Age of Berh Hairhan Formation of Mongolia dated by conodonts

Conodont Caudicriodus angustus angustus(Steward et al.,1956) and Caudicriodus angustus cauda(Wang et al.,2005) were found from a big limestone lens of the Berh Hairhan Formation in the place of W 150 km to Ulaanbaatar City.The discovery indicates that the Berh Haihan Formation should be assigned to Middle Devonian Eifelian Stage.This conodont fauna was from a shallow cooler water facies in the relatively high latitude.

Late Ordovician and Early Devonian conodonts from Onoo Tolgoi area of Mongolia

Conodont samples were collected from three localities in the Onoo Tolgoi area,Mongolia, and many conodonts have been found. Conodonts from the Onoo Tolgoi Formation (M288-M294) lack index fossils; its age could be Late Silurian. Samples from the Hutul us hudag Formation (M295-M299) contain Ozarkodina pandora alpha Morph. (P element), clearly indicating that this formation is Early Devonian late Lochkovian in age. Samples collected from so-called Silurian Onoo Tolgoi Formation at other localities(M300-M303) yield many Ordovician conodonts, including Icriodella baotaensis, Icriodella cf.baotaensis, Eoplacognathus jianyeensis, Eoplacognathus protoramosus; Baltoniodus alobatus; and ?Ambalodus triangularis; the age is Late Ordovician,more precisely, early-middle Late Ordovician.

中蒙边界地区构造单元划分

以板块构造理论为指导,中蒙合作完成中蒙边界地区1∶100万地质编图成果的基础上,对中蒙边界地区构造格架进行了统一厘定和划分。该区Ⅰ级构造单元主体隶属于中亚构造带的阿尔泰—兴蒙造山系,部分属塔里木—华北陆块区。阿尔泰—兴蒙造山系可划分为10个Ⅱ级、27个Ⅲ级和69个Ⅳ级构造单元。塔里木—华北陆块部分划分出2个Ⅱ级、2个Ⅲ级和4个Ⅳ级构造单元。这些不同级别的构造单元较全面地概括了中蒙边界地区的地质面貌。

中蒙边界地区成矿区带划分

中蒙边界地区成矿区带划分是近年来该区成矿规律研究中的重要科学问题之一。以板块构造-地球动力学理论为指导,在中蒙合作完成的该区1∶100万建造-构造图和成矿规律图的基础上,对中蒙边界地区成矿区带进行了统一厘定和划分。该区Ⅰ级成矿域隶属于古亚洲成矿域和滨太平洋成矿域。古亚洲成矿域可划分为阿尔泰、准噶尔-南蒙古和塔里木3个成矿省、12个成矿带和21个成矿亚带。滨太平洋成矿域划分出大兴安岭和华北陆块2个成矿省、4个成矿带和15个成矿亚带。研究提出,蒙古的欧玉陶勒盖-查干苏布尔嘎大型-超大型斑岩型矿床成矿亚带向西与中国的东天山-北山成矿亚带相连,为该区寻找同类型斑岩型矿床指明了方向。