The Intrusion of the Meissen Pluton (Elbe Valley-Zone): Evidence from Geochemical and Isotopic Data

Abstract

Geochemical and mineralogical investigations of plutonic rocks from the Meiβen massif indicate different magmatic evolution trends of the Freital sequence as well as for the central part of the complex Constant ε-Nd_T-345 values of ?1.5 of the Freital sequence and major/trace element data point to a fractional crystallization process. Based on ε-Nd values, ¹⁴⁷Sm/¹⁴⁴Nd ratios as well as on geochemical data affinities to alkali basalts cannot be excluded.

Analogous conclusions have been drawn regarding mineral chemical data [10] and cathodoluminescence spectra of apatite [13]. Assimilation of old continental crust, reflected by relics of apatite and zircon, may be the reason that the ε-Nd values plot at the lower end of the “mantle array”. The pyroxene-monzodiorite from Gröba belongs to the same source environment as the Freital sequence (Nd-characteristics).

The geological evolution of the central part of the studied plutonic complex is completely different to the Freital sequence: most of the intrusions show signatures of open system fractionation processes. The ε-Nd_T-345 value of ?1.46 of the Leuben monzonite indicates a narrow relation to the Freital sequence, whereas the ε-Nd_T-345 value of +2.27 of the Spitzgrund monzonite either reflects the derivation of another basic material then the Freital-type or the participation of other mixing component(s) from geologically young crust.

Fabric and mineral chemical investigations of the porphyry-like granite GII point to a mixing process of basic xenocrysts, resembling the corresponding minerals of the Freital sequence, and granite melts [10]. Large amounts of old zircon cores [11] indicate the inheritance of continental crust components by the Hauptgranit. Isotopic investigations on various granitic samples (GII, Hauptgranit and Riesensteingranit) reflect an increasing trend towards the crustal source(s) of their parental melts. The ε-Nd_T-345 values are ?3.75, ?4.16 and ?6.13, respectively.

Chemical parameters and the ε-Nd_T value of the Riesensteingranit agree with data of granites from the Saxonian Granulite Massif (see e.g. Wand et al. [8]; von Quadt, 1992). Thus, it may be possible that both granite types derived from similar sources.     

西秦岭中生代花岗岩锆石U-Pb-Lu-Hf同位素特征及地质意义

对西秦岭地区中川岩体、柏家庄岩体和教场坝花岗岩体进行LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb同位素年代学分析, 获得其岩浆侵位年龄分别为220±1, 216±6和222±3 Ma, 表明3个岩体均形成于中?晚三叠世。样品的全岩地球化学分析结果表明, 3个岩体具有相似的稀土及微量元素特征, 均表现为显著亏损高场强元素Nb, Ti和P等, 具有明显的右倾式球粒陨石标准化稀土元素配分模式。锆石Lu-Hf同位素分析结果表明, 3个岩体锆石测年样品的ε_Hf(t)值介于?3.31~+1.68之间, 二阶段模式年龄介于1151~1456 Ma之间。岩石成因分析表明, 这些印支期花岗岩体的母岩浆主要来源于新元古代地壳物质的部分熔融。结合岩体形成时代、岩石成因和区域岩浆作用, 认为这些岩体形成于南秦岭与华南板块沿勉略缝合带相碰撞的造山动力学背景, 可能与华南板块的俯冲板片断离有关。     

Zircon U-Pb ages of granites at Changba and Huangzhuguan in western Qinling and implications for source nature

Mesozoic granitoids are widespread in the Qinling-Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt. Precise U-Pb dating on these granitoids can reveal the evolution of the continental collision orogen and thus provide information on the nature of magma sources. This study presents zircon LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating and whole-rock geochemical analyses for two intrusions at Changba and Huangzhuguan in western Qinling. Zircon U-Pb ages for central and marginal phases of the Huangzhuguang intrusion are 214±1 Ma and 213±3 Ma, respectively. Zircons from the Changba intrusion yield a dominant cluster with an U-Pb age of 213±2 Ma. Collectively, these ages are younger than ages of 220 to 240 Ma for ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism due to the continental collision between the South China Block and the North China Block, corresponding to syn-exhumation magmatism. Some inherited zircons occur in the Changba intrusion, yielding a weighted mean of ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages at 757±14 Ma. This indicates that the Changba intrusion has the crustal source of mid-Neoproterozoic ages and a tectonic affinity to the South China Block. Geochemically, the two intrusuons are both rich in LILE and LREE but depleted in HFSE and HREE, similar to arc-type igneous rocks. The Huangzhuguang intrusion exhibits linear correlations between SiO₂ and the other major oxides, implying chemical evolution from a cognate magma source. It contains mafic enclaves, suggesting possible mixing of felsic-mafic magmas. The Changba granite is rich in Si and K but poor in Fe and Mg as well as has a high value of Fe*, suggesting strong differentiation of granitic magma. Therefore, the two intrusions were derived from the Late Triassic anatexis of the continental crust of different compositions in the northern margin of South China Block. This process may be coupled with exhumation of the subducted continental crust in the stage of late collision.     

西北太平洋表层沉积物地球化学特征及其物源指示意义

为深入了解西北太平洋表层沉积物地球化学特征及物质来源,对大洋40航次在西北太平洋马尔库斯-威克海山区采集的表层沉积物进行了全岩地球化学和黏土矿物测试分析。结果表明,研究区表层沉积物稀土元素（REE)平均质量分数为302.87×10^-6,北美页岩标准化稀土配分模式与黄土相似,并具Ce轻微负异常和Eu无异常特征。稀土配分模式、判别函数（discriminant functions,DF）、M/I（蒙脱石/伊利石）及涂片鉴定等结果指示沉积物物源具有多源性,主要为陆源风尘物质,并受海洋自生物质的强烈影响,海山玄武岩及其蚀变产物和硅质生物也有一定的贡献。研究区沉积物稀土特征既不同于边缘海沉积物,也有别于远洋沉积物,而与弧后盆地沉积物类似。结合1/δCe-LREE/HREE和LREE/HREE-Y/Ho判别图解结果,研究区沉积物物源结构属性应介于边缘海沉积物与远洋沉积物之间,为洋陆过渡区沉积。     

郯庐断裂带鲁皖段新生代玄武岩形成机制的稀土判别

根据郯庐断裂带鲁皖段早第三纪、中新世以及更新世玄武岩的稀土元素特征的研究，应用稀土判据探讨了区内玄武岩的形成机制。稀土元素和常量元素的相关关系显示，郯庐断裂带新生代3个阶段玄武岩成岩过程中分离结晶作用不明显，其形成机制应该为上地幔部分熔融作用。通过多种稀土元素联合协变关系也同样反映了这些玄武岩的形成机制为上地幔部分熔融作用，同时也显示区内新生代玄武岩的稀土元素特征继承了其源区物质的稀土元素特征。这一结论与区内Sr，Nd同位素研究的结果相吻合。     

南极岩石样品中稀土元素的中子活化分析

用仪器中子活化分析技术,测定了南极岩石中8种稀土元素含量,讨论了不同岩石的稀土模式特点。     

浙北富硒土壤地球化学特征与生物学效应

通过对杭嘉湖平原富硒区研究,发现区内富硒土壤主要分布在环湖平原区,土壤具有特殊的地球化学性质,表现为土壤酸性,土壤硒全量0.3～0.5 mg/kg,有机质含量高、重金属含量低,土壤质地较黏重,土壤硒与有机质关系密切,而与土壤pH相关性不明显等特点。在土壤有机质丰富和氧化条件下,农产品中硒含量较高,重金属低于限量标准,具有较好的开发远景。     

溴的生物必需性(二)

根据微量元素必需性的经典定义,从溴的生态地球化学、溴的生物学功能及溴的人体健康效应方面论述了溴是生命必需微量元素的16项理由.分3期刊出.本期发表第二部分.     

土壤发育过程中稀土元素的地球化学指示意义

研究了海南岛北部不同时期喷发的玄武岩上发育土壤中稀土元素的地球化学特征和行为,探讨成土元素的分异及其对土壤发育程序的指示作用。ＲＥＥ总量与成土年龄呈显著正相关,是指示土壤发育程序的良好指标。同时,随土壤发育程度的加深,ＲＥＥ出现分异,土壤中轻稀土逐渐富集,重稀土亏损,伴随的进一步发育,Ｃｅ逐渐向正异常而Ｅｕ向负异常方向演化。     

Über den Einfluß von Isotopieeffekten auf die Verbreitung der Isotope in der Natur

Die Isotopenzusammensetzung der chemischen Elemente in ihren natürlichen Vorkommen wird von kernphysikalischen Vorgängen, vom Einfall extraterrestrischer Materie und, namentlich bei den leichten Elementen (etwa bis zum Chlor), von kinetischen und thermodynamischen Isotopieeffekten beeinfluβt. Deshalb ist die Kenntnis der in der Natur wirkenden Isotopieeffekte eine entscheidende Voraussetzung für das Verständnis der Gesetzmäβigkeiten der Verbreitung der Isotope in der Natur und für die Anwendung dieser Gesetzmäβigkeiten als Mittel der geo- und kosmoswissenschaftlichen Forschung und der Umweltforschung [1].