Petrological implication of wagnerite-Ma5bc in the quartzofeldspathic gneiss, Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica

Mg dominantmineralsofwagnerite triplite group,i.e.(Mg,Fe,Mn)2(PO4)(F,OH),arerelativelyrare,buthavebeenfoundinawidevariety ofgeologicenvironments,includingmetamorphic rocksofallgrades[1]suchasquartz carbonateveinsof hydrothermalorigin,pegmatites,kyanite quartzite,micaschist,sillimanitegneiss,andmagnetiteores.Uptonow,wagneriteispresentmainlyasthe Ma2bcpolytype,anaccessorymineralincalcium poorrocks[2,5]inwhichapatite,ifpresent,oftenoc cursasretrograderimaroundwagnerite.Henriques[6]reportedasma…     

Discovery of Ordovician acritarchs in Buqingshan ophiolite complex, East Kunlun Mountains and its significance

This note reports the first discovery of Middle-Late Ordovician acritarchs from the Buqingshan ophiolite complex of the southern ophiolite zone of East Kunlun. The acritarch assemblage is dominated with acanthomorphids (approx. 32%) and sphaeromorphds (approx. 63%) and contains more characteristic forms, such as Lophosphaeridium edenense, L. varum, Nothooidium sp.,? Buedingiisphaaeridium sp., Visbysphaera sp., Strophomorpha sp., etc. In addition, some tube-like fragments and tetrads, which are recognized as affinity to terrestrial plants and usual occurrence in Late Ordovician-Early Silurian strata, are preserved together with acritarchs. All the known fossil evidence indicates that the strata should be Middle-Late Ordovician in age. It not only provides paleontological proof for the existence of Ordovician ophiolite, but also challenges the usual ideas on strata composition of the studied area and the southern ophiolite zone of East Kunlun, and the models on tectonic framework and evolution of this area and the northern part of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.     

东秦岭西坝花岗岩体及其脉岩的地球化学特征

通过秦岭西坝花岗岩体及邻区脉岩体的岩石学、地球化学研究，探讨了秦岭造山带中生代期间由全面碰撞转入陆内造山的深部动力学过程。研究表明：西坝花岗岩体及花岗斑岩脉具类似于埃达克质岩高Sr(Ba)，低Y和Yb，以及高Sr/Y,La/Yb,Eu异常微弱的地球化学特征，反映其形成于地壳厚度增大的地质背景；闪长玢岩脉代表地壳减薄背景的产物。它们的形成指示秦岭造山带印支晚期到燕山早期地壳增厚，嗣后发生下地壳拆沉的重要转换过程。     

Discovery of eclogite and its geological significance in Qiangtang area, central Tibet

Eclogites have been found in the margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau respectively since the 1990s. First Eocene eclogite from Himalayan belt was discov- ered in Kaghan valley, northern Pakistan in 1991, in which coesite was identified[1,2]. Then two eclog…     

Cenozoic terrestrial palynological assemblages in the glacial erratics from the Grove Mountains, east Antarctica

Fossiliferous glacial erratics have been found in moraines of the Grove Mountains, east Antarctica since 1998 by Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition (CHNARE) teams. These erratics were derived from a suite of glaciogene strata hidden beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet in the Lambert glacier drainage system, and thus provide a record of Cenozoic paleoenvironmental conditions and fossil biotas that are so far unknown from outcrops and drill cores in this region.By microfossil analysis, sparse Neogene spores and pollen grains are revealed, including: Toroisporis (Lygodiaceae), Granulatisporites (Pteridaceae?), Osmunda (Osmundaceae), Polypodiaceae, Magnastriatites (Parkeriaceae), Deltoidospora, Araucariaceae, Taxodiaceae, Podocarpus (Podocarpaceae), Dacrydium (Podocarpaceae),Pinus (Pinaceae), Keteleeria (Pinaceae), Picea (Pinaceae), Tsuga (Pinaceae), Chenopodiaceae, Artemisia (Asteraceae), Asteraceae, Gramineae,Fraxinoipollenites (Oleaceae), Oleoidearumpollenites (Oleaceae), Oleaceae, Operculumpollis, Nothofagidites (Nothofagus), Rhus, Quercus (Fagaceae), Juglans (Juglandaceae), Pterocarya (Juglandaceae), Liquidambar (Hamamelidaceae), Ulmus (Ulmaceae), Ulmoidepites (Ulmaceae), Tilia, Proteacidites (Proteaceae) and Tricolpopollenites; but without any marine diatoms. Most of the spores and pollen grains in the erratics are considered to originate from local sources except for some older exotic components that might be recycled from the basement sedimentary rocks by the ice sheet, so they are in situ sporo-palynological assemblages. Furthermore, since the source areas of the glaciogenic sedimentary rocks are assumed to be local or in the up glacier areas, the palynological assemblages in these erratics represent an inland terrestrial flora during a warmer period of the ice-sheet evolutionary history. The ages of these erratics are also discussed based on the occurrence of some diagnostic pollens such as the Artemisia, Chenopodiaceae and Nothofagus, which implies Neogene (most probably Pliocene). As a preliminary conclusion, we think that the existence of the Cenozoic glaciogenic rocks and their palynological assemblages present new evidence for a large scale glacial retreat event in the Grove Mountains of east Antarctica, and thus support a dynamic East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS). Furthermore, the absence of marine fossils in the samples analyzed not only provides additional evidence for a terrestrial sedimentary environment of these erratics, but also indicates that there is no transportation of Cenozoic marine fossils from the adjacent areas of the Grove Mountains.     

川西锦屏地区青纳金矿床的发现及地质意义

青纳金矿床是四川西部锦屏地区新近发现的小型金矿床。1∶50 000水系沉积物测量结果显示金元素异常明显,浓度高,与土壤剖面测量和激电中梯异常带相吻合。矿体赋存于北东-南西向锦屏断层带的次级断裂中,由多组含金石英脉型和蚀变千糜岩型脉群组成。矿体产状为210°~226°∠37°~52°,厚0.19~2.02 m,平均品位为12.92 g/t。该矿床具钾化、绢云母化、碳酸盐化、硫化等围岩蚀变,其主要的赋金矿物是黄铁矿和自然金,以及Au-Ag-Te等元素共生组合。该矿床的发现为锦屏山地区提供了找矿线索,对锦屏山及相似地质背景的金矿床勘查和研究,具有重要的借鉴价值;同时也表明造山型金矿床在锦屏矿集区并不是孤立存在的,为该区寻找造山型金矿提供依据和新思路。     

皖北新元古代硅质灰岩的发现及其地质意义

在皖北新元古代倪园组中发现了硅质灰岩,其主要组分为方解石(90%)和石英(10%),呈白色团块状断续分布于灰质白云岩和灰岩互层的寄主岩石中。在地球化学特征上,以较高的CaO和SiO2为特征,分别达到了85.34%和13.61%,稀土总量较低但轻重稀土分异明显,具有明显的Eu、较弱的Ce的正异常以及较高的Tb/Yb值和较低的Th/Sc值,Ba、(Cu+Pb+Zn)含量较高,且Al/(Al+Fe+Mn)值很低,是海底热液和海水混合作用的产物。结合前人研究成果认为,皖北新元古代所处的大地构造背景可能是与Rodinia超大陆聚合有关的Grenville造山期形成的处于拉张的弧后盆地,而不是前人所认为的对应于Rodinia超大陆裂解期的被动大陆边缘。     

哈尔滨东部海西期钾长花岗岩的锆石U-Pb年代学及其地质意义

通过对哈尔滨东部地区海西期钾长花岗岩年代学、地球化学特征的研究,讨论兴蒙造山带的演化.研究区钾长花岗岩呈肉红色细粒,主要由钾长石、斜长石、石英和黑云母组成.岩石中siO2的质量分数为74.70％～75.70％,为酸性岩.Al2 O3的质量分数为12.07％～13.18％;Na2O+K2O的质量分数为7.78％～8.09％,K2O/Na2O为0.93％～1.60％.里特曼指数为1.85～2.06.∑REE的质量分数为96.32×10-6～172.83×10-6,δEu为0.21～0.77,为铕负异常;铝饱和指数为0.88～1.12,属于高钾钙碱性花岗岩,与造山带垮塌导致的大规模岩石圈伸展作用有关.该花岗岩LA-ICP-MS锫石U-Pb年龄为(298.54士0.86) Ma(MSWD=0.94),属于晚石炭世,形成于古亚洲洋闭合后兴安地块和松嫩地块碰撞拼合后的伸展作用.     

Discovery of super-silicic and super-titanic garnets in garnet-pyroxenite in Zhaheba and its geological significance

Super-silicic garnet which exists stably at more than 5 GPa is a typical ultra-high pressure mineral. The super-silicic garnet and super-titanic garnet were discovered for the first time in garnet-pyroxenlte of early Paleozoic Zhaheba-Aermantai orogenic belt in north Xinjiang. Our study indicates that these su per-silicic garnets as well as super-Utanic garnets were formed at a depth of at least 300 km. Their host rock-garnet-pyroxenite is one kind of ultra-pressure metamorphic rocks which is related to the ultra-deep subduction of the oceanic crust. Thus, the early Paleozoic Zhaheba-Aermantai orogenic belt is related to the ultra-deep aubduction of the Paleo-Aaian oceanic crust.     

Discovery of granulite from the Fuping area in southern Qinling Mountains and its geological significance

Two-pyroxene-bearing granulites were discovered for the first time in the Hercynian-Indosinian metamorphic belt of the southern Qinling Mountains. The granulites occur in the lower part of the Fuping complex and are dominated by intermediate-acidic rocks intercalated with a small amount of bands and lenses of basic granulites. The main metamorphic minerals include orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, biotite, plagioclase and quartz, and orthopyroxenes are often retrogressively transformed into amphiboles. The metamorphic conditions have been estimated to be %T%=720-780℃ and %P%=0.6 GPa. The granulite-bearing Fuping complex probably belongs to early Proterozoic in age. Whether it occurs as the crystalline basement of the southern Qinling Hercynian-Indosinian orogenic belt or as a thrusted slice in the collisional process needs further study.     

Discovery of the Upper Permian series in Cuoqin Basin, Xizang (Tibet) and its geological significance

During the field work,one assumption has been made according to the lithologic,especially the paleotogic characteristics observed. The assumption is that the Upper Permian series should exist in Aduogabu which is in Xiadong Town, Gaize County, Tibet. This assumption was verified by the results of paleontologic identification. Accordingly it can be concluded that the idea of the lacuna of the Upper Permian series in Gangdise-Nyainqentanylha stratigraphic area should be reconsidered. There also exist abundant fossils such as coral, foraminifera.bra-chiopada and algae, which are representative of the result from warm water fauna. There exist some pinnacle reels consisting of coral and/or stramatopora. All this reflects the location evolution of Tibet in the area from high to low latitudes.     

北祁连山东段瞭高山构造拼贴体的发现及其意义

瞭高山构造拼贴体的发现对于确定祁连造山带东段中祁连地块北部边界有重大意义.该拼贴体由奥陶系火山岩、大理岩和中晚元古代皋兰岩群绢云石英片岩、变杂砂岩、千枚岩等不同时代地层块体拼贴而成,形成于新元古代末-早古生代.整体成层无序,韧性剪切变形强烈.其变形序列特征反映早期正向逆冲,晚期压剪平移-正向伸展的造山拼贴过程.     

湘西南-桂北交界地区加里东期基性岩的发现及其地质意义

湘西南-桂北交界地区属于江南造山带(或称之为钦杭结合带)西南段的重要组成部分,该区与Rodinia超大陆聚合与裂解有关的岩浆活动十分强烈,但至今还没有加里东期基性岩存在的报道。采用LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb法对湘西南—桂北交界地区首次发现的加里东期变辉长辉绿岩进行了年代学研究。结果表明,变辉长辉绿岩形成于(421.9±7.8)Ma,为加里东期岩浆活动的产物。该基性岩的发现及其年龄的确定;并结合区域上的研究结果表明,扬子板块和华夏板块结合带(钦杭结合带)西南段可能存在有从新元古代至早古生代的双向洋陆俯冲-碰撞过程。     

Ice radar investigation at Dome A, East Antarctica: Ice thickness and subglacial topography

Dome A, located in the central East Antarctic ice sheet (EAIS), is the highest summit of the Antarctic ice sheet. From ice-sheet evolution modeling results, Dome A is likely to preserve over one million years of the Earth’s paleo-climatic and -environmental records, and considered an ideal deep ice core drilling site. Ice thickness and subglacial topography are critical factors for ice-sheet models to determine the timescale and location of a deep ice core. During the 21st and 24th Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition (CHINARE 21, 2004/05; CHINARE 24, 2007/08), ground-based ice radar systems were used to a three-dimensional investigation in the central 30 km×30 km region at Dome A. The successfully obtained high resolution and accuracy data of ice thickness and subglacial topography were then interpolated into the ice thickness distribution and subglacial topography digital elevation model (DEM) with a regular grid resolution of 140.5 m×140.5 m. The results of the ice radar investigation indicate that the average ice thickness in the Dome A central 30 km×30 km region is 2233 m, with a minimal ice thickness of 1618 m and a maximal ice thickness of 3139 m at Kunlun Station. The subglacial topography is relatively sharp, with an elevation range of 949–2445 m. The typical, clear mountain glaciation morphology is likely to reflect the early evolution of the Antarctic ice sheet. Based on the ice thickness distribution and subglacial topography characteristics, the location of Kunlun Station was suggested to carry out the first high-resolution, long time-scale deep ice core drilling. However, the internal structure and basal environments at Kunlun Station still need further research to determine.     

Discovery of eclogite inclusions and its geological significance in early Jurassic intrusive complex in Xuzhounorthern Anhui,eastern China

The early Jurassic intrusive complex is chiefly made of monzodioritic porphyry in northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu, which emplaced in 191 Ma. The intrusive complexes contain a lot of eclogite inclusions which belong to eclogite and garnet-pyroxenite. The inclusions had undergone eclogite facies high-pressure metamorphism and amphibolite facies retrogressive metamorphism. The garnets in eclogite inclusions are mainly almandine varieties and clinopyroxenes are omphacite and augite. The mineral assemblage and P-T estimation results show that P-T conditions of eclogite facies metamorphism and amphibolite facies retrogressive metamorphism are over 1.2—1.5 GPa, 709—861℃ and 0.7—1.03 GPa, 666—738℃, respectively. The discovery of the highpressure xenoliths not only is of important significance to understand the composition and structure of deep crust in southern edge of North China Platform, but also can be of important influence on realizing the subduction-collision-exhumation evolutional process of the DabieSulu ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic belt.     

Discovery of the Early Paleozoic post-collisional granites in northern margin of the Erguna massif and its geological significance

The Luoguhe intrusion, located in Mohe County, Heilongjiang Province, is mainly composed of monzogranite, quartz diorite and granodiorite, with minor diorite, tonalite, quartz monzodiorite, quartz monzonite, syenogranite and alkali-feldspar granite. The intrusion can be divided into two iithological units, i.e. quartz diorite and monzogranite units, with affinities to high-K caic-alkaline series. The quartz diorite unit （SiO2： 54.79%-58.30%, Na2O/CaO： 0.79-1.53 and Shand index： 0.77-0.82） belongs to metaluminous rocks. And the monzogranite unit （SiO2： 65.29%-66.45%, Na2O/CaO： 1.73-3.43 and Shand index 〈1.05） can be considered as weakly peraluminous rocks. The intrusion is characterized by high REE abundance （∑REE = 180.2-344.3μg/g）, medium-strong negative Eu anomalies （δEu = 0.33-0.82）, weak REE fractionation [（La/Yb）N = 4.12-10.45], enrichments in Rb, Th, U, K, La, Ce, Nd, Hf, Zr and Sm, but strong depletions of Ba, Nb, Ta, Sr, P and Ti. These characteristics of major, REE and trace elements indicate that the intrusion was formed in a transitional tectonic setting from compressionai to extensional regime, which can be classified as post-collisional granitoids. SHRIMP U-Pb zircon analyses yield ages of 517±9 and 504±8 Ma for the quartz diorite and monzogranite units, respectively. The discovery of Early Paleozoic post-collisionai granites in the northern margin of the Erguna massif indicates that the northern branch of Paleo-Asian Ocean between Siberian plate and Erguna massif was closed in the Early Paleozoic and the Salair orogeny ended ca. 500 Ma ago.