The in situ zircon U-Pb-Lu-Hf isotope records from end-Permian volcanic interlayers in southwest China,integrated with previous studies,restructure the evolutionary history of the Yangtze Craton from Precambrian to La...The in situ zircon U-Pb-Lu-Hf isotope records from end-Permian volcanic interlayers in southwest China,integrated with previous studies,restructure the evolutionary history of the Yangtze Craton from Precambrian to Late Paleozoic.This includes early continental crust formation before 3.0 Ga and massive juvenile crustal growth at 2.6-2.4 Ga;large-scale crustal reworking at 2.1-1.7 Ga;Neoproterozoic crust addition at 1.1 to 0.7 Ga;collision and subduction along the craton margin between 700-541 Ma;Early Ordovician to Late Silurian magmatism;and large tectono-thermal events in the Middle Carboniferous to end-Permian.Some zircons with T(MD2)ages from 4.40 to 4.01 Ga and lower initial176Hf/177Hf values of 0.280592 to 0.280726 may imply the existence of Hadean crust relics beneath the Yangtze Craton and their provenances could be associated with Hadean crustal remelting.This study further clarifies that the Precambrian-age zircons between the end-Permian volcanic interlayers,the complexes in the western margin of the Yangtze Craton,and the sedimentary Kangdian Basin,may share an affinity based on similar U-Pb age spectra and Hf isotope features.It also shows that the Neoproterozoic tectono-thermal event may be associated with large-scale tectono-rifting activity,which is different from the Grenville-age continental collision between Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks in South China.The above findings support the inference of a widespread Archean basement extending to the western Yangtze Craton and a provenance in the Kangdian Basin that is derived from the weathering and erosion of Paleoproterozoic continental crust.展开更多
The Sinian Dengying Formation in China hosts one of the oldest gas-bearing reservoirs in the world.With a long geological history,it has developed into the reservoir rocks,whose quality depends on chemical dissolution...The Sinian Dengying Formation in China hosts one of the oldest gas-bearing reservoirs in the world.With a long geological history,it has developed into the reservoir rocks,whose quality depends on chemical dissolution and cementation.Despite presence of cavities and pores in the algal dolomites of the Dengying Formation,they were mostly filled with various forms of dolomite cements.Therefore,the investigation of these dolomites and their evolution is significant for analyzing the mechanism of pore space preservation.There are five types of cements in the Dengying Formation,which were well sampled for lab measurements such as thin section,cathodeluminescence,minor elements,isotope analysis of carbon,oxygen and strontium,in attempt to explore the fillers' geochemical characteristics and the diagenetic fluids.They are characterized as follows:firstly,fibrous rim dolomite cement is a typical product formed at sea bottom,and geochemically very similar to the matrix(micrite and microcrystalline dolomite),which could be a reflection of the geochemical characteristics of water at that time;secondly,the diagenetic fluids of the foliated dolomite cements tend to be inheriting,derived from the shallow burial "imprisoned" seawater;thirdly,fine-to medium-grained dolomite cements with fairly high strontium isotopes and low carbon and oxygen isotopes were precipitated chiefly in freshwater during the period of uplifting caused by Tongwan tectonic movement;fourthly,coarse-grained dolomite cements bear a relatively high percentage of Mn element,but low in Fe and Sr,with carbon and oxygen isotopes remarkably shifted to negative values,which all show that they are related to hydrocarbon maturation and migration,and corresponding Thermochemical Sulfate Reduction;lastly,saddle-shaped dolomite cements are hydrothermally associated,and they were formed in high-temperature brine,which had passed through the areas rich in radioactive strontium isotopes.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.40739903 and 41872137)。
文摘The in situ zircon U-Pb-Lu-Hf isotope records from end-Permian volcanic interlayers in southwest China,integrated with previous studies,restructure the evolutionary history of the Yangtze Craton from Precambrian to Late Paleozoic.This includes early continental crust formation before 3.0 Ga and massive juvenile crustal growth at 2.6-2.4 Ga;large-scale crustal reworking at 2.1-1.7 Ga;Neoproterozoic crust addition at 1.1 to 0.7 Ga;collision and subduction along the craton margin between 700-541 Ma;Early Ordovician to Late Silurian magmatism;and large tectono-thermal events in the Middle Carboniferous to end-Permian.Some zircons with T(MD2)ages from 4.40 to 4.01 Ga and lower initial176Hf/177Hf values of 0.280592 to 0.280726 may imply the existence of Hadean crust relics beneath the Yangtze Craton and their provenances could be associated with Hadean crustal remelting.This study further clarifies that the Precambrian-age zircons between the end-Permian volcanic interlayers,the complexes in the western margin of the Yangtze Craton,and the sedimentary Kangdian Basin,may share an affinity based on similar U-Pb age spectra and Hf isotope features.It also shows that the Neoproterozoic tectono-thermal event may be associated with large-scale tectono-rifting activity,which is different from the Grenville-age continental collision between Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks in South China.The above findings support the inference of a widespread Archean basement extending to the western Yangtze Craton and a provenance in the Kangdian Basin that is derived from the weathering and erosion of Paleoproterozoic continental crust.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40739903)
文摘The Sinian Dengying Formation in China hosts one of the oldest gas-bearing reservoirs in the world.With a long geological history,it has developed into the reservoir rocks,whose quality depends on chemical dissolution and cementation.Despite presence of cavities and pores in the algal dolomites of the Dengying Formation,they were mostly filled with various forms of dolomite cements.Therefore,the investigation of these dolomites and their evolution is significant for analyzing the mechanism of pore space preservation.There are five types of cements in the Dengying Formation,which were well sampled for lab measurements such as thin section,cathodeluminescence,minor elements,isotope analysis of carbon,oxygen and strontium,in attempt to explore the fillers' geochemical characteristics and the diagenetic fluids.They are characterized as follows:firstly,fibrous rim dolomite cement is a typical product formed at sea bottom,and geochemically very similar to the matrix(micrite and microcrystalline dolomite),which could be a reflection of the geochemical characteristics of water at that time;secondly,the diagenetic fluids of the foliated dolomite cements tend to be inheriting,derived from the shallow burial "imprisoned" seawater;thirdly,fine-to medium-grained dolomite cements with fairly high strontium isotopes and low carbon and oxygen isotopes were precipitated chiefly in freshwater during the period of uplifting caused by Tongwan tectonic movement;fourthly,coarse-grained dolomite cements bear a relatively high percentage of Mn element,but low in Fe and Sr,with carbon and oxygen isotopes remarkably shifted to negative values,which all show that they are related to hydrocarbon maturation and migration,and corresponding Thermochemical Sulfate Reduction;lastly,saddle-shaped dolomite cements are hydrothermally associated,and they were formed in high-temperature brine,which had passed through the areas rich in radioactive strontium isotopes.
