The ages of hydrothermal Hg deposits are difficult to constrain because of the lack of suitable minerals for dating.The South China low-temperature metallogenic domain hosts numerous Hg deposits,including the Jianyan ...The ages of hydrothermal Hg deposits are difficult to constrain because of the lack of suitable minerals for dating.The South China low-temperature metallogenic domain hosts numerous Hg deposits,including the Jianyan Hg deposit that is composed mainly of cinnabar and calcite.There are two stages of calcite in the deposit:syn-ore calcite(Cal-Ⅰ)and post-ore/barren calcite(Cal-Ⅱ).Cal-Ⅰis mainly euhedral-subhedral and fine-grained,has homogeneous grey luminescence,and is associated with cinnabar.Subhedral-anhedral Cal-Ⅱcrosscuts Cal-Ⅰand is relatively coarse-grained.The syn-ore Cal-Ⅰhas high U contents(0.1–1.3 ppm)and U/Pb ratios(up to 4.2),and is thus suitable for U-Pb dating.Using a laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer equipped with ion counters,we obtained a U-Pb age of 426.3±5.7 Ma(MSWD=1.5)for CalI.This age is interpreted to represent the timing of Hg mineralisation at Jianyan and is similar to ages of 440–400 Ma reported for many carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn and Ba-F deposits in South China.Based on the present results in combination with existing geochemical and geochronological data,we infer that these deposits belong to a Paleozoic Hg-Pb-Zn-Ba-F mineralisation system that was controlled by Caledonian tectonism.展开更多
Reconstruction of the diagenetic evolution of reservoirs is one of the most significant tasks in oil and gas exploration and development.Assessing the accurate timing of diagenetic events is critical to better underst...Reconstruction of the diagenetic evolution of reservoirs is one of the most significant tasks in oil and gas exploration and development.Assessing the accurate timing of diagenetic events is critical to better understand the process of reservoir evolution,but the isotope dating of diagenetic events is technically challenging.This paper uses three case studies in the sedimentary basins in China to demonstrate the promising application of recently developed LA-(MC)-ICPMS in-situ U-Pb geochronology.Our results show that the new U-Pb dating method provides a reliable and efficient chronological approach to determine the absolute ages of diagenetic events.For example,the U-Pb age data of the Cambrian carbonate reservoir in the Tarim Basin reveals three diagenetic events at 526±14,515±21,and 481±4.6 Ma,respectively.It is worth noting that microscopic observations are particularly important for improving the success rate of U-Pb dating.In addition,the recent progress and future prospects in the in-situ U-Pb dating method are also discussed in this study,suggesting that this method is currently hindered by the lack of international carbonate standards for data correction.展开更多
It is difficult to date a brittle fault because of the absence of effective dating methods.Recently,calcite U-Pb dating has drawn the attention of many researchers and has been successfully applied to constrain the ag...It is difficult to date a brittle fault because of the absence of effective dating methods.Recently,calcite U-Pb dating has drawn the attention of many researchers and has been successfully applied to constrain the age of brittle deformation.The South China Block(SCB)has experienced multiphase deformations characterized by widespread brittle faults and folds,which has led to significant debate on the Mesozoic dynamic mechanism and deformational phases.A syn-faulting calcite vein that occurred in the Permian limestones of the Ningzhen Mountain region was analyzed using U-Pb dating and geochemistry techniques in this paper.The U-Pb dating results display multiphase activities with two mixed ages of 109.9±5.8 Ma(MSWD=46,n=231)and 117.2±2.4 Ma(MSWD=3.6,n=150).The age of 117.2±2.4 Ma likely represents the timing of the brittle faults.Trace elements and rare earth elements data indicate that these fault-related calcites are mainly derived from host limestones and unrelated to Cretaceous magmatic activity.These faults formed in a tectonic reactive period and dormant time of the adakitic magma in the Lower Yangtze region.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41872095,U1812402,and 42172082)the Research Startup Project of Yunnan University(Grant No.YJRC4201804)the Talents Program Project of Yunnan Province(Grant No.YNQR-QNRC-2018-104)to Jiaxi ZHOU。
文摘The ages of hydrothermal Hg deposits are difficult to constrain because of the lack of suitable minerals for dating.The South China low-temperature metallogenic domain hosts numerous Hg deposits,including the Jianyan Hg deposit that is composed mainly of cinnabar and calcite.There are two stages of calcite in the deposit:syn-ore calcite(Cal-Ⅰ)and post-ore/barren calcite(Cal-Ⅱ).Cal-Ⅰis mainly euhedral-subhedral and fine-grained,has homogeneous grey luminescence,and is associated with cinnabar.Subhedral-anhedral Cal-Ⅱcrosscuts Cal-Ⅰand is relatively coarse-grained.The syn-ore Cal-Ⅰhas high U contents(0.1–1.3 ppm)and U/Pb ratios(up to 4.2),and is thus suitable for U-Pb dating.Using a laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer equipped with ion counters,we obtained a U-Pb age of 426.3±5.7 Ma(MSWD=1.5)for CalI.This age is interpreted to represent the timing of Hg mineralisation at Jianyan and is similar to ages of 440–400 Ma reported for many carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn and Ba-F deposits in South China.Based on the present results in combination with existing geochemical and geochronological data,we infer that these deposits belong to a Paleozoic Hg-Pb-Zn-Ba-F mineralisation system that was controlled by Caledonian tectonism.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42072142,41702121,U19B2007)the Major National Science and Technology Programs in the“Thirteenth Five-Year”Plan Period(No.2016ZX05024-006-002)the PetroChina Innovation Foundation(No.2018D-5007-0104)。
文摘Reconstruction of the diagenetic evolution of reservoirs is one of the most significant tasks in oil and gas exploration and development.Assessing the accurate timing of diagenetic events is critical to better understand the process of reservoir evolution,but the isotope dating of diagenetic events is technically challenging.This paper uses three case studies in the sedimentary basins in China to demonstrate the promising application of recently developed LA-(MC)-ICPMS in-situ U-Pb geochronology.Our results show that the new U-Pb dating method provides a reliable and efficient chronological approach to determine the absolute ages of diagenetic events.For example,the U-Pb age data of the Cambrian carbonate reservoir in the Tarim Basin reveals three diagenetic events at 526±14,515±21,and 481±4.6 Ma,respectively.It is worth noting that microscopic observations are particularly important for improving the success rate of U-Pb dating.In addition,the recent progress and future prospects in the in-situ U-Pb dating method are also discussed in this study,suggesting that this method is currently hindered by the lack of international carbonate standards for data correction.
基金financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41872074)the Fundamental Research Funds of the Central UniversitiesChina(No.2013B200202021)。
文摘It is difficult to date a brittle fault because of the absence of effective dating methods.Recently,calcite U-Pb dating has drawn the attention of many researchers and has been successfully applied to constrain the age of brittle deformation.The South China Block(SCB)has experienced multiphase deformations characterized by widespread brittle faults and folds,which has led to significant debate on the Mesozoic dynamic mechanism and deformational phases.A syn-faulting calcite vein that occurred in the Permian limestones of the Ningzhen Mountain region was analyzed using U-Pb dating and geochemistry techniques in this paper.The U-Pb dating results display multiphase activities with two mixed ages of 109.9±5.8 Ma(MSWD=46,n=231)and 117.2±2.4 Ma(MSWD=3.6,n=150).The age of 117.2±2.4 Ma likely represents the timing of the brittle faults.Trace elements and rare earth elements data indicate that these fault-related calcites are mainly derived from host limestones and unrelated to Cretaceous magmatic activity.These faults formed in a tectonic reactive period and dormant time of the adakitic magma in the Lower Yangtze region.
