Sm-Nd ISOTOPIC SYSTEMATICS OF THE NE JIANGXI OPHIOLITE(NEJXO), SE MARGIN OF THE YANGTZE CRATON, SOUTH CHINA

The ophiolite belt along the S.E. margin of the Yangtze craton(or platform), South China is commonly considered to be formed during the Sibao-Xuefeng orogenic cycle and interpreted to represent a Proterozoic suture or subduction zone. In contrast, Hsu et al. recently argued that this ophiolite belt represented a melange which was overthrust onto a foreland thrust belt during Mesozoic. To resolve this conflict and obtain better under-

He-Ar Isotopic Systematics of Fluid Inclusions in Pyrites from PGEpolymetallic Deposits in Lower Cambrian Black Rock Series, South China

He-Ar isotopic compositions of fluid inclusions trapped in pyrites from some representative PGE-polymetallic deposits in Lower Cambrian black rock series in South China were analyzed by using an inert gas isotopic mass spectrometer. The results show that the ore-forming fluids possess a low 3He/4He ratio, varying from 0.43×10-8 to 26.39×10-8, with corresponding R/Ra value of 0.003-0.189. The 40Ar/36Ar ratios are 258-287, close to those of air saturated water (ASW). He-Ar isotopic indicator studies show that the ore-forming fluids were mainly derived from the formation water or basinal hot brine and sea water, while the content of mantle-derived fluid or deep-derived magmatic water might be negligible. The PGE-polymetallic mineralization might be related to the evolution of the Caledonian miogeosynclines distributed along the southern margin of the Yangtze Craton. During the Early Cambrian, the formation water or basinal hot brine trapped in Caledonian basins which accumulated giant thick sediments was expelled and migrated laterally along strata because of the pressure generated by overlying sediments. The basinal hot brine ascended along faults, mixed with sea water and finally deposited ore minerals.

Isotope systematics and metallogenetic age of Zhuanghe gold deposit, Liaoning province, China

Based on the metallogenetic geology conditions, the H, O, C and S isotopic compositions were measured by MAT-251 mass spectrometer, and Pb isotope and Rb-Sr dating were carried with MAT-261 multi-acceptor mass spectrometer. The results show that the δ^180 values of gold-bearing vein quartz from different levels are 1.19%-1.42%. The calculated δ^180 values of ore fluids are 0.55%-0.78%, and 319 values are from -8.64% to -6.66%. The calculated values of δ^34SH2s by the δ^34Spy values in quartz veins display sulfur isotope compositions from -0.053% to ＋0.413%. Carbon isotope compositions of carbonates are from -0.612% to 0.140%. The mole ratios of ^206Pb to ^204Pb, ^207Pb to ^204Pb and ^208Pb to ^204Pb in auriferous quartz vein are 16.987-17.545, 15.342-15.623, and 38.254-38.744, respectively. The age of the Zhuanghe gold deposit determined by Rb-Sr isochron of the fluid inclusions in quartzes is （143.0±5.8） Ma. These isotopic data suggest that the metallogenetic fluids are generated from magmatic hydrotherm and the origin of ore-forming matters is related to the deep-derived magmatic activities. Meanwhile, the metallogenetic epoch of the Zhuanghe gold deposit is in Yanshanian period.

Diffusion of Sm-Nd in Scheelite and its Significance to Isotopic Dating and Tracing

As the principal ore mineral in various tungsten(-gold)deposits,scheelite(CaWO_(4))plays an important role in directly dating the timing of ore formation,and in tracing associated material sources through the study of its Sm-Nd geochronology and Nd isotopic characteristics.Since the retention of Sm-Nd systematics within scheelite is presently unconstrained,equivocal interpretations for isotopic data resulting from this method have occurred quite often in previous studies that apply these isotopic data.In order to better elucidate the closure of Sm-Nd in scheelite,the kinetics of Sm and Nd within this mineral lattice were investigated through calculation of diffusion constants presented herein.The following Arrhenius relations were obtained:D_(Nd)=4.00exp(-438 kJ·mol^(–1)/RT)cm^(2)/s D_(Sm)=1.85exp(-427 kJ·mol^(–1)/RT)cm^(2)/s showing diffusion rate of Nd is near identical to Sm in scheelite when at the same temperature.However,compared to other rare earth elements(REEs),which have markedly different atomic radii to either Nd or Sm,these are shown to exhibit a great variation in diffusivities.The observed trends in our data are in excellent agreement with the diffusion characteristics of REEs in other tetragonal ABO4 minerals,indicating that ionic radius is a key constraint to the diffusivity of REEs in the various crystal lattices.With this in mind,the same substitution mechanism and a very slight discrepancy in radii will allow us to infer that significant Sm/Nd diffusional fractionation in scheelite is unlikely to occur during most geological processes.Based upon the diffusion data determined herein,Sm and Nd closure temperatures and retention times in scheelite are discussed in terms of diffusion dynamics.Those results suggest that closure temperatures for Sm-Nd within this mineral are relatively high in contrast to the temperature ranges of ore-formation responsible for scheelite-related deposits,and any later thermal environments.It is likely,therefore,that relevant isotopic information could be easily retained under most geological conditions,since initial crystallization of the scheelite.In addition,comparison of this mineral-element pair over a range of temperatures with some other common minerals used as geochronometers(e.g.,zircon and apatite)indicates that Sm-Nd system has a slower diffusive rate in scheelite than for Sr in apatite or Ar in quartz,and only a little faster than for Pb in zircon.It should be noted,within most hydrothermal deposits where zircon has crystallized,its size is typically no more than 100μm,whereas scheelite commonly occurs as macroscopic grains.For this reason,the larger dimensions of scheelite would provide a robust Sm-Nd system more able to resist perturbations,relating to any later thermal process.As such Sm-Nd investigations of scheelite are akin to U-Pb within zircon samples used in isotopic dating.These observations indicate that Sm-Nd age and isotopic information can provide reliable data in all but the most extreme case,especially when data are extracted from macroscopic grains of scheelite that are chosen to be“pristine”(i.e.,free of surface alteration and/or fractures).

Metamorphic disturbances of magnetite chemistry and the Sm-Nd isotopic system of reworked Archean iron formations from NE Brazil

Iron formations are valuable archives of sedimentary conditions and post-depositional events.However,geochemical proxies commonly used to determine genetic characteristics can be variably modified during metamorphism and deformation,hampering their use as records of regional geological events.This work focuses on strongly reworked magnetite-quartz-rich rocks from the São Josédo Campestre Massif,one of the oldest fragments of preserved crust in South America.The genetic classification of these magnetite-quartz-rich rocks is not straightforward because primary assemblages and textures were variably modified by granulite facies metamorphism during a regional Paleoproterozoic migmatization event.To address genetic ambiguities,we analyzed their magnetite and pyroxene chemistry,wholerock geochemistry,and Sm-Nd isotopes.Magnetite chemistry indicates that pyroxene-poor iron formations(Type B)are low in trace elements such as Ti,Al,V,and Mn,suggesting a chemical similarity to iron formations elsewhere.In contrast,magnetites from pyroxene-enriched Type A iron formations are rich in trace elements and more akin to magnetite crystallized from higher temperature systems,such as skarn and IOCG.The^(147)Sm/^(144)Nd of these rocks show substantial variation even at the outcrop scale,indicating a locally-controlled,highly heterogeneous mixture of Archean,Paleoproterozoic,and Neoproterozoic sources.Therefore,our geochemical tools point out to heterogenous signatures of these magnetitequartz rocks and proxies compatible with both low and high-temperature conditions and age of deposition spanning sources from the Archean to the Neoproterozoic.We interpret that the studied São Josédo Campestre magnetite-quartz rocks represent Archean iron formations with original magnetite chemistry and isotopic signatures variably modified by metamorphism and by at least one deformation-related hydrothermal event.These results contrast with similar examples from China and Greenland where iron formations either preserved the magnetite chemistry or the primary isotopic signatures.Our study indicates that metamorphism can selectively affect chemical proxies used to study iron formations and undermine the genetic classification of iron ores.Thus,these proxies should be carefully applied in the interpretation of syn-depositional environments of polydeformed belts.

Li and B Isotope Systematics of Ultrahigh-pressure Metamorphic Rocks from the Chinese Continental Scientific Drilling Program

1 Introduction Recent improvements in the precision of Li and B isotope measurements have demonstrated the potential of these elements in tracing a wide range of geological processes. The Li and B isotope systematics of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic rocks provides a unique opportunity to investigate the behaviour of Li and B during fluid-rock interaction at high temperatures and very high pressures and to constrain the fluid budget and the recycling of subducted crustal materials into the mantle during UHP metamorphism. ……

The Colider and Roosevelt olcanic rocks (sw amazonian craton): geochemistry and sm-nd isotope characteristics of a silicic large igneous province

The volcanic rocks of the Colíder and Roosevelt formations are extensively exposed in the south-central portion of the Amazonian Craton where effusive and pyroclastic rocks have been mapped.Both units,topped by chemical sediments and oceanic facies as rhyolite and andesite lavas,rhyodacite,and porphyritic dacite,with frequent intercalations of pyroclastic and epiclastic deposits.Whole-rock geochemistry for 55 samples of rhyolitic to andesitic composition suggests the involvement of fertile mantle-derived components with E-MORB to OIB compositions.The analyzed rocks display calc-alkaline to shoshonitic affinity consistent with generation related to an active continental margin.The whole-rock Sm-Nd isotope data from selected felsic volcanic rocks of the Colíder and Roosevelt formations yield negative initial eNd values between–3 and–9,indicating the predominantly crustal nature of the parental magmas with early Archean to late Paleoproterozoic(ca.2.5–2.0 Ga)depleted mantle model ages.

Sm-Nd Geochronology,REE and C and O Isotope Study of Calcites and Stibnites from Banian Antimony Deposit

The Banian sediment-hosted antimony deposit is a medium-scale deposit located in the Dushan County,South Guizhou,China.Calcite as the dominant gangue mineral can be divided into two types: white and pink,the later is more intimate with mineralization.It is interesting that the REE characteristics are

热液矿床中含钙矿物的Sm-Nd同位素定年

Sm、Nd的离子半径相似、化学性质很相近,母体衰变形成的子体易在矿物晶格中保存下来,故矿物或岩石中的Sm-Nd同位素体系易保持封闭,具有较强的抗风化、抗蚀变能力,是一种有效的定年工具。但长期以来,Sm-Nd同位素体系主要用于前寒武纪地质年代学研究,研究对象主要限于陨石、月球岩石、古老的基性、超基性岩和前寒武纪老地层等。近年的研究表明,热液矿床中一些含钙矿物,其REE含量较高,Sm/Nd分馏明显,是很有潜力的Sm-Nd同位素定年对象,能对矿床的成矿时间进行精确制约。本文对萤石、白钨矿、方解石、电气石等常见热液含钙矿物的Sm-Nd同位素研究现状进行归纳总结,并对该方法在中国热液矿床中进一步的应用前景进行了展望,以期促进Sm-Nd同位素成矿年代学在我国的推广和应用。

变质岩同位素年代学:Rb-Sr和Sm-Nd体系

对变质岩经历的进变质和退变质作用定年并构建其p-T-t轨迹是观测地壳运动过程的重要途径。全岩等时线和矿物等时线是变质岩Rb-Sr和Sm-Nd定年的两个基本方法。在变质过程中同位素均一化尺度是影响全岩等时线定年的主要因素。在一般情况下,变质过程中Rb-Sr同位素体系的均一化尺度远大于Sm-Nd体系,从而Rb-Sr全岩等时线可以给出有意义的变质年龄,而Sm-Nd数据不能。然而,对于低级变质作用,因其较高级变质作用有更丰富的流体,其Nd同位素均一化尺度可能变,从而使得一些全岩Sm-Nd等时线给出和Rb-Sr年龄一致的有意义变质年龄。对于矿物等时线定年,在变质作用时矿物之间能否达到同位素平衡则是关键。已经证明,超高压变质(UHPM)岩的退变质作用是开放体系,然而UHPM矿物的Sr-Nd同位素体系仍保持封闭。已观测到UHPM矿物和退变质矿物之间的Sr-Nd同位素不平衡,因此,高压矿物(如石榴石、多硅白云母)和退变质矿物或全岩的连线将会给出没有意义的偏老的Sm-Nd年龄和偏年轻的Rb-Sr年龄。由3个以上很好分开的矿物确定的等时线的良好线性、不同定年方法获得的年龄的一致性以及确定等时线矿物之间的氧同位素平衡可用于判定矿物间Nd同位素达到平衡。由于石榴石具有高Sm/Nd和Lu/Hf比,因此石榴石是榴辉岩或石榴辉石岩Sm-Nd或Lu-Hf定年最重要的矿物。然而由于石榴石非常宽的p-T稳定范围,石榴石可以在高级变质岩的前进变质和退变质作用中生长,从而具有复杂的环带结构。因此,如何从具有复杂结构的石榴石不同部位取样和分析并判断其成因就成为榴辉岩或石榴辉石岩Sm-Nd或LuHf矿物等时线定年的一个挑战。这需要今后做更进一步的研究。

湘桂地区泥盆纪硅岩Rb-Sr、Sm-Nd同位素地球化学特征及构造沉积背景研究

泥盆纪时,由于扭张裂谷作用,华南地区形成复杂的台盆相间格局。层状硅岩广泛分布,一般与凝灰岩互层,产出于狭长的台间盆地(或沟槽)中。为了揭示湘桂地区硅岩形成机制、分布及与断裂活动的关系,进行了系统的RbSr、Sm-Nd同位素研究。研究结果表明研究区硅岩(87Sr/86Sr)0值一般在0.721 000~0.731 000之间,表明硅岩形成时受到陆源和海水的影响。硅岩Nd同位素模式年龄(tDM或t2DM)和εNd(0)值大多分布区间分别为1.5~2.1与-16^-21,表明硅质来源于深部元古代地壳。εNd(0)值(-0.22~14.7)高的一些地区,大多沿狭长海槽分布,表明硅质可能来源于深部地幔,通过延伸到地幔的地块边缘断裂带上升到地表。

Frontier of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean in the western Mediterranean:Isotopic(Sm-Nd)constraints on sources of Devonian units from Menorca Island

The c.1000-m-thick pre-orogenic Devonian mainly metapelitic sequence of North Menorca Island shows a fairly complete stratigraphic succession.The rocks of this sequence indicate gradually increasing deeper marine conditions of sedimentation towards its uppermost levels.Furthermore,the obtained sedimentary characteristics resemble those related to a deep and narrow basin-associated deposit.Thin sills of Ti-augite-bearing alkaline gabbros occur within the Devonian sequence.The intensity of Variscan deformation increases downwards through the structure.According to the characteristics of the Devonian sequence and its location within the Variscan Orogen,a correlation with similar units located in the southern sectors of the Central Iberian Zone(Iberian Massif)is suggested.The Devonian metapelitic rocks have geochemical characteristics suggesting that they represent moderately recycled mature siliciclastic sediments,generated from erosion of distant source areas belonging to an upper continental crust.The relatively narrow range of variation observed in initial^(143)Nd/^(144)Nd ratios supports a similar source for the Menorcan slates(0.51165–0.51182).However,a marked trend is observed in these isotope ratios,from lower values at the base of the stratigraphic column(minimum value of 0.511941)to higher values at the top(maximum value of 0.512131).The^(147)Sm/^(144)Nd ratios vary between 0.1074 and 0.1238,within the range defined for siliciclastic rocks with felsic crustal provenance.The Nd model ages define a narrow range between 1496 Ma and 1754 Ma(Late Paleoproterozoic–Early Mesoproterozoic),and they are consistently younger up-section.These data rule out a provenance from the erosion of the West Africa Craton,as they are more compatible with a provenance from regions located in the Trans-Saharan Belt or Sahara Metacraton.The characteristics of the Menorcan Devonian sequence are compatible with its deposition in a narrow and deep peri-Gondwanan transtensional basin,generated to the south of an advancing Variscan orogenic wedge.Systematic variations in the Nd isotopic composition indicate the progressive and continuous denudation of increasingly more easterly North African sectors in a collisional context between Laurussia and Gondwana with a marked dextral component.These data must be interpreted in the sense that there was not a large oceanic domain during Devonian times to the south of Iberia,able to block the arrival of detrital material from North Africa.A large tract of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean would therefore not have existed during the Devonian south of Iberia.This ocean must therefore have had limited extent in this period towards the westernmost sectors.The Devonian peri-Gondwanan shelf was apparently continuous around Iberia.This platform was progressively affected by Variscan deformation advancing from north to south and incorporated into the Variscan orogenic wedge with the same vergence.

EVIDENCE OF ISOTOPIC SYSTEMATICS FROM CRUST AND MANTLE FOR CHEMICAL HETEROGENEITIES OF TERRANES

The extensive tracing of Nd, Sr and Pb isotopes has revealed that there exist high-degree heterogeneities in suboceanic mantle and mantle anomalies of the Southern Hemisphere on a large scale (DUPAL, high 87Sr/86Sr, and HIMU, high μ value, i. e. 238 U/204pb). Recently, the isotopic tracing of the Cenozoic Volcanics from the continent of China has confirmed that there exists a general tendency that the subcontinental mantle of eastern China was en-

Petrogenesis of the Paleoproterozoic Guandishan Granitoids in Shanxi Province:Constraints from Geochemistry and Nd Isotopes

The Guandishan granitoids consist mainly of various granitoid intrusions with different scales, including the Huijiazhuang intrusion, Shizhuang intrusion and Hengjian intrusion, which were formed between 1906 Ma and 1848 Ma. On the basis of geological and petrological characteristics, these granitoids can be classified into two groups： the earlier gneissic granodiorites and monzogranites, and the later massive leuco-monzogranites. Their geochemical and Nd isotopic features indicate that they could be derived from complicated partial melting of supracrustal rocks with an affinity of continental arc materials, such as sandy shale and pelite, and with garnet, pyroxene, hornblende and plagioclase as residual phases. Biotite, feldspar and other minerals were most likely fractionated during the magma evolution. Their source may have an affinity with continental arcs, and the granitoids could be derived from the main syn-collisional to late-orogenic tectonic environment, which may be related to the final amalgamation between the Eastern and Western continental blocks in the North China Craton.

Impact of residual zircon on Nd-Hf isotope decoupling during sediment recycling in subduction zone

The subduction factories in convergent plate margins exert crucial control on recycling terrestrial components and returning to the overlying crust. The Nd and Hf isotopic systems provide potential tracers to evaluate these processes. Here we present a case where these isotopic systems are decoupled in a suite of granites from the Chinese Altai, showing a wide range of εHf(t) values(from -4.7 to +10.8) in contrast to a limited range of εNd(t) values(from -5.8 to -1.9). The zircon xenocrysts occurring frequently in these rocks show markedly negative εHf(t) values(from -34.3 to -6.5) and positive d7 Li values(from +12.5 to +18.2). We propose a model to explain the observed relationship between residual zircon and Nde Hf isotope decoupling. We suggest that the Altai granites originated from partial melting of subducted slab components under relatively low temperature conditions which aided the residual zircon from oceanic sediments to inherit and retain a significant amount of177 Hf in the source, thereby elevating the^(176) Hf/^(177) Hf ratio of the melt, and decoupling from the^(143) Nd/^(144) Nd ratio during the subsequent magmatic processes. Our study illustrates a case where sediment recycling in subduction zone contributes to decoupling of Nd and Hf isotopic systems, with former providing a more reliable estimate of the source characteristics of granitic magmas.

The Sm-Nd Geochronology of the High Pressure Basic Granulite in Laixi, Eastern Shandong

A high pressure basic granulite ultramafic rock belt, which is about 200km long and trends toward NE, occurs in the late Archaean orthogneiss in Laixi Laiyang Qixia area, eastern Shangdong. This belt is located east to the Su Lu UHPM terrane and west to the Archaean rocks of the North China craton, therefore, its geological situation and implication for collision between the North China plate and the Yangtze plate is very important. The analyzed sample of high pressure basic granulite has decreasing pressure metamorphic texture. The mineral assemblage of retrograde metamorphism is of granulite facies. The sample yields an internal mineral whole rock Sm Nd isochron age of 1725Ma. The T(DM) age of whole rock is 2788Ma. These data are very similar to those of high pressure basic granulites in Northern China craton. Considering the petrological and geochemical characteristics and isotopic ages, the high pressure granulite ultramafic rock belt in eastern Shandong is suggested to belong to the North China craton and to be of the early Precambrian lower crust. Their lifting from the lower crustal level is related to collision between the North China plate and the Yangtze plate.

Nd Isotopes and Geochemistry of Phanerozoic Clastic Sedimentary Rocks from the Yangtze Block and Their Tectonic Implications

This article presents Sm-Nd and geochemical data on fine-grained sediments of the northern margin from the Yangtze block, China, to understand the variations of Nd isotopic compositions and crustal evolution history in this area. The results are as follows： （1） Nd isotopic compositions for clastic sedimentary rocks of the Middle-Late Proterozoic have relatively positive Nd（t） values （＋ 2.72 to ＋ 0.69）, with Nd model ages from 1.38 Ga to 1.55 Ga, corresponding to the contemporaneous volcanic rocks from the Xixiang （西乡） Group. This indicates that the arc-related materials from Middle-Late Proterozoic dominate the provenances of the Middle-Late Proterozoic periods. （2） The gradual decrease in εNd（t） during the Cambrian-Carboniferous periods is likely to reflect the progressively increasing proportion of erosion materials from the Foping （佛坪） and Qinling （秦岭） complexes, corresponding to a gradually decreasing trend in the La/Th ratios. （3） A prominent increase in the εNd（t） value of the Late Permian strata probably reflects the significant incorporation of the mantle-derived materials. The trace element data are compared with data of the Emeishan （峨嵋山）flood basalts. These data indicate that the volcanic dust has been added to the Late Permian strata during the Late Permian, represented by periods of extremely high Emeishan flood basalt activity in the south-eastern margin of the Yangtze block.

Early Neoproterozoic Granite-Gneisses of the Junggar Alataw(Southeastern Kazakhstan):Age,Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implications

The combined petrographic,petrological,geochemical and geochronological study of the Neoproterozoic gneisses of the Sarychabyn and Baskan complexes of the Junggar Alataw of South Kazakhstan elucidate the Precambrian tectonic evolution of the Aktau–Yili terrane.It is one of the largest Precambrian crustal blocks in the western Central Asian orogenic belt.The U-Pb single-grain zircon ages indicate that granite-gneisses formed from the same source and crystallised in the early Neoproterozoic ca.930–920 Ma.The chemical composition of gneisses corresponds to A2-type granites.The whole-rock Nd isotopic characteristics(εNd(t)=−4.9 to−1.0 and TNd(DM-2st)=1.9 to 1.7 Ga)indicate the involvement of Paleoproterozoic crustal rocks in magma generation.Early Neoproterozoic ca.930–920 Ma A-type granitoids in the Aktau–Yili terrane of South and Central Kazakhstan might reflect within-plate magmatism adjacent to the collisional belt or a local extension setting in back-arc areas of the continental arc.

TIMING OF COLLISION BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH CHINA BLOCKS——THE Sm-Nd ISOTOPIC AGE EVIDENCE

Sm-Nd isotopic ages for C-type eclogite (243.9±5.6 Ma) and mafic and ultramafic rocks(230.6±30.7 Ma and 402.6±17.4 Ma) from the Qinling-Dabieshan orogenic belt are reported.These ages suggest that at the early Triassic, the North and South China Blocks have beenunited along the Qinling-Dabieshan collision zone, and before the final collision, a se-ries of ophiolite obductions took place successively away from the continental marginduring the Paleozoic.

THE Sm-Nd ISOTOPIC AGE OF COESITE-BEARING ECLOGITE FROM THE SOUTHERN DABIE MOUNTAINS

A large eclogite belt developed along the Dabie Mountains and Subei-Jiaonan Rise in central China is a result of collision between the North China and Yangtze blocks. Recently, coesite and coesite pseudomorphs are recognized as an inclusion in both garnet