Meteorite classification for building the Chinese Antarctic Meteorite Depository Introduction of the classification of 500 Grove Mountains meteorites

Meteorites provide an important window into the origins and evolution of the solar system. Since the first four meteorites were recovered in Grove Mountains, Antarctica, in 1998, a further total of 12665 meteorites have been collected over seven polar seasons in the Grove Mountains. All of these meteorites are owned and managed by the Chinese Antarctic Meteorite Depository(CAMD) at the Polar Research Institute of China(PRIC). In recent years, another 500 Antarctic meteorites have been classified and characterized based on mineralogy and petrology. In this work we examine four samples that have been identified as terrestrial, and a further 496 samples that have been confirmed as meteorites. These meteorites are further divided into different types:488 ordinary chondrites, one eucrite, one ureilite, one CM2 carbonaceous chondrite, one EH4 enstatite chondrite, one mesosiderite and three iron meteorites. The classification of meteorites not only provides an abundance of fundamental scientific data, but is also significant for introducing meteorites and related scientific knowledge to the public, particularly via the website of Chinese Resource-sharing Platform of Polar Samples for scientific research and education.

Siderophile Element Compositions of Pyroxenes in HED Meteorites: Implications for the Differentiation of Magma Ocean on Vesta

1 Introduction The howardite,eucrite and diogenite(HED)meteorites are ultramafic and mafic igneous rocks and impact-engendered breccias derived from a thoroughly differentiated asteroid 4 Vesta.Diogenites include dunites,

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.

Petrography and mineralogy of new lunar meteorite MIL090036

MIL090036 is a previously unknown meteorite(a feldspathic lunar breccia) that was discovered in Antarctica. The detailed petrography and mineralogy of this meteorite forms the subject of this paper. It has a typical clastic texture that consists of various types of rock debris(e.g. anorthosite, gabbroic anorthosite, gabbro, regolith breccia, troctolite, microporphyritic crystalline impact melt and compound clasts), mineral crystal fragments(e.g. pyroxenes, plagioclase, olivine and ilmenite) and feldspathic glass clasts. The fine-grained recrystallized minerals and mineral clasts are cemented together in a glassy groundmass. The anorthite content of plagioclase in the gabbro(An81-83) and anorthosite(An88-93) both have relatively low calcium content compared to those from other breccias(An90-98). The pyroxene composition(Fs12-35 Wo3-44 En22-79) in the rock debris, crystal mineral clasts and anorthositic glass clasts are relatively iron-deficient compared to those from gabbro debris with melt glass(Fs37-65 Wo10-29 En21-49) and groundmass(Fs18-69 Wo3-45 En14-50). In contrast, the pyroxene grains in the gabbroic anorthosite display a narrow compositional range(Fs24-27 Wo7-14 En59-69). Olivine grains in mineral fragments and the groundmass have a wider compositional range(Fo57-79) than those in the rock debris(Fo67-77). The Fe/Mn ratio in olivine is in the range of 47 to 83(average 76) and 76 to 112(average 73) in pyroxenes, and hence classify within the lunar field. The characteristics of texture, mineral assemblage and compositions suggest that MIL090036 possibly originated from a region beyond that of the Apollo and Luna samples. Further study of MIL090036 is therefore likely to lead to a better understanding of the geological processes on the Moon and the chemical composition of the lunar crust.

Non-Split PML Boundary Condition for Finite Element Time-Domain Modeling of Ground Penetrating Radar

As a highly efficient absorbing boundary condition, Perfectly Matched Layer (PML) has been widely used in Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) simulation of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) based on the first order electromagnetic wave equation. However, the PML boundary condition is difficult to apply in GPR Finite Element Time Domain (FETD) simulation based on the second order electromagnetic wave equation. This paper developed a non-split perfectly matched layer (NPML) boundary condition for GPR FETD simulation based on the second order electromagnetic wave equation. Taking two-dimensional TM wave equation as an example, the second order frequency domain equation of GPR was derived according to the definition of complex extending coordinate transformation. Then it transformed into time domain by means of auxiliary differential equation method, and its FETD equation is derived based on Galerkin method. On this basis, a GPR FETD forward program based on NPML boundary condition is developed. The merits of NPML boundary condition are certified by compared with wave field snapshots, signal and reflection errors of homogeneous medium model with split and non-split PML boundary conditions. The comparison demonstrated that the NPML algorithm can reduce memory occupation and improve calculation efficiency. Furthermore, numerical simulation of a complex model verifies the good absorption effects of the NPML boundary condition in complex structures.

Mineralogy and Petrology of A New Lunar Meteorite M16005

1 Introduction M16005 is a lunar meteorite found recently.Optical and microprobe examinations reveal that it is a well consolidated,polymict regolith breccia.M16005 is composed of abundant mineral fragments and a

Detrital zircon U-Pb age perspective on the sediment provenance and its geological significance of sandstones in the Lamandau region, SW Borneo, Indonesia

The Southwest Borneo(SW Borneo)block belongs to Sundaland and is the oldest continental fragment of Borneo that is believed to derive from the Gondwana land.The U-Pb isotopic dating ages of 113 detrital zircons from sandstones of the Ketapang Complex in SW Borneo range from 3298 Ma to 78 Ma,and show six major age populations:2476-2344 Ma,2016-1831 Ma,1296-759 Ma,455-406 Ma,262-210 Ma,and 187-78 Ma.The youngest age of these detrital zircons is 78 Ma,indicating that the maximum depositional age of the sandstones is Campanian.Permian-Late Cretaceous detrital zircons are interpreted as having been derived from the nearby Schwaner Mountains and the Permian-Triassic tin belt granitoids in Southeast Asia(SE Asia).Archean-Carboniferous detrital zircons have a continental Gondwana provenance,with their age spectra similar to those of northwestern Australia,indicating that these zircons could be derived from the orogenic belts and cratons in northwestern and central Australia.The provenance of these detrital zircons in this study indicates the SW Borneo block was located on the northwestern margin of Australia during the Paleozoic,in the region of the Banda Embayment.SW Borneo rifted from Australia and moved northward in the Early Jurassic,and this block was added to Sundaland in the Early Cretaceous.The Luconia-Dangerous Grounds continental fragment derived from East Asia collided with SW Borneo after subduction in the Cretaceous,which induced the widespread magmatism in the Schwaner Mountains in SW Borneo.

Numerical modeling of global seismic phases and its application in seismic phase identification

Earthquake data include informative seismic phases that require identification for imaging the Earth's structural interior.In order to identify the phases,we created a numerical method to calculate the traveltimes and raypaths by a shooting technique based upon the IASP91 Earth model,and it can calculate the traveltimes and raypaths for not only the seismic phases in the traditional traveltime tables such as IASP91,AK135,but also some phases such as pPcP,pPKIKP,and PPPPP.It is not necessary for this method to mesh the Earth model,and the results from the numerical modeling and its application show that the absolute differences between the calculated and theoretical traveltimes from the ISAP91 tables are less than 0.1 s.Thus,it is simple in manipulation and fast in computation,and can provide a reliable theoretical prediction for the identification of a seismic phase within the acquired earthquake data.

Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Cretaceous Adakitic Dykes from Eastern Cathaysia Block

An intrusive dyke is linear in regional scale,tectonic stresses play an important role in controlling the orientation of fractures that form for the dyke when magma rises buoyantly into the

Hot subduction in the southern Paleo-Asian Ocean:Insights from clinopyroxene chemistry and Sr-Nd-Hf-Pb isotopes of Carboniferous volcanics in West Junggar

The chemical evolution and pressure-temperature conditions of subduction zone magmatism along ancient suture zones in orogenic belts can provide important information regarding plate convergence processes in paleo-oceans.Carboniferous magmatism in West Junggar is key to understanding the tectonothermal and subduction history of the Junggar Ocean,which was a branch of the Paleo-Asian Ocean,as well as the accretionary processes in the southwestern Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB).We undertook a geochronological,mineralogical,geochemical,and Sr-Nd-Hf-Pb isotopic study of volcanic rocks from the Baikouquan area of West Junggar.We used these data to determine the petrogenesis,mantle source,and pressure-temperature conditions of these magmas,and further constrain the subduction and tectonic history of the Junggar Ocean.The studied volcanic rocks yielded zircon U-Pb ages of 342-337 Ma and are characterized by enrichments of large-ion lithophile elements(LILEs),and depletions in high-field-strength elements(HFSEs),indicative of an island arc affinity.The volcanic rocks have positiveƐNd(t)(5.83-7.04)andƐHf(t)(13.47-15.74)values,87Sr/86Sr(t)ratios of 0.704023-0.705658,and radiogenic 207Pb/204Pb(t)and 208Pb/204Pb(t)ratios at a given 206Pb/204Pb(t)ratio,indicative of a depleted mantle source contaminated by subduction-related materials.Geochemical modeling calculations indicate that≤1%of a subduction component comprising fluid and sediment melt could have generated the source of the parental melts of the Baikouquan volcanic rocks.Clinopyroxene phenocrysts in the volcanic rocks are classified as high-and low-Ti clinopyroxene,and pressure-temperature calculations suggest the host rocks formed at high temperatures(~1300℃)and shallow to moderate depths(<2 GPa).The magma was probably generated by hot and hydrous melting in a mantle wedge in response to subduction of young,hot oceanic lithosphere.The present results,combined with published data,suggest that the Baikouquan volcanic rocks record a transition in tectonic setting from normal cold to anomalous hot subduction of young oceanic lithosphere close to a mid-ocean ridge.This indicates ridge subduction began shortly after 337 Ma.Our results provide new insights into the tectonomagmatic evolution during intra-oceanic subduction prior to ridge subduction.

Dupal Anomaly and Identification using Nd-Hf Isotopes

The Dupal anomaly has attracted widespread attention since being discovered and is regarded as the most direct manifestation of mantle inhomogeneity at present. From the initially defined anomalies limited to the southern hemisphere to the global scale, the criteria for identifying anomalies defined by Pb isotopes have also been adjusted, providing an important method and reference for the study of the mantle evolution. Pearce and Peate(1995) proposed the method of NdHf isotope and element ratio to identify the Dupal anomaly. The Nd-Hf method also offers a possible way to discriminate the mantle region of arc magmatism through the correction of Nd in the subduction process. This paper introduces the concepts and determination methods of the Dupal anomaly, and reports new Hf isotopic data of MORB-type rocks with Dupal signature in the several Tethys ophiolites. Our results of Nd-Hf method are in good agreement with those of previous Pb isotope identification. Moreover, origins and their controversy of Dupal anomaly are reviewed, and possible internal connections between Dupal anomalies and the two Large Low Shear Velocity Provinces(LLSVPs) in the lower mantle are discussed in depth. Further studies on origin and evolution of the Dupal anomaly are suggested, especially using integrated approach of Hf-Nd and Pb isotopes.

Devonian-Carboniferous Hangenberg Crisis in South China:Variations in Trace Elements,Strontium and Carbon Isotope Chemostratigraphy in the Nanbiancun Carbonate Section

The global Hangenberg Crisis or Hangenberg Extinction is a mass extinction near the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary.Comprehensive research of petrology and geochemistry on the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary,as exposed in the Nanbiancun auxiliary stratotype section,South China,elucidates paleoenvironmental changes and controls on marine strontium(^(87)Sr/^(86)Sr)and carbonate carbon(δ^(13)C_(carb))isotopes during the Hangenberg Crisis.The new^(87)Sr/^(86)Sr data reveal a regression in the Middle Siphonodella praesulcata Zone,while the Hangenberg Extinction was occurring in South China.Moreover,theδ^(13)C_(carb)data records a negative excursion near the base of the Middle Siphonodella praesulcata Zone that may have been connected with the Hangenberg Extinction.A positiveδ^(13)C_(carb)excursion,corresponding with the Upper Siphonodella praesulcata Zone,may reflect the effects of a vigorous biological pump.The magnitude of the Hangenberg Carbon Isotopic Excursion in peakδ^(13)carb values andδ^(13)C_(carb)gradient in carbonate Devonian-Carboniferous boundary sections of the South China Craton during the Hangenberg Crisis,are a function of depositional water depth and distance from the shore.The carbon cycling during the Hangenberg Carbon Isotopic Excursion had a much stronger impact on oceanic surface waters than on the deep ocean and theδ^(13)C_(carb)gradient of local seawater was likely caused by enhanced marine productivity,associated with biological recovery in platform sediments during the Hangenberg Crisis.

Neoproterozoic I-type granites in the Central Tianshan Block (NW China):geochronology,geochemistry,and tectonic implications

The Central Tianshan Block is one of numerous microcontinental blocks within the Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB)that overlies Precambrian basement rocks.Constraining the evolution of these ancient basement rocks is central to understanding the accretionary and collisional tectonics of the CAOB,and their place within the Rodinia supercontinent.However,to date,the timing and tectonic settings in which the basement rocks in the Central Tianshan Block formed are poorly constrained,with only sparse geochemical and geochronological data from granitic rocks within the northern segment of the block.Here,we present a systematic study combining U-Pb geochronology,whole-rock geochemistry,and the Sr-Nd isotopic compositions of newly-identified granitic gneisses from the Bingdaban area of Central Tianshan Block.The analyzed samples yield a weighted mean Neoproterozoic 206Pb/238U ages of 975-911 Ma.These weakly-peraluminous granitic rocks show a common geochemical I-type granite affinity.The granitic gneisses are calc-alkaline and enriched in large ion lithophile elements(LILEs)and light rare earth elements(LREEs),but they are depleted in high field strength elements(HFSEs);these characteristics are similar to those of typical subduction-related magmatism.All samples show initial(^(87)Sr/^(86)Sr)(t)ratios between 0.705136 and 0.706745.Values forεNd(t)in the granitic gneisses are in the range from-5.7 to-1.2,which correspond to Nd model ages of 2.0-1.7 Ga,indicating a role for Mesoproterozoic to Paleoproterozoic rocks in the generation of the granitic protoliths.The documented geochemical features indicate that the protoliths for the gneisses have a similar petrogenesis and magmatic source,which may reflect partial melting of thickened crust with the addition of small amounts of mantle-derived material.The Central Tianshan Block probably constitute part of an exterior orogen that developed along the margin of the Rodinian supercontinent during the Early Neoproterozoic and underwent a transition from subduction to syn-collision compression at 975-911 Ma.

A special unbrecciated granoblastic textured basaltic eucrite meteorite

1 Introduction Generally,we can observe varying degree of ophitic texture or sub-ophitic texture in unbrecciated basaltic eucrites.However,a few unbrecciated basaltic eucritespossess the special characteristic of crystalloblastic texture by high metamorphism,which are called as granoblastic textured basaltic eucrites(Mayne et al.2009,

Permian-Triassic Magmatism in the Qin-Fang Tectonic Belt,SW China:New Insights into Tectonic Evolution of the Eastern Paleo-Tethys

The granites of ambiguous geodynamic mechanism in the Qin-Fang tectonic belt(SW China)were studied in detail based on petrological,element geochemical,zircon U-Pb geochronological,and Hf isotopic data.LA-ICPMS U-Pb analyses on zircon yield ages of 248-245 Ma for the granites from the Qin-Fang tectonic belt.The geochemical data show that they are high-K,calc-alkaline,and peraluminous series.Their ε_(Hf)(t)values are from -14.01 to -7.75 with two-stage model ages of 1.74-1.43 Ga.These data,integrated with low Al_(2)O_(3)/TiO_(2),Rb/Sr,Rb/Ba,and(Na_(2)O+K_(2)O)/(FeO^(T)+MgO+TiO_(2))ratios,and high CaO/Na_(2)O ratios for the granite,suggest an origin from psammite source which was contaminated by mantle-derived components.These observations,in combination with the age data and stratigraphic records in the Jinshajiang,Ailaoshan,and Hainan Island areas suggest that the granites were formed in a post-collision tectonic setting.The Qin-Fang tectonic belt was likely a branched ocean basin of the eastern Paleo-Tethys.

Occurrence of Excess ^40Ar in Amphibole： Implications of ^40Ar/^39Ar Dating by Laser Stepwise Heating and in vacuo Crushing

The joint methods of ^(40)/^(39)Ar laser stepwise heating and in vacuo crushing have been applied to date amphiboles from the North Qaidam ultra-high pressure metamorphic amphibolites. Two amphibole samples analyzed by laser heating yielded saddle-shaped age spectra with total gas ages of 574.5±2.5 and 562.5±2.5 Ma. These ages are much older than the reported zircon U-Pb ages(~495 Ma) from Yuka eclogite, indicating the presence of excess 40 Ar. In order to decipher the occurrence of excess ^(40) and constrain the age of amphibolite-facies retrogression, two duplicate amphibole samples were further employed for ^(40)Ar/^(39)Ar in vacuo crushing analyses. Both samples exhibit similar monotonically declining release spectra, which are characterized by rapid decline of anomalously old apparent ages in the early steps. The data of the late steps yielded concordant apparent ages with plateau ages of 460.9±1.2 and 459.6±1.8 Ma. We interpret that gases released in the early steps derive from the significant excess ^(40)Ar containing secondary fluid inclusions(SFIs) due to their distribution characteristics along cracks leading to be easily extracted, whereas those released in the later steps represent the contribution of the small primary fluid inclusions(PFIs).