A Dynamic Coupling of Ocean and Plate Motion

Plate motion representing a remarkable Earth process is widely attributed to several primary forces such as ridge push and slab pull. Recently, we have presented that the ocean water pressure against the wall of continents may generate enormous force on continents. Continents are physically fixed on the top of the lithosphere that has been already broken into individual plates, this attachment enables the force to be laterally transferred to the lithospheric plates. In this study, we combine the force and the existing plate driving forces (i.e., ridge push, slab pull, collisional, and shearing) to account for plate motion. We show that the modelled movements for the South American, African, North American, Eurasian, Australian, Pacific plates are well agreement with the observed movements in both speed and azimuth, with a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of the modelled speed against the observed speed of 0.91, 3.76, 2.77, 2.31, 7.43, and 1.95 mm/yr, respectively.

Early Paleozoic Ocean Plate Stratigraphy of the Beishan Orogenic Zone, NW China: Implications for Regional Tectonic Evolution

The Beishan orogenic zone is a key area to understand evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt that is an accretionary factory well-enough preserved in the Paleozoic. In early Paleozoic, the tectonic mélange zone containing the coherent unit and mélange unit is triggered by the complicated accretionary process of the Beishan area. The early Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the Beishan orogenic zone is investigated in this study using sedimentology and stratigraphic correlations of the lowe Paleozoic deposits. From the Cambrian to the middle Ordovician, this region was characterized by geographically extensive, flat-bedded siliceous mudstone, indicating the existence of a large ocean basin. The oceanic plate entered the convergence phase in terms of the Wilson Circle during the Middle Ordovician, when numerous magmatic arcs formed along two opposite sides of the ocean. The magmatic arcs became the widest during the Silurian, suggesting that the Hongliuhe-Niujuanzi-Xichangjing Ocean(HNX;a southern branch of the Paleo Asian Ocean) was reduced to a small residual ocean in the central Beishan region by that time, and probably lasted till the Carboniferous or later by newly published data.

Geochronology, geochemistry, and Sr-Nd isotopes of Early Carboniferous magmatism in southern West Junggar, northwestern China: Implications for Junggar oceanic plate subduction

West Junggar is a key area for understanding intra-oceanic plate subduction and the final closure of the Junggar Ocean.Knowledge of the Carboniferous tectonic evolution of the Junggar Ocean region is required for understanding the tectonic framework and accretionary processes in West Junggar,Central Asian Orogenic Belt.A series of Early Carboniferous volcanic and intrusive rocks,namely,basaltic andesite,andesite,dacite,and diorite,occur in the Mayile area of southern West Junggar,northwestern China.Our new LA-ICPMS zircon U-Pb geochronological data reveal that diorite intruded at 334(±1)Ma,and that basaltic andesite was erupted at 334(±4)Ma.These intrusive and volcanic rocks are calc-alkaline,display moderate MgO(1.62%-4.18%)contents and Mg#values(40-59),and low Cr(14.5×10-6-47.2×10-6)and Ni(7.5×10-6-34.6×10-6)contents,and are characterized by enrichment in light rare-earth elements and large-ion lithophile elements and depletion in heavy rare-earth elements and high-field-strength elements,meaning that they belong to typical subduction-zone island-arc magma.The samples show low initial 87Sr/86Sr ratios(range of 0.703649-0.705008),positiveεNd(t)values(range of 4.8-6.2 and mean of 5.4),and young TDM Nd model ages ranging from 1016 to 616 Ma,indicating a magmatic origin from depleted mantle involving partial melting of 10%-25%garnet and spinel lherzolite.Combining our results with those of previous studies,we suggest that these rocks were formed as a result of northwestward subduction of the Junggar oceanic plate,which caused partial melting of sub-arc mantle.We conclude that intra-oceanic arc magmatism was extensive in West Junggar during the Early Carboniferous.

A-type granites induced by a breaking-off and delamination of the subducted Junggar oceanic plate,West Junggar,Northwest China

The A-type granites with highly positiveε_(Nd)(t)values in the West Junggar,Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB),have long been perceived as a group formed under the same tectonic and geodynamic setting,magmatic sourceq and petrogenetic model.Geological evidence shows that these granites occurred at two different tectonic units related to the southeastern subduction of Junggar oceanic plate:the Hongshan and Karamay granites emplaced in the southeast of West Junggar in the Baogutu continental arc;whereas the Akebasitao and Miaoergou granites formed in the accretionary prism.Here the authors present new bulk-rock geochemistry and Sr-Nd isotopes,zircon U-Pb ages and Hf-O isotopes data on these granites.The granites in the Baogutu continental arc and accretionary prism contain similar zirconε_(Hf)(t)values(+10.9 to+16.2)and bulk-rock geochemical characteristics(high SiO_(2)and K_(2)O contents,enriched LILEs(except Sr),depleted Sr,Ta and Ti,and negative anomalies in Ce and Eu).The Hongshan and Karamay granites in the Baogutu continental arc have older zircon U-Pb ages(315-305 Ma)and moderate^(18)O enrichments(δ^(18)_(O_(zircon))=+6.41‰-+7.96‰);whereas the Akebasitao and Miaoergou granites in the accretionary prism have younger zircon U-Pb ages(305-301 Ma)with higher^(18)O enrichments(δ^(18)_(O_(zircon))=+8.72‰-+9.89‰).The authors deduce that the elevated^(18)O enrichments of the Akebasitao and Miaoergou granites were probably inherited from low-temperature altered oceanic crusts.The Akebasitao and Miaoergou granites were originated from partial melting of low-temperature altered oceanic crusts with juvenile oceanic sediments below the accretionary prism.The Hongshan and Karamay granites were mainly derived from partial melting of basaltic juvenile lower crust with mixtures of potentially chemical weathered ancient crustal residues and mantle basaltic melt(induced by hot intruding mantle basaltic magma at the bottom of the Baogutu continental arc).On the other hand,the Miaoergou charnockite might be sourced from a deeper partial melting reservoir under the accretionary prism,consisting of the low-temperature altered oceanic crust,juvenile oceanic sediments,and mantle basaltic melt.These granites could be related to the asthenosphere's counterflow and upwelling,caused by the break-off and delamination of the subducted oceanic plate beneath the accretionary prism Baogutu continental arc in a post-collisional tectonic setting.

Tectonic Evolution of Neotethys Ocean: Evidence of Ophiolites and Ocean Plate Stratigraphy from the Northern and Southern belts in the Western Yarlung Zangbo Suture Zone, Tibet

The Yarlung Zangbo suture zone(YZSZ)separates Indian plate and its northern passive margin units to the south from Eurasian plate and its active continental margin units of Xigaze forearc basin and Gangdese batholith to the north(Xu et al.,2015;Yang et al.,2015).The western YZSZ in southern Tibet is divided by the Zhongba terrane into the northern belt(NB)and southern belt(SB).Ophiolites in the NB are dismembered as ophiolitic mélanges.Peridotite,cumulated gabbro,ocean plate stratigraphy(OPS)of seamount remnants and pelagichemipelagic sequence as blocks in serpentinite matrix are mainly observed,from west to east,in Dajiweng,Baer,Kazhan,Cuobuzha,Zhalai,Gongzhu.Ophiolites in the SB are absent ophiolitic units of sheeted dikes and MORB-like pillow lavas,occur as much larger peridotite massifs(i.e.,Dongbo,400 km^2;Purang,650 km^2;Xiugugabu,700 km^2;Dangqiong,300 km^2)which are intruded by mafic dike swarms and overlain by volcanic sedimentary OPS(Liu et al.,2018).We propose that the SB mafic–ultramafic rocks and volcanic sedimentary OPS represent fragments of an early Cretaceous continental margin ophiolite whose magmatic evolution was influenced by 140–137 Ma plume magmatism(Liu et al.,2015;Zheng et al.,2019).Relics of Late Paleocene to very Early Eocene deep-marine basin were developed in Saga and Gyirong(Ding,2003;Li et al.,2018).In contract,the NB ophiolitic mélanges report a travel log of an oceanic plate ranging from Middle Triassic to Early Cretaceous.

Wave Motion in an Ice Covered Ocean Due to Small Oscillations of a Submerged Thin Vertical Plate

In this paper we study the problem of generation of surface waves produced due to a） rolling of the plate and b） presence of a line source in front of a fixed vertical plate. The amplitudes of radiated waves at large distance from the plate, in both cases, are obtained by a suitable application of Green＇s integral theorem. These are then studied graphically for various values of the ice cover parameter.

Early Triassic Silicic Volcanics of South China:Petrogenesis and Constraints on the Geodynamic Evolution of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean Region

The only occurrence of Lower Triassic silicic volcanic rocks within the South China Block is in the Qinzhou Bay area of Guangxi Province.LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating reveals that volcanic rocks of the Beisi and Banba formations formed between 248.8±1.6 and 246.5±1.3 Ma,coeval with peraluminous granites of the Qinzhou Bay Granitic Complex.The studied rhyolites and dacites are characterized by high SiO_(2),K_(2)O,and Al_(2)O_(3),and low MgO,CaO,and P_(2)O_(5) contents and are classified as high-K calc-alkaline S-type rocks,with A/CNK=0.98-1.19.The volcanic rocks are depleted in high field strength elements,e.g.,Nb,Ta,Ti,and P,and enriched in large ion lithophile elements,e.g.,Rb,K,Sr,and Ba.Although the analyzed volcanic rocks have extremely enriched zircon Hf isotopic compositions(ε_(Hf)(t)=-29.1 to-6.9),source discrimination indicators and high calculated Ti-in-zircon temperatures(798-835℃)reveal that magma derived from enriched lithospheric mantle not only provided a heat source for anatectic melting of the metasedimentary protoliths but was also an endmember component of the S-type silicic magma.The studied early Triassic volcanics are inferred to have formed immediately before closure of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean in this region,as the associated subduction would have generated an extensional setting in which the mantle-derived upwelling and volcanic activity occurred.

The Dynamic Impact of Ocean on Continent

Around 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans with depths that exceed several kilometers, while continents are geographically enclosed by these vast bodies of water. The principle of fluid mechanics stipulates that water yields pressure everywhere in the container that holds it, and the water pressure against the wall of container generates force. Ocean basins are naturally gigantic containers of water, in which continents form the walls of the containers. In this study, we present that the ocean water pressure against the walls of continents generates enormous force, and determine the distribution of this force around continents and estimate its amplitude to be of the order of 1017 N per kilometer of continent width. Our modelling suggests that the stresses yielded by this force are mostly concentrated on the upper part of the continental crust, and their magnitudes reach up to 2.0 - 6.0 MPa. Our results suggest that the force may have significantly impacted the dynamics of continent (lithospheric plate) and its evolution.

Early Cenozoic Tectonics of the Tibetan Plateau

Geological mapping at a scale of 1：250000 coupled with related researches in recent years reveal well Early Cenozoic paleo-tectonic evolution of the Tibetan Plateau. Marine deposits and foraminifera assemblages indicate that the Tethys-Himalaya Ocean and the Southwest Tarim Sea existed in the south and north of the Tibetan Plateau, respectively, in Paleocene-Eocene. The paleo- oceanic plate between the Indian continental plate and the Lhasa block had been as wide as 900km at beginning of the Cenozoic Era. Late Paleocene transgressions of the paleo-sea led to the formation of paleo-bays in the southern Lhasa block. Northward subduction of the Tethys-Himalaya Oceanic Plate caused magma emplacement and volcanic eruptions of the Linzizong Group in 64.5-44.3 Ma, which formed the Paleocene-Eocene Gangdise Magmatic Arc in the north of Yalung-Zangbu Suture （YZS）, accompanied by intensive thrust in the Lhasa, Qiangtang, Hoh Xil and Kunlun blocks. The Paleocene- Eocene depression of basins reached to a depth of 3500-4800 m along major thrust faults and 680-850 m along the boundary normal faults in central Tibetan Plateau, and the Paleocene-Eocene depression of the Tarim and Qaidam basins without evident contractions were only as deep as 300-580 m and 600-830 m, respectively, far away from central Tibetan Plateau. Low elevation plains formed in the southern continental margin of the Tethy-Himalaya Ocean, the central Tibet and the Tarim basin in Paleocene-Early Eocene. The Tibetan Plateau and Himalaya Mts. mainly uplifted after the Indian- Eurasian continental collision in Early-Middle Eocene.

Early Cretaceous Tectonics and Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau

Selected geological data on Early Cretaceous strata, structures, magmatic plutons and volcanic rocks from the Kunlun to Himalaya Mountains reveal a new view of the Early Cretaceous paleo-tectonics and the related geodynamic movement of the Tibetan Plateau. Two major paleo- oceans, the Mid-Tethys Ocean between the Qiangtang and Lhasa blocks, and the Neo-Tethys Ocean between the Lhasa and Himalayan blocks, existed in the Tibetan region in the Early Cretaceous. The Himalayan Marginal and South Lhasa Seas formed in the southern and northern margins of the Neo- Tethys Ocean, the Central Tibet Sea and the Qiangtang Marginal Sea formed in the southern and northern margins of the Mid-Tethys Ocean, respectively. An arm of the sea extended into the southwestern Tarim basin in the Early Cretaceous. Early Cretaceous intensive thrusting, magmatic emplacement and volcanic eruptions occurred in the central and northern Lhasa Block, while strike- slip formed along the Hoh-Xil and South Kunlun Faults in the northern Tibetan region. Early Cretaceous tectonics together with magmatic K20 geochemistry indicate an Early Cretaceous southward subduction of the Mid-Tethys Oceanic Plate along the Bangoin-Nujiang Suture which was thrust ~87 km southward during the Late Cretaceous-Early Cenozoic. No intensive thrust and magmatic emplacement occurred in the Early Cretaceous in the Himalayan and southern Lhasa Blocks, indicating that the spreading Neo-Tethys Oceanic Plate had not been subducted in the Early Cretaceous. To the north, terrestrial basins of red-beds formed in the Hoh-Xil, Kunlun, Qilian and the northeastern Tarim blocks in Early Cretaceous, and the Qiangtang Marginal Sea disappeared after the Qiangtang Block uplifted in the late Early Cretaceous.

Tectonics of the Indo-Australian Plate Near the Ninetyeast Ridge Constrained from Marine Gravity and Magnetic Data

Although the Indo-Australian plate near the Ninetyeast Ridge is important for understanding the formation of new plate boundaries, its tectonic problems are complex and most of them are poorly known. This paper made a detailed tectonic analysis based on the data of bathymetry, gravity and magnetics. Bathymetry and gravity maps show morphological features of many folds, which are related to the intraplate deformation of the Indo-Australian plate due to the collision between the Indian and Asian plates. Gravity anomalies show the structure of fracture zones, which are caused by the seafloor spreading and transform faulting. The characteristics of the folds and fracture zones are consistent with the hypothesis that diffuse plate boundaries and redefined plate components would occur within the Indo-Australian plate. In addition, compiled magnetic data demonstrate magnetic lineations, abandoned spreading centers, southward ridge jumps and plate motions. These features provide useful information for rebuilding the tectonic evolution history of the study area. Magnetic anomalies suggest that an additional plate boundary of transform fault type is developing.

Temperature-Dependent Newtonian Rheology in Advection-Convection Geodynamical Model for Plate Spreading in Eastern Volcanic Zone, Iceland

Geodynamic process as advection-convection of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Ridge (MAR), that is exposed on land in Iceland is investigated. Advection is considered for the plate spreading velocity. Geodetic GPS data during 2000-2010 is used to estimate plate spreading velocity along a profile in the Eastern Volcanic Zone (EVZ), Iceland striking N102。E, approximately parallel to the NUVEL-1A spreading direction between the Eurasian and North American plates. To predict subsurface mass flow patterns, temperature-dependent Newtonian rheology is considered in the finite-element models (FEM). All models are considered 2-D with steady-state, incompressible rheology whose viscosity depends on the subsurface temperature distribution. The thickness of lithosphere along the profile in the EVZ is identified by 700。C isotherm and 1022 Pa s iso-viscosity, those reach 50 ± 3 km depth at distance of 100 km from rift axis. Geodetic observation and model prediction results show the ~90% of spreading is accommodated within ~45 km of the rift axis in each direction. Model predicts ~8.5 mm.yr-1 subsidence at the surface of rift center when magmatic plumbing is inactive. The rift center (the highest magmatic influx is ~11 mm.yr-1) in model shifts ~10 - 20 km west to generate observed style surface deformation. The spreading velocity, isotherm and depth of isotherm are the driving forces resulting in the surface deformation. These three parameters have more or less equal weight. However, as the center of deformation in the EVZ shifts and most of the subsidence takes place in the volcanic system that is currently the active which is the located of plate axis.

Gravitation of the Moon Gives Rise to Oceanic Currents

At present there is no theory of sea and oceanic currents due to the lack of understanding of the driving forces. The currents have a vortex character, so only moments of force can set them in motion. In the article, it is shown that the gravitation field of the Moon affecting the rotating Earth produces two moments of force: associated and tidal. Although the gravitation field is potential, the rotating Earth is a nonenertial system, in which the moment can occur due to the external potential force. Estimates show that the associated force can be sufficient to produce the observed flow rates. The associated force field tends to increase the natural rotation of the Earth and slow down the speed of the revolution of the Moon around the Earth, i.e. bring the Moon nearer the Earth, its action is opposite to the action of the tidal force. The action of the associated force is examined by the example of the circumpolar and local currents. The associated force produces vortices counterclockwise in the Northern hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern one. The associated force affects the atmosphere resulting in the observed predominance of western winds. It is necessary to take into account the above force when considering such atmospheric phenomena as cyclones and anticyclones, tradewinds, monsoons, etc. In the lithosphere, the associated force makes tectonic plates turn.

Seismicity in the Antarctic Continent and Surrounding Ocean

Seismicity in the Antarctic and surrounding ocean is evaluated based on the compiling data by the International Seismological Centre (ISC). The Antarctic continent and surrounding ocean have been believed to be one of the aseismic regions of the Earth for many decades. However, according to the development of Global Seismic Networks and local seismic arrays, the number of tectonic earthquakes detected in and around the Antarctic continent has been increased. A total of 13 seismicity areas are classified into the Antarctic continent (3 areas) and oceanic regions within the Antarctic Plate (10 areas). In general, seismic activity in the continental areas is very low in Antarctica. However, a few small earthquakes are identified. Wilkes Land in East Antarctica is the most tectonically active area in the continent, with several small earthquake events having been detected during the last four decades. In the oceanic region, in contrast, seismic activity in the area of 120?-60? W sector is three times higher than that in the other oceanic areas. This may be considered to be involved in a tectonic stress concentration toward the Easter Island Triple Junction between the Antarctic Plate, the Pacific Plate and the Nazu- ca micro-Plate. Three volcanic areas, moreover, the Deception Island, the Mts. Erebus and Melbourn, are also found to be high seismic activities in contrast with surrounding vicinity areas.

华夏造山系元古宙-早古生代洋板块地层分布与演化

本文按洋板块地层理论与方法,系统收集和梳理了华夏造山系元古宙-早古生代与洋壳生成扩张和俯冲消亡遗存的洋壳残块和洋盆建造(称之为洋板块地层)共96处,均有测年和岩石地球化学分析数据控制,主要包括洋脊、洋岛和洋内弧3类洋壳的火成岩建造,以及海山、远洋深海和海沟3类洋盆内的沉积建造。本文还对洋盆汇聚俯冲的直接产物-陆缘弧和叠加在裂离地块上的火山弧建造(非洋板块地层)系统收集梳理了85处,其中59处有测年和岩石地球化学分析数据控制,26处无测年与地球化学分析,但有实测剖面控制。笔者对上述181处中的39处进行了野外实地考察和相关样品采集与分析。在上述所获大量资料的基础上,本文主要以图解形式展示了华夏造山系元古宙-早古生代主要洋板块地层分布与构造演化历程。横向上将华夏造山系划分为江绍-郴州-钦防对接带(主要含陈蔡-龙游、神政桥-神山、鹰扬关和糯垌4个含蛇绿岩残块增生楔,以及绍兴-兰溪增生弧和钦防残余洋盆)、武夷-赣州多岛弧盆系(主要含罗霄弧、赣州弧间盆地、北武夷弧和南武夷弧以及南平-宁化构造混杂岩带)和东南沿海多岛弧盆系(主要含龙泉-政和-大埔、贵子-石窝2个含蛇绿岩残块增生楔,以及伴生的云开地块-弧、粤南弧-弧背盆地和东南沿海地块);纵向上据洋板块地层和相关火山弧时空分布,从老至新划分出华夏造山系(华南洋)的7个构造演化阶段:(1)约1800~1200 Ma,洋盆拉张形成期;(2)约1200~820 Ma,洋盆扩张与汇聚转换期;(3)约820~635 Ma洋盆汇聚俯冲、弧-弧和弧-陆增生峰期;(4)约635~541 Ma洋盆汇聚与扩张转换期;(5)约541~458 Ma洋盆扩张期;(6)约458~443 Ma洋盆汇聚俯冲、弧-陆增生峰期;(7)约443~420 Ma洋盆关闭与陆-陆碰撞、残留洋(海)期。

The Active Yakutat （Kula？） Plate and Its Southcentral Alaska Megathrust and Intraplate Earthquakes

Alaska geology and plate tectonics have not been well understood due to an active Yakutat plate, believed to be part of the remains of an ancient Kula plate, not being acknowledged to exist in Alaska. It is positioned throughout most of southcentral Alaska beneath the North American plate and above the NNW subducting Pacific plate. The Kula？ plate and its eastern spreading ridge were partially ＂captured＂ by the North American plate in the Paleocene. Between 63 Ma and 32 Ma, large volumes of volcanics erupted from its subducted N-S striking spreading ridge through a slab window. The eruptions stopped at 32 Ma, likely due to the Pacific plate fiat-slab subducting from the south beneath this spreading ridge. At 28 Ma, magmatism started again to the east; indicating a major shift to the east of this ＂refusing to die＂ spreading ridge. The captured Yakutat plate has also been subducting since 63 Ma to the WSW. It started to change to WSW fiat-slab subduction at 32 Ma, which stopped all subduction magmatism in W and SW Alaska by 22 Ma. The Yakutat plate subduction has again increased with the impact/joining of the coastal Yakutat terrane from the ESE about 5 Ma, resulting in the Cook Inlet Quaternary volcanism of southcentral Alaska. During the 1964 Alaska earthquake, sudden movements along the southcentral Alaska thrust faults between the Yakutat plate and the Pacific plate occurred. Specifically, the movements consisted of the Pacific plate moving NNW under the buried Yakutat plate and of the coastal Yakutat terrane, which is considered part of the Yakutat plate, thrusting WSW onto the Pacific plate. These were the two main sources of energy release for the E part of this earthquake. Only limited movement between the Yakutat plate and the North American plate occurred during this 1964 earthquake event. Buried paleopeat age dates indicate the thrust boundary between the Yakutat plate and North American plate will move in about 230 years, resulting in a more ＂continental＂ type megathrust earthquake for southcentral Alaska. There are, therefore, at least two different types ofmegathrust earthquakes occurring in southcentral Alaska： the more oceanic 1964 type and the more continental type. In addition, large ＂active＂ WSW oriented strike-slip faults are recognized in the Yakutat plate, called slice faults, which represent another earthquake hazard for the region. These slice faults also indicate important oil/gas and mineral resource locations.

东北地区大地构造演化与成矿制约

东北地区处于华北板块、西伯利亚板块与西太平洋板块交汇部位,是研究华北克拉通、古亚洲洋构造域、古太平洋构造域复合造山与成矿作用的重要地区.东北地区成矿地质条件优越,是我国战略性矿产资源找矿的重点片区之一.2011年以来,为保障我国资源能源可持续发展和重大基础地质问题的解决,国家逐渐加强了东北地区基础地质调查和研究工作,在东北地区主要成矿带、盆-山结合带及资源基地开展了大量1∶5万区域地质矿产调查、成矿地质背景及综合研究等工作,取得了一大批基础性和原创性地质成果,填补了东北地区中大比例尺地质调查空白.本文以“东北地区区域地质志”项目为依托,对2011年以来开展的基础地质调查项目取得的新数据和成果进行了系统梳理,总结了东北地区取得的主要基础地质研究成果或进展.在此基础上,进一步分解了华北克拉通、兴-蒙造山带等大地构造单元,恢复了古亚洲洋、鄂霍次克洋、古太平洋构造演化历史,完善了东北地区大地构造格架,并探讨了其对区域成矿作用的制约,为新一轮找矿突破战略实施提供基础地质支持.

洋中脊动力学与俯冲带地震-岩浆-成矿事件远程效应

板块俯冲带和大陆岩浆弧的深部过程与极端地质事件之间存在密切的关系。板块俯冲与造山过程会导致地震、岩浆活动和成矿等事件的发生。这些极端事件的发生与俯冲过程中的壳幔相互作用、地幔楔形成、岩石圈部分熔融、构造-岩浆活动等因素密切相关。然而,人们对洋中脊新生地壳的不均匀性或先天“缺陷”对以上的极端事件的长远影响和远程效应了解甚少。在洋中脊新的地壳形成过程中,由于受到板块扩张、压力降低、软流圈物质上涌等因素的作用,导致新生地壳温度升高、孔隙度和裂缝发育、密度降低、结构复杂的正反馈过程。因此,新生地壳在密度、强度、温度、厚度等方面存在非均质性。这些地壳的差异性将影响和决定板块在扩张和俯冲过程中的行为,并对板块俯冲作用形成的地震、岩浆和成矿等事件产生远程影响。以太平洋俯冲和安第斯造山带为例研究发现,板块运动速度、板块俯冲角度、板片撕裂、岩石圈厚度、Moho面深度等的突变与地震、火山和斑岩矿床的时空分布存在远程关联效应,这些认知对预测板块俯冲-碰撞带发生的极端地质事件的时空分布具有重要意义。

松辽盆地西缘突泉地区晚侏罗世过铝质流纹岩和英云闪长玢岩的发现:从蒙古-鄂霍茨克洋闭合到陆陆碰撞的地质记录

蒙古-鄂霍茨克洋南向俯冲、大洋闭合和陆-陆碰撞是东北亚地区晚中生代的重要区域构造事件,它与本区的岩浆活动、变质作用、成盆和造山作用都密切相关。准确界定洋壳俯冲、大洋闭合和陆-陆碰撞这三个相互关联地质过程的时空范围是客观认识区域构造演化的前提。然而,这项研究通常难以进行,因为很难找到与之相关的合适的地质记录。作者在松辽盆地西缘突泉地区发现从大洋闭合到陆-陆碰撞相关的过铝质流纹岩和英云闪长玢岩,锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年结果显示其结晶年龄分别为156±1Ma和155±1Ma,系晚侏罗世岩浆事件产物。流纹岩和英云闪长玢岩为钙碱性过铝质岩石,具有较高的铝饱和指数A/CNK(1.32~2.13),较低的MgO+FeO T含量(0.96%~3.37%)和FeO T/MgO比值(2.84~5.02),岩矿鉴定表明它们含绢云母等原生和次生高铝矿物,在CIPW标准矿物计算中出现刚玉分子(3.77%~9.65%),结合流纹岩和英云闪长玢岩在花岗岩的S-I-M-A型分类方案相关地球化学图解投影结果,综合表明它们具有过铝质S型花岗岩特征。流纹岩和英云闪长玢岩具有较低的Rb/Sr(0.35~0.55)、Rb/Ba(0.08~0.26)和Al_(2)O_(3)/TiO_(2)(38.41~61.36)比值,表明其原始岩浆源于杂砂岩部分熔融。锆石饱和温度计算表明这两类岩石的岩浆形成温度在837~876℃之间,低于A型花岗岩岩浆形成温度(900℃)。两类岩石富集Rb、Ba、K等大离子亲石元素,亏损Nb、Ta、P、Ti等高场强元素,具有较低的Y(5.29×10^(-6)~19.75×10^(-6))、Nb(7.44×10^(-6)~8.50×10^(-6))、Sr(60.6×10^(-6)~154.9×10^(-6))和Yb(0.53×10^(-6)~2.40×10^(-6))含量,具有弧岩浆属性。在Y-Nb图解中流纹岩和英云闪长玢岩投点在火山弧和同碰撞型花岗岩区域内;在Rb/10-Hf-Ta×3图解中投点在火山弧和碰撞型花岗岩区域内;在R1-R2构造判别图解中样品投点在同碰撞和造山期区域内;在Sr-Yb图解中样品投点在地壳加厚区域内。结合全球典型俯冲岛弧和同碰撞酸性岩地球化学特征和同时期本区域岩浆岩成因,表明流纹岩和英云闪长玢岩形成于洋壳俯冲和陆-陆碰撞转换背景,暗示其形成与蒙古-鄂霍茨克茨洋闭合和陆-陆碰撞作用有关。流纹岩(La/Yb)N值为6.62~8.77,指示源区起源深度为40~46km,英云闪长玢岩(La/Yb)N值为7.93~13.39,指示源区起源深度为44~55km,表明在156±1Ma~155±1Ma地壳处于持续加厚过程。结合区域地质资料,构建了蒙古-鄂霍茨克洋从俯冲闭合到陆-陆碰撞的构造-岩浆演化模型。本文认为蒙古-鄂霍茨克构造体系的影响范围到达了松辽盆地西缘突泉地区,156±1Ma~155±1Ma研究区处于大洋闭合到陆-陆碰撞转换阶段。

北山造山带马鬃山增生楔时空演化历史:来自野外精细解剖、碎屑锆石年代学和岩石地球化学的约束

北山造山带围限于华北克拉通、西伯利亚克拉通和塔里木克拉通之间,是中亚造山带南缘的重要组成部分,学界对其构造-地层区划和地质演化历史长期存在着不同认识。其中贾不泉口子地区的马鬃山增生楔是研究北山地区构造演化的天然载体,本文针对该增生楔的不同地质体开展了详细的识别和解剖,共识别出蛇绿混杂岩岩片、洋岛-海山岩片、洋内弧岩片、深海-半深海硅质岩岩片、活动陆缘-海沟浊积岩岩片和陆缘增生弧岩片等多种岩片类型。在马鬃山增生楔活动陆缘-海沟浊积岩岩片中的两件凝灰质粉砂岩样品(P3-57、P3-110)和一件含砾岩屑砂岩样品(P3-82)获得最大沉积年龄分别为410Ma、430Ma和286Ma。本研究对北山地区古生代的构造古地理格局演变具有重要的约束作用,具体表现为:(1)贾不泉口子地区的马鬃山增生楔岩石组合、变质变形程度与年代学研究存在一定差异,应该对不同类型岩片予以解构分析,还原不同类型岩片的构造古地理背景;(2)贾不泉口子地区的马鬃山增生楔中的3件基质样品的碎屑锆石年龄谱表现出~2.5Ga、~1.5Ga、~0.9Ga、~450Ma、~430Ma、~410Ma、~350Ma和~288Ma的多峰值频谱特征,分别记录了北山地区的变质结晶基底、哥伦比亚和罗迪尼亚超大陆的聚合-裂解事件、活动大陆边缘多期次构造-岩浆事件、残留洋盆以及同碰撞造山快速携入马鬃山增生楔;(3)北山造山带的碎屑锆石年龄频谱占比分布规律存在明显的南北差异,表明马鬃山增生楔的物源区整体上由前寒武纪时期缝合带北侧提供转向由二叠纪时期缝合带南侧提供。