Tectonic Environments of the Yan-Liao Rift during Earth's Middle Age(1.7～0.75 Ga): Evidence from Mafic Dyke Swarms in Eastern Hebei, North China

During the past decade,generations of Precambrian mafic dykes/sills have been investigated and revealed in the North China Craton(NCC).Researchers identified more than 20 episodes of Precambrian dyke swarms,

Mechanics of Mafic Dyke Swarms and Breakup of Supercontinent

Dyke swarms can be divided into three types:parallel dyke swarms,radiating dyke swarms and fan-shape dyke swarm,for which the mechanisms of formation are different(Fig.1).Parallel dyke swarms form in response

Does Geochronology of Few Dykes of a Swarm are True Representative of All Dykes of the Same Magmatic Event?: Constraints from the Geochemistry and Google^(TM) Earth Image–ArcG IS^(TM) Studies of the Paleoproterozoic Mafic Dyke Swarms of the Eastern Dharwa

A precise dating of a mafic dyke of a swarm in shield areas has great advantage to identify Large Igneous Provinces(LIPs;short-lived,mantle-generated magmatic event)(Bryan and Ernst,2008;Ernst et al.,2010).Such

Large Igneous Provinces, Their Giant Mafic Dyke Swarms, and Links to Metallogeny

Giant mafic dyke swarms are a key component of the feeder system of Large Igneous Provinces（LIPs）,large volume（>0.1 Mkm;;frequently above>1 M km;）,mainly mafic（-ultramafic）magmatic events of intraplate affinity.

The Geochemistry of Late Mesozoic Mafic Dyke Swarms in Fujian Province, Southeast China

Mafic dyke swarms is a special geologic terrain in continent,which can provide us abundant geodynamic information,mafic dyke swarms were an important symbol of the lithospheric extension,which were mainly derived

Model Forming of Mesoarchean Gridino Mafic Dyke Swarm during Subduction "Mid-Ocean Ridge – Continent"

The high-pressure metamorphosed Gridino dyke swarm comprises a major group of Mesoarchean 2.87-2.82 Ga mafic dykes intruded within the Mesoarchean continental crust of the Kola craton(the Belomorian tectonic province

Neoarchaean-Palaeoproterozoic Mafic Dyke Swarms from the Singhbhum Granite Complex,Singhbhum Craton,Eastern India:Implications for Identification of Large Igneous Provinces and Their Possible Continuation on Other Formerly Adjacent Crustal Blocks

The Singhbhum craton of the eastern India consists of the Singhbhum Granite Complex(SGC)and the Chotanagpur Gneissic Complex(CGC)separated by the Singhbhum Mobile Belt(SMB).The CGC is intruded by Mesoproterozoic as well as Cretaceous mafic dykes;in

Guidelines for Preparing Comprehensive Regional Mafic Dyke Swarm Maps

Several regional maps of mafic dyke swarms(e.g.,Buchan and Ernst,2004,2013;Vuollo and Huhma,2005;Peng,2015)have been published in recent years,as well as an earlier global dyke compilation map(Ernst et al.,1996).

Mafic Dyke Swarms: Their Temporality and Bearing on the Secular Evolution of the Earth

Pioneering U-Pb isotopic studies by a small group of workers in the mid-late 1980s demonstrated the feasibility of using rare accessory mineral chronometers in mafic(gabbroic)intrusive rocks.These examples showed that mafic layered intrusions and diabase/dolerite dyke swarms alike crystallized high-temperature

Global Mesozoic and Cenozoic Rift Systems: Constrain on the Tectonic Setting of Mafic Dyke Swarms

The primary tectonic setting of dyke swarms,especially those formed in the pre-Cambrian era,are under controversy(Peng et al.,2005).However,Mesozoic and Cenozoic rift systems,which are supposed to be the

Age and Geochemical Characteristics of Major Mafic Dyke Swarms in the Southern Part of the Siberian Craton

Several generations of mafic dyke swarms of different ages and geochemical characteristics cut Precambrian rocks of the southern part of the Siberian craton(Irkutsk Promontory).Each generation of dykes is related to a

Map of Mafic Dyke Swarms and Related Units of Russia and Adjacent Regions

Work is currently underway to produce a map in Arc GISTM 10 of the mafic dyke swarms and related units(volcanics,sills and layered intrusions)of Russia and adjacent regions at a scale of 1:5,000,000.Over the past

Updated Digital Map of Mafic Dyke Swarms and Large Igneous Provinces in Western Australia

Since 1894,the Geological Survey of Western Australia(GSWA)has released 14 versions of the‘Geological Map of Western Australia’.The latest in this series,published in December 2015,is the first bedrock geology map

Precambrian mafic dyke swarms in the North China Craton and their geological implications

A map of major Precambrian mafic dyke swarms and related units in the North China Craton is compiled, and the features and geological implications of these swarms are demonstrated. The Archean dyke swarms are available to portray the early crustal growth and cratonization. The middle Paleoproterozoic(2200–1850 Ma) swarms and related magmatic series could constrain the tectonic evolution: They approve that the craton was amalgamated by two sub-cratons. The late Paleoproterozoic(1800–1600 Ma), Mesoproterozoic(1400–1200 Ma) and Neoproterozoic(1000–800 Ma) series swarms are important in paleogeographic reconstruction: they indicate that North China might have connected with some of the North European and North American cratons during Proterozoic. Dyke swarms are not only geological timescales and tectonic markers but also evolution indicators of lithospheric mantle: they imply a rejuvenation of the sub-continental lithospheric mantle of North China at 1780–1730 Ma. These swarms occurred with several rifts, including the Hengling(2200–1970 Ma), Xuwujia(1970–1880 Ma), Xiong'er(1800–1600 Ma), Yan-Liao(1730–1200 Ma), and Xu-Huai(1000–800 Ma). Among them, the Xuwujia rift was possibly continental arc associated; whereas the others were intra-continental. In addition, the Xiong'er and Xu-Huai rifts were possibly triple junctions along the present southern and southeastern margins of the Craton, respectively. Different tectonic settings of these rifts and dyke swarms would result in diversified series of ore deposits.

SHRIMP U-Pb dating and Hfisotopic analyses of zircons from the mafic dyke swarms in central Qiangtang area,Northern Tibet

In the "Central Uplift" of Qiangtang,Northern Tibet,a large scale of mafic dyke swarms extended in E-W direction.Zircon SHRIMP U-Pb dating on two representative samples of diabase dyke yield weighted mean ages of 284 ± 3 Ma and 302 ± 4 Ma,respectively,suggesting they emplaced in the Late Carboniferous to Early Permian.Zircon 176Hf/177Hf ratios range from 0.282852 to 0.283041,with εHf(t) values of +12.1 to +12.2 and Hf modal(TDM) ages of ～440―460 Ma.These data indicate that these mafic dykes were mainly derived from the depleted mantle.In addition,geochemical data suggest that these mafic dyke swarms are ofintra-plate origin.Therefore,the mafic dyke swarms represent products during the extensional process associated with the opening of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean in the area.

The discovery of the Neoarchean mafic dyke swarm in Hengshan and reinterpretation of the previous “Wutai greenstone belt”

The structural mapping and section study indicate thai the 'greenstone belts' in the southern to central parts of Hengshan were intensively sheared and transposed mafic dyke swarm, which originally intruded into the Neoarchean grey gneiss and nigh-pressure granulite terrain (HPGT). The HPGT is characterized by flat-dipping structures, to the south it became steep and was cut by the Dianmen mafic dyke swarm. After high-pressure; granulite-facies metamorphic event, the mafic dyke swarm occurred, and was associated with the extensional setting and reworked by the late strike-slip shearing. The zircon age dating proves that the Dianmen mafic dyke swarm was emplaced during the period between 2499±4 Ma and 2512±3 Ma, followed by late tectonothermal reworking. The Dianmen mafic dyke swarm further documents the extensional episode in the central to northern parts of North China Craton (NCC), providing the important constraint for the limit between Archean and Proterozoic and correlation between NCC and other

Mafic dykes swarms from the Chhotanagpur Gneiess Complex, Singhbhum craton, eastern India

The Singhbhum craton of the eastern Indian shield consists of two major crustal provinces viz.,Chotanagpur Gneissic Complex(CGC)and Singhbhum Granite Complex;separated by a Singhbhum Mobile Belt.There

Mesoarchean Gridino Mafic Dykes Swarm of the Belomorian Eclogite Province of the Fennoscandian Shield(Russia)

Two eclogite associations have been recognized within Belomorian TTG gneisses:(1)the subduction-type Salma association and(2)Gridino eclogitized mafic dykes.Protoliths of the Salma eclogites represent a sequence

南秦岭地块紫阳地区早古生代岩石圈伸展规律、动力学机制及基性岩墙成因

南秦岭地块紫阳地区广泛出露早古生代基性岩墙群,其研究具有重要的地球动力学意义。虽然如此,已有相关研究目前主要集中于志留纪基性岩墙群方面,而对早古生代(如,寒武纪、奥陶纪)基性岩墙群的研究仍相对薄弱。从而制约了对南秦岭早古生代岩石圈伸展过程相关问题(如,时空分布规律、地幔性质、动力学机制和相关成矿作用)的总体把握。鉴于尚存的科学问题,本研究选取康家坪、梨树梁、大竹坪、清明寨、苟家山、庙梁上、曾家山和毛坝村的基性岩墙群为研究对象,开展了矿物学、岩石学、锆石U-Pb年代学、地球化学和Sr-Nd-Hf同位素方面的研究,对其精细时代格局、成因及成岩动力学背景进行了系统探讨。研究结果显示,紫阳早古生代基性岩墙以辉绿岩和辉绿玢岩为主,形成时代为奥陶纪(478.8-486Ma),属碱性系列岩石(K_(2)O+Na_(2)O变化范围为4.10%-5.14%)。另外,基性岩墙群具有富集LREE、Rb、Ba、Sr、Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf和Eu(Eu/Eu*=1.13-1.35),亏损HREE、U、Pb和Ti的典型地球化学特征。(87Sr/86Sr)i=0.7044-0.7050、εNd(t)=3.1-3.6、εHf(t)=4.4-12.1,176Hf/177Hf=0.282634-0.282846,暗示基性岩墙为地幔柱作用过程亏损岩石圈或软流圈地幔部分熔融作用的产物。另外,在辉绿岩成岩过程经历了橄榄石和单斜辉石的分离结晶,但地壳混染的影响不明显。

华北克拉通1.8Ga镁铁质岩墙群的地球化学特征及其地质意义:以晋冀蒙交界地区为例

华北克拉通1.8 Ga镁铁质岩墙群是我国规模最大的岩墙群之一。在晋冀蒙交界地区,岩墙群表现为NNW和EW向近直立具有冷凝边结构的岩墙,它们产出于统一构造体制之下。单条岩墙的长度达几十公里,宽度0.5～100m,通常20m左右。可以根据岩墙产状和岩石地球化学特征将这些岩墙群分成三组,简记为S-I、S-II和 S-EW,分别对应两组NNW向和一组EW向的岩墙群。岩墙的主要造岩矿物为单斜辉石和斜长石,其它矿物包括角闪石、Fe-Ti氧化物、黑云母、磷灰石、碱性长石和石英。S-II能见到橄榄石斑晶及围绕橄榄石和单斜辉石颗粒生长的斜方辉石和角闪石反应边结构,以及斜长石正环带结构。S-I相对低FeO(全)-TiO_2-P_2O_5,成分为相对高MgO拉斑玄武岩,而S-II高 FeO(全)-TiO_2-P_2O_5,由碱性到亚碱性高Fe玄武岩组成。S-EW包括高Fe拉斑玄武岩和安山岩。所有岩墙稀土总量(∑REE)和轻稀土含量(LREE)较高。它们相对富集Ba、K和P,并且亏损Nb和Ta。S-II和EW相对亏损Sr。分析表明,S-I表现为不同程度部分熔融的特征,内部又有一定的分离结晶作用和地壳混染过程。S-II表现为富铁贫硅(Fenner趋势)的分离结晶作用和明显的地壳混染。 而S-EW表现为富硅贫铁(Bown趋势)的演化过程,也有明显的地壳混染。我们认为岩墙群涉及两个或多个源区。