Paleomagnetic Results of Later Paleozolic Rocks From Alashan Area of Western North China Block

In order to contribute to the Apparent Polar Wander Path (APWP) of the North China Block (NCB) , we collected paleomagnetic samples of Late Paleozoic rocks from the northern and southern margins of the Alashan (Alxa) terrane (the western part of Inner Mongolia and northern parts of Gansu and Ningxia Provinces) and adjacent regions. Laboratory work revealed different types of demagnetization behavior and isolated a higher temperature characteristic component in most of the samples. Results of IRM experiments show high thermal stability and high coercivities for the magnetic carriers in these rocks. The characteristic component passed the fold and/or reversal tests, suggesting that the characteristic components were probably primary. On the basis of comparing the paleomagnetic results with the geologic evidence, we discuss the tectonic implications. In the Late Paleozoic, the Alashan region had been part of the NCB and was not connected with the northern and southern blocks. During the Carboniferous Alash     

阿拉善及邻区石炭二叠系古地磁学研究及意义

本文对分布于华北块体西部的阿拉善及河西走廊地区的石炭系和二叠系进行了详细的古地磁学研究。对岩石标本剩磁载体和剩磁稳定性研究以及对所分离出的高温特征分量的统计检验结果表明,特征分量代表了原生剩磁分量,从而得到这一地区在晚古生代的地磁极位置,补充了中国华北块体的APWP,揭示了华北块体西部大陆内部变形的特点。结果表明,在晚古生代华北块体徘徊于赤道附近,并非冈瓦纳古陆的一部分;同时证明阿拉善及邻区相对于鄂尔多斯地区的旋转导致贺兰山槽区的剪刀型闭合。