The late Paleozoic evolution of the Wulijishanhen（WSH）-Shangdan（SD） area near to the Chaganchulu Ophiolite belt is reinterpreted. Analysis of the upper Carboniferous to lower Permian sedimentary sequence, biologic...The late Paleozoic evolution of the Wulijishanhen（WSH）-Shangdan（SD） area near to the Chaganchulu Ophiolite belt is reinterpreted. Analysis of the upper Carboniferous to lower Permian sedimentary sequence, biological associations, detrital materials, sandstone geochemistry and volcanic rocks indicates that the SD area was an epicontinental sea and rift during the late Paleozoic rather than a large-scale ocean undergoing spreading and closure. This study reveals that the actual evolution of the study area is from the late Carboniferous to the early Permian. The fusulinids Triticites sp. and Pseudoschwagerina sp.in the limestones demonstrate that the Amushan Formation develops during the late Carboniferous to the early Permian. The limestones at the base of the SD section indicate that it is a stable carbonate platform environment, the volcanic rocks in the middle of the sequence support a rift tectonic background, and the overlying conglomerates and sandstones are characteristic of an epicontinental sea or marine molasse setting. The rift volcanism made the differences in the fossil content of the SD and WSH sections and led to two sections expose different levels within the Amushan Formation and different process of tectonic evolution. Moreover, the geochemical characteristics and detrital materials of the sandstones show that the provenance and formation of the sandstones were related to the setting of active continental margin. The quartz-feldspar-lithic fragments distribution diagram indicates that the material source for the sandstones was a recycled orogenic belt. Thus, the source area of the sandstones may have been an active continental margin before the late Carboniferouseearly Permian. The characteristics of the regional tectonic evolution of the area indicate that the region may form a small part of the Gobie Tianshan rift of southern Mongolia.展开更多
沉积盆地的研究对于理解造山带的构造演化具有重要意义.内蒙古狼山地区位于中亚造山带中段,构造演化历史复杂,晚古生代沉积盆地的大地构造背景存在争议.在对狼山西北缘乌兰敖包地区出露的"阿木山组"岩性特征、沉积构造及沉积...沉积盆地的研究对于理解造山带的构造演化具有重要意义.内蒙古狼山地区位于中亚造山带中段,构造演化历史复杂,晚古生代沉积盆地的大地构造背景存在争议.在对狼山西北缘乌兰敖包地区出露的"阿木山组"岩性特征、沉积构造及沉积环境的系统研究基础上,将该组分为3个岩性段.一段主要为粗碎屑岩,交错层理发育,沉积环境为辫状河三角洲;二段底部主要为粗碎屑岩,向上沉积物粒度变细,顶部出现生物碎屑灰岩,在岩屑石英砂岩中新发现芦木Calamites sp.,座延羊齿Alethopteris sp.,带科达Cordaites principalis Gein等植物化石,沉积环境由辫状河三角洲向滨海环境过渡;三段主要岩性为结晶灰岩,含生物碎屑,沉积环境为滨-浅海环境."阿木山组"一、二段砂岩碎屑锆石年龄可分为～2.5Ga、～1.8～1.2Ga、～826Ma、461～440Ma和313～273Ma五个时间段,其中最小年龄为273Ma,结合植物化石鉴定结果以及上覆火山岩地层年代,确定"阿木山组"沉积时代为265～273Ma.研究区内同时代的岩浆岩指示该区在早中二叠世处于古亚洲洋向华北板块俯冲的岩浆弧环境,结合"阿木山组"的沉积特征、沉积时代及所处构造位置,对其地层划分与对比方案提出建议.展开更多
基金financially supported by the China Geological Survey (Grant No. [2010] 01-09-11)
文摘The late Paleozoic evolution of the Wulijishanhen（WSH）-Shangdan（SD） area near to the Chaganchulu Ophiolite belt is reinterpreted. Analysis of the upper Carboniferous to lower Permian sedimentary sequence, biological associations, detrital materials, sandstone geochemistry and volcanic rocks indicates that the SD area was an epicontinental sea and rift during the late Paleozoic rather than a large-scale ocean undergoing spreading and closure. This study reveals that the actual evolution of the study area is from the late Carboniferous to the early Permian. The fusulinids Triticites sp. and Pseudoschwagerina sp.in the limestones demonstrate that the Amushan Formation develops during the late Carboniferous to the early Permian. The limestones at the base of the SD section indicate that it is a stable carbonate platform environment, the volcanic rocks in the middle of the sequence support a rift tectonic background, and the overlying conglomerates and sandstones are characteristic of an epicontinental sea or marine molasse setting. The rift volcanism made the differences in the fossil content of the SD and WSH sections and led to two sections expose different levels within the Amushan Formation and different process of tectonic evolution. Moreover, the geochemical characteristics and detrital materials of the sandstones show that the provenance and formation of the sandstones were related to the setting of active continental margin. The quartz-feldspar-lithic fragments distribution diagram indicates that the material source for the sandstones was a recycled orogenic belt. Thus, the source area of the sandstones may have been an active continental margin before the late Carboniferouseearly Permian. The characteristics of the regional tectonic evolution of the area indicate that the region may form a small part of the Gobie Tianshan rift of southern Mongolia.
文摘沉积盆地的研究对于理解造山带的构造演化具有重要意义.内蒙古狼山地区位于中亚造山带中段,构造演化历史复杂,晚古生代沉积盆地的大地构造背景存在争议.在对狼山西北缘乌兰敖包地区出露的"阿木山组"岩性特征、沉积构造及沉积环境的系统研究基础上,将该组分为3个岩性段.一段主要为粗碎屑岩,交错层理发育,沉积环境为辫状河三角洲;二段底部主要为粗碎屑岩,向上沉积物粒度变细,顶部出现生物碎屑灰岩,在岩屑石英砂岩中新发现芦木Calamites sp.,座延羊齿Alethopteris sp.,带科达Cordaites principalis Gein等植物化石,沉积环境由辫状河三角洲向滨海环境过渡;三段主要岩性为结晶灰岩,含生物碎屑,沉积环境为滨-浅海环境."阿木山组"一、二段砂岩碎屑锆石年龄可分为～2.5Ga、～1.8～1.2Ga、～826Ma、461～440Ma和313～273Ma五个时间段,其中最小年龄为273Ma,结合植物化石鉴定结果以及上覆火山岩地层年代,确定"阿木山组"沉积时代为265～273Ma.研究区内同时代的岩浆岩指示该区在早中二叠世处于古亚洲洋向华北板块俯冲的岩浆弧环境,结合"阿木山组"的沉积特征、沉积时代及所处构造位置,对其地层划分与对比方案提出建议.
