云母40Ar-39Ar年龄及地质意义

漠河韧性剪切带位于大兴安岭北部上黑龙江盆地内.作者对该韧性剪切带糜棱岩中自云母样品进行了40Ar-30Ar法测定年龄工作,获得了(120.6±1.1)Ma的坪年龄和(121.7±1.5)Ma的39Ar/36Ar-40Ar/39Ar等时线年龄,表明其形成于早白垩世.结合韧性剪切带特征,笔者认为漠河韧性剪切带与蒙古-鄂霍茨克造山带的造山过程有关,形成于蒙古-中朝板块与西伯利亚板块之间的陆-陆碰撞造山阶段的晚期或后碰撞期间.早白垩世期间,蒙古-鄂霍茨克造山带进入后碰撞阶段,发生大规模左行走滑运动,使位于蒙古-鄂霍茨克缝合带南部的中国东北地区,乃至华北北部发生了向东的挤出、逃逸,辽西、冀北、冀西北和京西地区的晓中生代右行走滑和逆冲、推覆构造是蒙古-鄂霍茨克中生代造山过程的远程效应.因此,蒙古-鄂霍茨克造山带造山过程对中国东北及华北地区中生代期间的构造演化具有重要影响.     

大兴安岭柴河流纹质碎斑熔岩锆石U-Pb定年及成因探讨

为了研究大兴安岭柴河地区流纹质碎斑熔岩的形成时代和岩石成因,进行了锆石U-Pb同位素年龄测试和地球化学分析.LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年结果显示,柴河流纹质碎斑熔岩形成于年龄为135~138Ma的早白垩世。岩石地球化学研究表明,柴河流纹质碎斑熔岩具有高硅富碱、贫钙镁的特征;稀土丰度总量∑REE介于1501×10-6~1915×10-6,轻重稀土分馏明显,m(La)/m(Yb)N=118~1445,Eu负异常(δEu=059~075);微量元素以富集Rb,Ba,K,亏损Nb,P和Ti为特征,与I型花岗岩相似;碎斑熔岩原始岩浆来源于地壳岩石的部分熔融.     

四川盆地西部上三叠统须家河组物质来源：碎屑锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄研究

对四川盆地西部晚三叠世须三期须家河组碎屑长石石英砂岩和须四期砂岩中碎屑锆石进行了U-Pb定年。分析研究表明:1川西西部都江堰地区沉积物样品具四个主要年龄峰分别为245 Ma、460 Ma、773 Ma和1 836 Ma;川西北部广元地区样品具四个主要年龄峰分别为245 Ma、452 Ma、834 Ma和1 850 Ma;2结合碎屑锆石U-Pb测年特征,表明川西盆地北段广元地区和中段都江堰地区须家河组上部和下部年代学以及地球化学信息一致,主要显示吕梁期(峰值1 836 Ma、1 950 Ma和1 850 Ma),晋宁末期(峰值为865 Ma和834 Ma),加里东期(峰值为460 Ma和452 Ma)和海西-印支期年龄峰(峰值为245Ma),反映两个地区具有相似物源;3结合碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄与周源造山带对比分析,海西-印支期碎屑物质来源于秦岭造山带;加里东期是秦岭造山带的主要造山阶段,秦岭造山带为该阶段提供物源;晋宁末期是扬子克拉通岩浆活动最活跃时期,扬子克拉通为该阶段碎屑物质主要源区;吕梁期碎屑锆石,主要来自其北缘的华北克拉通。     

沉积物锆石示踪研究进展

锆石是指示沉积物物质来源的重要矿物,通过几个典型指标来揭示物源区域与搬运过程。晶体形态反映锆石形成的酸碱环境与结晶温度,粒度指示源区距离与搬运力的变化,微量元素记录物源地地球化学信息与迁移过程,U-Pb同位素的示踪测定锆石的年龄特征及物源区在时间尺度上的变化特征和空间尺度上的多样性。结合最新的研究理论成果,重点探讨锆石物源示踪原理在沉积物研究中的应用,并对锆石示踪技术在应用过程中出现的问题及研究方向提出一些看法。