Seismic strain rates and distributed continental deformation in the northern Andes and three-dimensional seismotectonics of northwestern South America   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Freddy Corredor 《Tectonophysics》2003,372(3-4):147-166

Remote sensing and field studies of several extensional basins along the northern margin of the Gulf of Aden in Yemen show that Oligocene–Miocene syn-rift extension trends N20°E on average, in agreement with the E–W to N120°E strike of main rift-related normal faults, but oblique to the main trend of the Gulf (N70°E). These faults show a systematic reactivation under a 160°E extensional stress that we interpret also as syn-rift. The occurrence of these two successive phases of extension over more than 1000 km along the continental margin suggests a common origin linked to the rifting process. After discussing other possible mechanisms such as a change in plate motion, far-field effects of Arabia–Eurasia collision, and stress rotations in transfer zones, we present a working hypothesis that relates the 160°E extension to the westward propagation since about 20 Ma of the N70°E-trending, obliquely spreading, Gulf of Aden oceanic rift. The late 160°E extension, perpendicular to the direction of rift propagation, could result from crack-induced extension associated with the strain localization that characterises the rift-to-drift transition.  相似文献   

What drove late Mesozoic extension of the northern China–Mongolia tract?     

Qing-Ren Meng   《Tectonophysics》2003,369(3-4):155-174

The northern China–Mongolia tract exhibited a tectonic transition from contractional to extensional deformation in late Mesozoic time. Late Middle to early Late Jurassic crustal shortening is widely thought to have resulted from collision of an amalgamated North China–Mongolia block and the Siberian plate, but widespread late Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous extension has not been satisfactorily explained by existing models. Some prominent features of the extensional tectonics of the northern China–Mongolia tract are: (1) Late Jurassic voluminous volcanism prior to Early Cretaceous large-magnitude rapid extension; (2) overlapping in time of contractional deformation in the Yinshan–Yanshan belt with development of extension-related basins in the interior of the northern China–Mongolia tract; and (3) widespread occurrence of alkali granitic plutonism, extensional basins and metamorphic core complexes in the Early Cretaceous. A new explanation is advanced in this study for this sequence of events. The collision of amalgamated North China–Mongolia with Siberia led to crustal overthickening of the northern China–Mongolia tract and formation of a high-standing plateau. Subsequent breakoff at depth of the north-dipping Mongol–Okhotsk oceanic slab is suggested as the main trigger for late Mesozoic lithospheric extension of that tract. Slab breakoff resulted in mantle lithospheric stretching of the adjacent northern China–Mongolia tract with subsequent ascent of hot asthenosphere and magmatic underplating at the base of the crust. Collectively, these phenomena triggered gravitational collapse of the previously thickened crust, leading to late Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous crustal extension, and importantly, coeval contraction along the southern margin of the plateau in the Yinshan–Yanshan belt. The proposed model provides a framework for interpreting the spatial and temporal relationships of distinct processes and reconciling some seemingly contradictory phenomena, such as the synchronous extension of northerly terranes during major contraction in the neighboring Yanshan–Yinshan belt.  相似文献   

北祁连山早古生代洋脊—洋岛和弧后盆地火山作用   总被引：50，自引：0，他引：50  

夏林圻  夏祖春 《地质学报》1998,72(4):301-312

北祁连山系内,分布着一套类型十分齐全的新元古代－早古生代海相火山岩系。它包括有大陆裂谷火山岩、洋脊－洋岛火山岩、岛弧火山岩、弧后盆地火山岩和陆缘被动裂谷火山岩。本文重点介绍北祁连山早古生代洋脊－洋岛火山岩和弧后盆地火山岩的岩石地球化学特点,并从地幔动力学角度探讨它们的岩石成因。这无疑对于深入了解地质历史古老增生板块边缘的火山作用有重要意义。  相似文献   

河北丰宁牛圈银金矿床构造地质特征   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

傅朝义  高百林 《华北地质矿产杂志》1998,13(3):258-263

牛圈银金多金属矿,华北地洼北缘。成矿条件明显受燕山晚期地洼活动－陆壳伸展运动所形成的断裂构造和火山机构控制,矿床呈隐爆角砾岩筒状,具浅成低温热液型矿床特征。  相似文献   

Late Palaeozoic NE–SW ductile–brittle extension in the La Serre horst,eastern France     

Guilhem Coromina  Olivier Fabbri 《Comptes Rendus Geoscience》2004,336(1):75-84

In the La Serre horst of the Alpine foreland, the pre-Triassic La Serre median fault zone separates a Late Devonian–Early Carboniferous granite from an ignimbrite of unknown age and from Permian deposits. Motion along this fault zone took place first in ductile conditions and then evolved in brittle conditions. Both ductile and brittle shear criteria indicate a top-NE normal-dextral displacement. Similar motions are reported along faults bounding Late Palaeozoic intramontane coal basins located in the Massif Central and correspond to a widespread NE–SW Late to Post-Orogenic extension that affected the Variscan basement during Late Carboniferous to Early Permian times. To cite this article: G. Coromina, O. Fabbri, C. R. Geoscience 336 (2004).  相似文献   

Present-day geodynamics in the bend of the western and central Alps as constrained by earthquake analysis   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Bastien Delacou  Christian Sue  Jean-Daniel Champagnac  Martin Burkhard 《Geophysical Journal International》2004,158(2):753-774

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Deep geodynamics of far field intercontinental back-arc extension: Formation of Cenozoic volcanoes in northeastern China     

Shi Yao-lin  Zhang Jian 《地震学报(英文版)》2004,17(1):1-8

There are three cases of variation of trench location possible to occur during subduction: trench fixed, trench advancing, and trench retreating. Retreat of trench may lead to back-arc extension. The Pacific plate subducts at low angle beneath the Eurasia plate, tomographic results indicate that the subducted Pacific slab does not penetrate the 670 km discontinuity, instead, it is lying flat above the interface. The flattening occurred about 28 Ma ago. Geodynamic computation suggests: when the frontier of the subducted slab reaches the phase boundary of lower and upper mantle, it may be hindered and turn flat lying above the boundary, facilitates the retreat of trench and back-arc extension. Volcanism in northeastern China is likely a product of such retreat of subduction, far field back-arc extension, and melting due to reduce of pressure while mantle upwelling. Foundation item: National Natural Science Foundation of China (40234042 and 40174027).  相似文献   

关于弧后扩张机制的新看法   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

彭澎  翟明国 《世界地质》2002,21(1):1-8

为了探讨弧后扩张的内在机制，计算得出了一些弧后扩张背景下板舌参数及边缘海资料的特征，综合古地磁、地热、重力、地震等信息，认为弧后扩张可能与板舌舌端地质行为有关，具体形成机制可能是：可能已经发生正断的板舌舌端发生熔融分异，低密度部分上升膨胀，高密度部分下沉，在合适条件下形成物质对流环，导致弧后扩张。这种模式可以更好地解释弧后扩张的可能发生过程和演化旋回，还为解释多岛海的形成提供了一个可能的思路。  相似文献   

辽西早白垩世义县组火山岩的地质特征及其构造背景   总被引：29，自引：10，他引：29  

李伍平  路凤香等 《岩石学报》2002,18(2):193-204

早白垩世义县组火山岩虽辽西地区分布最为广泛的中代火山岩。岩石学、元素－同位素地球化学研究表明，义县组火山岩主要为高钾钙碱性系列，相容元素（Cr,Co,Ni,V等）和大离子亲石元素（如Rb,Sr,Ba等）相对富集，市场强元素（如Nb,Ta,Ti,Zr,Hf等）和放射性元素（U,Th）相对亏损，轻重稀土元素分 馏明显，δEu弱负异常，放射成因的Nd,Sr,Pb同位素较低， 具有板内和活动大陆边缘弧地球化学特点。作者认为辽西早白垩世义县组火山岩起源于富集的岩石圈地幔的部分熔融。岩浆在演化过程中以结晶分异作用为主，伴有少量的地壳混染作用，即AFC过程。结合区域构造，作者认为义县组火山岩形成于板内岩石圈的不均匀拉伸环境，是燕山板内造山作用的产物，与中生代古太平洋板块向欧亚板块俯冲没有直接关系。  相似文献   

Chlorine in submarine glasses from the Lau Basin: seawater contamination and constraints on the composition of slab-derived fluids     

Adam J.R. Kent  David W. PeateSally Newman  Edward M. StolperJulian A. Pearce 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》2002,202(2):361-377

Measurements of chlorine concentrations in matrix glasses from 18 primitive (>6 wt% MgO) and eight evolved lavas from active spreading centers in the Lau Basin back-arc system provide insight into the processes which control chlorine concentrations in subduction-related magmas, and can be used to investigate chlorine enrichment related to fluids derived from the underlying subducted slab. Chlorine contents of the glasses are highly variable (0.008-0.835 wt%) and generally high with respect to uncontaminated mid-ocean ridge basalt. Chlorine contents are highest in fractionated lavas from propagating ridge tips and lowest in more primitive basaltic lavas. Two different styles of enrichment in chlorine (relative to other incompatible elements) are recognized. Glasses from the Central Lau Spreading and Eastern Lau Spreading Center typically have low Ba/Nb ratios indicating minimal input of slab-derived components, and high to very high ratios of chlorine relative to K₂O, H₂O, and TiO₂. This style of chlorine enrichment is highest in the most fractionated samples and is consistent with crustal assimilation of chlorine-rich altered ocean crust material. Data from the literature suggest that contamination by chlorine-rich seawater-derived components also characterizes the Woodlark Basin and North Fiji Basin back-arc systems. The second style of chlorine enrichment reflects input from slab-derived fluid(s) to the mantle wedge from the adjacent Tonga subduction zone. Basaltic glasses from the Valu Fa Ridge and Mangatolu Triple Junction show correlations between ratios of chlorine and K₂O, H₂O, and TiO₂ and indices of slab-derived fluid input such as Ba/Nb, Ba/Th and U/Th, consistent with chlorine in these lavas originating from a saline fluid added to the mantle wedge. Within the Valu Fa Ridge the measured range of chlorine contents equates to a chlorine flux of 224-1120 kg/m/yr to the back-arc crust. Using a simple melting model and additional data from other back-arc and arc sample suites we conclude that chlorine is a major component within the slab fluids that contribute to many arc and back-arc melting systems, and probably plays an important role in regulating trace element transport by slab fluids in the mantle wedge. For the back-arc suites we have examined the estimated Cl/H₂O and Cl/K₂O ratios in the slab fluid component correlate with proximity to the arc front, suggesting that progressive dehydration of the slab and/or re-equilibration and transport within the mantle wedge may influence the overall degree of chlorine enrichment within the slab fluid component. The degree of chlorine enrichment observed in most back-arc lavas also appears too great to be explained solely by melting of amphibole, phlogopite or apatite within the mantle source and suggests that chlorine must be present in another phase, possibly a chlorine-rich fluid.  相似文献