A geochemical perspective on the genesis of Cenozoic basic volcanism in northeastern Turkey:an overview of metasomatism and heterogeneity of the sub-continental lithospheric mantle in a post-collisional setting

The post-collisional Cenozoic basic volcanic rocks in NE Turkey show temporal variations in whole-rock lithophile element and highly siderophile element(HSE)systematics that are mainly associated with the nature of sub-continental lithospheric mantle(SCLM)sources and parental melt generation.So far,the traditional whole-rock lithophile geochemical data of these basic volcanic rocks have provided important constraints on the nature of SCLM sources.Integrated lithophile element and HSE geochemical data of these basic volcanic rocks also reveal the heterogeneity of the SCLM source,which is principally related to variable metasomatism resulting from previous subduction(s)and post-collisional mantle-crust interactions in an extensional setting.Lithophile element geochemical features suggest that the parental magmas have derived from metasomatized spinel-to garnet-bearing SCLM sources for Eocene and Miocene basic volcanic rocks with subduction signatures whereas originated from spinel-to garnet-bearing SCLM sources for Mio-Pliocene and Plio-Quaternary basaltic volcanic rocks without the subduction signature.Lithophile element and HSE geo-chemistry also reveal that Eocene and Miocene basic vol-canic rocks were affected by more pronounced crustal contamination than the basaltic volcanic rocks of Mio-Pliocene and Quaternary.Furthermore,the integrated lithophile element and HSE compositions of these basic volcanic rocks,together with the regional asymmetric lithospheric delamination model,reveal that the compositional variation(especially due to metasomatism)was significant temporally in the heterogeneity of the SCLM sources from which parental magmas formed during the Cenozoic era.

Early Cretaceous Metasomatized Lithospheric Mantle beneath the Central Jiangnan Orogen in South China:Geochemical and Sr-Nd Isotope Evidence from the Tuanshanbei Dolerite

It is well established that Cretaceous magmatism in the South China Block(SCB)is related to the Paleo-Pacific subduction.However,the starting time and the associated deep crust-mantle processes are still debatable.Mafic dike swarms carry important information on the deep earth(including mantle)geodynamics and geochemical evolution.In the Jiangnan Orogen(South China).there is no information on whether the Mesozoic magmatic activities in this region are also directly related to the Pacific subduction or not.In this study,we present detailed zircon U-Pb geochronological,wholerock element and Sr-Nd isotope data for Early Cretaceous Tuanshanbei dolerite dikes,and provide new constraints on the condition of the lithospheric mantle and mantle dynamics of the SCB during that time.LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating suggests that this dolerite erupted in the Early Cretaceous(~145 Ma).All samples have alkaline geochemical affinities with K_(2)O+Na_(2)O=3.11-4.04 wt%,K_(2)O/Na_(2)O=0.50-0.72,and Mg^(#)=62.24-65.13.They are enriched in LILE but depleted in HFSE with higher initial^(87)Sr/^(86)Sr ratio(0.706896-0.714743)and lower ε_(Nd)(t)(-2.61 to-1.67).They have high Nb/U,Nb/La,La/Sm and Rb/Sr,and low La/Nb,La/Ta,Ce/Pb,Ba/Rb,Tb/Yb and Gd/Yb ratios.Such geochemical signatures suggest that the fractional crystallization is obvious but crustal contamination play a negligible role during magmatic evolution.Tuanshanbei dolerite were most likely derived from low-degree(2%-5%)partial melting of a phlogopite-bearing mantle material consisted of~85% spinel peridotite and~15% garnet peridotite previously metasomatized by asthenospherederived fluids/melts with minor subduction-derived fluids/melts.Slab-rollback generally lead to the upwelling of the hot asthenosphere.The upwelling of asthenosphere consuming the lithospheric mantle by thermo-mechanical-chemical erosion.The lithospheric mantle may have partially melted due to the heating by the upwelling asthenosphere and lithospheric extension.It is inferred that the Tuanshanbei dolerite might be associated with the initial slab rollback and corresponding lithospheric extension occurred potentially at ca.145 Ma.

Experimental study on reactions between alkaline basaltic melt and orthopyroxenes: constraints on the evolution of lithospheric mantle in the North China Craton

The experimental results of the reactions between an alkaline basaltic melt and mantle orthopyroxenes under high-temperature and high-pressure conditions of 1300–1400℃ and 2.0–3.0 GPa using a six-anvil apparatus are reported in this paper.The reactions are proposed to simulate the interactions between melts from the asthenospheric mantle and the lithospheric mantle.The starting melt in the experiments was made from the alkaline basalt occurring in Fuxin,Liaoning Province,and the orthopyroxenes were separated from the mantle xenoliths in Damaping,Hebei Province.The results show that clinopyroxenes were formed in all the reactions between the alkaline basaltic melt and orthopyroxenes under the studied P–T conditions.The formation of clinopyroxene in the reaction zone is mainly controlled by dissolution–crystallization,and the chemical compositions of the reacted melt are primarily infl uenced by the diff usion eff ect.Temperature is the most important parameter controlling the reactions between the melt and orthopyroxenes,which has a direct impact on the melting of orthopyroxenes and the diff usion of chemical components in the melt.Temperature also directly controls the chemical compositions of the newly formed clinopyroxenes in the reaction zone and the reacted melt.The formation of clinopyroxenes from the reactions between the alkaline basaltic melt and orthopyroxenes can result in an increase of CaO and Al_(2)O_(3) contents in the rocks containing this mineral.Therefore,the reactions between the alkaline basaltic melt from the asthenospheric mantle and orthopyroxenes from the lithospheric mantle can lead to the evolution of lithospheric mantle in the North China Craton from refractory to fertile with relatively high CaO and Al 2 O 3 contents.In addition,the reacted melts in some runs were transformed from the starting alkaline basaltic into tholeiitic after reactions,indicating that tholeiitic magma could be generated from alkaline basaltic one via reactions between the latter and orthopyroxene.

Petrogenesis of the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene Yao'an Shoshonitic Complex,Southeastern Tibet:Partial Melting of an Ancient Continental Lithospheric Mantle beneath the Yangtze Block

Cenozoic potassic-ultrapotassic igneous rocks are widespread in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau.Their petrogenesis and magmatic processes remain subject to debate in spite of numerous publications.Almost all of the Cenozoic extrusive and intrusive rocks in the Yao’an area,western Yunnan Province,SW China,are geochemically shoshonitic,collectively termed here the Yao’an Shoshonitic Complex(YSC).The YSC is located in the(south)easternmost part of the ENE-WSW-trending,~550 km-long and~250 km-wide Cenozoic magmatic zone;the latter separates the orthogonal and oblique collision belts of the India-Eurasia collision orogen.Previously published geochronological and thermochronological data revealed that the rocks of the YSC were emplaced over a short timespan of 34-32 Ma.This and our new data suggest that the primary magma of the YSC likely was formed by partial melting of ancient continental lithospheric mantle beneath the Yangtze Block.This part of the continental lithospheric mantle had likely not been modified by any oceanic subduction.Fractionation crystallization of an Mg-and Ca-bearing mineral and TiFe oxides during the magmatic evolution probably account for the variable lithologies of the YSC.

Carbon Enrichment in the Lithospheric Mantle:Evidence from the Melt Inclusions in Mantle Xenoliths from the Hainan Basalts

It is generally believed that the lithospheric mantle and the mantle transition zone are important carbon reservoirs.However,the location of carbon storage in Earth's interior and the reasons for carbon enrichment remain unclear.In this study,we report CO_(2)-rich olivine-hosted melt inclusions in the mantle xenoliths of late Cenozoic basalts from the Penglai area,Hainan Province,which may shed some light on the carbon enrichment process in the lithospheric mantle.We also present a detailed petrological and geochemical investigation of the late Cenozoic basalts and mantle xenoliths from northern Hainan Island.The collected samples of late Cenozoic Hainan Island basalts belong to both alkaline and subalkaline series,showing fractionated REE patterns with high(La/Yb)_(N)values of 3.52–11.77,which are typical for OIB.Based on Al-in-olivine thermometry,the temperatures estimated for the mantle xenoliths can be divided into two groups.One group has temperatures of less than 1050℃,and the other group has temperature ranging from 1050℃to 1282℃.Clinopyroxene(La/Yb)_(N)–Ti/Eu and clinopyroxene Ca/Al–Mg^(#)diagrams indicate that the mantle peridotite experienced metasomatism from both silicate and carbonate melts.Melt inclusions in the olivine of mantle xenoliths include(1)CO_(2)bubble–rich melt inclusions;(2)multiphase melt inclusions(glass+CO_(2)bubble+daughter minerals);(3)pure glass melt inclusions.Magnesite is a daughter mineral in the olivine-hosted melt inclusions,which could be interpreted as a secondary mineral formed by the interactions of CO_(2)-rich fluids with an olivine host,due to post-entrapment effects.The glasses in olivine-hosted melt inclusions have high SiO_(2)contents(60.21–77.72 wt%).Our results suggest that a considerable amount of CO_(2)-rich melt inclusions are captured in the lithospheric mantle during metasomatism.The lithospheric mantle can therefore act as is a‘carbon trap',with much CO_(2)being absorbed by the lithospheric mantle in this way.

Discovery of Early Tonian Calc-alkaline and Shoshonitic Metamafic Rocks from the North Purulia Shear Zone,Chhotanagpur Gneissic Complex,Eastern India:Implications of Proterozoic Sub-continental Lithospheric Mantle

Reports of shoshonitic rocks in Precambrian terrains are relatively rare.Pl-Grt amphibolites and Hbl-Bt mafic granulites occurring in the migmatitic gneisses of the Chhotanagpur Gneissic Complex(CGC)show calc-alkaline and shoshonitic characteristics.Relict porphyritic,sub-ophitic and poikilitic textures are noted in these rocks.Their parent magma was emplaced during the waning phase of the regional metamorphism.Geochemically,these metamafics are similar to the GroupⅢpotassic and ultrapotassic rocks of Foley et al.(1987).The magma was derived from the metasomatized subcontinental lithospheric mantle(SCLM).Subduction-related sediment melts metasomatized the SCLM.Compositionally,the SCLM is a metasomatized phlogopite-amphibole-spinel-bearing harzburgite.1%–5%batch melting of the SCLM could produce the parental magma of the mafic granulites.Pressures and temperatures of metamorphic equilibration were carried out by pseudosection modeling.Peak metamorphic assemblage(M_(1):Grt-Cpx-Pl-Qz)in garnetiferous amphibolite equilibrated at 740℃and 8.7 kbar.The Cpx-Pl corona appeared around the garnet during decompression(M_(2):655℃,6 kbar).The Hbl-Pl symplectites around garnet formed during isobaric cooling(M_(3):580℃and 5.9 kbar).The emplacement of shoshonitic magma and subsequent decompression happened at the slab break-off stage of continental collision(~990 Ma).

Archean-Paleoproterozoic Lithospheric Mantle at the Northern Margin of the North China Craton Represented by Tectonically Exhumed Peridotites

Tectonically emplaced peridotites from North Hebei Province, North China Craton, have retained an original harzburgite mineral assemblage of olivine （54%-58%） ＋ orthopyroxene （40%-46%） ＋minor clinopyroxene （〈1%）＋spinel. Samples with honinite-like chemical compositions also coexist with these peridotites. The spinels within the peridotites have high-A1 end-members with A1203 content of 30 wt%-50 wt%, typical of mantle spinels. When compared with experimentally determined melt extraction trajectories, the harzburgites display a high degree of melting and enrichment of SiO2, which is typical of cratonic mantle peridotites. The peridotites display variably enriched light rare earth elements （REEs）, relatively depleted middle REEs and weakly fractionated heavy REEs, which suggest a melt extraction of over 25% in the spinel stability field. The occurrence of are- and SSZ-type chromian spinels in the peridotites suggests that melt extraction and metasomatism occurred mostly in a subduction-related setting. This is also supported by the geochemical data of the coexisting boninite-like samples. The peridotites have lS7Os/lSSOs ratios ranging from 0.113-0.122, which is typical of cratonic iithospheric mantle. These lSTOs/ISSOs ratios yield model melt extraction ages （TRD） ranging from 981 Ma to 2054 Ma, which may represent the minimum estimation of the melt extraction age. The Ai203- lSTOs/lSSOs-proxy isochron ages of 2.4 Ga-2.7 Ga suggest a mantle melt depletion age between the Late Achaean and Early Paleoproterozoic. Both the peridotites and boninite-like rocks are therefore interpreted as tectonically exhumed continental lithospheric mantle of the North China Craton, which has experienced mantle melt depletion and subduction-related mantle metasomatism during the Neoarchean- Paleoproterozoic.

Behavior of Siderophile and Chalcophile Elements in the Subcontinental Lithospheric Mantle beneath the Changbaishan Volcano,NE China

The mantle xenoliths in the Quaternary ChangbaishanVolcano in southern Jilin Province contain spinel-facies lherzolites. The equilibration temperatures for these samples range from 902℃ to 1064℃ based on the two-pyroxene thermometer of Brey and Kohler （1990）, and using the oxybarometry of Nell and Wood （1991）, the oxidation state was estimated from FMQ-1.32 to -0.38 with an average value of FMQ-0.81 （n = 8）, which is comparable to that of abyssal peridotites and the asthenospheric mantle. ThefO2 values of peridotites, together with their bulk rock compositions （e.g., Mg#, Al2O3, CaO, Ni, Co, Cr） and mineral compositions （e.g., Mg# of olivine and pyroxene, Cr# [=Cr/ [Cr＋Al]] and Mg# [=Mg/[Mg＋Fe2~] of spinel）, suggest that the present-day subcontinental lithospheric mantle （SCLM） beneath the Changbaishan Volcano most likely formed from an upwelling asthenosphere at some time after the late Mesozoic and has undergone a low degree of partial melting. The studied lherzolite xenoliths show low concentrations of S, Cu, and platinum group elements （PGE）, which plot a flat pattern on primitive-mantle normalized diagram. Very low concentrations in our samples suggest that PGEs occur as alloys or hosted by silicate and oxide minerals. The compositions of the studied samples are similar to those of peridotite xenoliths in the Longgang volcanic field （LVF） in their mineralogy and bulk rock compositions including the abundance of chalcophile and siderophile elements. However, they are distinctly different from those of peridotite xenoliths in other areas of the North China Craton （NCC） in terms of Cu, S and PGE. Our data suggest that the SCLM underlying the northeastern part of the NCC may represent a distinct unit of the newly formed lithospberic mantle.

Magnetotelluric investigation of lithospheric electrical structure beneath the Dharwar Craton in south India:Evidence for mantle suture and plume-continental interaction

Broad-band and long period magnetotelluric measurements made at 63 locations along -500 km long Chikmagalur-Kavali profile,that cut across the Dharwar craton (DC) and Eastern Ghat Mobile Belt (EGMB) in south India,is modelled to examine the lithosphere architecture of the cratonic domain and define tectonic boundaries.The 2-D resistivity model shows moderately conductive features that intersperse a highly resistive background of crystalline rocks and spatially connect to the exposed schist belts or granitic intrusions in the DC.These features are therefore interpreted as images of fossil pathways of the volcanic emplacements associated with the greenstone belt and granite suite formation exposed in the region.A near vertical conductive feature in the upper mantle under the Chitradurga Shear Zone represents the Archean suture between the western and eastern blocks of DC.Although thick (-200 km) cratonic (highly resistive) lithosphere is preserved,significant part of the cratonic lithosphere below the western DC is modified due to plume-continental lithosphere interactions during the CretaceouseTertiary period.A west-verging moderately conductive feature imaged beneath EGMB lithosphere is interpreted as the remnant of the Proterozoic collision process between the Indian land mass and East Antarctica.Thin (-120 km) lithosphere is seen below the EGMB,which form the exterior margin of the India shield subsequent to its separation from East Antarctica through rifting and opening of the Indian Ocean in the Cretaceous.

Petrography and Geochemistry of Peridotite Xenoliths from Hannuoba and Significance for Lithospheric Mantle Evolution

The compositions of the whole rocks and trace elements of minerals in peridotites can reflect the characteristics of the lithospheric mantle. The nature and evolution of the Cenozoic lithospheric mantle beneath Hannuoba （汉诺坝）, located on the north edge of the intra-North China orogenic belt, are discussed based on the in-situ LAM-ICPMS detected trace element compositions of clinopyroxenes in the Hannuoba peridotitic xenoliths combined with detailed petrography and geochemistry studies. The Hannuoba lithospheric mantle was formed by different partial meltings of the primitive mantle. Most of the samples reflect the partial melting degree of lower than 5% with a few samples of 15%-20%. Major element compositions of the whole rocks and geochemical compositions of clinopyroxenes reveal the coexistence of both fertile and depleted mantle underneath the Hannuoba region during the Cenozoic. This was probably caused by the asthenospheric mantle replacing the aged craton mantle through erosion, intermingling and modification. Our conclusion is further supported by the existence of both carbonatitic magmatic material and silicate melt/ fluid metasomatism as magnified by the trace elements of the clinopyroxencs from the Hannuoba lithospherJc mantle.

Amphibole-Bearing Peridotite Xenoliths from Nushan,Anhui Province:Evidence for Melt Percolation Process in the Upper Mantle and Lithospheric Uplift

The spinel peridotite xenoliths of Group I in Quaternary basanites from Nushan, Anhui Province, can be classified as two suites: 8 hydrous suite characterized by the ubiquitous oc-currence of (Ti-) pargasite and an anhydrous suite. The mineral chemistry reveals that the an-hydrous suite and one associated phlogopite-bearing lherzolite are equilibrated under temperatureconditi0ns of 1000 - 1110℃, whereas amphibole-bearing peridotites display distinct disequilibrium features, indicating partial reequilibration from 1050 to 850℃ and locally down to 750℃.This amphibole-bearing peridotites were probably the uppermost part of the high temperatureanhydrous suite which was modally modified by fractionating H2O-rich metasomatic agent during regional upwelling. This relatively recent lithospheric uplift event foll0wed an older upliftevent recognized from pyroxene unmixing of domains in local equilibrium, as well as the dominant deformation texture in the anhydrous suite. The first thermal disturbance can be linkedwith the regional extension and widespread basaltic volcanism in Jiangsu-Anhui provinces sinceEarly Tertiary and the formation of the nearby Subei (North Jiangsu) fault-depression basinduring the Eocene, while the second event in association with the formation of amphibolesprobably indicates the continuation but diminution of upward mantle flux since Neogene in response to the change in tectonic regime for eastern China.

Thickness Variations in the Lithospheric Mantle and the Low Velocity Zone of the Adamawa Plateau (Cameroon) from Teleseismic Receiver Functions

Teleseismic events recorded by stations located in the Adamawa Plateau have been treated using the inversion method of receiver functions. These six stations are part of a network of 32 large strip seismic stations installed in Cameroon between 2005 and 2007. This method allowed us to investigate the lithospheric mantle in that region. The results obtained from the velocity model have been compared to some existing results in this region. These results show the existence of a thick crust having an average thickness of about 35.2 km and a corresponding S wave velocity of 3.7 km/s. For an average S wave velocity of 4.4 km/s the lithospheric mantle appears to be thin in nature and has a thickness that varies from 39 km and 49.6 km. Beyond the lower lithospheric mantle, there exists a low velocity zone, whose thickness varies between 20 km and 43.9 km. The variation of the low velocity zone leads to variation of the lower boundary of the lithospheric mantle boundary at the depths ranging from 73.8 km and 85 km.

Early Devonian Ultrapotassic Magmatism in the North China Craton: Geochemical and Isotopic Evidence for Subcontinental Lithospheric Mantle Metasomatism by Subducted Sediment–Derived Fluid

The North China Craton(NCC) represents one of the oldest and largest cratons in the earth with a nearly complete record of Precambrian history. In the northern part of the NCC, the earliest phase of alkaline magmatism occurred in discrete pulses in the Early and Middle Devonian;whereas the next episode of alkaline magmatism took place in the early Mesozoic. The Gucheng pluton is exposed in the northern part of the NCC and forms a composite intrusion, consisting of K-feldspar–bearing clinopyroxenite, clinopyroxene–bearing syenite and alkali-feldspar syenite. Mineral phases in these lithologies include clinopyroxene(Wo43-48En19-35Fs18-38), sanidine(An0 Ab3-11Or89-97), and subordinate titanite, andradite and Na-feldspar. These rocks show homogeneous Sr but variable Nd isotopic compositions, and have relatively high zircon in-situ oxygen isotopes(δ18O=5.2–6.7). The Gucheng plutonic rocks formed through fractional crystallization and accumulation from ultrapotassic magmas, which were originated from partial melting of metasomatic vein systems in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle of the NCC. These vein networks developed as a result of the reactions of fluids derived from subducted pelitic sediments on the downgoing Palaeo-Asian ocean floor with the enriched, subcontinental lithospheric mantle peridotites. SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating has revealed a crystallization age of 415 Ma for the timing of the emplacement of the Gucheng pluton that marks the early stages of alkaline magmatism associated with the Andean-type continental margin evolution along the northern edge of the NCC facing the Palaeo-Asian Ocean.

Comparison between Paleozoic and CenozoicLithospheric Mantle in Eastern Part of North China Block: With a Discussion of Mantle Evolution

Paleozoic diamond- and xenolith-bearing kimberlites and Cenozoic xenolith-bearing basalts,erupted in the eastern part of the North China block (NCB), provide excellent mantle probes for the research of intra-plate processes and the Phanerozoic evolution of the subcontinental lithosphere mantle (SCLM ). In this study, the mineral inclusions in diamond and xenoliths from Mengyin (Shandong Province) and Fuxian (Liaoning Province) kimberlites were chosen for constraining the nature of the Paleozoic SCLM. while xenoliths from the Shanwang and Qixia basalt (both in Shandong Province) were chosen for constraining the nature of the Cenozoic SCLM.Shanwang lies astride the Tancheng-Lujiang (Taulu) fault zone, a major lithospheric fault in Eastern China as well as in Eastern Asia, and Qixia lies east of the rault zone. Based on the research of the petrography of mantle xenoliths, petrochemistry, major and the trace element of mantle minerals, lithospheric thermal state, combiued with tbe modern geophysical data, it is concluded that the attenuation and replacement of Paleozoic SCLM by upwelling asthenospheric materials through thermal erosion and possibly delamination resulted in the rormation of irregular-shaPed hot bodies, mainly along weak zones within the mantle- The Tanlu fault zone played an importont role in the Mesozoic-Cenozoic replacemeni or the pre-existing lithospheric mantle.

Upper mantle flow beneath the Northwest of China and its lithospheric dynamics

The regional iosotatic gravity anomalies in the Northwest of China (80°-95°E, 35°-45°N) and corresponding problems of mantle dynamics are discussed in detail in this paper. It is assumed that the anomaly of isostatic gravity in this region is caused by the nonunifromity in density and that the boundary deformation is related to the thermal convection in the upper mantle. using the correlation equation between the mantle now and regional anomalies of isostatic gravity as a constraint, we have calculated the patterns of upper mantle convection. The result shows that the regional lithospheric tectonics is strongly correlated with the upper mantle now. The uplift o f the Tianshan and Kunlun Mountains corresponds to the upward flows in the mantle while the depression of the Tarim, Tuopn and Junggar Basins corresponds to the downward now. Meanwhile, we have also worked out a basic framework for the lithospberic dynamics of the Northwest of China. It is reasonable to infer that the ' mantle flow and the horizontal compression from the india Plate may act as the main driving forces for the lithospheric tectonics of this region.

A numerical model for the gravimetric recovery of sub-lithospheric mantle structures

It is a well-known fact that the long-wavelength terrestrial geoid undulations are mainly attributed to deep mantle density heterogeneities,while more detailed features in the geoid geometry are associated with the topography and the lithospheric density structure.To enhance a gravitational signature of mantle density heterogeneities below the lithosphere,the gravitational contributions of topography and lithospheric density heterogeneities should be modelled and subsequently removed from Earth’s gravity field.The refined gravity field obtained after this numerical procedure is more suitable for a recovery of a mantle density structure(below the lithosphere).Following this idea,methods for a spherical harmonic analysis and synthesis of gravity field and lithospheric density structures are presented,and a theoretical relation between gravity field and mass density structure is formulated.Since a gravimetric recovery of inner density structure has a non-unique solution,we propose an alternative method based on a conversion of seismic velocities to mass densities.A forward modelling approach is then employed to find the mantle density configuration that generates the gravitational field that best approximates the corresponding refined gravitational field obtained from observed gravity field after subtracting the gravitational signal of the lithosphere.

Redox Evolution of the Lithospheric Mantle beneath the North China Craton

Objective The North China Craton （NCC） is a large Archean craton with a long geological history, yet very few studies have been carried out on the evolution of the redox conditions of its underlying mantle. Oxidation state of the mantle is critical in controlling the formation of metallic mineral deposits because metals can be readily released from the mantle to partial melt under oxidized conditions. In contrast, highly reduced and stable conditions are essential for the crystallization of diamond. The subcontinental lithospheric mantle （SCLM） beneath major cratons in the world has been stable since their formation and highly reduced in its oxidation state, but the SCLM below the NCC is different.

岩石圈地幔分层性对克拉通稳定性的影响

克拉通是大陆岩石圈中长期稳定存在的古老构造单元,通常被相对年轻的活动带所包围,二者之间岩石圈厚度的横向差异会诱发边界驱动地幔对流.近年来,越来越多的证据显示克拉通岩石圈地幔内部存在成分和结构的垂向分层性.在边界驱动地幔对流的环境中,岩石圈地幔分层性如何影响克拉通的稳定性仍然不清楚.本文利用二维热-力学数值模拟方法,系统探讨了在边界驱动对流作用下,克拉通岩石圈地幔密度和黏度的垂向分层性以及中岩石圈不连续面(MLD)的分布样式对克拉通稳定性的影响.模拟结果显示:(1)当克拉通岩石圈内部不存在MLD时,即使克拉通具有密度分层的岩石圈地幔,克拉通岩石圈减薄的水平范围也是有限的(<100 km),且主要发生在克拉通边缘处;(2)当克拉通岩石圈内部存在一层连续的MLD时,克拉通岩石圈减薄的水平范围随着克拉通下层岩石圈地幔密度的增加而增大,岩石圈地幔的减薄方式随着其强度的增加从缓慢丝状剥离转变为快速块状拆沉;(3)当克拉通岩石圈内部存在一层不连续分布的MLD时,分段MLD之间的间隙可以有效延缓岩石圈地幔的减薄,间隙越稀岩石圈减薄越快,反之亦然,减薄方式表现为:早期缓慢丝状剥离,中后期快速块状拆沉.华北克拉通破坏持续时间长(>100 Ma),破坏的峰期集中在早白垩世(130~120 Ma),且现今东部陆块岩石圈破坏的前缘位置与华北中部造山带下方MLD的东端对应.根据模拟结果,我们推测华北克拉通破坏的时空范围主要是由岩石圈地幔分层性和MLD不连续分布引发的岩石圈地幔逐段拆沉所导致.

胶东大尹格庄金矿碳酸盐矿物的特征、物源及其在金成矿过程中的作用

胶东金矿的成因研究一直是矿床学研究的热点,其中金的物质来源与活化、沉淀机制是最受关注的问题之一。大尹格庄金矿位于胶西北地区的招平断裂带中段,是区内典型的超大型破碎蚀变岩型金矿,以存在大量碳酸盐脉而有别于区内其他金矿床,这些热液成因的碳酸盐脉对该矿区Au成矿具有重要作用,因而是破解胶东巨量Au物质来源和成矿机制的良好对象。本研究通过细致的岩相学观察,发现大尹格庄金矿中的碳酸盐矿物主要包括菱铁矿和方解石,以脉状、浸染状存在于黄铁绢英岩型矿石中,其中部分菱铁矿与黄铁矿等金属硫化物共生,其他菱铁矿则与石英共生,方解石则呈浸染状和脉状两种形式产出,菱铁矿和方解石均为热液型碳酸盐矿物。扫描电子显微镜研究表明,在菱铁矿和方解石中均发现有金矿物的存在。Au含量分析结果表明,菱铁矿和方解石是大尹格庄金矿的重要载金矿物,形成于成矿作用的主要阶段。碳酸盐矿物原位微区稀土元素数据也显示出热液型碳酸盐矿物的特征;同位素地球化学数据显示大尹格庄金矿中碳酸盐矿物与胶东地区前寒武纪变质基底中的大理岩明显不同。C-O同位素分析显示,大尹格庄金矿中菱铁矿的δ^(13)CPDB为-5.12‰~-4.82‰,δ^(18)OSMOW为12.13‰~12.80‰,具有明显的幔源特征;而方解石δ^(13)CPDB为-0.64‰,δ^(18)OSMOW为6.21‰,显示出幔源流体在上升过程中受到了一定程度的围岩的影响。金矿中菱铁矿显示轻稀土相对亏损,重稀土相对富集,有轻微的负Eu异常,(87Sr/86Sr)i为0.709842~0.710087,εNd(t)为-18.5~-17.1;方解石的(87Sr/86Sr)i为0.710861,εNd(t)为-12.7,指示形成碳酸盐矿物的CO_(2)流体可能来自于幔源的基性岩浆。结合胶东以及整个华北克拉通中生代地质演化,本文认为胶东巨量金可能来自于富集的岩石圈地幔,成矿物质随这些幔源基性岩浆的活动沿断层等壳内软弱面向上运移,而CO_(2)流体在这个过程中起到了促进作用,并随含金流体最终运移至地壳浅部发生金成矿作用。

后马场镁铁-超镁铁岩体岩石成因及其对华北克拉通破坏的指示意义

文本通过对华北克拉通东南缘徐宿弧地区后马场镁铁质?超镁铁质岩体进行岩相学、锆石U-Pb年代学、单斜辉石和橄榄石矿物成分、全岩地球化学以及锆石Hf同位素研究,确定该岩体的形成时代、岩石成因及其构造环境,探究华北克拉通深部地幔性质及其演化过程。后马场岩体主要由辉长岩、橄长岩和橄榄辉长岩组成,其中辉长岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为109±2 Ma,指示该岩体形成于早白垩世晚期。不同岩性岩石的Si_(2)、CaO、Al_(2)O_(3)、Ti_(2)、Na_(2)O+K_(2)O与MgO呈明显的规律性变化,具有相似的主量元素特征,说明其为同源岩浆演化的产物。后马场岩体相对富集大离子亲石元素(Rb、Ba、Sr),亏损高场强元素(Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf、Ti),具有典型的岛弧型岩浆特征。辉长岩中锆石的ε_(Hf)(t)值为–14.5~5.6,大部分为负值,说明岩浆源区以富集地幔占主导,同时也具有亏损地幔的特征。微量元素Nb/U-Ce/Pb模拟计算结果显示,岩浆发生了80%~90%的上地壳混染,然而岩浆无法同化混染如此高比例的上地壳物质,因此部分地壳物质可能是通过陆壳俯冲并进行源区交代作用进入岩浆。岩石的La/Ba、Th/Yb值与俯冲交代岩石圈地幔相似,Nb/Zr、Th/Zr、Rb/Y和Nb/Y值显示俯冲熔体交代的特征,指示俯冲扬子陆壳衍生熔体交代了岩石圈地幔,在白垩纪古太平洋俯冲板片回卷,岩石圈地幔受到上涌的软流圈地幔的加热,产生的镁铁质岩浆形成了后马场岩体。区域镁铁质岩石锆石ε_(Hf)(t)值的变化规律指示后马场岩体侵位时期是华北克拉通东南缘地幔源区由富集地幔向亏损地幔转折的关键期,在此之后,镁体质岩浆主要源于亏损地幔,因此华北克拉通东南缘早白垩世晚期镁铁质岩浆指示岩石圈地幔源区性质由富集向亏损转变的结束,也代表着华北克拉通破坏的结束。