Geoelectrical structures of northern segment of Tan-Lu fault system in China and Russia areas based on magnetotelluric soundings

From China to Russia,Tan-Lu fault system stretches for thousands of kilometers,towards NE 30°.The authors have collected more than ten magnetotelluric profile that China and Russia have carried out,in the studied area of the Tan-Lu fault's northern section,and have analyzed electrical characteristics of the relevant profiles.Deriving the following conclusions:(1)Jiamusi-Bureya plots,etc.,demonstrate the high resistance of Kernel;(2)Fold belt attributed to the land showed high and low resistance stitching,associated with not only terrane accretion,but also upper mantle upwelling;below the sedimentary basin,the resistivity of the upper mantle is lower and closer to the surface comparing with the adjacent area(100-150);(3)In the system of Tan-Lu fracture,Yishu and Dunmi fracture,etc.are expressed as vertical low-resistivity zone;(4)There may exist subducted old-fashioned piece under Jiamusi and Bureya plots.

Sedimentological features and biostratigraphy of Jurassic/Cretaceous deposits in continental basins in Priamurie,Far East Russia

The paper describes the sedimentary features and biostratigraphy of the transitional Jurassic to Cretaceous deposits in the continental basins of Priamurie formed after the collision between the Siberian and North China blocks.In Upper Priamurie,the collision occurred in the late Early Jurassic as dated by the emplacement of the post-collisional granites (191 Ma).While in Lower Priamurie and West Priokhotie it could take place in the late Middle Jurassic on the basis of fossil evidence from an accretionary turbidite complex.This event reflected the environmental change from coastal-marine to alluvial plains,often boggy,where coals accumulated.The environmental change is in harmony with that of biota.Systematic study of floral and spores/pollen assemblages,particularly in the sections of interbedded marine and non-marine deposits,makes clear the chronostratigraphic succession of floral associations and shows the possibility of their application for subdivision and correlation of the continental deposits of Priamurie.The coastal-marine environment of the residual post-collisional sublatitudinal basins in the western part of Priamurie (Upper Amur and Dep basins) was replaced by the continental in the late Middle Jurassic and in the eastern part in the Berriasian-Valanginian (Torom Basin).Similar environmental change commenced in the submeridional rift basins:the Bureya Basin in the Callovian and the Partizansk Basin in the Hauterivian.Changes in ecosystems occurred frequently during the Middle Jurassic--Neocomian,but the most substantial changes took place in the late Middle Jurassic and in the end of Late Jurassic.

Stress Transfer and the Impact of the India-Eurasia Collision and the Western Pacific Subduction on the Geodynamics of the Asian Continent

The interaction between the India-Eurasia collision and the Western Pacific subduction and their contribution to recent geodynamics of the Asian continent are discussed. We perform a comparative analysis of the data available from world literature and new data on the slow strain and earthquake migration from the India-Eurasia collision and the Western Pacific subduction zones. Based on the concepts of wave dynamics of the deformation processes, a localization scheme is constructed illustrating the migration of slow strain fronts in central and eastern Asia, and the wave geodynamic impact of collision and subduction on the Asian continent is shown.

Coseismic Effects of the 2011 Magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake Measured at Far East Russia Continental Coast by Gravity and GPS Methods

This work presents the results of complex gravity observation performed at Shults Cape, Gamov peninsula (42.58°N, 131.15°E), Russia. Absolute laser gravimeter GABL type and Scintrex type relative gravimeter were used for measurement. To investigate the accuracy of tidal corrections we compared the observed tidal parameters of the main tidal waves O1 and M2 with modeled ones computed from 6 different ocean tidal models: CSR4, FES02, FES04, GOT00, NAO99 and TPX06. After discussion a theoretical model based on TPX06 ocean tides model and DDW99 non hydrostatic body tides model was used for tidal correction of absolute gravity data. Preliminary estimate of gravity effect induced by the Tohoku-Oki earthquake of11 March 2011Mw = 9.0 at Primorye territory (Russia) was found to be 5.1 ± 2.0 μGal. Co-seismic crustal displacements revealed by GPS data at Far EastRussiacontinental coast are also investigated. Volumetric dilatation of this area is observed at +1.7 × 10-8 level.

Slow Strain Waves: Models and Observations, a Review

The theoretical discovery of slow strain (tectonic) waves, the so-called strain waves in the Earth, served as a motivation to develop physical backgrounds of the mathematical theory of propagation of these waves and to search for methods of their experimental detection. For fifty years, scientists from different countries in different regions of the Earth, using direct and indirect methods, discovered the migration of crustal deformation and revealed its wave nature, and, therefore, proved the reality of the existence of strain waves of the Earth. This overview briefly describes the history of the development of the concept of strain waves on the Earth, the observation methods and properties of strain waves, and the main types of geological structures generating these waves. The most prominent results of the theoretical, laboratory, and in-situ observations of slow strain migration, including slow earthquakes and periodic Episodic Tremor and Slow (ETS) slip effects, are presented. In the near future, studies of slow strain waves may lead to a fundamental revision of the current concepts about the physics of the seismic process.

On the Possible Cometary Nature of the Uchur Cosmic Body(Fall 3.08.1993)

An expeditionary study of the area of the alleged impact event that occurred on 3.08.1993 in the area of the Lower Konkuli River(southeast of the Aldan Highlands,Lurikan Range,Russia)was carried out.According to the materials of remote sensing,the places of collision with the earth of a cosmic body are determined.In the area of the impact of the shock wave on the Earth’s surface,peat samples were selected,the micro probe analysis of which showed the pres­ence of a cosmogenic substance in concentrations 6-8 times higher than the background.Silicate and magnetite micro spheres,native iron,moissanite,and carbon micro tubes coated with a film consisting of pure nickel were found.Of particular interest were the findings of specific Ni film micro structures that allow us to make an assumption about the cometary nature of the Uchur cosmic body.Most researchers associate the observed flights of fireballs with the sub­sequent fall of meteorites.Researchers are trying to find the massive body of the fallen space body.However,often,even after many years of searching,a massive cosmic body cannot be found.This happened when studying the site of the fall of the Tunguska cosmic body.In this case,it remains to be assumed that the cosmic body contained micro­scopic dust particles.The structure and composition of such particles can only be studied using microscopic research methods.When studying the Uchur cosmic body,the authors concluded that it could be of a cometary nature due to the findings of specific particles-thin films of pure nickel on the surface of plant remains of terrestrial origin.This hy­pothesis arose from the recent discovery of atomic nickel vapors in comets.

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.

Syn-rift to post-rift tectonic transition and drainage reorganization in continental rifting basins:Detrital zircon analysis from the Songliao Basin,NE China

Tectonic transition from a syn-rift stage to subsequent post-rift stage is an important mechanism in the evolution of extensional basins.The sedimentary infill records the crustal response to this process.We have obtained new detrital zircon U-Pb and Lu-Hf signatures from the Lower Cretaceous stratigraphic successions encompassing the commonly accepted syn-to post-rift transition boundary,the T4 unconformity,in the Songliao Basin,NE China.These constrain the Songliao Basin’s evolution from its center to distal margins,providing insights into the sediment provenance and dispersal pattern over the tectonic transition.Analysis of zircons from the syn-rift(the Shahezi and Yingcheng formations)and immediate post-rift(the Lower and Middle Denglouku Formation)stages reveals Phanerozoic age populations with positiveƐHf(t)values,which were derived from the proximal juvenile mantle-derived melt origin bedrocks of the Songliao Block.In contrast,the overlying samples from the Upper Denglouku Formation deposited in the subsequent post-rift stage contain exotic and ancient zircon populations with ages of 2.5 Ga&1.8 Ga and complex hafnium signatures,characteristic of a mixed origin.These are interpreted to be transported from distant cratonic terranes via larger drainage networks.It is obvious that the sediment dispersal pattern switched from being a local and hydrologically closed“intraregional”pattern to a“transcontinental”pattern during the transition.The time lag between the development of the T4 unconformity and the drainage reorganization also ensures a distinguishable3 Myr(106103 Ma,Late Albian)transition period of regional extent.During this transition stage,syn-rift faulting was replaced by postrift thermal subsidence,exhibiting a uniform sag configuration.Our new findings are important for understanding other continental rift basins during syn-to post-rift transition,which often demonstrates a complex interaction between the linkage and integration of sub-basins,and the reorganization of fluvial drainages and catchment systems.

Lineament Analysis of Morphostructures of the Uchur-Maya Basin (Southeastern Siberian Platform) from SRTM Data: Relationship with Metallogeny

Based on digital elevation models SRTM03 and SRTM30_Plus (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Survey) the technique for detecting major structural elements and elucidating details of the geologic structure including discrimination of linear structures and texture features is elaborated. The computation of the modulus of the first derivative by the co- ordinate, i.

The Cretaceous Tectono-Stratigraphic Complexes of Priamurye (Far East of Russia)

Complicated structure of Priamurye is described as series of repeated tectonic plates. Fragments of these plates are presented in the Gorin and Lower Amurian zones. It is typical accretionary complexes. Three main tectono stratigraphic systems can be distinguished: a system of oceanic plate, a system of oceanic plate cover during its approach to the subduction zone (siliceous mudstone), and the overlying terrigenous formations.

Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of Sanjiang-Middle Amur basin: Non-marine and marine correlation

A comparative analysis of Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous strata have been done for the Sanjiang Middle Amur basin, a coaland oil-bearing area spanning the eastern Heilongjiang of northeastern China and southeastern Far East of Russia. On the basis of various fossils occurring in the formations, particularly by means of the Tithonian-Valanginian index Buchia and the late Barremian-middle Albian indicator Aucellina assemblages, the marine and non-marine Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous strata in the basin are correlated. The Mesozoic international chronostratigraphic chart (http://www.stratigra phy.org) is established basically based on the marine rocks. To accurately date the non-marine strata, it is necessary to correlate them with the marine deposits. This study sheds new light on the dating and correlation of non-marine Upper Mesozoic. Additionally, the results would help understand the tectonics and paleogeography and thus aid the exploration of energy resources.

Geological structure and fluid inclusion study of the Kuranakh epithermal gold deposit (Aldan Shield, East Russia)

THE Kuranakh gold deposit is located in the Aldan shield, in the southern portion of Siberian platform.Sub-horizontal, blanket-or ribbon-like ore bodies up to 50 m thick occur along and above the contact between Cambrian calcareous footwall rocks and overlaying Jurassic clastic rocks within a narrow zone, about30 km long, bounded by several south-north trending faults. To date the deposit is estimated to have produced more than 200 tonnes of gold at an average grade of 3.57 g/t Au extending over 41 years of production. Cambrian rock is predominantly composed of limestone and dolomite. The limestone contains a smallamount (1%-3%) of clastic material. The limestone is thin-bedded, platy, fractured, brecciated,cavernous, and porous. Its composition varies from pure limestone to spotted-banded dolomitic limestoneor "zebra" rock. The "zebra rock is characterized by the presence of finely disseminated organic materi-

The fluid regime of formation of epithermal ore mineralization in the eastern part of the Aldansky shield (Russian Far East)

IN the eastern part of the Aldansky shield, on the territory of volcanic and sedimentary basins of Proterozoic age, many deposits and ore occurrences of Au, Ag, Mo, U, V, Ni, Co, Ba and Th are revealed.Petrographic, geochemical and fluid inclusion study indicate their low temperature (epithermal) genesis.It is supposed that these ores were formed in the grenville metallogenic epoch (Upper Proterozoic). The epithermal ores in this region are connected with: (i) eisite (apatite-albite metasomatites)and (ii) argilliceous-white mica metasomatites (argillisites and beresites). Apatite-albite metasomatitesare associated with rare-earth ores. As a rule, metasomatite bodies are controlled by steeply-dipping fractures. Albite, quartz and fine-grained hematite form a typical mineral assiciation. The ore bearing metasomatites were formed at pH = 4 and T≤300℃. The beresite type argillaceous-white mica alterations are widespread in volcanic rocks of the Ulkansky basin and in the sedimentary suites of the Uchursky basin. They are distinguished on all stratigraphiclevels, but especially often in a zone of structural-stratigraphic unconformity (SSU) of AR-PR. Au, Ag,Mo, V and U deposits and occurrences are connected with this type of alterations. Their structural pos-

A new insight into the nature of seasonal variations in coordinate time series of GPS sites located near active faults

这研究在在他们的建模的活跃差错和方法附近定位的 GPS 地点的并列时间系列提供新卓见进季节的变化的性质。每月平均的并列时间系列为在活跃差错交叉区域附近位于的几个并置的 GPS 地点被分析，在到 Amurian 板和圣 Andreas 差错地区的附近的北边界的中央部分的靠近的最近。观察季节的变化被是著名 sine-Gordon 方程的答案之一的 breather 功能最好描述，这被结束。获得的结果建议在这种情况中，季节的变化的来源可以被独居的种类波浪的外观在差错交叉系统引起，它可以是当作承受地质的媒介的压缩扩展的波浪的品质上。基于统计测试，建议模型的适用性的限制被建立了。