STYLE AND CONSEQUENCE OF STRAIN PARTITION IN THE NORTHEAST MARGIN OF QINGHAI—TIBET PLATEAU

The Northeastern margin of Qinghai—Tibet plateau,here refers to the region bounded by Western Qinling fault zone and Longshoushan—Liupanshan tectonic zone, where obliquely compression deformation occurred with the NE\|trending maximum principle axis of stress, with Ordos Massif to the east, Alaxa Block to the north, and Qinghai—Tibet plateau to the southwest. The main structure in this region is Haiyuan—Gulang transpression zone. It consists of a series of active faults: the Haiyuan fault zone, the Tianjingshan fault zone, the Yantongshan fault zone and the Niushoushan—Luoshan fault zone.

Formation and Evolution of the Late Mesozoic-Cenozoic Ruo'ergai Basin,Northeastern Margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

The Middle Triassic Ladinian-Upper Triassic Norian series in the Mesozoic-Cenozoic Ruo’ergai basin of Songpan area is characterized of large thick shallow marine-deep marine fine grained clastic.The strata are regionally unconformable between each adjacent two of the Middle-Late Triassic fine grained clastic,the Jurassic coal-containing clastic,the Cretaceous-Paleogene variegated coarse clastic。

Episodes of Cenozoic Gold Mineralization on the Eastern Margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau:40Ar/39Ar Dating and Implication for Geodynamic Events

A lot of new gold deposits have been found on the eastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau during the past two decades. Among them, three main types of gold deposits have been recognized, including quartz-vein-type, shear- zone-type and porphyry-type. The former two types of gold deposits are mainly hosted within metamorphic rocks, while the latter is related to Cenozoic magmatism. Although all of these gold deposits are believed to have been formed during the uplift process of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the Cenozoic era (Wang et al., 2002b), precise isotopic age constraints have still been lacking until quite recently. This paper presents new 40Ar/39Ar data of some gold deposits on the eastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which indicate that gold mineralization in the region occurred in response to the episodic stages of the orogenies. Recently obtained 40Ar/39Ar data on quartz and feldspars from several gold deposits, such as the Sandiao deposit, the Baijintaizi deposit, the Pusagang deposits, provide new constraints on gold mineralization on the eastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Geochronological studies of gold deposits along the Daduhe River indicate that there are three stages of gold mineralization. The early two stages occurred as early as 65.1 Ma in the Shuibaiyang deposit and 58.95 Ma in the Ruoji deposit, while the latter stage occurred as late as 25.35 Ma in Baijintaizi and 24.70 Ma in Sandiao. Isotopic dating of three plagioclases from the Beiya deposit, Zhifanggou deposit and Luobodi deposit and a K-feldspar from the Jinchangqing deposit in Yunnan Province indicates that these deposits were formed at two stages. The Zhifanggou and Jinchangqing deposits have early stage records as old as 58.82 Ma in Zhifanggou and 55.49 Ma in Jinchangqing, but all of the above four deposits in Yunnan have late stage records of 23.18 Ma in Jinchangqing, 24.54 Ma in Zhifanggou, 24.60 Ma in Luobodi and 24.56 Ma in Hongnitang. The above results suggest that the gold deposits on the eastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau were formed concentratedly at two main episodes, i.e. the end of the Paleocene (about 58 Ma) and the boundary between the Paleogene and the Neogene (about 25 Ma). The later episode appears to be looks like more important and was coupled with the Sichuan movement, which was extensively activated at that period. The beginning of the Cenozoic Era (about 65 Ma) might be another episode of gold mineralization, but only one deposit (Shuibaiyang) in this study has been proved to have been be formed at this stage and might be earlier than the initial collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasia Plate. In view of geology, the above three episodes of gold mineralization are associated with three events of tectonic- magmatism and/or fluid events. Even though the gold deposits (for example, the Shuibaiyang deposit, Ruoji deposit and Pusagang deposit) were formed at different episodes, all of them are genetically related to tectonic movements in large- scale shear zones. It looks like theat tectonic events (including large-scale strike-slip) between Paleogene and Neogene had a wide influence upon gold mineralization, with new deposits formed and old deposits enriched or superimposed to be a higher grade by new stage of mineralization. The above data suggest that gold deposits were not only concentrated in some areas, but also formed mainly at different boundaries of geological times, indicating that there existed some peak stages of gold mineralization (metallogenic episodes), and that the gold deposits were formed mainly by episodic mineralization.

Electrical Structure and Fault Features of Crust and Upper Mantle beneath the Western Margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau:Evidence from the Magnetotelluric Survey along Zhada-Quanshui Lake Profile

The magnetotelluric （MT） survey along the Zhada （札达）-Quanshui （泉水） Lake profile on the western margin of the Qinghai （青海）-Tibet plateau shows that the study area is divided into three tectonic provinces by the Yalung Tsangpo and Bangong （班公）-Nujiang （怒江） sutures. From south to north these are the Himalayan terrane, Gangdise terrane, and Qiangtang （羌塘） terrane. For the study area, there are widespread high-conductivity layers in the mid and lower crust, the top layers of which fluctuate intensively. The high-conductivity layer within the Gangdise terrane is deeper than those within the Qiangtang terrane and the Himalaya terrane, and the deepest high-conductivity layer is to the south of the Bangong-Nujiang suture. The top surface of the high-conductivity layer in the south of the Bangong-Nujiang suture is about 20 km lower than that in the north of it. The high-conductivity layer within the Gangdise terrane dips toward north and there are two high-conductivity layers within the crust of the southern Qiangtang terrane. In the upper crust along the profile, there are groups of lateral electrical gradient zones or distortion zones of different scales and occurrence indicating the distribution of faults and sutures along the profile. According to the electrical structure, the structural characteristics and space distribution of the Yalung Tsangpo suture, Bangong.Nujiang suture, and the major faults of Longmucuo （龙木错） and Geerzangbu are inferred.

Cu-Ni-PGES MINERALIZATION OF MELANOCRATIC ROCKS IN SOUTHEAST MARGIN OF THE QINGHAI-XIZANG(TIBET) PLATEAU, HKT

The Panxi Rift Zone is a famous metallogenic province in Southwest China. Continental rifting developed in Hercynian period (P 2, 260～250Ma) accompany with a series of basic\|ultrabasic rocks. Various in lithologies, such as layered intrusions (V\|Ti\|Fe formation), small\|sized mafic\|ultramafic bodies (stocks) and large\|scale basalt (Emeishan Basalt) are constituted of a complete melanocratic rock system.Most of Cu\|Ni\|PGE sulfide deposits are related to small\|sized ultramafic rock bodies. It is a perfect possibility for them to be an affinity of basic eruptive lava and for the neck facies. But in ① Panzhihua\|Center Yunnan Province, the Gaojiacun, also Jinbaoshan, as large stratiform basic\|ultrabasic complex used to be thought that is older one intruded to basement rocks in Precambrian. However, new evidences suggest it is similar with the small\|sized ultramafic rock bodies containing Cu\|Ni\|PGE, and also the both are affinity of the Emeishan Basalt; ② Miyi district, Cu\|Pt mineralization was discovered in the Xinjie bedded basic complex, and in where ophitic olivine\|pyroxenite\|peridotite facies are exactly Pt\|bearing layers; ③ Longzhoushan district, we have recently researched basic\|ultrabasic clusters which intruded into fracture zones, and Cu\|Ni\|Pt, Pd mineralization developed at the salbands.Generally, the basalt is poor in PGE and rich in Cu. It is suggested as the result of PGE dispersion\|concentration processing in the melanocratic rock system when rifting happened.

Climate Change Characteristics and Return Periods of Heavy Precipitation in the Northeast Side of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

[ Objective] The study aimed to discuss analyze climate change characteristics and return periods of heavy precipitation in the northeast side of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. [ Method] Based on the data of daily precipitation from 1943 to 2008 in 6 representative meteorological stations in Linxia located in the northeast side of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the climate change characteristics of heavy precipitation were analyzed, and the return periods of heavy precipitation were calculated by Pearson-Ill probability distribution method. [ Result] Days of heavy precipitation in Linxia region in- creased conspicuously since the 1990s. The return periods of heavy precipitation in the six stations on August 20, 2008 were consistent with the re- sults of artificial estimation. [ Conclusion] The research could provide scientific references for the reasonable utilization of climate resources, disas- ter prevention and rational arranqement of anricultural plantina svstems in Linxia reaion.

Joint Inversion of the 3D P Wave Velocity Structure of the Crust and Upper Mantle under the Southeastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau Using Regional Earthquake and Teleseismic Data

The special seismic tectonic environment and frequent seismicity in the southeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau show that this area is an ideal location to study the present tectonic movement and background of strong earthquakes in China's Mainland and to predict future strong earthquake risk zones. Studies of the structural environment and physical characteristics of the deep structure in this area are helpful to explore deep dynamic effects and deformation field characteristics, to strengthen our understanding of the roles of anisotropy and tectonic deformation and to study the deep tectonic background of the seismic origin of the block＇s interior. In this paper, the three-dimensional （3D） P-wave velocity structure of the crust and upper mantle under the southeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is obtained via observational data from 224 permanent seismic stations in the regional digital seismic network of Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces and from 356 mobile China seismic arrays in the southern section of the north-south seismic belt using a joint inversion method of the regional earthquake and teleseismic data. The results indicate that the spatial distribution of the P-wave velocity anomalies in the shallow upper crust is closely related to the surface geological structure, terrain and lithology. Baoxing and Kangding, with their basic volcanic rocks and volcanic clastic rocks, present obvious high-velocity anomalies. The Chengdu Basin shows low-velocity anomalies associated with the Quaternary sediments. The Xichang Mesozoic Basin and the Butuo Basin are characterised by low- velocity anomalies related to very thick sedimentary layers. The upper and middle crust beneath the Chuan-Dian and Songpan-Ganzi Blocks has apparent lateral heterogeneities, including low-velocity zones of different sizes. There is a large range of low-velocity layers in the Songpan-Ganzi Block and the sub-block northwest of Sichuan Province, showing that the middle and lower crust is relatively weak. The Sichuan Basin, which is located in the western margin of the Yangtze platform, shows high-velocity characteristics. The results also reveal that there are continuous low-velocity layer distributions in the middle and lower crust of the Daliangshan Block and that the distribution direction of the low-velocity anomaly is nearly SN, which is consistent with the trend of the Daliangshan fault. The existence of the low-velocity layer in the crust also provides a deep source for the deep dynamic deformation and seismic activity of the Daliangshan Block and its boundary faults. The results of the 3D P-wave velocity structure show that an anomalous distribution of high-density, strong-magnetic and high-wave velocity exists inside the crust in the Panxi region. This is likely related to late Paleozoic mantle plume activity that led to a large number of mafic and ultra-mafic intrusions into the crust. In the crustal doming process, the massive intrusion of mantle-derived material enhanced the mechanical strength of the crustal medium. The P-wave velocity structure also revealed that the upper mantle contains a low-velocity layer at a depth of 80-120 km in the Panxi region. The existence of deep faults in the Panxi region, which provide conditions for transporting mantle thermal material into the crust, is the deep tectonic background for the area＇s strong earthquake activity.

Variational features of precipitation δ^(18)O in Northeast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

There is a marked positive correlation between δ^(18)O in atmospheric precipitation and temperature in the Northeast Qinghai-Tihet Plateau.The amount effect in Tuotuohe station is notable as the temperature is greater than or equal to 7.3℃,so is in Xining as 8.3℃.The analytic results show that the synoptic and climatic significance of different time scales is different,and their degrees are also different. Moreover,the relations between the weather systems in the Northeast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and δ^(18)O in precipitation are analyzed.Under the influence of continental air mass the δ^(18)O change in the Plateau is synchronous with that of temperature and under the oceanic air mass originated from the Bengal Bay and the Arabian Sea there is a marked negative correlation between δ^(18)O and precipitation amount or temperature in the monsoon region of the Plateau and also positive one between δ^(18)O and temperature in the non-monsoon region.

近红外高光谱传感器在地震有关气体监测中的应用:以青藏高原东边界为例

为了促进高光谱技术在地震有关气体监测中的应用,本文选取对近地表信息敏感度较强的近红外高光谱传感器TROPOMI的二级产品数据,分析研究了青藏高原东北缘和川滇地区地震相关气体时空特征及其与构造和地震活动关系,评价了近红外传感器在地震有关气体监测中的应用效果和应用前景。结果表明:TROPOMI反演的研究区CH_(4)和CO气体在时间上呈现明显的季节变化,受气候变化、地貌、人类活动等影响;空间上在银川、渭河和四川盆地表现为高值,受地质背景、地形地貌和人类活动等因素影响。目前近红外高光谱传感器在时间分辨率和有效数据量上具有一定的局限性,但是相对于热红外高光谱传感器,近红外传感器可以较好地反映气体与近地表构造的关系。未来随着近红外高光谱传感器的应用和发展,近红外数据可以逐渐弥补热红外传感器数据对近地表信息敏感度低的不足,提高异常与地震关系的判断力。

春季青藏高原感热异常对副热带东北太平洋低云的影响

【目的】探究春季青藏高原感热异常对同期副热带东北太平洋(Subtropical Northeastern Pacific,SNEP)低云量的影响。【方法】基于卫星观测和再分析资料,采用回归分析、相关分析、合成分析以及模式模拟等方法,分析青藏高原感热与SNEP低云量的关系。【结果与结论】(1)青藏高原感热和SNEP低云量奇异值分解的第一模态方差贡献率为33.76%,时间序列相关系数达0.84。(2)春季青藏高原地表感热异常增加时,大气环流异常自青藏高原到SNEP呈现“+-+-+”的准正压波列状结构。SNEP异常反气旋环流会加强北太平洋副热带高压强度,使其向东北移动。同时,异常正压反气旋环流加强下沉运动,大气低层逆温层强度加强,低云高度降低。(3)反气旋环流东南侧的东北风异常加速背景风速,导致海表感热增加,海气界面稳定度减弱,湍流混合运动加强,因此有利于海面向云层输送水汽,促使低云量增加。(4)青藏高原感热异常强年的响应显著大于弱年,体现不对称性。本研究探究青藏高原与SNEP低云变异的物理联系,可为SNEP低云的预测提供参考。

青藏高原东北缘及邻区岩石圈力学强度的贝叶斯估计

本文基于复合岩石圈挠曲均衡模型,利用布格重力异常和地形数据,采用重力导纳和相关函数联合反演方法,结合贝叶斯统计推理确定最优的岩石圈挠曲参数模型,获取了青藏高原东北缘岩石圈有效弹性厚度Te和载荷比F的空间分布特征及不确定性估计.在此基础上,本文分析了各个构造单元的差异性及其与强震活动的关系,并利用热-流变结构等资料,给出了构造运动可能的深部动力源.研究结果显示:青藏高原东北缘及邻区F呈现大面积低值分布,说明其现今岩石圈挠曲状态主要与地表载荷加载相关.此外,岩石圈有效弹性厚度Te存在显著差异,其力学强度差异与青藏高原向东挤出变形、热结构状态有一定对应关系.本文结果可为定量化研究青藏高原动力学问题提供有效的地球物理依据.

青藏高原东北缘清水河流域地貌特征及其构造意义

新生代以来,受印度板块与欧亚板块剧烈碰撞汇聚的影响,青藏高原快速隆起,其构造变形不断向北东扩展、挤出,造就了清水河流域及其周缘独特的构造地貌格局。通过对清水河流域构造地貌的研究,可以揭示新生代晚期以来青藏高原东北缘变形机制和地貌演化过程。本文基于30 m分辨率DEM数据,利用ArcGIS 10.2软件对清水河流域地貌参数进行提取,精确计算了22条子流域的河长坡降指标(SL)及Hack剖面、面积-高程积分(HI)、流域不对称度(AF)以及盆地延伸率(Re)这4种地貌形态指数,定量获取了清水河流域的地貌形态特征,再结合4个参数求得各子流域的相对活动构造指数(Iat),对研究区的相对构造活动性程度进行分析。得到以下结论:(1)研究区SL值分布在70.1~353.9之间,表明整个流域内构造活动性存在区域差异且整体活动变形程度较高;(2)受海原断裂带和香山-天景山断裂带的影响,研究区西岸流域HI和AF指数的平均值大于东岸,Re指数的平均值小于东岸,表明西岸构造活动性大于东岸;(3)研究区相对活动构造指数(Iat)处于第一、二级的面积达到80%,主要分布在西岸,表明整个流域的构造活动性强烈,且展现由东向西活动性逐渐增强的趋势。同时结合相关地质资料综合评估流域构造活动状态,并据此对河流发育阶段以及构造运动进行分析。

基于“人与生物圈”保护理念的甘肃兴隆山保护区管理有效性评估

自然保护地管理有效性评估是实现保护目标的重要手段。基于管理、生态和社会经济等多维度进行的自然保护地管理有效性评估有助于优化自然保护地的设计和管理,从而满足不断发展的需求。基于世界生物圈保护区十年评估构建自然保护地管理有效性评估框架及指标体系,以青藏高原东北缘的甘肃兴隆山国家级自然保护区为研究对象开展了管理有效性评估及分析。结果表明,兴隆山自然保护区管理有效性评分为82.68分,其管理有效性较高,但仍存在需要改进的问题。在管理基础、生态有效性、保护职能、发展职能和治理职能5项评估内容中,保护职能得分率最高(89.12%),发展职能得分率最低(78.72%)。护林员对基础设施与人员配置的评分显著较低;周边社区对经济发展、社区治理等指标评分显著较低。兴隆山自然保护区的管理主要存在资金保障问题,其管理实践受预算限制且收入与创收能力均较低,社区治理发展程度较低,科研能力和性别平等方面也存在不足。在未来的自然保护地管理中,建议兴隆山自然保护区等青藏高原东北缘区域的自然保护地加强社区治理、扩大资金来源、并积极建立自然保护地网络,政府也应从未来资金方面提供自然保护地与科研单位建立长期合作关系的支持,切实提高保护水平与管理有效性。

青藏高原东北缘黄土粒度组成及物质来源分析

对青藏高原东北缘的民和黄土进行粒度分析发现,民和黄土粒度组成与兰州、洛川和西安等地差别较大,其黄土粒度明显大于上述地区。传统地把民和黄土划分为黄土带的南部过于简单化,它忽略了因青藏高原隆升而激发产生的高原物源区作用,应将民和黄土归属于黄土与砂黄土的过渡带。青藏高原因冰川反复消融和磨蚀产生的砂尘为民和黄土提供了可观的粗物质补给。事实表明,青藏高原第四纪冰川-冰融作用所产生的大量砂粉尘,不仅是高原腹地黄土区的主要物源,也是青藏高原边缘黄土的主要物源之一。

青藏高原东缘鲜水河断裂与龙门山断裂交会区现今的构造活动

鲜水河断裂与龙门山断裂交会区具有特殊的构造性质。通过对交会区GPS观测,得到欧亚框架下运动速度场。利用所得的运动速度结果,采用刚性地块假设下的最小二乘法拟合方法,得到川滇、川青、扬子地块运动速度分别为(19.2±2.8)mm/a、(10.7±3.2)mm/a、(9.7±1.6)mm/a,地块运动方向由SE逐渐变成SEE,呈现出顺时针旋卷特征;鲜水河断裂运动速度为(9.3±2.8)mm/a,断裂性质为左旋走滑;龙门山断裂运动速度为(1.2±2.2)mm/a,断裂性质为右旋挤压。

青藏高原东北缘上地幔地震各向异性:来自SKS、PKS和SKKS震相分裂的证据

基于青藏高原东北缘甘肃区域台网41个宽频带地震台站的远震记录资料,通过PKS、SKS和SKKS震相的剪切波分裂分析,获取了台站下方介质的各向异性分裂参数,得到该地区上地幔各向异性分布图像,并结合GPS速度场和地壳剪切波各向异性分析青藏高原东北缘各向异性形成机制及壳幔各向异性特征.分析结果认为,在阿尔金断裂带西侧,各向异性快波偏振呈NWW—SEE方向,与断裂带走向有一定夹角,与塔里木盆地向柴达木盆地俯冲方向一致,说明该地区上地幔物质变形主要受古构造运动的影响,属于"化石"各向异性.在祁连山—河西走廊构造区,XKS快波偏振呈NW—SE方向,一致性较好,与区域断层走向方向相同;由区域小震的地壳剪切波分裂分析得到的地壳剪切波快波偏振在该区域呈NE-SW方向,与相对于稳定欧亚大陆GPS运动速率一致,地壳和地幔快波偏振方向的差异表明壳幔变形可能有不同的形变机制.在陇中盆地及其周缘,由于处于活跃青藏地块与稳定鄂尔多斯地块之间的过渡带,相对于其他区域具有更加复杂的构造背景,地壳快波偏振和地幔快波偏振总体上呈NWW—SEE方向,说明壳幔变形机制可能相同;但不同台站结果之间存在一定离散性,推测是由于受局部构造特征差异性造成.

青藏高原的盆地形成与分类

青藏高原内由北向南主要发育有 4条巨型断裂构造带 :南昆仑断裂构造带、龙木错—金沙江断裂构造带、班公湖—怒江断裂构造带和雅鲁藏布江断裂构造带 ,以之为界 ,可以把青藏高原划分为昆仑块体、巴颜喀拉块体、羌塘—昌都块体、冈底斯块体、喜马拉雅块体。各块体内发育了多个中新生代“残留盆地”,它们大多为“叠合盆地”。根据青藏高原内的构造演化和沉积地层的发育特征 ,结合板块构造理论 ,可把青藏高原划分为 2 7个中新生代“残留盆地”,依其原型盆地性质可把其归纳为板内裂陷、被动陆缘、弧间和弧前等 4种成因类型。

青藏高原东缘龙门-锦屏造山带的崛起——大型拆离断层和挤出机制

龙门-锦屏山的东缘发育一系列逆冲断裂和飞来峰构造,逆冲作用使山体向东叠置在四川盆地之上。新的野外调查、显微构造分析和糜棱岩石英组构的EBSD测量表明,在龙门-锦屏山的前震旦纪变质杂岩体西缘(即青藏高原东缘)发育一条近NS向的大型韧性拆离断裂,被20Ma以来形成的NW—SE向鲜水河韧性走滑剪切带[1]左行错位80km。青藏高原东缘韧性拆离断裂中黑云母40Ar-39Ar测年获得112～120Ma的年龄,表明龙门-锦屏山的崛起可能与白垩纪开始的垂向挤出机制密切关联。结合四川前陆盆地的沉积及演化特征,认为晚三叠世时期羌塘/东昆仑/扬子陆块的碰撞形成松潘-甘孜造山带,晚三叠世—侏罗纪在其东南缘形成四川前陆盆地沉积;早白垩世龙门-锦屏山开始抬升,晚白垩世快速崛起,在四川前陆盆地沉积之上叠置白垩纪—第四纪再生前陆盆地的沉积。龙门-锦屏山的崛起与白垩纪以来扬子板块岩石圈对于松潘-甘孜地体的陆内俯冲作用有关,使位于中下地壳的变质基底岩石在挤出机制下隆起。

青藏高原北缘的隆升时期——来自阿尔金山和柴达木盆地的证据

根据柴达木盆地西部中新世上、下油砂山组的沉积特征及其地震反射界面的特征,推断阿尔金山的主隆升时期为中晚中新世,山体的隆升导致盆地沉积中心向东迁移。盆地周缘山系的隆升年代学资料也表明,青藏高原北缘在中晚中新世发生了快速抬升,与青藏高原南部的同期区域构造事件一致,表明中晚中新世是青藏高原向北生长的重要时期。阿尔金山此次隆升事件与塔里木板块向柴达木地块楔入有关,整个高原的隆升动力源自印度板块与欧亚大陆拼合后持续向北的俯冲。

柴达木盆地北缘新元古代蛇绿岩的厘定——罗迪尼亚大陆裂解的证据?

柴达木盆地北缘鱼卡河及绿梁山一带“奥陶纪”滩涧山群中分出一套“新元古代”的蛇绿岩组合,主要由玄武质(枕状)熔岩、岩墙群、辉长岩等古洋壳岩石组成,其中以MORB和岛弧玄武岩为主,岩石变质程度达角闪岩相。蛇绿岩洋壳的Rb-Sr同位素等时线年龄值为768Ma±39Ma,Sm-Nd同位素等时线年龄值780Ma±22Ma。这套古洋壳岩石与典型的奥陶纪(约500Ma)火山岩不同,后者主要为中基性岛弧火山岩,岩石仅发生轻微绿片岩相变质;而前者与榴辉岩的成分可以对比,并且与榴辉岩原岩的时代(750～800Ma)相同。推断绿梁山的海底玄武质岩类可能就是榴辉岩的原岩,祁连地区新元古代蛇绿岩洋盆是在罗迪尼亚大陆大约800～750Ma发生裂解的基础上形成的。