Tectonic Units and Their Fundamental Characteristics on the Northern Margin of the Alxa Block

The northern margin of the Alxa block is the junction of a tectonic units. Four first-order tectonic units are distinguished: 1. the Yagan structural zone characteristic of an immature island arc; 2. the Zhusileng-Hangwula structural zone, which was a passive continental margin in the Early Palaeozoic and was transformed into an active continental margin in the Late Palaeozoic;3. the Shalazha structural zone characteristic of a mature island arc; 4. the Nuru-Langshan structural zone, which was a Proterozoic orogenic belt and later evolved into an extensional transtional crust in the Palaeozoic. The above-mentioned tectonic units differ remarkably in sedimentary formations, magmatic rock associations, metamorphism and geochemistry and are bounded by faults between one another.

内蒙古阿拉善地块北缘的构造单元划分及各单元的基本特征

阿拉善地块北缘是一个多构造单元的结合部,可以划分出以下4个一级构造单元:①不成熟岛弧性质的雅干构造带;②早古生代被动大陆边缘,到晚古生代转化为活动大陆边缘的珠斯楞-杭乌拉构造带;③成熟岛弧性质的沙拉扎构造带;④元古代造山带,在古生代演化成拉张型过渡壳的诺尔公-狼山构造带。上述各构造单元在沉积建造、岩浆岩组合、变质作用以及地球化学特征等方面都有明显的差异,单元之间以断裂作为界线。