New Discoveries of the Influence of Sedimentary Environment on Rearranged Hopanes in Source Rocks

Objective The distribution of rearranged hopanes in hydrocarbon source rocks is influenced by thermal maturity and original source input, and is also controlled by depositional conditions. Through comparison of lacustrine and coal-bearing source rocks, this work attempted to analyze the composition and origin of rearranged hopanes in hydrocarbon source rocks. Taken the source rocks from the Songliao Basin, Ordos Basin and Kuqa Depression as examples, we aimed to investigate the effect of the redox conditions, water salinity and oxygen content of the source-rock depositional environment on the formation of rearranged hopanes to provide theoretical basis for the genesis of rearranged hopanes.

STONE AGE CULTURE:New Discoveries in Tibet

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NEW DISCOVERIES IN THE EARLY CAMBRIAN BRADORIIDA FROM WUSHI OF XINJIANG

The Bradoriida (Crustacea) collected previously from South China, particularly from the southwest part of the district, are of the Chiungchussu Stage or late Early Cambrian. In Xinjiang, Liangshanella liangshanensis Huo, L. orbicularis Lee, L.(?) kalpingensis Zhang, Yaoyingella(?) wushiensis Zhang, Shensiella sp. and Tsunyiella sp. which are distributed in the lowest trilobite zone, the Shizhudiscus sugaitensis Zone of Xiaor-

ON THE ORIGIN OF PRINTING IN THE LIGHT OF NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES

Printing as one of the four great inventions of China has been generally recognized as such by scholars around the world. Contemporary Korean scholars have largely tended to hold the opinion that printing started in the Korean Peninsula during the Koryo^2 Dynasty (936-1391) at the beginning of the 11th century as a result of the technological influence of the Northern Song^3 Dynasty (960-1126) of China. However, after a printed dharani sutra, the Wugou jingguang da-tuoluoni jing^4, or Unsoiled and purified-brightened Dharani Sutra(Aryarasmivimalvi suddha-prabha nama-dharani sutra, abbreviated dharani sutra below) scroll, was discovered on 13 October 1966 at a pagoda of the Buddhist temple Pulguk-sa^5, Kyongju^6, in southeast Korea,

A New Discovery of ~2.7 Ga Granitic Magmatism in Southeastern Jilin Province, China

Objective The North China Craton（NCC）is characterized by widespread tectono-thermal events at ca.2.5 Ga,which differs from many other older cratons on Earth,which usually record tectono-thermal events at-2.7 Ga.Therefore,the search for early crustal material,especially rocks within the NCC that record the 2.7 Ga event,

New Discovery of ～2.65 Ga Tonalitic Gneiss in the Southern Jilin Province, China

Objective The North China Craton（NCC）is almost continuously widespread TTGs of 3.8–2.5 Ga,and the intrusive peak appears at^2.53 Ga,indicating that the Neoarchean is the most important period of continental growth in the NCC（Wan Yusheng et al.,2017）.Recently studies reveal that the TTGs were formed during-2.7 Ga and 2.6–2.5 Ga in southern Jilin Province,NE of the NCC（Wang Chaoyang et al.

New Discovery and Zircon Hf Isotopic Composition of the Early Yanshannian Monzogranite in the Yingyangguan Group of Eastern Guangxi, China

Objective The Yingyangguan Group is widely exposed in the southwestern segment of boundary belt between Yangtze and Cathaysian blocks and is mainly composed of a suit of lower-grade metamorphic marine volcanoclastic- sedimentary rocks （Zhou Hanwen et al., 2002）. Its forming age and petrogenesis are critical for better understanding the orogenic process and relationship of the Yangtze and Cathaysian blocks since the Neoproterozoic. However, few zircon U-Pb ages of samples from the Yingyangguan Group have been reported, which are much debated, such as the metamorphic spilite （819±11 Ma）, keratophyre （415.1±2.1 Ma） and ignimbrite （821.3±3.9 Ma） （Tian Yang et al., 2015 and references in）. In this study, we focus on the new discovered Early Yanshannian monzogranite and its mafic enclaves from the Yingyangguan Group, and conducted zircon U-Pb dating and in-situ Hf isotopic analyses to constrain their petrogenesis.

New Discovery of the Late Triassic Terrigenous Sediments in the Great Xing＇＇an Range Region,NE China and its Geological Significance

Objective The Great Xing＇an Range is located in the eastern section of Central Asian Orogenic Belt（CAOB）.As a superposed position of multiple tectonic domains,its structural evoIlution has always been a focused issue of geological research.

New Discovery of Post-Magmatic Pyrite in Natural Coke at Yangliu Coalmine,Northern China

Objective Material exchange between magma and coal has recently received much attention, with published studies dedicated mainly to intrusion-related geochemical anomalies(An et al., 2017). It is found that magmatism not only alters the chemical compositions of coal seams, but also brings new minerals to natural coke. Although some studies have related magmatic water to secondary minerals in the natural coke, the mineral formation

A New Discovery on the Deformation Behavior of Shale Gas Reservoirs Affecting Pore Morphology in the Juhugeng Coal Mining Area of Qinghai Province, Northwest China

Objective The Juhugeng mining area in Qinghai Province of northwest China has attracted wide attention among geologists for it hosts typical coal measure gases.The shale gas reservoirs were reformed by intensive structural movements during geological periods,

New Discovery of Holocene Activity along the Weixi-Qiaohou Fault in Southeastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau and its Neotectonic Significance

Objective The lateral extrusion eastward of the Tibetan Plateau leads to the formation of the Sichuan–Yunnan block, which is the most representative active block in the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, characterized by strong and frequent seismicity(Li Ping et al., 1975; Zhang Peizhen et al., 2003; Li Yong et al., 2017). Its eastern boundary is composed of sinistral faults including the Xianshuihe, Xiaojiang faults, etc., and the western

New Discovery of Reproductive Organs and Spores in Situ of Ginkgoales and Czekanowskiales from the Middle Jurassic of Shaanxi, China

Objective Ginkgoales and Czekanowskiales are important components of Mesozoic flora and were widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. They are usually preserved together in the stratum. Their fossils are abundant in the Middle Jurassic of Shaanxi Province, but there are no reports on their reproductive organs. Here, we report two male gymnospermous pollen cones from the Middle Jttrassic Yan＇an Formation of the northeast Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China. The characteristics of the fossils, including those of pollens, have been described in detail. The new specimens were compared with fossils closely similar in morphology, and the taxonomic affinity and systematies were established. The present results offer new fossil materials for the study of taxonomy, evolution, and phytogeography of Ginkgoales and Czekanowskiales.

New Discovery of Shizhushan Superlarge Wollastonite Deposit in Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province

Objective The Mengshan area of the Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province is an important wollastonite production base in China. As early as the 90s of the 20th century, more than ten medium to small-sized wollastonite deposits, such as the Yueguangshan and Caofangmiao Deposits were discovered in the outer contact zone of the Mengshan rock mass. After that, no more progress was achieved in wollastonite prospection. In 2016, the project funded by the Geological Prospecting Fund of Jiangxi Province made significant breakthroughs in the ＂General Survey of the Shizhushan Wollastonite Ore in the Yushui District and Zhangmuqiao Wollastonite Ore in Shanggao County, Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province＂ in the Mengshan area. The new discovered Shizhushan Wollastonite Deposit has a scale of 50 million tons and its resources scale far exceeds that of the Seeleys Bay Wollastonite Deposit discovered in Canada.

A new discovery of The Early Cretaceous Supercritical Hyperpycnal Flow Deposits on Lingshan Island,East China

Objective Understanding the dynamics of sediment gravity flows is of great importance to correctly interpret their related deposits. The discovery of supercritical sediment gravity flows provides some new viewpoints for the explanation of controversial sediment gravity flow deposits. However, the dynamics, formation, evolution processes of supercritical sediment gravity flows and their recognition criteria from their associated deposits are still worldwide controversial. The supercritical hyperpycnal flow deposits recognized in the upper part of Early Cretaceous Lingshandao Formation provide a rare opporttmity to understand their sedimentary characteristics. This work is aimed at documenting the typical sedimentary structures associated with the supercritical hyperpycnal flow, and discussing the vertical stacking and its relationship with flow evolution.

A New Discovery of ～3.0 Ga Tonalitic Gneiss in Northern Liaoning Province, China

Objective The North China Craton,bounded by the Paleozoic Central Asian Orogenic Belt on the north and by the Qinling–Dabie–Su–Lu Orogenic Belt on the south,is one of the oldest continental nuclei on Earth as a consequence of its preservation of some of the oldest rock records ranging up to ca.3.85 Ga and mineral older than 4.0 Ga（Li et al.,2016,2017）.

New Discovery of Molar Tooth Structures in the Kangjia Formation at Benxi,Liaoning and its Significance

Objective The Jilin-Liaoning area has widely spread Meso- and Neoproterozoic sediments and is always a focused area for researching Precambrian geology. Previous study has achieved a series of results about Neoproterozoic stratigraphy in this area, but the lack of precise geochronological data and signs of stratigraphic correlation has resulted in the long controversial stratigraphic age and regional correlation. During recent years,

The new discovery of Oligocene cyprinidae fossil in Qaidam basin, Northwest China

1 Introduction Some Cyprinidae fossils have been reported about 420km east of the fossil site in the same period of Wulan Husentu1 layer,and have been used as an important fossil evidence for a deep understanding of the

New Discovery of the Quaternary Glaciation Remains in Tala Mountain of Ar Horqin Banner, Inner Mongolia

Objective Northeast China is located in a cold region with high latitude. In the mid-low mountain areas, the existence of Quaternary glacier as well as its range and nature are always controversial. The glacial paleogeomorphology of Northeast China had been extensively studied and explored. The results revealed that Quaternary glaciers was developed in the northern part of Great Hinggan Ranges and Changbai Mountains. However, some scholars believed that the development of the Quaternary glaciers in China resulted from tectonic coupling and close relation with the elevation of mountains. In Northeast China, glaciation did not occur in any mid-low mountain areas during the Quaternary except the Changbai Mountains where the elevation is more than 2600 m. The question is whether glaciation occurred in the mid-low mountain areas of Northeast China during the Quaternary？ In order to clarify this question, this paper reports the Quaternary glacial remains of Tala Mountain, which were newly discovered in Ar Horqin Banner, lnner Mongolia and their age dating.