Early-Middle Paleozoic Andes-type Continental Margin in the Chifeng Area, Inner Mongolia: Framework, Geochronology and Geochemistry and Implications for Tectonic Evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

Three tectonic units have been recognized in the Chifeng area, Inner Mongolia, from north to south, including the Qiganmiao accretionary prism, Jiefangyingzi arc belt and Sidaozhangpeng molasse basin, which formed an Andeantype active continent margin during the early to middle Paleozoic. The Qiganmiao accretionary prism is characterized by a mélange that consists of gabbro, two-mica quartz schist and basic volcanic rock blocks and heterogeneously deformed marble matrix. Two zircon U-Pb ages of 446.0±6.3 Ma and 1104±27 Ma have been acquired and been interpreted as the metamorphic and forming ages for the gabbro and two-mica quartz schist, respectively. The prism formed during the early to middle Paleozoic southward subduction of the Paleo Asian Ocean(PAO) and represents a suture between the North China craton(NCC) and Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB). The Jiefangyingzi arc belt consists of pluton complex and volcanic rocks of the Xibiehe and Badangshan Formations, and Geochronology analysis indicates that the development of it can be divided into two stages. The first stage is represented by the Xibiehe Formation volcanic rocks, which belong to the subalkaline series, enriched LREE and LILE and depleted HFSE, with negative Eu anomalies, and plot in the volcanic arc field in discrimination diagrams. These characters indicate that the Xibiehe Formation results from to the continental arc magmatic activity related to the subduction of the PAO during 400–420 Ma. Magmatism of the second stage in 380–390 Ma consists of the Badangshan Formation volcanic rocks. Geochemistry analysis reveals that rhyolite, basaltic andesite and basalt of the Badangshan Formation were developed in continental margin arc setting. Moreover, the basaltic andesite and basalt display positive Sr anomalies, and the basalt have very low Nb/La values, suggesting that fluid is involved in magma evolution and the basalts were contaminated by continental crust. The sequence of Sidaozhangpeng molasse basin is characterized by proximity, coarseness and large thickness, similar to the proximity molasses basin. According to our field investigation, geochronological and geochemical data, combined with previous research in this area, a tectonic evolutionary model for Andes-type active continental margin of the CAOB has been proposed, including a development of the subduction-free PAO before 446 Ma, a subduction of the PAO and arc-related magmatism during 446–380 Ma, and formation of a molasse basin during 380–360 Ma.

Continental reconstruction and metallogeny of the Circum-Junggar areas and termination of the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt

Continental reconstructions in Central Asia are represented by orogenesis along some large orogenic belts in the Altaid collage （Fig. 1 ） or Central Asian Orogenic Belt （CAOB）, which separate the East European and Siberian cratons to the north from the Tarim and North China cratons to the south （$eng0r et al,, 1993; Jahn et al., 2004; Windley et al., 2007; Qu et al., 2008; Xiao et al., 2010; Xiao and Santosh, 2014）. The Altaid Collage was characterized by complex long tectonic and structural evolution from at least ca. 1.0 Ga to late Paleozoic-early Mesozoic with considerable continental growth （Khain et al., 2002; Jahn et al., 2004; Xiao et al., 2009, 2014; KrOner et al., 2014）, followed by Cenozoic intracontinental evolution related to far-field effect of the collision of the In- dian Plate to the Eurasian Accompanying with these complex world-class ore deposits developed 2001; Goldfarb et al., 2003, 2014）. Plate （Cunningham, 2005）. geodynamic evolutions, many （Qin, 2000; Yakubchuk et al,2001; Goldfarb et al., 2003, 2014）.

MULTI-ARC BASIN SYSTEM OF THE KUNLUN OROGENIC BELT AND PAN-CATHYSIAN CONTINENTAL ACCRETION

After Rodinia supercontinent was disintegrated in Late Proterozoic, an ocean, namely, Tethys Ocean, occurred between Gondwana continental group and Pan-Cathaysian continental group from Late Proterozoic to Mesozoic. From Early Paleozoic to Mesozoic, Tethys Ocean was subducted toward Pan-Cathaysian block group, which results in backarc expansion, arc-land collision and forearc accretion. When the backarc basin expands and reaches the small oceanic basin, ophiolite melange will be generated. As accretion had already occurred in the south of the continental margin in the earlier stage, the succeeding backarc expansion and the frontal arc position were migrated toward south correspondingly. Therefore, multiple ophiolite belts and magmatic rock belts occurred, and show a trend of decreasing age from north toward south. As the continental margin was split and migrated toward south and reached a high latitude position, i.e., with the shortening and subduction of oceanic crust, the sedimentary bodies at high latitude was accreted continuously toward low latitude area together with the formation of oceanic island, mixing of cold-type and warm-type organism was generated. Moreover,blocks split and separated from Pan-Cathaysian or Gondwana continental group cannot traverse the oceanic median ridge and joins with another continental block. As a result, the Kunlun belt on the SW margin of the Pan-Cathaysian land was resulted from the multi-arc orogenesis such as the backarc seabed expansion, arc-arc collision, arc-land collision oceanic bed, and the continuous southward accretion process.

Pre-collision Granites and Post-collision Intrusive Assemblage of the Kelameili-Harlik Orogenic Belt

The main types of intrusive rocks in the Kelameili-Harlik Hercynian orogenic belt include calc-alkaline granites, diabase dykes, kaligranites and alkaline granites. Investigation in field geology, petrology, mineralogy and geochemistry shows that the calc-alkaline granites belong to the syntexis-type (or I-type) and were formed in a pre-collisional magmatic arc environment. In consideration of the fact that kaligranites have many features of alkaline granites with higher consolidation temperatures than the calc-alkaline granites and show a discontinuity of minor element and REE evolution in respect to the calc-alkaline granites, they could not have been derived by differentiation of magmas for the calc-alkaline granites, but are likely to have been generated in an environment analogous to that for alkaline granites. The triplet of basic dyke swarms, kaligranites and alkaline granites could be regarded as a prominent indication of the initial stage of post-collisional delamination and extension. These rocks might have originated from underplating and intraplating of mantle-derived magmas at varying levels with varying degrees of partial melting, mixing, and interchange of crustal and mantle materials

Revised Chronostratigraphic Framework of the Metamorphic Strata in the Jiangnan Orogenic Belt,South China and its Tectonic Implications

In a re-study of regional geology by the China Geological Survey （CGS）, the key problem is in the stratigraphical division and correlation. According to the new isotopic dating of the Mesoand Neoproterozoic in China, there have been great changes in the strata correlation and tectonic explanation. The authors obtained four zircon sensitive high resolution ion micro-probe （SHRIMP） U- Pb datings from the bentonite of the Lengjiaxi Group （822±10 Ma, 823±12 Ma and 834±11 Ma） and Banxi Group （802.6±7.6 Ma） in north Hunan Province, which is considered to be the middle part of the Jiangnan Orogenic Belt. On the basis of the zircon dating mentioned above, the end of the Wuling orogen is first limited in the period from 822 Ma to 802 Ma in one continued outcrop （Lucheng section） in Linxiang city, Hunan Province. Combining a series of new zircon U-Pb datings in the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks, several Neoproterozoic volcanic events and distribution of the metamorphic rocks in the Jiangnan Orogenic Belt have been distinguished. In the context of the global geodynamics, it is useful to set up a practical and high precision chronological framework and basic and unified late Precambrian section in South China.

Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt in NE China

The eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB)in NE China is a key area for investigating continental growth.However,the complexity of its Paleozoic geological history has meant that the tectonic development of this belt is not fully understood.NE China is composed of the Erguna and Jiamusi blocks in the northern and eastern parts and the Xing’an and Songliao-Xilinhot accretionary terranes in the central and southern parts.The Erguna and Jiamusi blocks have Precambrian basements with Siberia and Gondwana affinities,respectively.In contrast,the Xing’an and Songliao-Xilinhot accretionary terranes were formed via subduction and collision processes.These blocks and terranes were separated by the Xinlin-Xiguitu,Heilongjiang,Nenjiang,and Solonker oceans from north to south,and these oceans closed during the Cambrian(ca.500 Ma),Late Silurian(ca.420 Ma),early Late Carboniferous(ca.320 Ma),and Late Permian to Middle Triassic(260-240 Ma),respectively,forming the Xinlin-Xiguitu,Mudanjiang-Yilan,Hegenshan-Heihe,Solonker-Linxi,and Changchun-Yanji suture zones.Two oceanic tectonic cycles took place in the eastern Paleo-Asian Ocean(PAO),namely,the Early Paleozoic cycle involving the Xinlin-Xiguitu and Heilongjiang oceans and the late Paleozoic cycle involving the Nenjiang-Solonker oceans.The Paleozoic tectonic pattern of the eastern CAOB generally shows structural features that trend east-west.The timing of accretion and collision events of the eastern CAOB during the Paleozoic youngs progressively from north to south.The branch ocean basins of the eastern PAO closed from west to east in a scissor-like manner.A bi-directional subduction regime dominated during the narrowing and closure process of the eastern PAO,which led to“soft collision”of tectonic units on each side,forming huge accretionary orogenic belts in central Asia.

Meso-Cenozioc Tectonic Attribute of Southern China and Folding of the Nanhua (South Cathay) Orogenic Belt

The Meso-Cenozoic tectonic attribute of southern China is a continental tridirectional orogenic belt formed by subsynchronous interaction among the Tethys, Northwest Pacific and Kunlun-Qinling tectonic domains. It was created by superimposition of repeated orogenies since the Late Permian. The Indosinian folds therein are gentle and localized.

Petrogenesis and Tectonic Significance of Carboniferous Granites on the North Side of the Solonker Suture,Central South Mongolia

The central part of South Mongolia,located to the north of the Solonker Suture,is a key region for studying the late Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB).Voluminous late Paleozoic granitic rocks,especially of Carboniferous age,were intruded in this area.However,these granitoids have not been well studied and there is a lack of precise ages and isotopic data.This has hampered our understanding of the tectonic evolution of southeastern Mongolia,and even the entire CAOB.In this paper,we provide new U-Pb isotopic ages and geochemical analyses for these Carboniferous granites.One granite from the Ulaanbadrakh pluton yielded a zircon U-Pb age of 326 Ma,which indicates emplacement in the Early Carboniferous,and three other granites from the Khatanbulag region gave zircon U-Pb ages of 316 Ma,315 Ma,and 311 Ma,which indicate emplacement in the Late Carboniferous.The Early Carboniferous granite has SiO2 contents of 70.04–70.39 wt%and K_(2)O+Na_(2)O contents of 6.48–6.63 wt%,whereas the Late Carboniferous granites have more variable compositions(SiO2=65.29–77.91 wt%and K2O+Na2O=5.30–7.27 wt%).All the granites are weakly-peraluminous I-types that are relatively enriched in U,Th,K,Zr,Hf,and LREEs.The whole rock Sr-Nd and zircon in situ Lu-Hf isotope analyses for the Early Carboniferous granite gave positive values ofεNd(t)(2.87)andεHf(t)(4.31–12.37)with young Nd(TDM=860 Ma)and Hf(TDMc=1367–637 Ma)two-stage model ages,indicating derivation from juvenile crustal material.In contrast,the Late Carboniferous granites had more diverse values ofεNd(t)(–4.03 to 2.18)andεHf(t)(–12.69 to 5.04)with old Nd(TDM=1358–1225 Ma)and Hf(TDMc=2881–1294 Ma)depleted mantle two-stage model ages,suggesting derivation from remelting of Precambrian basement.Based on the existing results,the tectonic setting of the Late Carboniferous granites in the central part of South Mongolia is known for its diversity,and this paper believes that the tectonic background of the carboniferous granite records the tectonic transition from a continental-margin-arc to a postcollisional extensional setting during the Late Carboniferous–Permian.

Magmatic Activities and Orogenic Process of Taihangshan Intraplate Orogen

Taihangshan orogen, called as tectonomagmatic belt, is thought to be a part of Mesozoic circum Pacific magmatic arc. On the basis of the studying of intrusive rocks of Taihang Mountains in Yanshanian, we compare the petrochemical and geochemical characteristics and their generation information from intrusives of different periods and regions in details. We suggest the idea of “Taihangshan style orogen” and its generation model. It is suggested that Taihangshan orogen is a new orogenic type, which is controlled by the long distance effect of the subduction between the plate boundaries of Europe Asian and Pacific Ocean, marked by extensive magmatic activity, and characterized by the two way thickening of the crust along the depth dimension.

Crust-Mantle Interaction in Dabie Orogenic Belt, Central China: Geochemical Evidence from Late Cretaceous Basalts

It has been suggested that eclogites in the Dabie orogenic be lt are exhumation products, which had subducted into the deep-seated mantle and undergone ultra-high pressure metamorphism during the Triassic. But no direct evidence supports this process except the calculated p-T conditions from mineral thermobarometers. The Late Cretaceous basalts studied in the prese nt paper, however, have provided some geochemical evidence for crust-mantle int eraction in the area. These basalts are distributed in Mesozoic faulted basins i n central and southern Dabie orogenic belt. Since little obvious contamination f rom continental crust and differentiation-crystallization were observed, it is suggested, based on a study of trace elements, that the basalts are alkaline and resultant from batch partial melting of the regional mantle rocks, and share th e same or similar geochemical features with respect to their magma source. In th e spider diagram normalized by the primitive mantle, trace element geochemistry data show that their mantle sources are enriched in certain elements concentrate d in the continental crust, such as Pb, K, Rb and Ba, and slightly depleted in s ome HFSE such as Hf, P and Nb. Pb-Sr-Nd isotopic compositions further suggest the mantle is the mixture of depleted mantle and enriched one . T his interaction can explain the trace element characteristics of basaltic magmas , i.e., the enrichment of Pb and the depletion of Hf, P and Nb in basalts can be interpreted by the blending of the eclogites in DOB (enriched in Pb and deplete d in Hf, P and Nd) with the East China depleted mantle (As compared to the primi tive mantle, it is neither enriched in Pb nor depleted in Hf, P and Nb). It is a lso indicated that the eclogites in the Dabie orogenic belt were surely derived from the exhumation materials, which had delaminated into the deep-seated mantl e. Moreover, the process subsequently resulted in compositional variation of the mantle (especially in trace elements and isotopes), as revealed by the late man tle-derived basalts in the Dabie orogenic belt.

中亚成矿域西部早二叠世金、镍重大成矿事件

晚古生代是地球历史上一个重要时期,蕴含着潘吉亚超大陆、规模最大冰期、最严重的生物大灭绝以及巨量矿产资源形成的关键信息。地处欧亚大陆腹地的中亚成矿域是全球最大的显生宙大陆增生区,以晚古生代大规模成矿为显著特色,尤其早二叠世(270~290 Ma)在中亚成矿域西部天山及邻区巨量金、镍爆发性集中成矿作用,造就出世界第二大金成矿省,形成了超过10000 t金,造就出具有世界特色的造山带岩浆型镍矿集区,形成了包括8个大型-超大型矿床在内的东天山、额尔齐斯、北山3个重要镍矿床集中区,镍资源达250万t,是一次全球罕见的金-镍时间耦合重大成矿事件。文章基于最新研究成果,系统论述了中亚成矿域西部早二叠世金、镍大规模成矿的时空分布和基本地质特征,探讨了该重大成矿事件的区域动力学背景和可能成矿机制。研究认为,早二叠世金矿床产于天山古缝合带附近的脆/韧性构造变形带,构成独具特色的大陆变形带金成矿系统,已有成矿理论难以涵盖,含碳碎屑岩系、地块抬升导致的大规模区域变质作用、多来源的流体作用、多期构造活化富集、多种因素耦合叠加等,可能是大规模金成矿的关键条件;早二叠世镍矿床沿天山、北山、阿尔泰地区深大断裂附近的镁铁-超镁铁质岩体线性展布,是全球造山带镍成矿作用最强烈、发现矿床数量最多的地区,俯冲熔/流体的交代岩石圈地幔/软流圈发生高程度部分熔融、区域超壳深断裂为玄武质岩浆提供快速运移的通道、壳源物质加入触发硫化物熔离、硫化物与多幕脉动侵位的岩浆反应是造山带岩浆型镍大规模成矿的关键。整体上,中亚成矿域西部早二叠世金、镍重大成矿事件表现为“时间耦合、西金东镍”的时空格局,但大规模成矿的全球和区域动力学背景、金与镍富集机制及成矿响应机理还是未解之谜。

The constraints of strain partitioning and geochronology in Luonan-Luanchuan tectonic belts on Qinling orogenic belt

The Luonan-Luanchuan tectonic belt lies between the North China Block and Qinling Mountains, in- cluding the Luonan-Luanchuan fault zone and the strong deformation zone to the north of the fault. The ductile shear zone, imbricate brittle fault and duplex structure in the fault zone now are the expression of the same tectonic event in different depth. Such lineation structure exists in the tectonic belts as mineral lineation, elongation lineation, crenulation lineation, sheath folds and so on, indicating NE-directed plate motion. Fold axes and thrusts in the strong deformation zone are inclined to the Luonan-Luanchuan fault zone at small angles. The structures with different natures show a regular pattern, produced during oblique convergence of plates. The convergence factors are as follows:The direction of plate convergence is 22°, 31° and the angle between the plate convergence direction and plate boundary is 73°, 82° respectively in the west and east segment. The Luonan-Luanchuan tectonic belt was deformed strongly in 372 Ma, resulted from Erlangping back-arc ocean basin subduction sin- istrally and obliquely to North China Block during the collision of North China Block and South China Block.

塔里木盆地西北缘乌什西次凹的地层系统和构造特征

乌什西次凹位于塔里木盆地西北缘,隶属于库车坳陷的乌什凹陷。它位于南天山主山脉(哈尔克山)和塔里木盆地柯坪—温宿凸起之间。区域构造格局上,这里是塔里木克拉通向西北自然延伸的部分。次凹北缘的阿合奇断裂是南天山造山带和塔里木克拉通的分界。乌什西次凹内发育与柯坪—温宿凸起相似的晚前寒武纪—古生代地层系统,包括寒武系、奥陶系和石炭系的烃源岩。新近系—第四系碎屑岩建造直接不整合于变形的古生代被动大陆边缘碎屑岩—碳酸盐岩沉积建造之上;剖面上,向南天山方向加厚,向塔里木克拉通方向减薄,呈现典型的前陆盆地剖面结构特征。这是一个晚新生代陆内前陆盆地,叠加在晚海西期—燕山期古隆起之上。这里的构造变形主要有3期,分别是中海西期、晚海西期—印支期和晚喜山期。变形以厚皮冲断构造及其相关褶皱为主,薄皮构造不发育。平面上,主构造线走向NE-SW。剖面上,以南天山向塔里木冲断为主。

西大别造山带新元古代中期双峰式火山岩的发现对扬子陆块北缘构造演化的约束

扬子陆块北缘新元古代中期的构造机制(是俯冲-增生造山、还是后造山-裂谷)是华南新元古代构造演化研究中长期争论的重要科学问题。本文在西大别造山带红安桃花地区新识别出双峰式火山岩,为进一步揭示扬子陆块新元古代中期岩浆-构造演化过程和动力学机制提供了新的制约信息。SIMS和LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年结果表明,桃花双峰式火山岩形成年龄为750~740 Ma。基性火山岩为拉斑玄武质,显示由正常洋中脊型玄武岩向弧型玄武岩演化的微量元素特征,且具有变化的全岩εNd(t)值(0.05~+5.96)。这些基性火山岩可能是亏损的软流圈地幔在减压条件下部分熔融的产物,岩浆经历了结晶分异和围岩混染。酸性火山岩中,徐门寨样品富硅(SiO2≥75%)和碱(K2O+Na2O≥7%),富集REE和HFSE(如Zr、Hf、Nb、Y),其Zr+Ce+Y+Nb≥600×10-6,10000Ga/Al≥2.6,与分异A型花岗岩类相似。它们同时具有富集的Hf-Nd同位素组成,其锆石εHf(t)值主要集中在12.32~1.88,而全岩εNd(t)值为13.29~9.60,可能是区域上新元古代早期的岩浆岩在高温低压条件下部分熔融形成的产物。综合本文和前人的资料表明,南秦岭-桐柏-大别-苏鲁造山带在新元古代中期(780~635 Ma)的双峰式岩浆组合形成于一个软流圈上涌、岩石圈拉张减薄的大陆裂谷环境;高温-低压条件下的软流圈、岩石圈地幔和地壳的熔融及其相互反应,是这一时期不同性质岩浆形成的主要原因。

上覆板块对大陆深俯冲构造响应:以胶辽地区为例

在大陆深俯冲形成的超高压造山带中,由于超高压岩石折返构造的强烈改造,板块汇聚过程中的收缩构造难以在造山带内部识别,进而影响了对造山过程的完整认识。上覆板块,由于其构造部位的特殊性,较少受折返构造的影响,较大可能地记录了板块汇聚过程的收缩构造,成为理解板块汇聚过程和演化的关键地区。本文以华南板块大陆深俯冲过程中苏鲁超高压造山带上覆华北大陆岩石圈的构造响应为切入点,以胶辽地区为研究靶区,运用多尺度构造解析的方法,综合前人研究成果开展三叠纪收缩构造的流变学特点研究,结合造山带内部变形特征,探讨苏鲁超高压造山带及其上覆板块构造演化过程和动力学机制。研究结果表明,上覆板块在华南-华北汇聚过程中经历了早期上部向NE剪切的逆冲构造和晚期上部向SW剪切的反冲构造。早期收缩构造表现为胶北地体莱西单元早-中三叠世上部指向NE的韧性变形,辽东地体中-晚三叠世上部指向NE的韧性变形和极性向NE的褶皱-逆冲构造;从南向北,变形层次渐浅,时间渐新。晚期收缩构造主要表现为胶北地体林寺山单元晚三叠世早期上部指向SW的韧性变形和辽东地体层次较浅的上部向SW剪切的反冲构造。综合苏鲁超高压造山带晚三叠世晚期造成超高压变质岩石折返的伸展构造,我们建立了华南-华北板块汇聚的三阶段演化模型。我们认为华南板块的低角度-平板俯冲可能是造成上覆华北板块强烈收缩构造发育的重要原因。此外,华南-华北NE-SW向汇聚,但俯冲板块造山后折返方向为NW-SE向,造就了现今苏鲁超高压造山带的构造格局。

活动大陆边缘岩浆作用及构造演化——以敦煌地块为例

大陆边缘弧是汇聚板块边界与俯冲有关的岩浆作用产物,通常记录了造山带弧岩浆作用、造山过程和大陆地壳形成与演化等诸多重要的地质过程。作为中亚造山带中段最南部的构造单元,敦煌地块为传统定义上具有早前寒武纪变质结晶基底的微陆块,其后在古生代时期经历了多期次、多阶段的与中亚造山带造山相关的构造热事件并使其发生再活化,进而产生了一系列广泛的弧岩浆-变质作用事件。然而,对于该陆块古生代弧岩浆作用机制和地壳构造演化历史缺乏系统的研究。本文综合近十多年来对敦煌地块的诸多最新研究进展,系统梳理了古生代岩浆岩岩石组合类型、年代格架、地球化学组成以及同时期变质-沉积构造热事件演化特征,得到以下认识:(1)敦煌地块古生代岩浆作用过程呈现阶段性特征,即幕式岩浆作用,构造位置上从东北部逐渐迁移到南部再折返到中部,大致可划分为五期:~510Ma、440~410Ma、390~360Ma、~330Ma和280~245Ma,而变质作用事件主要集中在450~360Ma;(2)古生代岩浆岩类型主要以钙碱性I型花岗岩、埃达克质岩石、少量S型花岗岩和高钾花岗岩为主,且岩石成分从寒武纪低钾拉斑系列逐渐转变为二叠纪高钾、富硅特征;(3)同位素地球化学特征表明,敦煌地块中-北部寒武纪-泥盆纪发育的与俯冲相关的弧岩浆对新生地壳的生长起了重要贡献,并伴随古老地壳再造事件;而南部泥盆纪-石炭纪岩浆作用则以古老地壳物质重熔为主;(4)基于埃达克质岩石的证据,敦煌地块在古生代时期经历了两次显著的地壳增厚事件,早期可能是与北山南部石板山地体/弧碰撞以及幔源岩浆底侵有关,而晚期可能是与俯冲板片后撤或回卷相关,地壳厚度可达~55km;(5)敦煌地块属于中亚造山带中段最南部一个具有前寒武纪基底的古老微陆块,后期卷入了古亚洲洋南向俯冲相关的造山事件使其被强烈破坏与改造。该微陆块作为古亚洲洋南部的活动大陆边缘弧,被与俯冲作用有关的阶段性弧岩浆底侵、部分熔融、增厚地壳和区域性变质作用等机制改造与活化,产生了阶段性侵位的陆缘弧岩浆作用。这些认识为探究中亚造山带微陆块的起源和造山带的构造演化提供新的约束。

Lower crustal delamination in the Qinling-Dabie orogenic belt

Geological, geophysical and geochemical evidence for lower crustal delamination in the Qinling-Dabie oro-genic belt is presented and a chemical geodynamic model for lower crustal delamination is developed. The synthetic results suggest that eclogite from the Dabie-Sulu ultrahigh pressure metamorphic belt is the most likely candidate as the de-laminated material, and that a cumulative 37-82 km thick eclogitic lower crust is required to have been delaminated in order to explain the relative deficits in Eu, Sr, Cr, Ni, Co, V and Ti in the present total crust composition of the Qin-ling-Dabie orogenic belt. Delamination of the lower crust can well interpret many geological, geophysical and geochemical characteristics of the belt.

Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of Early Cretaceous andesitic-dacitic rocks,western Qinling(Central China):Geochronological and geochemical constraints

40Ar/39Ar and zircon U-Pb geochronological and whole-rock geochemical analyses for the Laozanggou intermediate-acidic volcanic rocks from the western Qinling orogenic belt,Central China,constrain their petrogenesis and the nature of the Late Mesozoic lithospheric mantle.These volcanic rocks yield hornblende or whole-rock 40Ar/39Ar plateau ages of 128.3-129.7 Ma and zircon U-Pb age of131.3±1.3 Ma.They exhibit SiO2 of 56.86-66.86 wt.%,K2 O of 0.99-2.46 wt.%and MgO of 1.03-4.47 wt.%,with Mg#of 42-56.They are characterized by arc-like geochemical signatures with significant enrichment in LILE and LREE and depletion in HFSE.All the samples have enriched Sr-Nd isotopic compositions with initial 87Sr/86Sr ratios ranging from 0.7112 to 0.7149 andεNd(t)values from 10.2 to 6.3.Such geochemical signatures suggest that these volcanic rocks were derived from enriched lithospherederived magma followed by the assimilation and fractional crystallization(AFC)process.The generation of the enriched lithospheric mantle is likely related to the modification of sediment-derived fluid in response to the Triassic subduction/collision event in Qinling orogenic belt.The early Cretaceous detachment of the lithospheric root provides a reasonable mechanism for understanding the petrogenesis of the Laozanggou volcanic sequence in the western Qinling orogenic belt.

Pb-Zn-Ag-bearing M anganoan Skarns of China

Manganoan skarns consist of special Mn (Ca, Mg, Fe, Al) silicate metasomatic minerals and are usually associated with Pb-Zn(Ag) mineralization. They occur chiefly along the lithologic contacts or faults and fractures of carbonate wall rocks distal from the intrusive contact zone, and are combined with Fe, Cu, W, Sn and Cu-bearing calcic or magnesian skarns occurring in the contact zones to constitute certain metasomatic zoning. Manganoan skarns are formed later than calcic or magnesian skarns. Their rock-forming temperatures are lower than those of calcic or magnesian skarns. The mineral assemblages of manganoan skarns occurring in different carbonate rocks (limestone or dolomite) are notably different.

中亚造山带西南缘微地块前寒武纪基底构造属性与大陆亲缘性

中亚造山带西南缘分布有众多条带状展布的大陆微地块,它们是哈萨克斯坦微大陆的重要组成部分,其构造属性、大陆亲缘性和地壳演化历史对于揭示中亚造山带古生代增生造山历史及其动力学过程具有重要意义。长期以来,对这些微地块的基底物质组成、形成背景和构造亲缘性的认识,一直存在争议。文章通过总结近年来陆续发表的地质和同位素年代学数据,梳理了各大陆微地块前寒武纪基底的岩石组合、形成时代和构造背景,进一步分析了各地块的构造属性及其与周缘主要大陆板块之间的亲缘性。已有结果显示,中亚造山带西南缘主要微地块中,除了境内外中天山、伊塞克、哲尔套和科克契达夫地块发育有中元古代—古元古代的结晶基底以外,其它微地块(如伊犁南缘、伊犁北缘—阿克陶、楚伊犁、卡拉套、拜克努尔、额热蒙套和乌卢套等)均没有可靠的中元古代原地结晶基底。所有微地块中均发育类似的早新元古代变质作用和岩浆作用,形成了微陆块统一的结晶和变质基底。经过综合对比分析,笔者认为这些微地块可能具有不同的起源,但在新元古代经历了相似的构造—岩浆演化,处于相似的古地理环境,记录了新元古代早期大陆汇聚造山、晚期大陆裂解和古亚洲洋扩张过程中被动陆缘形成的过程。