A reinvestigation of thrusting in Portugese Timor     

Alex E. Grady 《Australian Journal of Earth Sciences》2013,60(2):223-227

Field relations from a small area in the Maubisse region of Portuguese Timor fail to support the hypothesis of southward overthrusting of Permian rocks (Audley‐Charles, 1965) or the postulate that the Maubisse Formation represents a mid‐Tethys island group (Audley‐Charles et al., 1972).  相似文献   

The age of Canberra landforms     

J. N. Jennings 《Australian Journal of Earth Sciences》2013,60(3):371-378

The interpretation of Canberra's landforms as unexhumed survivals from Bowning faulting and mid‐Devonian vulcanicity is opposed. Some major faults are truncated whereas sharp scarps coincide with others. In the nearby Taemas area, the Canberra‐Yass Plains cut across Tabberabberan folds. Summit surface remnants surviving high in the A.C.T. Ranges and discordant river gorges are incompatible with extreme age of the relief. River nick‐points and steps between surfaces are some related and some unrelated to faults, with like import. Stripping of the Murrumbidgee Batholith, also of Bowning age, would have caused substantial filling of the Canberra Rift; during subsequent removal, erosion would not have entirely respected Silurian rocks similar in resistance to Devonian fill. Permian rocks to the east must in part derive from erosion of the Canberra area. Local rates of denudation of 5 cm/1000 y. are hard to reconcile with survival of high steep relief from the mid‐Devonian.

Alternative explanations are given for those characters of the Fyshwick Gravels which led them to be regarded as Permian glaciofluvials.

The same evidence supports Browne's standpoint that the relief is polycyclic through epeirogenic uplift at intervals, together with posthumous movement along some old faults.  相似文献   

Provenance of detrital zircons in the Late Triassic Sichuan foreland basin: constraints on the evolution of the Qinling Orogen and Longmen Shan thrust-fold belt in central China     

《International Geology Review》2012,54(14):1806-1824

In this article, we present in situ U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotope data for Upper Triassic detritus in the Sichuan region of northwestern South China, which was a foreland basin during the Late Triassic. The aim is to determine the provenance of sediments in the foreland basin and to constrain the evolution of the surrounding mountain belts. U–Pb age data for the Late Triassic detrital zircons generally show populations at 2.4–2.6 Ga, 1.7–1.9 Ga, 710–860 Ma, 410–460 Ma, and 210–300 Ma. By fitting the zircon data into the tectonic, sedimentologic, and palaeographic framework, we propose that the north Yangtze Block and South Qinling–Dabie Orogen were the important source areas of sediments in the northern part of the foreland basin, whereas the Longmen Shan thrust-fold belt was the main source region for detritus in other parts of the foreland basin. The South Qinling–Dabie Orogen could also have served as a physical barrier to block most detritus shed from the southern North China Block into the foreland basin during the sedimentation of the Xujiahe Formation. Our results also reveal that part of the flysch from the eastern margin of the Songpan–Ganzi region had been displaced into the Longmen Shan thrust-fold belt before the deposition of the foreland basin sediments. In addition, the Lu-Hf data indicate that Phanerozoic igneous rocks in central China show insignificant formation of the juvenile crust.  相似文献   

Detrital zircon geochronology and geochemistry of metasediments from the Vorontsovka terrane: implications for microcontinent tectonics     

《International Geology Review》2012,54(9):1108-1126

ABSTRACT

The Vorontsovka terrane (VT) is an important component of the East Sarmatian Orogen (ESO) which divides the Precambrian cores of the Sarmatian and Volgo-Uralia segments of the East European Craton (EEC). The tectonic framework of the VT remains controversial due to poor constraints from geochemical and geochronological studies. In this article we present detrital zircon U–Pb ages and geochemical features of the Precambrian meta-sedimentary rocks from the VT, which occur interlayered with calc-silicate rocks and metabasites. Most of the zircons from metasediments possess oscillatory zoning and high Th/U ratios (>0.2), indicating magmatic provenance. Their ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ages cluster around 2093 ± 7, 2126 ± 7, 2158 ± 12, 2189 ± 16, and 2210 ± 31 Ma, correlating with the ages of magmatic zircon cores from the surrounding igneous suites, and reflecting a single tectono-magmatic cycle (~2200–2100 Ma) in the source area. Age of the youngest detrital zircon grain from the metasedimentary rocks and the cores of zircon grains from igneous suites show ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ages at 2094 and 2106 Ma, respectively. Together with the largest age clusters of 2126 ± 7 and 2158 ± 12 Ma of the magmatic cores of the detrital zircons, the timing of sedimentation is inferred as ~ 2100–2170 Ma.

The metapelites display strong rare earth element fractionation with variable Eu anomalies ((La/Yb)_N = 7.0–14.5, Eu/Eu* = 0.49–1.23). In contrast, the calc-silicate rocks and metabasites lack Eu anomalies ((La/Yb)_N = 5.2–11.5, Eu/Eu* = 0.87–1.00). The large-ion lithophile (LILE) and high field strength element (HFSE) concentrations of most samples are comparable with those of the upper continental crust (UCC). The rocks possess negative anomalies of Th, Nb, Sr, and Zr relative to UCC. Their high Index of Compositional Variability (0.85–1.32, up to 1.8 in metabasites) and relatively low Chemical Index of Alteration (46.1–70.4) indicate that the metapelitic sediments were immature to weakly immature and probably underwent minor chemical weathering. The protoliths of the metabasites are interpreted as interlayered volcano-sedimentary and pyroclastic material. Relict clastic textures of the VT rocks, their geochemical features, and the grain morphology of detrital zircons suggest that the sediments were derived from intermediate and felsic provenances, which were most likely deposited in an environment with active volcanism. We envisage an active continental margin setting in the southwestern part of the Volgo-Uralia segment of the EEC related to the assembly of the Palaeoproterozoic Columbia supercontinent. Combined with recent data from surrounding terranes of the ESO, our results suggest that the VT represents an accretionary prism along a continental arc within the Sarmatia and Volgo-Uralia oceanic realm in the Palaeoproterozoic.  相似文献   

Neoproterozoic crustal growth at the margin of the East Gondwana continent – age and isotopic constraints from the easternmost inliers of Oman     

《International Geology Review》2012,54(16):2046-2064

ABSTRACT

The Jebel Ja’alan and Qalhat inliers of Oman represent the easternmost exposures in the Arabian peninsula of the Neoproterozoic basement associated with the East African Orogen (EAO) and the assembly of East and West Gondwana. These inliers expose tonalitic gneisses and metasediments intruded by granodiorites and granites of the Ja’alan batholith. Zircons from the gneisses yield U–Pb SIMS ages of ca. 900–880 Ma, which are interpreted as crystallization ages. These represent the oldest magmatic events associated with the closure of the Mozambique Ocean reported to date. Zircon of this age is also the dominant component in the metasediments. The Ja’alan batholith yields ages of ca. 840–825 Ma. Nd isotopes indicate that both the gneisses and the batholith range from juvenile to slightly more evolved, with ε_Nd(t) of +6 to +1.5 interpreted to reflect variable contamination by older, evolved continental material; this is also indicated by >900 Ma detrital zircon from the metasediments. The Nd data also contrast with the uniformly juvenile signature of younger, ca. 840 Ma, rocks of the Marbat region of southern Oman that lie structurally to the west. The Ja’alan and Qalhat inliers thus document eastward increasing age and continental influence, consistent with the progressive development of arc rocks onto the western margin of East Gondwana, although the location and nature of the eastern continental block remain elusive.  相似文献   

赞皇变质杂岩区西南部斜长角闪岩的地球化学、变质演化研究及其构造意义   总被引：2，自引：2，他引：0  

肖玲玲  卢俊生  王国栋  蔡佳  吴春明 《岩石学报》2012,28(9):2807-2818

赞皇变质杂岩位于华北克拉通中部造山带中南段,阜平杂岩以南,太古代变质岩石在该杂岩区仅有零星出露。目前研究发现,在赞皇变质杂岩的西南部地区亦有太古代(含榴)斜长角闪岩出露,且与东南部的斜长角闪岩具有类似的地球化学性质,其原岩为亚碱性玄武质岩石,形成于岛弧构造环境。岩石中石榴石保留微弱的进变质生长环带,且记录了进变质、峰期变质和退变质三个阶段的矿物组合。不同阶段的温压估算结果分别为:进变质阶段约679℃和8.4kbar,高峰期变质条件位于高角闪岩相,最高温度超过702℃、最高压力大于9.3kbar,退变质阶段温度为633～636℃、压力为5.2～5.4kbar。该地区含榴斜长角闪岩拥有典型的顺时针近等温减压型(ITD)的变质作用P-T轨迹,推测赞皇变质杂岩可能卷入了华北克拉通东部陆块和西部陆块之间的俯冲-碰撞-快速隆升过程。同时,早期进变质作用阶段信息的保留为俯冲过程的存在提供了新的证据。  相似文献   

安徽桐城挂车河镇地区韧性剪切带元素质量平衡分析     

张文俊  李振生  田晓莉  刘国生 《安徽地质》2012,(4):241-247

韧性剪切变形对岩石地球化学行为的制约一直是地质学家们关注的问题。安徽桐城挂车河镇（挂镇）地区是大别造山带东缘和郯庐断裂带交汇位置,两个构造体系的韧性剪切带均发育,为开展对比分析研究提供了条件。不同构造体系及构造期次的长英质韧性剪切带在糜棱岩化过程中体积变化和元素迁移规律均相似,随着变形强度的增加。体积亏损和元素迁移越明显,体积亏损可达32．18％,元素迁移表现为SiO2、K2O、Na2O的迁出和Fe2O3、CaO、MgO的迁入;镁铁质脆一韧剪切带在糜棱岩化过程中体积变化和元素迁移规律与长英质剪切带的恰恰相反,体积增加21．63％～186．60％．元素迁移的显著特征是SiO2大量迁入及Fe2O3和CaO迁出。  相似文献   

SHRIMP U–Pb zircon dating of the Neoproterozoic Penglai Group and Archean gneisses from the Jiaobei Terrane, North China, and their tectonic implications   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Jian-Bo Zhou  Simon A. Wilde  Guo-Chun Zhao  Chang-Qing Zheng  Wei Jin  Xing-Zhou Zhang  Hong Cheng 《Precambrian Research》2008,160(3-4):323-340

Archean basement gneisses and supracrustal rocks, together with Neoproterozoic (Sinian) metasedimentary rocks (the Penglai Group) occur in the Jiaobei Terrane at the southeastern margin of the North China Craton. SHRIMP U–Pb zircon dating of an Archean TTG gneiss gave an age of 2541 ± 5 Ma, whereas metasedimentary rocks from the Neoproterozoic Penglai Group yielded a range in zircon ages from 2.9 to 1.8 Ga. The zircons can be broadly divided into three age populations, at: 2.0–1.8 Ga, 2.45–2.1 Ga and >2.5 Ga. Detrital zircon grains with ages >2.6 Ga are few in number and there are none with ages <1.8 Ga. These results indicate that most of the detrital material comes from a Paleoproterozoic source, most likely from the Jianshan and Fenzishan groups, with some material coming from Archean gneisses in the Jiaobei Terrane. An age of 1866 ± 4 Ma for amphibolite-facies hornblende–plagioclase gneiss, forming part of a supracrustal sequence within the Archean TTG gneiss, indicates Late Paleoproterozoic metamorphism. Both the Archean gneiss complex and Penglai metasedimentary rocks resemble previously described components of the Jiao-Liao-Ji orogenic belt and suggest that the Jiaobei Terrane has a North China Craton affinity; they also suggest that the time of collision along the Jiao-Liao-Ji Belt was at 1865 Ma.  相似文献   

小秦岭大湖金钼矿床辉钼矿铼锇同位素年龄及印支期成矿事件   总被引：32，自引：15，他引：17  

李诺  孙亚莉  李晶  薛良伟  李文博 《岩石学报》2008,24(4)

东秦岭北部存在世界最大的钼矿带,并蕴涵著名的小秦岭造山型金矿田,金、钼矿床成矿时代和构造背景一直存在争议。河南小秦岭金矿田大湖金矿床深部新发现了石英脉型钼矿床,查明钼资源储量已达中型。6件辉钼矿样品Re-Os同位素模式年龄介于215.4±5.4～255.6±9.6Ma,等时线年龄为218±41Ma(2σ误差,MSWD=38),加权平均年龄为234±18Ma(2σ误差,MSWD=23),表明钼矿化发生在印支期。结合对已有年龄资料的归纳和分析,认为秦岭造山带曾在印支期发生重要的岩浆-成矿事件,但被燕山期造山作用所改造或破坏,在秦岭造山带北缘尚有明显保留或记录。  相似文献   

内蒙古中—东部地区基底岩石、花岗岩和玄武岩的Nd同位素组成及其对该区地壳演化的指示   总被引：8，自引：6，他引：2  

王忠  李大鹏  刘金宝  陈岳龙  侯青叶  李伟  皮乔辉  林宇 《现代地质》2008,22(5)

对出露于内蒙古地区的华北地台北缘中段及兴蒙造山带内共21件不同岩性的样品进行Nd同位素研究。这些样品的Nd模式年龄值表明:兴蒙造山带与华北地台具完全不同的特征,兴蒙造山带以年轻的亏损地幔模式年龄为特征(tDM=0.4~1.1 Ga),普遍低于华北地台西段的tDM值(1.8~3.4 Ga)。锡林浩特地块作为独立块体具与兴蒙造山带不同的特征,锡林浩特地块的亏损地幔模式年龄介于兴蒙造山带年龄与华北地台年龄之间。Nd模式年龄计算结果表明内蒙古地区华北地台北缘的地壳增生事件主要集中于中元古代之前,而兴蒙造山带地壳增生事件自新元古代开始。通过对内蒙古地区华北地台北缘εNd(t)值随时间的变化分析可知,在中元古代及海西期均存在古老地壳的再循环及新地壳的增生事件。内蒙古兴蒙造山带地壳增生速率表明该区地壳主要增生事件发生于1 000~700 M a,其后形成的岩浆岩所反映的增生过程表明有古老地壳组分的参与。  相似文献