Mantle xenoliths brought up by Cenozoic volcanic rocks onto the earth’s surface may provide direct information about the upper mantle beneath the volcanic region. This paper presents the study on mantle xenoliths col...Mantle xenoliths brought up by Cenozoic volcanic rocks onto the earth’s surface may provide direct information about the upper mantle beneath the volcanic region. This paper presents the study on mantle xenoliths collected from Haoti village, Dangchang County, Gansu Province, western China. The main purpose of the study is to gain an insight into the thermal structure and rheology of the upper mantle beneath the region. The results show that the upper mantle of the region is composed mainly of spinel lherzolite at shallower depth (52～75km), and garnet lherzolite at greater depth (greater than 75km), instead of harzburgite and dunite as proposed by some previous studies. The upper mantle geotherm derived from the equilibrium temperatures and pressures of xenoliths from the region is lower than that of North China, and is somewhat closer to the Oceanic geotherm. The crust-mantle boundary is determined from the geotherm to be at about 52km, and the Moho seems to be the transition zone of lower crust material with spinel lherzolite. If we take 1280℃ as the temperature of the top of asthenosphere, then the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary should be at about 120km depth. The differential stress of the upper mantle is determined by using recrystallized grain size piezometry, while the strain rate and equivalent viscosity are determined by using the high temperature flow law of peridotite. The differential stress, strain rate and viscosity profiles constructed on the basis of the obtained values indicate that asthenospheric diapir occurred in this region during the Cenozoic time, resulting in the corresponding thinning of the lithosphere. However, the scale and intensity of the diapir was significantly less than that occurring in the North China region. Moreover, numerous small-scale shear zones with localized deformation might occur in the lithospheric mantle, as evidenced by the extensive occurrence of xenoliths with tabular equigranular texture.展开更多
In 1981, the working group for continental Permian and Triassic sequences from the Institute of Geology, Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, and Gansu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources under Gansu Bure...In 1981, the working group for continental Permian and Triassic sequences from the Institute of Geology, Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, and Gansu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources under Gansu Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources made an investigation on the Permian and Triassic strata and found some vertebrate fossils. The three-time excavations in 1981, 1982 and 1985 proved that Dashankou of Yumen展开更多
位于青藏高原与黄土高原过渡带的甘肃武都万象洞石笋WXSM51和WXSM52提供了M IS 5(118~79kaB.P.)高分辨率的1δ8O记录。研究表明,万象洞石笋1δ8O值与夏季风强度呈负相关关系,与我国西南部的贵州董歌洞石笋1δ8O记录有良好的对应关系,并...位于青藏高原与黄土高原过渡带的甘肃武都万象洞石笋WXSM51和WXSM52提供了M IS 5(118~79kaB.P.)高分辨率的1δ8O记录。研究表明,万象洞石笋1δ8O值与夏季风强度呈负相关关系,与我国西南部的贵州董歌洞石笋1δ8O记录有良好的对应关系,并与高纬度的格陵兰NGR IP冰芯1δ8O记录和65°N太阳辐射强度有很好的一致性,说明万象洞石笋1δ8O记录了118~79kaB.P.期间亚洲季风强度的变化,同时也说明东亚季风强度的变化和全球气候变化同步,而且主要受控于北半球太阳辐射强度的变化。同时它与地中海碳酸盐记录有很好的相似性,和巴西石笋1δ8O记录在千年尺度上表现出相反的变化趋势,说明东亚季风区、地中海地区以及巴西季风区之间存在密切的联系,指示了南北半球气候在千年尺度上存在“跷跷板”(seesaw)现象。万象洞石笋1δ8O记录的M IS 5b与M IS 5 a突发性转换,与NGR IP冰芯1δ8O记录相似,而与神农架记录存在差异,说明万象洞地区对亚洲季风强度的响应更为敏感。展开更多
文摘Mantle xenoliths brought up by Cenozoic volcanic rocks onto the earth’s surface may provide direct information about the upper mantle beneath the volcanic region. This paper presents the study on mantle xenoliths collected from Haoti village, Dangchang County, Gansu Province, western China. The main purpose of the study is to gain an insight into the thermal structure and rheology of the upper mantle beneath the region. The results show that the upper mantle of the region is composed mainly of spinel lherzolite at shallower depth (52～75km), and garnet lherzolite at greater depth (greater than 75km), instead of harzburgite and dunite as proposed by some previous studies. The upper mantle geotherm derived from the equilibrium temperatures and pressures of xenoliths from the region is lower than that of North China, and is somewhat closer to the Oceanic geotherm. The crust-mantle boundary is determined from the geotherm to be at about 52km, and the Moho seems to be the transition zone of lower crust material with spinel lherzolite. If we take 1280℃ as the temperature of the top of asthenosphere, then the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary should be at about 120km depth. The differential stress of the upper mantle is determined by using recrystallized grain size piezometry, while the strain rate and equivalent viscosity are determined by using the high temperature flow law of peridotite. The differential stress, strain rate and viscosity profiles constructed on the basis of the obtained values indicate that asthenospheric diapir occurred in this region during the Cenozoic time, resulting in the corresponding thinning of the lithosphere. However, the scale and intensity of the diapir was significantly less than that occurring in the North China region. Moreover, numerous small-scale shear zones with localized deformation might occur in the lithospheric mantle, as evidenced by the extensive occurrence of xenoliths with tabular equigranular texture.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaDevelopment Foundation of Geological SciencesTechniques under Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources.
文摘In 1981, the working group for continental Permian and Triassic sequences from the Institute of Geology, Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, and Gansu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources under Gansu Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources made an investigation on the Permian and Triassic strata and found some vertebrate fossils. The three-time excavations in 1981, 1982 and 1985 proved that Dashankou of Yumen
文摘位于青藏高原与黄土高原过渡带的甘肃武都万象洞石笋WXSM51和WXSM52提供了M IS 5(118~79kaB.P.)高分辨率的1δ8O记录。研究表明,万象洞石笋1δ8O值与夏季风强度呈负相关关系,与我国西南部的贵州董歌洞石笋1δ8O记录有良好的对应关系,并与高纬度的格陵兰NGR IP冰芯1δ8O记录和65°N太阳辐射强度有很好的一致性,说明万象洞石笋1δ8O记录了118~79kaB.P.期间亚洲季风强度的变化,同时也说明东亚季风强度的变化和全球气候变化同步,而且主要受控于北半球太阳辐射强度的变化。同时它与地中海碳酸盐记录有很好的相似性,和巴西石笋1δ8O记录在千年尺度上表现出相反的变化趋势,说明东亚季风区、地中海地区以及巴西季风区之间存在密切的联系,指示了南北半球气候在千年尺度上存在“跷跷板”(seesaw)现象。万象洞石笋1δ8O记录的M IS 5b与M IS 5 a突发性转换,与NGR IP冰芯1δ8O记录相似,而与神农架记录存在差异,说明万象洞地区对亚洲季风强度的响应更为敏感。
