Stromatolite characteristics of Mesoproterozoic Shennongjia Group in the northern margin of Yangtze Block, China

Mesoproterozoic Shennongjia Group in Shennongjia Area can be divided into three subgroups in ascender order. Of which the lower subgroup includes Yingwodong, Dayanping, Macaoyuan, Luanshigou, Dawokeng and Kuangshishan formations;the middle subgroup is formed by Yemahe, Wenshuihe and Shicaohe formations;the upper subgroup consists of Songziyuan and Wagangxi formations. Stromatolites developed very well in the carbonate rocks of each subgroup in Shennongjia Group. Based on descriptions of stromatolites macrotypes and their characteristics, this paper studied the formation environments, discussed the relationship among types, sizes, abundance of stromatolites and sedimentary environment, and established the formation and development pattern of stromatolites. As a result, this research also reveals the paleoenvironment and paleoclimate during the period of the Shennongjia Group deposited, which is beneficial to the study of paleoenvironment, paleogeography and paleoclimate, stratigraphic succession and regional correlation of the northern edge of Yangtze block. Stromatolites of Shennongjia Group are mainly conical, columnar, domal, wavy, stratiform and stromatolite reefs. The columnar and conical stromatolites are well developed. Conical stromatolites are mainly monomers, with a variety of pyramidal types, ranging in diameter from a few millimeters to several meters and formed in the high energy subtidal zone and tidal lagoon environment. Most of the columnar stromatolites are medium to small sizes implied a wide and gentle slope environment at that time. Stratiform (including wavy) stromatolites are larger scales and extends far away and distributed most widely in almost every horizon in the carbonate rocks. Stratiform stromatolites can be formed in low energy environments such as subtidal and intertidal zones and supratidal belts. Wavy stromatolites often developed in the hydrodynamic energy condition from weak energy intertidal zone gradually strengthened to the below of the high energy supratidal. Although stromatolite reefs can be a single or multiform combination, they developed mainly consisted of laminar or small walled columnar and large domal stromatolites. Shicaohe Formation also partially developed large domical stromatolites, the depositional environment is from the upper intertidal to supratidal zone. Stromatolite in Shennongjia Group usually appears as a combination of “Stratiform (wavy)-dome-columnar-coniform ” or “stratiform-dome-coniform-columnar-dome-stratiform ” vertieally, which represents the seawater depth from shallower to deeper or from shallow to deep and then to shallow again. These phenomenons generally reflected a stable sea level and companied with a high frequency oscillation. Comprehensive researches on the stratigraphy, sedimentary facies, sedimentary environment and the stromatolite types and their characteristics in the Shennongjia Group indicated that the Shennongjia Area is located on a gentle slope of carbonate platform in the passive continental edge, generally, i.e., one of warm and humid climate shallow water zone or/and a cold-drought climate, and had been experienced with eustatic cycles during the Shennongjia Group deposited.

A ca. 2.2Ga Acidic Magmatic Event at the Northern Margin of the Yangtze Craton: Evidence from U-Pb Dating and Hf Isotope Analysis of Zircons from the Kongling Complex

Objective The Yangtze craton collisional orogeny at ca. extensional events at ca. 1 experienced Paleoproterozoic 1.95-2.0 Ga and post-orogenic 85 Ga related to amalgamation of the Columbia （Nuna） supercontinent （Zhao and Cawood, 2012）. A ca. 2.15 Ga suprasubduction zone ophiolitic melange was recongized in the Archean- Paleoproterozoic Kongling Complex of the northern Yangtze craton （Han et al., 2017）. However, the tectonic evolution in early Paleoproterozoic from 2.4 Ga to 2.2 Ga remains unclear. We report here the presence of a suite of Paleoproterozoic （2.2 Ga） granites in the Huangling dome, northern Yangtze craton, which may provide important insights into crustal growth processes in the craton prior to the assembly of Columbia.

The Type and Evolution of Neoproterozoic Sedimentary Basin in the Dahongshan Region,Northern Margin of the Yangtze Block:An Insight from Sedimentary Characteristics of the Huashan Group

Objective The Huashan group（composed of the lower Hongshansi Formation and the upper Liufangzui Formation）is an important Neoproterozoic stratigraphic unit along the northern margin of the Yangtze Block.Previous documents have focused on the geochronological and geochemical aspects of the Neoproterozoic sedimentary basin in the Dahongshan region.However.

The Early Breakup of Rodinia Supercontinent in the Northeastern Margin of the Yangtze Plate： New Evidence from SIMS Zircon Ages of the Granitic Gneiss from the Chaolian Island, Shandong Peninsula

The amalgamation and breakup mechanisms of the Rodinia supercontinent during the Meso- and Neoproterozoic have been the focus of much research. However, few studies have examined the response of Neoproterozoic tectonics and magmatism along the northeastern margin of the Yangtze Plate to synchronous global events. The Qianliyan Uplift is located on the eastern margin of the Sulu orogenic belt in the ocean, but the tectonic affinity of the uplift and its relationship to the Sulu orogenic belt remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the formation age, geochemical characteristics, genesis type, and affinity of the granitic gneiss on Chaolian Island of the Qianliyan uplift and its tectonic significance.

Characteristics of Paleoproterozoic Subduction System in Western Margin of Yangtze Plate

Paleoproterozoic subduction strongly occurred in the western margin of Yangtze plate. The basalticandesite volcanics of Ailaoshan Group and Dibadu Formation had been formed during paleo QinghaiTibet oceanic plate subduction under the paleoYangtze plate. Their trace element geochemistry suggests that their forming environments are continentalmarginarc and back arcbasin respectively. Consequently, the Paleoproterozoic subduction system in the western margin of Yangtze plate was established. Ailaoshan Group and Dibadu Formation came from an enriched mantle source that was contaminated by crustal sediments carried by subducted slab, and formed the Paleoroterozoic metamorphic basement of western margin of Yangtze plate. Ailaoshan Group is actually western boundary of Yangtze plate.

The Cambrian sedimentary characteristics and their implications for oil and gas exploration in north margin of Middle-Upper Yangtze Plate

Using data from tens of measured and observed outcrop successions,thin rock slices and sample analyses,we comprehensively studied the Cambrian sedimentary environments and evolutionary characteristics in the north margin of the Middle-Upper Yangtze Plate.During the Cambrian,platform,slope,and deep sea basin environments were developed in the study area.On the platform,both clastic rocks and carbonate rocks were deposited.Clastic rocks mainly occur in the Lower Cambrian,and were deposited in marine shore and shelf environments.Carbonate rocks are dominant in the Middle and Upper Cambrian,and were deposited in the open platform,restricted platform,tidal flat,beach,and reef environments.Carbonate gravity flow deposits were developed on the slope.In the basin,mainly black shales and chert beds were deposited.The Cambrian represents one large transgression-regression cycle,and maximum transgression occurred in the Qiongzhusi Age of the Early Cambrian.Tectonics and sea level fluctuations had important impacts on sedimentary environments.The Chengkou-Fangxian-Xiangfan Fracture controlled the position of the platform,slope and basin,as well as the silica supply for chert deposition in basin.Sea level fluctuations controlled types of sediments and sedimentary facies on the platform.In the study area,there are good reservoir rocks,including dolomites,grainstones,debris flow deposits,sandstones,and conglomerates;there are good source rocks,including black shales,dark micrites,and chert beds;and there are also good reservoir-source rock assemblages.The hydrocarbon potential of the study area is great.

Zircon U/Pb dating and Hf-O isotopes of the Zhouan ultramafic intrusion in the northern margin of the Yangtze Block,SW China:Constraints on the nature of mantle source and timing of the supercontinent Rodinia breakup

The Zhouan ultramafic intrusion in the northern margin of the Yangtze Block is mainly composed of lherzolite. Zircon grains selected from lherzolite are irregular in shape with distinct oscillatory and sector zoning and have Th/U ratios ranging from 0.8 to 10.6, indicating a magmafic origin. The weighted average 206pb/238U age is 637±4 Ma （2σ, n=15）, which can be considered as the crystallization age of the Zhouan intrusion. Zircon grains have δ18O values ranging from 5.2‰to 7.0‰, with an averaged value of 5.8±0.4‰（1 or, n=33）, similar to the mantle δ18O value of zircon. Their 176Hf/177Hf（t） ratios range from 0.282410 to 0.282594 with εHf（t） values ranging from 1.3 to 7.6, lower than the corresponding value of the depleted mantle （~15）, indicating an enriched mantle source. The enriched mantle source may have generated from a metasomatized lithospheric mantle with subducted slab. A number of -635 Ma mafic-ultramafic intrusions in the Suizao basin are associated with coeval bimodal volcanics of the Yaolinghe Formation, indicating a continental rift setting. The ~635 Ma magmafic event in this region may represent the product of the last breakup of the Rodinia supercontinent in the northern margin of the Yangtze Block at Neoproterozoic.

A lost Devonian oldland on the northern margin of Qinling Plate

The Devonian sequences on two sides of the Shanyang-Fengzhen fault were developedin two completely isolated basins which were originally separated from each other by anoldland. The inference is made on the basis of detailed analysis of the Devonian basins onthe northern margin of the Qinling Plate (fig. 1).

西大别地区吕王-高桥混杂岩带石墨赋矿岩系碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄:对中元古代海相沉积事件的约束

【研究目的】扬子陆块北缘大别山地区古元古代—中元古代的物质记录有限,制约了前寒武纪地质构造演化认识。大别山核部吕王—高桥混杂岩带内“石墨片岩–石英岩夹大理岩”沉积岩系的年代学研究可为大别山地区中元古代古洋(海)盆演化提供新约束,对区域前寒武纪成矿与找矿提供科学指导。【研究方法】在开展1∶10000地质测量查明混杂岩带岩石组合特征的基础上,本文重点利用激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱方法,对赋石墨矿变沉积岩系的石英岩开展锆石原位U–Pb同位素测年。【研究结果】大别造山带核部发育中元古代“石墨片岩–石英岩夹大理岩”变沉积岩系,为一套浅海相沉积、成熟度高的砂岩。石英岩原岩的碎屑锆石年龄峰值主要为2.55 Ga、2.06 Ga、1.86 Ga及1.43 Ga,最年轻峰值年龄1.43 Ga约束了原岩沉积时代下限。这套变沉积岩原岩沉积时代为中元古代晚期,其沉积物源可能主要来自扬子陆块基底。【结论】吕王—高桥混杂岩带保留了大别山核部较早的海相沉积记录,并为区域石墨成矿提供了物质基础。该变沉积岩系原岩可能形成于中元古代哥伦比亚超大陆裂解期的扬子陆块边缘海盆地。

陕南镇巴小洋坝地区南华系物源分析:来自碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄、碎屑成分分析及地球化学的证据

扬子板块北缘镇巴小洋坝地区出露了一套完整的南华纪沉积地层,分析其沉积时限、沉积环境及物源示踪对扬子板块北缘新元古代中晚期沉积-构造演化具有重要意义。本文对陕南镇巴小洋坝地区南华系砂岩样品进行碎屑锆石U-Pb测年分析,化学蚀变指数(CIA)、化学风化指数(CIW)、斜长石蚀变指数(PIA)、成分变异指数(ICV)判别及物源分析。结果显示小洋坝地区南华系的沉积时限应为720~635 Ma。长安组、古城组、南沱组沉积于寒冷干燥气候,而大塘坡组沉积于温暖湿润气候。其物源区主要为扬子板块北缘汉南—米仓山微地块。研究区南华系对应了新元古代中晚期扬子板块北缘地区的后碰撞-裂解阶段,是新元古代中晚期Rodinia超大陆裂解在该地区的沉积响应。

扬子地块北缘镇巴穿心店地区南华系碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄及其物源示踪

扬子地块北缘镇巴穿心店地区发育有完整的南华系—震旦系沉积地层,记录了研究区及邻区南华纪沉积特征,对于研究扬子地块北缘新元古代晚期构造演化历史和Rodinia超大陆演化过程具有重要的地质意义。研究区南华系由下至上可划分为4套岩石地层单位,分别为长安组、古城组、大塘坡组和南沱组。南华系砂岩地球化学特征表明,研究区南华系化学风化作用较弱,经历了较低程度的沉积物再旋回作用。砂岩的CIA、CIW、PIA、Rb/Sr等古气候指标显示,研究区南华系具有由寒冷干燥—有波动的寒冷干燥—趋于稳定的温暖湿润—寒冷干燥的古气候演化趋势。在Dickinson三角图解中清晰地反映了南华系各组砂岩具有再旋回造山带和切割岩浆弧物源的特征,同时砂岩岩石地球化学特征也指示南华系的物源区主体应由中酸性岩浆岩组成。南华系长安组、古城组和南沱组3件碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄样品的年龄分布特征类似,主要年龄区间为新元古代晚期(约780~约641 Ma),并显示出约750~约740 Ma的显著峰值。结合区域地质资料,研究区南华系沉积时代应为约720~约635 Ma,物源应主要来自位于现今研究区西侧的扬子地块北缘汉南—米仓山微地块的新元古代岩浆岩,其沉积事件对应于新元古代中晚期扬子地块北缘伸展-裂解阶段,为Rodinia超大陆裂解过程的沉积响应。

扬子北缘大洪山地区新元古代辉长辉绿岩中单斜辉石成因及其构造意义

为进一步解析扬子地块北缘新元古代造山作用过程,本文对扬子地块北缘大洪山造山带~820Ma辉长辉绿岩中的单斜辉石进行了岩相学和原位主微量元素分析,共识别出三类单斜辉石:Ⅰ类单斜辉石核部和边部结晶温度分别为1159~1192℃、1162~1187℃,结晶压力分别为0.16~0.44GPa、0.31~0.52GPa;Ⅱ类单斜辉石结晶温度为1145~1179℃,结晶压力为0.27~0.53GPa;Ⅲ类单斜辉石结晶温度为1118~1150℃,结晶压力为0.09~0.35GPa。三类单斜辉石反演获得的母岩浆含水量分别为1.6%~2.4%、1.7%~2.2%、0.9%~2.1%。三类单斜辉石结晶于岩浆演化的不同阶段:早期基性岩浆形成了高Mg#值的Ⅰ类单斜辉石核部;随着岩浆结晶演化,形成低Mg#值的Ⅰ类单斜辉石边部和Ⅱ类单斜辉石;岩浆演化晚期伴随地壳混染,形成Ⅲ类单斜辉石。综合研究表明扬子地块北缘大洪山辉长辉绿岩形成于弧后盆地背景。

吉林敦化地区万宝岩组碎屑锆石U-Pb-Hf同位素组成:对区域构造演化的制约

为制约古亚洲洋在吉林东部地区的最终闭合时间,本文选取吉林省敦化地区万宝岩组变质粉砂岩为研究对象,开展系统的碎屑锆石微量元素组成和U-Pb-Hf同位素研究,确定了万宝岩组的沉积时限和物源区特征,并通过碎屑锆石微量元素获得晚古生代地壳厚度的变化规律,探讨了华北板块北缘东段晚古生代的构造演化历史。万宝岩组由互层的大理岩、变质粉砂岩和变质细砂岩组成,碎屑锆石定年结果显示,万宝岩组最年轻峰值年龄约为316 Ma,此外还存在355、398、1 842和2 360 Ma的峰值年龄。其中,古生代碎屑锆石(409~312 Ma)以具有负的εHf(t)值(-15.32~-1.60)及新太古代—古元古代的TDM2年龄(2 293~1 480 Ma)为特征,侵入万宝岩组闪长岩体的时期为276 Ma。综合研究认为,敦化地区万宝岩组沉积时限为312~276 Ma,即早二叠世时期,其沉积时限和岩石组合特征可与延边地区的庙岭组相对比。万宝岩组中的古生代碎屑锆石来自华北板块太古宙—古元古代结晶基底物质的部分熔融。结合其中古元古代碎屑锆石(62.9%)的大量出现,暗示敦化地区或/和附近地区存在华北板块前寒武纪的结晶基底。通过地壳厚度计算表明,敦化地区和内蒙古地区晚古生代的地壳厚度变化趋势一致,说明二者晚古生代的演化历史趋于同步。约245 Ma地壳厚度达到最大(80 km),暗示了古亚洲洋的最终闭合。

陕南镇巴地区中-晚三叠世界线富锂黏土岩的发现及找矿意义

首次报道了扬子板块北缘镇巴地区中-晚三叠世界线黏土岩锂的超常富集,黏土岩产于关岭组(T_(2)g)/须家河组(T_(3)x)平行不整合界面,为古风化壳沉积物,Li_(2)O品位0.08%~0.11%,最高达0.22%,超过了该类型矿产的边界品位(0.06%),界线黏土岩的岩石学特征、矿物组成及岩石成因亟待查明。本文通过XRD分析、TIMA分析以及详细的地球化学研究,查明了界线黏土岩的矿物组成,探讨了黏土岩形成的沉积环境及物质来源,提出了不整合面黏土岩类关键金属矿产的综合找矿方向。研究表明,镇巴地区T_(2)/T_(3)界线黏土岩主要由石英、伊利石、高岭石组成,并含有极少量绿泥石、蒙脱石和铝绿泥石。主量元素(SiO_(2)、Al_(2)O_(3)、^(T)Fe_(2)O_(3)、TiO_(2))特征表明界线黏土岩属于铝土质泥岩,黏土岩CIA值(化学蚀变指数)为85~93,ICV值(成分变异指数)为0.22~0.46,说明其沉积母岩经历了强烈的化学风化作用。微量元素(V、Ni、Sr、Ba)显示黏土岩形成于氧化-还原过渡的陆相淡水沉积环境。我国目前在不整合面发现的黏土岩有铁-铝质黏土岩、铝质黏土岩、铝土岩,代表了古风化壳沉积,并产有锂、镓、稀土、铌等关键金属矿产,形成时代主要为石炭纪-二叠纪,具有多元素综合成矿的特点,建议后期加强不整合面黏土岩类的综合找矿工作,助力新一轮找矿突破。

河北省北部晶质石墨矿层岩(矿)石地球化学特征与成因分析

晶质石墨是一种新兴战略矿产。近年在河北省北部发现了多处大中型晶质石墨矿床,主要赋矿层位于新太古代崇礼上岩群、古元古代红旗营子岩群等,具有良好的成矿潜力。通过系统的野外地质调查与采样、分析测试工作,详细研究了赋矿层位的岩相学、地球化学特征,并对碳质来源进行了分析。结果表明:赋矿岩石主要为含石墨黑云斜长变粒岩、片麻岩与透辉岩,原岩恢复以砂泥质碎屑岩、钙质沉积岩为主。主量元素含量变化较大, SiO2含量为38.90%~80.42%, CaO+MgO为2.05%~31.93%, Al2O3为1.50%~15.34%;稀土元素含量为79.1~321.4μg/g, PAAS标准化分布模式一般具有右倾或较平坦分布特征, δCe略具负异常,部分具有δEu异常。微量元素特征指示沉积环境为滨浅海环境,部分地区存在富氧条件,局部为还原环境或存在热液加入。石墨中碳同位素值为–26.0‰~–20.7‰,主要来源于生物成因有机碳;大理岩碳同位素值为–3.8‰~1.1‰,主要来源于碳酸盐岩成因无机碳。区内晶质石墨矿层分布受到地层、岩性、岩相控制,含矿有利层位为古陆边缘滨浅海相富含有机质的砂泥质碎屑岩、钙质沉积岩。矿床成因为沉积变质型矿床。

冀北梁头岩体年代学和地球化学特征及对古亚洲洋闭合时限的启示

华北板块北缘古亚洲洋闭合时间一直存在较大分歧,冀北张北梁头二长花岗岩体位于华北克拉通北缘中段,毗邻古亚洲洋构造域东南缘,对揭示古亚洲洋闭合时限具有重要启示。笔者等以梁头岩体为研究对象,开展了岩石学、地球化学、锆石U-Pb年代学和Hf同位素研究,探讨了其形成时代、岩石成因和构造环境。锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb测年表明,梁头岩体的侵位年龄为262.5±2.6 Ma,形成时代为晚二叠世。岩石学和岩石地球化学研究表明,梁头岩体具有较高的SiO_(2)(70.27%~73.89%),Na_(2)O(4.2%~4.55%),K_(2)O(3.87%~4.64%),Sr(417×10^(-6)~827×10^(-6))含量,较低的Yb(0.286×10^(-6)~0.518×10^(-6)),Y(2.74×10^(-6)~6.98×10^(-6))含量。岩石富集Sr等大离子亲石元素和LREE,亏损Ti、P、Nb、Ta等高场强元素和HREE,轻重稀土分馏明显(LaN/YbN=15.6~67.3),具有弱的正Eu异常。该岩石显示高锶低钇中酸性岩(Adakite,埃达克质岩)的地球化学特征,形成于陆缘弧环境,为陆弧岩浆岩。锆石的ε_(Hf)(t)值为-17.50~-11.12,模式年龄tDM2为1989~2390 Ma。结合华北克拉通北缘晚石炭世—早二叠世陆弧岩浆岩的时空分布与演化特征,梁头陆缘弧二长花岗岩体的存在表明古亚洲洋在晚二叠世(262.5±2.6 Ma)可能仍处于向华北克拉通北缘的俯冲消减过程中,古亚洲洋闭合时间可能应在晚二叠世末。

下扬子逆冲推覆构造后缘凹陷油气富集关键要素及有利勘探方向

通过开展系统的构造特征、沉积环境、油气富集规律分析,在钻探新发现的新资料基础上,对下扬子北缘逆冲推覆构造后缘凹陷油气富集规律和有利勘探方向进行了研究。研究结果表明:(1)下扬子北缘逆冲推覆构造后缘凹陷中油气显示表现为“三气两油”特征,即二叠系大隆组和孤峰组页岩气、龙潭组煤层气和致密砂岩气、大隆组页岩油和三叠系殷坑组灰岩裂隙油。(2)以宣城凹陷为代表的下扬子北缘逆冲推覆构造后缘凹陷带油气富集受3个关键要素控制,即后缘凹陷块体稳定,已形成的油气体系具有较好的保存环境;该地区二叠系大隆组(P3d)和孤峰组(P2g)沉积环境属深水陆棚环境,是有利的沉积相带,发育2套富有机质的烃源岩层系;顶、底板有效封存条件均较好,烃源岩上部有三叠系泥灰岩地层覆盖,下部有栖霞组生物碎屑灰岩为垫层,顶、底地层控制了纵向油气的散逸。(3)研究区下三叠统—上二叠统自上而下依次富集泥灰岩裂隙油、页岩油、页岩气、煤层气、致密砂岩气,整体呈“上油下气”多种非常规油气同生共存的特征,形成了特殊的油气富集模式。(4)宣城凹陷与南陵凹陷、句容凹陷和常州凹陷具有相似的地质条件,是下一步页岩油气勘探的首选有利区。

Permian High Ba-Sr Granitoids:Geochemistry,Age and Tectonic Implications of Erlangshan Pluton,Urad Zhongqi,Inner Mongolia

Erlangshan Pluton from Urad Zhongqi, central Inner Mongolia, is located in the middle segment of the northern margin of the North China Plate. The rocks consist mainly of diorites with gneissic structure. Petrochemical characteristics reveal that the diorites belong to metaluminous, high- potassium calc-alkaline series, with chemical signatures of I-type granites. They are characterized by low SiOz contents (56.63%-58.53%) and A/CNK (0.90-0.96), high Al2O3 contents (17.30%-17.96%) and Na20/K20 ratios (1.20-1.70), enrichment in large ion lithophile elements (LILE, e.g., Ba=556-915 ppm, Sr=463-595 ppm), and relative depletion in high field strength elements (HFSE, e.g., Nb, Ta, Ti) in primitive mantle-normalized spidergram, and right-declined rare earth element patterns with slightly negative Eu anomalies (8Eu=0.72-0.90). They have Sr/Y ratios (20-25) evidently less than Kebu Pluton (49-75) to its east. Sensitive high resolution ion micro-probe U-Pb zircon dating of the diorites has yielded an intrusive age of 270±8 Ma. This leads us to conclude that Erlangshan diorites were formed by mixing between the middle or lower crustal-derived magma and minor mantle-derived mafic magma, followed by fractional crystallization, which was trigged by crustal extension and fault activity in post-collisional setting.

扬子地块北缘毕机沟层状岩体亲铜元素地球化学特征及其对岩浆演化和硫化物熔离过程的制约

毕机沟层状岩体是扬子地块北缘汉南杂岩中最重要的镁铁-超镁铁质侵入体之一,主要由下部带超镁铁质岩、中部带辉长岩和上部带闪长岩组成。本文对该岩体下部带橄长岩、橄榄辉长岩和橄榄辉长苏长岩以及中部带粗粒辉长岩、磁铁辉长岩和角闪辉长岩进行全岩主微量元素及亲铜元素分析,全岩(La/Sm)_(N )(0.43~2.89)和(Tb/Yb)_N(1.08~1.52)比值以及La/Yb-Sm/Yb图解均表明毕机沟层状岩体源区属于尖晶石二辉橄榄岩。Ni/Cu-Pd/Ir图解显示毕机沟层状岩体母岩浆主要为高镁玄武岩,模拟计算及高的S/Se比值显示其母岩浆经历了~5%的地壳混染并引进了外界硫,导致毕机沟母岩浆在深部发生早期硫化物熔离,造成其极高的Cu/Pd比值(5.21×10~3~1.67×10^(6))和低的PGE含量。毕机沟母岩浆侵位到浅部岩浆房后,下部带极少量的硫化物熔离进一步导致残余岩浆亏损PGE,但S和Cu含量相对升高;中部带从下部带残余岩浆中结晶分异,具有更低的PGE含量和相对较高的S以及Cu含量。根据毕机沟层状岩体岩浆演化及硫化物熔离过程,推测岩体深部及附近具有寻找Cu-Ni-PGE矿床的潜力,查明其岩浆通道系统及岩浆运移方向对找矿勘查具有重要意义。

扬子陆块北缘构造演化新认识:来自原花山群年代学和地球化学的制约

原花山群分布于紧邻南秦岭的扬子陆块北缘大洪山地区,出露于重要的构造部位,是研究其形成时期扬子陆块构造演化及其与南秦岭关系的重要载体,其物质组成、形成时代和构造属性长期存在争论。本文将原花山群解体为花山构造混杂岩和正常的火山—沉积地层(本文所指花山群)两部分来讨论。笔者重新厘定了花山群的沉积时限,有针对性地对有构造背景争议的花山群进行玄武岩地球化学研究,对有时代争议的混杂岩进行锆石U-Pb年代学研究。年代学、地球化学和沉积学综合研究表明,花山群的沉积时限为ca.830 Ma至ca.800 Ma,形成于与Rodinia超大陆裂解有关的陆内裂谷盆地。花山构造混杂岩带可能不只是晋宁期的缝合带,而是具有多期物质组成、经历了多期构造叠加的复合型缝合带。结合他人成果,我们提出了扬子陆块与南秦岭从新元古代到早古生代的构造演化新模式。