Opx–Cpx exsolution textures in lherzolites of the Cretaceous Purang Ophiolite (S. Tibet,China), and the deep mantle origin of Neotethyan abyssal peridotites     

Fahui Xiong  Richard Wirth  Xiangzhen Xu  Jingsui Yang 《International Geology Review》2020,62(6):665-682

ABSTRACT

We investigated lherzolitic peridotites in the Cretaceous Purang ophiolite along the Yarlung Zhangbo suture zone (YZSZ) in SW Tibet to constrain their mantle–melt evolution history. Coarse-grained Purang lherzolites contain orthopyroxene (Opx) and olivine (Ol) porphyroclasts with embayments filled by small olivine (Ol) neoblasts. Both clinopyroxene (Cpx) and Opx display exsolution textures represented by lamellae structures. Opx exsolution (Opx1) in clinopyroxene (Cpx1) is made of enstatite, whose compositions (Al₂O₃ = 3.85–4.90 wt%, CaO = <3.77 wt%, Cr₂O₃ = 0.85–3.82 wt%) are characteristic of abyssal peridotites. Host clinopyroxenes (Cpx1) have higher Mg#s and Na₂O, with lower TiO₂ and Al₂O₃ contents than Cpx2 exsolution lamellae in Opx, and show variable LREE patterns. Pyroxene compositions of the lherzolites indicate 10–15% partial melting of a fertile mantle protolith. P–T estimates (1.3–2.3 GPa, 745–1067°C) and the trace element chemistry of pyroxenes with exsolution textures suggest crystallization depths of ~75 km in the upper mantle, where the original pyroxenes became decomposed, forming exsolved structures. Further upwelling of lherzolites into shallow depths in the mantle resulted in crystal–plastic deformation of the exsolved pyroxenes. Combined with the occurrence of microdiamond and ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) mineral inclusions in chromites of the Purang peridotites, the pyroxene exsolution textures reported here confirm a multi-stage partial melting history of the Purang lherzolites and at least three discrete stages of P-T conditions in the course of their upwelling through the mantle during their intra-oceanic evolution.  相似文献   

Tectonic unit divisions based on block tectonics theory in the South China Sea and its adjacent areas     

Zhengxin Yin  Zhourong Cai  Cheng Zhang  Xiaofeng Huang  Qianru Huang  Liang Chen 《海洋学报(英文版)》2021,40(9):33-42

Identifying distinct tectonic units is key to understanding the geotectonic framework and distribution law of oil and gas resources. The South China Sea and its adjacent areas have undergone complex tectonic evolution processes, and the division of tectonic units is controversial. Guided by block tectonics theory, this study divide the South China Sea and its adjacent areas into several distinguished tectonic units relying on known boundary markers such as sutures(ophiolite belts), subduction-collision zones, orogenic belts, and deep faults. This work suggests that the study area is occupied by nine stable blocks(West Burma Block, Sibumasu Block, LanpingSimao Block, Indochina Block, Yangtze Block, Cathaysian Block, Qiongnan Block, Nansha Block, and Northwest Sulu Block), two suture zones(Majiang suture zone and Southeast Yangtze suture zone), two accretionary zones(Sarawak-Sulu accretionary zone and East Sulawesi accretionary zone), one subduction-collision zone(RakhineJava-Timor subduction-collision zone), one ramp zone(Philippine islands ramp zone), and six small oceanic marginal sea basins(South China Sea Basin, Sulu Sea Basin, Sulawesi Sea Basin, Banda Sea Basin, Makassar Basin, and Andaman Sea Basin). This division reflects the tectonic activities, crustal structural properties, and evolutionary records of each evaluated tectonic unit. It is of great theoretical and practical importance to understand the tectonic framework to support the exploration of oil and gas resources in the South China Sea and its adjacent areas.  相似文献   

基于重力梯度结构张量特征值斜导数边界识别方法及其在南海的应用   总被引：3，自引：2，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

戴伟铭  黄大年  李桐林  张功成 《地球物理学报》2018,61(6):2494-2507

边界识别对地质构造解释具有十分重要的意义,其可以指出地下断层、接触带和其他构造单元的边界位置.现有的边界识别滤波器大多数基于重力梯度数据及其水平和垂直导数.然而,这些传统方法具有一定的局限性,对噪音的敏感,且不能有效的均衡深浅异常的振幅,尤其是当测量异常中同时出现正异常和负异常将产生假的边界结果,对后期构造解释带来误导.针对传统方法的缺点,本文提出Tilt-Eigen边界识别方法,利用重力梯度结构张量矩阵特征值通过倾斜角计算结果的最大值实现边界识别.通过理论模型试验,该方法不仅能均衡深部浅部振幅异常的边界,避免引入额外的虚假边界异常,且识别的边界结果更加准确、收敛.将Tilt-Eigen方法用于南海实际重力数据处理,获得了20条比较清晰的边界结果.根据这些边界结果,本文推断红河断裂往ES方向延伸到南海南部区域后,开始朝正南方向延伸,与越东万安断裂相连接;推断出南沙海槽东北部为古南海缝合带,而其西南部并不是缝合带,缝合带位于其南侧的文莱沙巴附近;将南海分为8个地质构造单元.  相似文献   

藏北双湖鄂柔地区变质岩和玄武岩的40Ar/39Ar年龄及其意义   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

王立全  潘桂棠  朱弟成  朱同兴  林仕良  李宗亮 《地学前缘》2006,13(4):221-232

在藏北龙木错—双湖缝合带东段双湖鄂柔地区,获得绿泥阳起石片岩中阳起石矿物的40Ar/39Ar坪年龄为(235·9±2·6)Ma和枕状玄武岩中蚀变辉石斑晶的40Ar/39Ar坪年龄为(232·5±2·4)Ma,两个年龄具有极好的一致性,记录了中三叠世晚期—晚三叠世早期沿龙木错—双湖缝合带发生俯冲碰撞作用的构造-热事件。羌塘地区中三叠世晚期—晚三叠世早期的俯冲碰撞造山事件使得龙木错—双湖缝合带及其以北的大部分地区(即北羌塘盆地)转变为前陆盆地,区域上三叠统底部不整合面和底砾岩的发育是碰撞造山作用地质记录的重要标志。绿泥阳起石片岩的原岩主要为富含玄武岩的火山-沉积岩系,绿泥阳起石片岩和蚀变枕状玄武岩具有Ti O2、P2O5、MgO含量较高和LREE富集型、无Eu异常,以及“大隆起”微量元素配分模式和富集Nb、Ta、Ti元素等地球化学特征,显示为较典型的洋岛型碱性玄武岩性质。  相似文献   

The central Qiangtang Metamorphic Belt in northern Tibet is an in-situ Paleo-Tethys Ocean: Evidence from newly discovered Late Devonian radiolarians     

《Gondwana Research》2024

The paleogeographic position of the North Qiangtang Block, as well as the origin of the Central Qiangtang Metamorphic Belt (CQMB) have subjected to considerable debate that hampers the understanding of the early evolution of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean. This study reports a new radiolarian fauna of a Famennian age (Late Devonian) from the ophiolitic mélange south of Gangtang Co, northern Tibet, including Callela parvispinosa Won, Entactinia foveolata Nazarov, and Plenoentactinia pinguis Won. The discovery of Devonian radiolarians in the CQMB strongly supports the model that the Longmu Co–Shuanghu suture zone represents the main branch of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean. A correlation of the Late Devonian radiolarian in Tethys realm reveals that the Longmu Co–Shuanghu suture zone was connected to the Changning–Menglian suture zone in western Yunnan, the Chiang Mai–Inthanon and Chanthaburi suture zones in Thailand, and the Bentong–Raub suture zone in Malay Peninsula. The synchronous advent of Late Devonian radiolarians suggests that the Paleo-Tethys Ocean may have opened during that time.  相似文献   

Mesozoic–Paleogene sedimentary facies and paleogeography of Tibet,western China: tectonic implications     

Kai‐Jun Zhang  Bangdong Xia  Xiwen Liang 《Geological Journal》2002,37(3):217-246

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