The Wugong Mts. region may have experienced three stages of metamorphism in Early Paleo-zoic, which may be closely related to the generations of regional deformation. The first stage ismedium-pressure metamorphism, th...The Wugong Mts. region may have experienced three stages of metamorphism in Early Paleo-zoic, which may be closely related to the generations of regional deformation. The first stage ismedium-pressure metamorphism, the second medium- and high-pressure one with stress on high-pressure metamorphism, and the third low-pressure and high-temperature metamorphism. Theregion, as a whole, is a Caledonian medium-high pressure metamorphic belt.展开更多
The Tan-Lu Fault was once a transform fault in the Paleotethys, west of which was the Qinling-Dabie Ocean separating the Yangtze Craton from the North China Craton, and east of which was the Su-Lu Ocean separating the...The Tan-Lu Fault was once a transform fault in the Paleotethys, west of which was the Qinling-Dabie Ocean separating the Yangtze Craton from the North China Craton, and east of which was the Su-Lu Ocean separating the Su-Wan Block from the Jiao-Liao Craton. The Qinling-Dabie Ocean closed in the Indosinian orogeny, which created the China-Southeast Asia Subcontinent, with the Tan-Lu Fault becoming a marginal shear zone along the newly-formed amalgamated subcontinent. The Su-Lu Ocean subducted partly in the Indosinian.orogeny, but not closed. In the Jurassic and Early Cretaceous, the Su-Wan Block drifted northwards with subduction of the Su-Lu Ocean and moved westwards to converge the subcontinent by sinistral sheafing of the ENE-striking fractures. The Su-Lu Ocean finally closed and the Su-Wan Block collided with the Jiao-Liao Craton in the Early Cretaceous, which constituted a part of the magnificent interplate Yanshanides. The interplate orogeny rejuvenated the fossil sutures and deep fractures, as well as the Indosinian orogen, and the intraplate (intracontinental) Yanshanian orogeny occurred in the subcontinent. The East Asia Yanshanides, consisting of the interplate orogens in the outer side and the intraplate orogens in the inner side, collapsed quickly in the latest Early Cretaceous and Late Cretaceous. The eastern China area entered a tensile period from the Eogene, and the tectonic differentiation between the central and eastern China areas since the Jurassic was further strengthened.展开更多
The Huanan (South China) subcontinent was created by amalgamation of the Yangtze, Xianggan, Cathaysia and Zhemin microcontinents by the Guangxi orogeny in the Early Palaeozoic. The closure of the Tethyan Ocean and sub...The Huanan (South China) subcontinent was created by amalgamation of the Yangtze, Xianggan, Cathaysia and Zhemin microcontinents by the Guangxi orogeny in the Early Palaeozoic. The closure of the Tethyan Ocean and subsequent collision event outside the amalgamated continent reactivated fossil sutures and resulted in intracontinental (ensialic) orogenies in the Mesozoic. Based on evidence from deformation, molasse and granitoids, the Sichuan-Guizhou-Hunan—southern Hubei and Hunan-Jiangxi-Fujian Yanshanian fold-thrust systems and the Lower Yangtze-northwestern Fujian Indosinian fold-thrust system are thought to be intracontinental orogens. Their main features are as follows: intracontinental orogenies occurred areally, thrusting propagated towards the interior of the continental, they extend parallelly to the strikes of the fossil sutures, and the details of the temporal-spatial evolution of the orogens depend on subduction-collision events.展开更多
The important event in Jurassic tectonics in Mongolia was the subduction and closure of the Mongolia-Okhotsk ocean;correspondingly,basin evolution can be divided into two main stages,related to the orogeny and collaps...The important event in Jurassic tectonics in Mongolia was the subduction and closure of the Mongolia-Okhotsk ocean;correspondingly,basin evolution can be divided into two main stages,related to the orogeny and collapse of the orogenic belt,respectively.The developing of Early-Middle Jurassic basins to the north of the ocean resulted from back-arc extension.The fossil sutures,from the China-SE Asia sub-continent to the south of the ocean,were rejuvenated by subduction-related orogeny;in addition,the Yanshanian intra-continental movement occurred.Three Early-Middle Jurassic molasse basins were developed by movement in Inner Mongolia,all of which stretched westwards (or northwards) into Mongolia;therefore,the molasse basins in eastern and southern Mongolia had the same geometric and kinematic features as the basins in the Inner Mongolia.Owing to the collapse of the MongoliaOkhotsk orogenic belt,a group of rift basins developed during the Late Jurassic.In eastern Mongolia,the NE orientated extensional basins were controlled by the neogenic NE-structure.The contemporary basins in southern Mongolia and the neighboring areas in China were constrained by remobilization (inherited activation) of the latitudinal or ENE-directional basement structures.Three stages can be recognized in the evolution of the Early-Middle Jurassic basins after reversal;the basins also experienced four episodes of reformation.展开更多
The 7200-m-deep Well Tacan 1 in the central Tarim Basin is the deepest in China.Purplish gray medium-grained granodiorite containing dark gray fine-grained diorite xenolith is revealed at the base of the well(7169―72...The 7200-m-deep Well Tacan 1 in the central Tarim Basin is the deepest in China.Purplish gray medium-grained granodiorite containing dark gray fine-grained diorite xenolith is revealed at the base of the well(7169―7200 m),and they are results of the Jinning magmatic activities.Trace-element geochemistry and REE profiles of both rock types are similar,indicating that they are calc-alkaline series I-type granitoid.Proxies of diorite signify the development of a magmatic arc due to subduction at ca.1200 Ma.The granodiorite was formed before 890―932 Ma.However,more study is needed to clarify if the arc diorite represents a ca.300 Ma extension of the subduction or a reactivation during the orogenic collision event at ca.900 Ma.展开更多
文摘The Wugong Mts. region may have experienced three stages of metamorphism in Early Paleo-zoic, which may be closely related to the generations of regional deformation. The first stage ismedium-pressure metamorphism, the second medium- and high-pressure one with stress on high-pressure metamorphism, and the third low-pressure and high-temperature metamorphism. Theregion, as a whole, is a Caledonian medium-high pressure metamorphic belt.
文摘The Tan-Lu Fault was once a transform fault in the Paleotethys, west of which was the Qinling-Dabie Ocean separating the Yangtze Craton from the North China Craton, and east of which was the Su-Lu Ocean separating the Su-Wan Block from the Jiao-Liao Craton. The Qinling-Dabie Ocean closed in the Indosinian orogeny, which created the China-Southeast Asia Subcontinent, with the Tan-Lu Fault becoming a marginal shear zone along the newly-formed amalgamated subcontinent. The Su-Lu Ocean subducted partly in the Indosinian.orogeny, but not closed. In the Jurassic and Early Cretaceous, the Su-Wan Block drifted northwards with subduction of the Su-Lu Ocean and moved westwards to converge the subcontinent by sinistral sheafing of the ENE-striking fractures. The Su-Lu Ocean finally closed and the Su-Wan Block collided with the Jiao-Liao Craton in the Early Cretaceous, which constituted a part of the magnificent interplate Yanshanides. The interplate orogeny rejuvenated the fossil sutures and deep fractures, as well as the Indosinian orogen, and the intraplate (intracontinental) Yanshanian orogeny occurred in the subcontinent. The East Asia Yanshanides, consisting of the interplate orogens in the outer side and the intraplate orogens in the inner side, collapsed quickly in the latest Early Cretaceous and Late Cretaceous. The eastern China area entered a tensile period from the Eogene, and the tectonic differentiation between the central and eastern China areas since the Jurassic was further strengthened.
文摘The Huanan (South China) subcontinent was created by amalgamation of the Yangtze, Xianggan, Cathaysia and Zhemin microcontinents by the Guangxi orogeny in the Early Palaeozoic. The closure of the Tethyan Ocean and subsequent collision event outside the amalgamated continent reactivated fossil sutures and resulted in intracontinental (ensialic) orogenies in the Mesozoic. Based on evidence from deformation, molasse and granitoids, the Sichuan-Guizhou-Hunan—southern Hubei and Hunan-Jiangxi-Fujian Yanshanian fold-thrust systems and the Lower Yangtze-northwestern Fujian Indosinian fold-thrust system are thought to be intracontinental orogens. Their main features are as follows: intracontinental orogenies occurred areally, thrusting propagated towards the interior of the continental, they extend parallelly to the strikes of the fossil sutures, and the details of the temporal-spatial evolution of the orogens depend on subduction-collision events.
文摘The important event in Jurassic tectonics in Mongolia was the subduction and closure of the Mongolia-Okhotsk ocean;correspondingly,basin evolution can be divided into two main stages,related to the orogeny and collapse of the orogenic belt,respectively.The developing of Early-Middle Jurassic basins to the north of the ocean resulted from back-arc extension.The fossil sutures,from the China-SE Asia sub-continent to the south of the ocean,were rejuvenated by subduction-related orogeny;in addition,the Yanshanian intra-continental movement occurred.Three Early-Middle Jurassic molasse basins were developed by movement in Inner Mongolia,all of which stretched westwards (or northwards) into Mongolia;therefore,the molasse basins in eastern and southern Mongolia had the same geometric and kinematic features as the basins in the Inner Mongolia.Owing to the collapse of the MongoliaOkhotsk orogenic belt,a group of rift basins developed during the Late Jurassic.In eastern Mongolia,the NE orientated extensional basins were controlled by the neogenic NE-structure.The contemporary basins in southern Mongolia and the neighboring areas in China were constrained by remobilization (inherited activation) of the latitudinal or ENE-directional basement structures.Three stages can be recognized in the evolution of the Early-Middle Jurassic basins after reversal;the basins also experienced four episodes of reformation.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.40072077).
文摘The 7200-m-deep Well Tacan 1 in the central Tarim Basin is the deepest in China.Purplish gray medium-grained granodiorite containing dark gray fine-grained diorite xenolith is revealed at the base of the well(7169―7200 m),and they are results of the Jinning magmatic activities.Trace-element geochemistry and REE profiles of both rock types are similar,indicating that they are calc-alkaline series I-type granitoid.Proxies of diorite signify the development of a magmatic arc due to subduction at ca.1200 Ma.The granodiorite was formed before 890―932 Ma.However,more study is needed to clarify if the arc diorite represents a ca.300 Ma extension of the subduction or a reactivation during the orogenic collision event at ca.900 Ma.