The Hengshan complex forms part of the central zone of the North China Craton and consists predominantly of ductilely-deformed late Archaean to Palaeoproterozoic high-grade, partly migmatitic, granitoid orthogneisses,...The Hengshan complex forms part of the central zone of the North China Craton and consists predominantly of ductilely-deformed late Archaean to Palaeoproterozoic high-grade, partly migmatitic, granitoid orthogneisses, intruded by mafic dykes of gabbroic composition. Many highly strained rocks were previously misinterpreted as supracrustal sequences and represent mylonitized granitoids and sheared dykes. Our single zircon dating documents magmatic granitoid emplacement ages between 2.52 Ga and 2.48 Ga, with rare occurrences of 2.7 Ga gneisses, possibly reflecting an older basement. A few granitic gneisses have emplacement ages between 2.35 and 2.1 Ga and show the same structural features as the older rocks, indicating that the main deformation occurred after -2.1 Ga. Intrusion of gabbroic dykes occurred at -1920 Ma, and all Hengshan rocks underwent granulite-facies metamorphism at 1.88-1.85 Ga, followed by retrogression, sheafing and uplift. We interpret the Hengshan and adjacent Fuping granitoid gneisses as the lower, plutonic, part of a late Archaean to early Palaeoproterozoic Japan-type magmatic arc, with the upper, volcanic part represented by the nearby Wutai complex. Components of this arc may have evolved at a continental margin as indicated by the 2.7 Ga zircons. Major deformation and HP metamorphism occurred in the late Palaeoproterozoic during the Luliang orogeny when the Eastern and Western blocks of the North China Craton collided to form the Trans-North China orogen. Shear zones in the Hengshan are interpreted as major lower crustal discontinuities post-dating the peak of HP metamorphism, and we suggest that they formed during orogenic collapse and uplift of the Hengshan complex in the late Palaeoproterozoic （〈1.85 Ga）.展开更多
The lower plate is the dominant agent in modern convergent margins characterized by active subduction,as negatively buoyant oceanic lithosphere sinks into the asthenosphere under its own weight.This is a strong plate-...The lower plate is the dominant agent in modern convergent margins characterized by active subduction,as negatively buoyant oceanic lithosphere sinks into the asthenosphere under its own weight.This is a strong plate-driving force because the slab-pull force is transmitted through the stiff sub-oceanic lithospheric mantle.As geological and geochemical data seem inconsistent with the existence of modernstyle ridges and arcs in the Archaean,a periodically-destabilized stagnant-lid crust system is proposed instead.Stagnant-lid intervals may correspond to periods of layered mantle convection where efficient cooling was restricted to the upper mantle,perturbing Earth's heat generation/loss balance,eventually triggering mantle overturns.Archaean basalts were derived from fertile mantle in overturn upwelling zones(OUZOs),which were larger and longer-lived than post-Archaean plumes.Early cratons/continents probably formed above OUZOs as large volumes of basalt and komatiite were delivered for protracted periods,allowing basal crustal cannibalism,garnetiferous crustal restite delamination,and coupled development of continental crust and sub-continental lithospheric mantle.Periodic mixing and rehomogenization during overturns retarded development of isotopically depleted MORB(mid-ocean ridge basalt)mantle.Only after the start of true subduction did sequestration of subducted slabs at the coremantle boundary lead to the development of the depleted MORB mantle source.During Archaean mantle overturns,pre-existing continents located above OUZOs would be strongly reworked;whereas OUZOdistal continents would drift in response to mantle currents.The leading edge of drifting Archaean continents would be convergent margins characterized by terrane accretion,imbrication,subcretion and anatexis of unsubductable oceanic lithosphere.As Earth cooled and the background oceanic lithosphere became denser and stiffer,there would be an increasing probability that oceanic crustal segments could founder in an organized way,producing a gradual evolution of pre-subduction convergent margins into modern-style active subduction systems around 2.5 Ga.Plate tectonics today is constituted of:(1)a continental drift system that started in the Early Archaean,driven by deep mantle currents pressing against the Archaean-age sub-continental lithospheric mantle keels that underlie Archaean cratons;(2)a subduction-driven system that started near the end of the Archaean.展开更多
Located in the southeastern parts of the BaouléMossi domain of the West African Craton,the Birimian terrane in Ghana is known to consist of predominantly juvenile crust emplaced during the Eburnean orogeny.Here w...Located in the southeastern parts of the BaouléMossi domain of the West African Craton,the Birimian terrane in Ghana is known to consist of predominantly juvenile crust emplaced during the Eburnean orogeny.Here we present novel coupled zircon U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotope data from nine Birimian granitoids intruding different domains from northwestern,western and southeastern Ghana.Sub-chondriticε_(Hf)-values indicating reworking of Archaean crust are recorded in zircon from both northwestern and southeastern Ghana.As a conservative estimate 71%of all analysed zircon grains spanning in age from2220 Ma to 2130 Ma require contribution from a reworked Archaean source,contradicting the common belief that the Birimian terrane consist of predominantly juvenile crust.A minimumε_(Hf)-value of-10.5 at2139 Ma suggests a Palaeoarchaean to late Mseoarchaean component as the contributing ancient source.Combined with previously reported heavy zirconδ^(18)O signatures from Birimian river zircon in Ghana,our new data suggests reworking of Archaean aged sediments during subduction initiated crustal growth in the vicinity of one,or possibly in between two Archaean aged cratons.展开更多
Chinese Achaean greenstone belts are mainly distributed along the northern and southwestern margins of the North China platform. In terms of their geological characteristics, the greenstone belts in China are comparab...Chinese Achaean greenstone belts are mainly distributed along the northern and southwestern margins of the North China platform. In terms of their geological characteristics, the greenstone belts in China are comparable to those in other countries but at the same time have unique features of their own. In view of their geochemistry, the Chinese greenstone belts may be grouped into three types: the Jiapigou type, Qingyuan type and Xiaoqinling type. The greenstone belts were formed possibly in a rift-type palaeo-tectonic setting, similar to that of the modern island are-continental margin mobile belts.展开更多
Grey gneisses are tonalitic intrusive rocks that have Archaean characteristics and tectonic significance. Archaean grey gneisses in North China may be classified into two types: the Zunhua type and the Heagshan type. ...Grey gneisses are tonalitic intrusive rocks that have Archaean characteristics and tectonic significance. Archaean grey gneisses in North China may be classified into two types: the Zunhua type and the Heagshan type. Grey gneisses of the Zunhua type alternate with basic granulites, forming a bimodal migmatitic suite. The rock is characterized by complex mineral composition, highly varied REE patterns and positive Eu anomaly and originated from autochthonous or partly autochthonous deep-level migmatization with a high degree (30%±) of fusion. As the sub-stratum in the root of the early-stage high-grade greenstone belt, they prevented basic rocks from sinking. Grey gneisses of the Hengshan type are characterized by a relatively distinct intrusion form, large-amplitude upward emplacement, rather simple mineral composition, only slight/changes of REE patterns and absence of Eu anomaly. The rock is a product of subduction and underthrusting of the high-grade greenstone belt and then fusion and emplacement with a low degree (15%±) of fusion. In this paper an attempt is made to furnish important information about palaeoplate tectonics and early crustal evolution by means of a study of grey gneisses.展开更多
A U -Pb zircon age of 2774±24 Ma for eclogite from the Bixiling rock body of Anhui Province, central China, indicates that the Dabieshan coesite-bearing eclogite was probably formed in the Late Archaean. A phengi...A U -Pb zircon age of 2774±24 Ma for eclogite from the Bixiling rock body of Anhui Province, central China, indicates that the Dabieshan coesite-bearing eclogite was probably formed in the Late Archaean. A phengite Ar-Ar isochron age of 662±13 Ma for the eclogite confines also an upper limit age of its subsequent retrograde metamorphism in the Precambrian. The results of isotopic dating for such type of eclogite coincide with the geological features of its restricted occurrence within the Archaean metamaorphic terrain composed of the Dabie Group. It is believed that the Dabieshan coesite-bearing eclogite terrain might be a Late Archaean ultra-high-pressure metamorphic belt. The Dabie Mountains area was the eastward extension of the southern Qinling structural belt during the Triassic. Both the Dabie Group and the coesite-bearing eclogite hosted therein underwent a late-stage dynamic metamorphic event. The present authors have obtained a muscovite Ar-Ar isochron age of 192.6±2.8 Ma from plagioclase gneiss and a hornblende Ar-Ar plateau age of 230.7±4.6 Ma for the low amphibolite in eclogite respectively, which represent the Indosinian reworking ages of the original metamorphic rocks of the Dabie Group gneiss and coesite-bearing eclogite.展开更多
This paper investigates the petrogenesis of the Seqi Ultramafic Complex,which covers a total area of approximately 0.5 km^2.The ultramafic rocks are hosted by tonalitic orthogneiss of the ca.3000 Ma Akia terrane with ...This paper investigates the petrogenesis of the Seqi Ultramafic Complex,which covers a total area of approximately 0.5 km^2.The ultramafic rocks are hosted by tonalitic orthogneiss of the ca.3000 Ma Akia terrane with crosscutting granitoid sheets providing an absolute minimum age of 2978±8 Ma for the Seqi Ultramafic Complex.The Seqi rocks represent a broad range of olivine-dominated plutonic rocks with varying modal amounts of chromite,orthopyroxene and amphibole,i.e.various types of dunite(s.s.),peridotite(s.l.),as well as chromitite.The Seqi Ultramafic Complex is characterised primarily by refractory dunite,with highly forsteritic olivine with core compositions having Mg#ranging from about 91 to 93.The overall high modal contents,as well as the specific compositions,of chromite rule out that these rocks represent a fragment of Earth's mantle.The occurrence of stratiform chromitite bands in peridotite,thin chromite layers in dunite and poikilitic orthopyroxene in peridotite instead supports the interpretation that the Seqi Ultramafic Complex represents the remnant of a fragmented layered complex or a magma conduit,which was subsequently broken up and entrained during the formation of the regional continental crust.Integrating all of the characteristics of the Seqi Ultramafic Complex points to formation of these highly refractory peridotites from an extremely magnesian(Mg#~80),near-anhydrous magma,as olivinedominated cumulates with high modal contents of chromite.It is noted that the Seqi cumulates were derived from a mantle source by extreme degrees of partial melting(>40%).This mantle source could potentially represent the precursor for the sub-continental lithospheric mantle(SCLM)in this region,which has previously been shown to be ultra-depleted.The Seqi Ultramafic Complex,as well as similar peridotite bodies in the Fiskefjord region,may thus constitute the earliest cumulates that formed during the large-scale melting event(s),which resulted in the ultra-depleted cratonic keel under the North Atlantic Craton.Hence,a better understanding of such Archaean ultramafic complexes may provide constraints on the geodynamic setting of Earth's first continents and the corresponding SCLM.展开更多
The Anshan- Benxi area is one of the important places of the Precambrian in the North China craton, in which a lot of old geological bodies were found, including the Baijiafen mylontized granitic gneiss of 3.8 Ga ,the...The Anshan- Benxi area is one of the important places of the Precambrian in the North China craton, in which a lot of old geological bodies were found, including the Baijiafen mylontized granitic gneiss of 3.8 Ga ,the Chentaigou gneissic granite of 33 Ga and the supracrustal rocks and associated granites of relatively younger ages .Based on the age data and other geological information obtained in recent yeais, mis paper establishes fourfold-divison scheme of the Archaean in the Anshan-Benxi area .The time boundaries are 2.5,2.8,3.2 and 3.6 Ga, corresponding to those recommended by the International Sub-commission on Precambrian Stratigraphy . This paper also discusses some questions related to the crustal evolution of the early history, and indicates that it is possible to find out more residual crustal materials of older than 2.8 Ga.展开更多
The Archaean lower crust represented by granulite facies rocks, which is rare in China, is found to be exposed in the Shanxi-Hebei-Inner Mongolia border region. Studies of the regional structure and deformation and me...The Archaean lower crust represented by granulite facies rocks, which is rare in China, is found to be exposed in the Shanxi-Hebei-Inner Mongolia border region. Studies of the regional structure and deformation and metamorphism of the region indicate that there occurred at least two phases of deformation and metamorphism in the region. Early-phase nearly E-W-directed deformational structure is well preserved in the Zhangjiakou-Xuanhua area. Observations of the features of the geological structure from north to south (in the Hengshan metamorphic terrain) have revealed a possible exposed cross-section through the Archaean lower crust. The structure was superimposed by a NE-SW-trending high-temperature ductile shear zone in the Datong area in the late phase, thus reworking the Archaean sequence.展开更多
A systematic review and comparison of the time, sequence, nature, and characteristics of the major geological events of worldwide Archean and Chinese Precambrian and their interrelationships reveals that these events ...A systematic review and comparison of the time, sequence, nature, and characteristics of the major geological events of worldwide Archean and Chinese Precambrian and their interrelationships reveals that these events reveals the spatial-temporal pattern of the events and their significance in geological evolution. The study also touches upon relationship between Early Precambrian Era and plate tectonics. A comparison between the Precambrian major geological events and those elsewhere on the earth proves that the crustal evolution is characterized by striking irreversibility, gradualism, and synchronism. The geological events in China have their unique features, which shows that China has a relatively complete record of formation and evolution of rocks, strata, structures, and organisms spanning 3800 Ma to 540 Ma. The Archean underwent multiple-stage complex metamorphism and deformation;metamorphism is on the higher end;komatiite is absent in the greenstone belts;cratonization occurred rather late and varied between the north and the south. The research results above provide main theoretical basis for deeply systematic researching the early dynamic evolution laws of the earth and the dynamic evolution characteristics of the tectonic plates.展开更多
Geologists have been paying much attention to the characteristics and age of the basement of the Tarim Block. Recently, some isotopic ages for the Precambrian rocks in the margin areas of the Tarim Block have been obt...Geologists have been paying much attention to the characteristics and age of the basement of the Tarim Block. Recently, some isotopic ages for the Precambrian rocks in the margin areas of the Tarim Block have been obtained. The oldest age presented by the above study is 2487±5.1 Ma determined with evaporated Pb-isotope method for zircons of the blue quartz-bearing granite from the Kuruktag area. However, the possibility of the Archaean basement of Tarim Block was only deduced. In this study the age of 3.3 Ga展开更多
High-pressure metamorphic eclogite, as a window of study for depth level of lowermost crust and mantle, has an important indicating significance to composition, property and accretion of continental lower crust. Archa...High-pressure metamorphic eclogite, as a window of study for depth level of lowermost crust and mantle, has an important indicating significance to composition, property and accretion of continental lower crust. Archaean high-pressure metamorphic rocks of eclogite facies are very rare. According to this fact, it is suggested that there is a difference in principle between the mechanisms of formation and evolution of early Precambrian and Phanerozoic continental crust. Smelov and Beryozkin first reported that some展开更多
In order to better understand the early continental evolution of the Anshan area, one of the typical Precambrian distribution areas of the North China Craton, the geochronology and REE composition of the zircons from ...In order to better understand the early continental evolution of the Anshan area, one of the typical Precambrian distribution areas of the North China Craton, the geochronology and REE composition of the zircons from the meta-argillo-arenaceous rock occurred as enclave in 3.1 Ga Lishan trondhjemite are studied by using SHRIMP ll ion microprobe. It is indicated that the Pa- leoarchaean is a very important continental formation period in the Anshan area and 3.2 Ga can be regarded as the boundary between the Paleoarchaean and Mesoarchaean.展开更多
The kinematics and dynamical process of tectonic evolvement of metamorphic complexes at the interim from late Archaean to early Proterozoic is one of the key problems in geosciences. For the disputation on the genesis...The kinematics and dynamical process of tectonic evolvement of metamorphic complexes at the interim from late Archaean to early Proterozoic is one of the key problems in geosciences. For the disputation on the genesis of metamorphic complexes at the margin of Jilin palaeocontinent, this paper takes the example of Banshigou region, Jilin Province to discuss the dynamical evolution of palaeocontinent during the transition from late Archaean to early Pro- terozoic (2600—2000 Ma). On the time sequence, from center to palaeocontinental margin, it shows a series of dynamical movements including underplating, horizontal movement, subduc- tion, intraplate extension and separation. And its corresponding sequence of kinematical modes is as follows: vertical movement, horizontal movement, extension and shearing in contact zone, uplift-sliding movement in paleocontinental margin and interformational sliding, resulting in such tectonite sequence, tectonic gneiss, gneissic complex, gneissic complex-mylonite, mylonite and fracture cleavage-mylonite, which consist of the main body of metamorphic complexes. Their palaeostresses are: < 20, 20.40, 21.72, 28.80 and 30.8-69.8 MPa respectively. The deforma- tional metamorphic temperature is between hornblende and low-grade greenschist facies. The general deformational characters of Jilin palaeocontinent reflect a complete dynamic system of crust evolution, which indicates that the formation of the metamorphic complexes and the tec- tonic evolution are altered from vertical movement to compression to extension. It also indicates a continuous tectonic transformation from deep to shallow, and from ductile to brittle. The trans- formation between different dynamic mechanisms not only forms tectonic rocks, but also benefits the linking up, exchange and enrichment with rock-forming minerals and ore-forming elements. This research is helpful to classifying regional tectonic events and making further study on the evolution of palaeocontinental dynamics.展开更多
Whether a typical Archaean greenstone belt exists in China is still a question at issue. A lot of researchers firmly believe that the Jiapigou gold mine area situated on the north margin of N. China platform is a typi...Whether a typical Archaean greenstone belt exists in China is still a question at issue. A lot of researchers firmly believe that the Jiapigou gold mine area situated on the north margin of N. China platform is a typical Archaean granite-greenstone terrain, but the detailed field and indoor work made by the authors in this area combined with the on-the-spot investigation on some typical Archaean greenstone belts in Yilgarn block, W. Australia, show that the Jiapigou area is a typical Archaean high grade metamorphic terrain but not an Archaean greenstone belt. The following is an outline of the main evidence and geological significance for the confirmation.展开更多
鞍山东山风景区古老岩带呈巨型包体存在于立山奥长花岗岩(3.1Ga)中,其主体为条带状片麻岩(3.8Ga)。此外还有金云母透闪石岩、(含)黑云斜长角闪岩、闪长质片麻岩、变石英闪长质岩石、细粒奥长花岗岩、二长花岗岩、伟晶岩脉等。测定了部...鞍山东山风景区古老岩带呈巨型包体存在于立山奥长花岗岩(3.1Ga)中,其主体为条带状片麻岩(3.8Ga)。此外还有金云母透闪石岩、(含)黑云斜长角闪岩、闪长质片麻岩、变石英闪长质岩石、细粒奥长花岗岩、二长花岗岩、伟晶岩脉等。测定了部分岩石的锆石年龄,其中变石英闪长质岩石(A9604)为3.65Ga(Wan et al.,1999),闪长质片麻岩(A9317)为3.5Ga、二长花岗岩(类型Ⅰ,A9605)为3.1Ga、黑云斜长角闪岩(A0019)为3.3Ga、细粒奥长花岗岩(A0017)为3.2Ga、二长花岗岩(类型Ⅱ,A0020)为2.6Ga。有关岩石的地球化学组成特征在文中也进行了简要介绍。在此基础上,提出了该古老岩带的地质同位素年代演化序列,认为鞍山地区不同时代、不同成因地质体空间上共存是该区长期地质演化的结果,而不是后期构造作用把它们拼合到一起的。鞍山地区很可能存在>3.8Ga的古老地壳岩石。展开更多
Shirey and Hanson(1984)将某些太古代的高镁闪长岩套称为sanukite(赞岐岩),类似于日本中新世(11～15 Ma)Setouchi火山岩带的高镁安山岩.Sanukitoids由闪长岩-二长闪长岩-花岗闪长岩组成,不同于TTG岩套(奥长花岗岩-英云闪长岩-花岗闪长...Shirey and Hanson(1984)将某些太古代的高镁闪长岩套称为sanukite(赞岐岩),类似于日本中新世(11～15 Ma)Setouchi火山岩带的高镁安山岩.Sanukitoids由闪长岩-二长闪长岩-花岗闪长岩组成,不同于TTG岩套(奥长花岗岩-英云闪长岩-花岗闪长岩).Sanukitoids具有下列地球化学特征:富Mg,Mg#＞0.60,Ni和Cr＞100μg/g,Sr和Ba＞500μg/g,LREE富集(大于球粒陨石100倍),无Eu异常.高镁安山岩在太古代很少见,而其相应的侵入岩高镁闪长岩或sanukitoids,虽然数量也很少,但却是各地晚太古代地体中随处可见的.Sannkitoids的原始岩浆是交代的地幔楔部分熔融形成的,随后可能经历了广泛的分离结晶作用.TTG和sanukitoids岩套可以相伴产出,二者均与板片熔融有关,TTG与其直接有关,sanukitoids可能与其间接有关.全球Sanukitoids主要集中在晚太古代时期,可能暗示板块的消减作用在～3.0 Ga以后才起了重要的作用.展开更多
基金funded by the German Science Foundation(DFG,grant Kr 590/62)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant Nos.49832030,49772143 and 49572140 to Li Jianghai)
文摘The Hengshan complex forms part of the central zone of the North China Craton and consists predominantly of ductilely-deformed late Archaean to Palaeoproterozoic high-grade, partly migmatitic, granitoid orthogneisses, intruded by mafic dykes of gabbroic composition. Many highly strained rocks were previously misinterpreted as supracrustal sequences and represent mylonitized granitoids and sheared dykes. Our single zircon dating documents magmatic granitoid emplacement ages between 2.52 Ga and 2.48 Ga, with rare occurrences of 2.7 Ga gneisses, possibly reflecting an older basement. A few granitic gneisses have emplacement ages between 2.35 and 2.1 Ga and show the same structural features as the older rocks, indicating that the main deformation occurred after -2.1 Ga. Intrusion of gabbroic dykes occurred at -1920 Ma, and all Hengshan rocks underwent granulite-facies metamorphism at 1.88-1.85 Ga, followed by retrogression, sheafing and uplift. We interpret the Hengshan and adjacent Fuping granitoid gneisses as the lower, plutonic, part of a late Archaean to early Palaeoproterozoic Japan-type magmatic arc, with the upper, volcanic part represented by the nearby Wutai complex. Components of this arc may have evolved at a continental margin as indicated by the 2.7 Ga zircons. Major deformation and HP metamorphism occurred in the late Palaeoproterozoic during the Luliang orogeny when the Eastern and Western blocks of the North China Craton collided to form the Trans-North China orogen. Shear zones in the Hengshan are interpreted as major lower crustal discontinuities post-dating the peak of HP metamorphism, and we suggest that they formed during orogenic collapse and uplift of the Hengshan complex in the late Palaeoproterozoic （〈1.85 Ga）.
文摘The lower plate is the dominant agent in modern convergent margins characterized by active subduction,as negatively buoyant oceanic lithosphere sinks into the asthenosphere under its own weight.This is a strong plate-driving force because the slab-pull force is transmitted through the stiff sub-oceanic lithospheric mantle.As geological and geochemical data seem inconsistent with the existence of modernstyle ridges and arcs in the Archaean,a periodically-destabilized stagnant-lid crust system is proposed instead.Stagnant-lid intervals may correspond to periods of layered mantle convection where efficient cooling was restricted to the upper mantle,perturbing Earth's heat generation/loss balance,eventually triggering mantle overturns.Archaean basalts were derived from fertile mantle in overturn upwelling zones(OUZOs),which were larger and longer-lived than post-Archaean plumes.Early cratons/continents probably formed above OUZOs as large volumes of basalt and komatiite were delivered for protracted periods,allowing basal crustal cannibalism,garnetiferous crustal restite delamination,and coupled development of continental crust and sub-continental lithospheric mantle.Periodic mixing and rehomogenization during overturns retarded development of isotopically depleted MORB(mid-ocean ridge basalt)mantle.Only after the start of true subduction did sequestration of subducted slabs at the coremantle boundary lead to the development of the depleted MORB mantle source.During Archaean mantle overturns,pre-existing continents located above OUZOs would be strongly reworked;whereas OUZOdistal continents would drift in response to mantle currents.The leading edge of drifting Archaean continents would be convergent margins characterized by terrane accretion,imbrication,subcretion and anatexis of unsubductable oceanic lithosphere.As Earth cooled and the background oceanic lithosphere became denser and stiffer,there would be an increasing probability that oceanic crustal segments could founder in an organized way,producing a gradual evolution of pre-subduction convergent margins into modern-style active subduction systems around 2.5 Ga.Plate tectonics today is constituted of:(1)a continental drift system that started in the Early Archaean,driven by deep mantle currents pressing against the Archaean-age sub-continental lithospheric mantle keels that underlie Archaean cratons;(2)a subduction-driven system that started near the end of the Archaean.
基金Financial support provided by the Swedish Research Council(grant VR#2008-3447 and VR#2012-4531 to A.Schersten)Per Westlings minnesfond to A.Petersson
文摘Located in the southeastern parts of the BaouléMossi domain of the West African Craton,the Birimian terrane in Ghana is known to consist of predominantly juvenile crust emplaced during the Eburnean orogeny.Here we present novel coupled zircon U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotope data from nine Birimian granitoids intruding different domains from northwestern,western and southeastern Ghana.Sub-chondriticε_(Hf)-values indicating reworking of Archaean crust are recorded in zircon from both northwestern and southeastern Ghana.As a conservative estimate 71%of all analysed zircon grains spanning in age from2220 Ma to 2130 Ma require contribution from a reworked Archaean source,contradicting the common belief that the Birimian terrane consist of predominantly juvenile crust.A minimumε_(Hf)-value of-10.5 at2139 Ma suggests a Palaeoarchaean to late Mseoarchaean component as the contributing ancient source.Combined with previously reported heavy zirconδ^(18)O signatures from Birimian river zircon in Ghana,our new data suggests reworking of Archaean aged sediments during subduction initiated crustal growth in the vicinity of one,or possibly in between two Archaean aged cratons.
文摘Chinese Achaean greenstone belts are mainly distributed along the northern and southwestern margins of the North China platform. In terms of their geological characteristics, the greenstone belts in China are comparable to those in other countries but at the same time have unique features of their own. In view of their geochemistry, the Chinese greenstone belts may be grouped into three types: the Jiapigou type, Qingyuan type and Xiaoqinling type. The greenstone belts were formed possibly in a rift-type palaeo-tectonic setting, similar to that of the modern island are-continental margin mobile belts.
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文摘Grey gneisses are tonalitic intrusive rocks that have Archaean characteristics and tectonic significance. Archaean grey gneisses in North China may be classified into two types: the Zunhua type and the Heagshan type. Grey gneisses of the Zunhua type alternate with basic granulites, forming a bimodal migmatitic suite. The rock is characterized by complex mineral composition, highly varied REE patterns and positive Eu anomaly and originated from autochthonous or partly autochthonous deep-level migmatization with a high degree (30%±) of fusion. As the sub-stratum in the root of the early-stage high-grade greenstone belt, they prevented basic rocks from sinking. Grey gneisses of the Hengshan type are characterized by a relatively distinct intrusion form, large-amplitude upward emplacement, rather simple mineral composition, only slight/changes of REE patterns and absence of Eu anomaly. The rock is a product of subduction and underthrusting of the high-grade greenstone belt and then fusion and emplacement with a low degree (15%±) of fusion. In this paper an attempt is made to furnish important information about palaeoplate tectonics and early crustal evolution by means of a study of grey gneisses.
文摘A U -Pb zircon age of 2774±24 Ma for eclogite from the Bixiling rock body of Anhui Province, central China, indicates that the Dabieshan coesite-bearing eclogite was probably formed in the Late Archaean. A phengite Ar-Ar isochron age of 662±13 Ma for the eclogite confines also an upper limit age of its subsequent retrograde metamorphism in the Precambrian. The results of isotopic dating for such type of eclogite coincide with the geological features of its restricted occurrence within the Archaean metamaorphic terrain composed of the Dabie Group. It is believed that the Dabieshan coesite-bearing eclogite terrain might be a Late Archaean ultra-high-pressure metamorphic belt. The Dabie Mountains area was the eastward extension of the southern Qinling structural belt during the Triassic. Both the Dabie Group and the coesite-bearing eclogite hosted therein underwent a late-stage dynamic metamorphic event. The present authors have obtained a muscovite Ar-Ar isochron age of 192.6±2.8 Ma from plagioclase gneiss and a hornblende Ar-Ar plateau age of 230.7±4.6 Ma for the low amphibolite in eclogite respectively, which represent the Indosinian reworking ages of the original metamorphic rocks of the Dabie Group gneiss and coesite-bearing eclogite.
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文摘This paper investigates the petrogenesis of the Seqi Ultramafic Complex,which covers a total area of approximately 0.5 km^2.The ultramafic rocks are hosted by tonalitic orthogneiss of the ca.3000 Ma Akia terrane with crosscutting granitoid sheets providing an absolute minimum age of 2978±8 Ma for the Seqi Ultramafic Complex.The Seqi rocks represent a broad range of olivine-dominated plutonic rocks with varying modal amounts of chromite,orthopyroxene and amphibole,i.e.various types of dunite(s.s.),peridotite(s.l.),as well as chromitite.The Seqi Ultramafic Complex is characterised primarily by refractory dunite,with highly forsteritic olivine with core compositions having Mg#ranging from about 91 to 93.The overall high modal contents,as well as the specific compositions,of chromite rule out that these rocks represent a fragment of Earth's mantle.The occurrence of stratiform chromitite bands in peridotite,thin chromite layers in dunite and poikilitic orthopyroxene in peridotite instead supports the interpretation that the Seqi Ultramafic Complex represents the remnant of a fragmented layered complex or a magma conduit,which was subsequently broken up and entrained during the formation of the regional continental crust.Integrating all of the characteristics of the Seqi Ultramafic Complex points to formation of these highly refractory peridotites from an extremely magnesian(Mg#~80),near-anhydrous magma,as olivinedominated cumulates with high modal contents of chromite.It is noted that the Seqi cumulates were derived from a mantle source by extreme degrees of partial melting(>40%).This mantle source could potentially represent the precursor for the sub-continental lithospheric mantle(SCLM)in this region,which has previously been shown to be ultra-depleted.The Seqi Ultramafic Complex,as well as similar peridotite bodies in the Fiskefjord region,may thus constitute the earliest cumulates that formed during the large-scale melting event(s),which resulted in the ultra-depleted cratonic keel under the North Atlantic Craton.Hence,a better understanding of such Archaean ultramafic complexes may provide constraints on the geodynamic setting of Earth's first continents and the corresponding SCLM.
文摘The Anshan- Benxi area is one of the important places of the Precambrian in the North China craton, in which a lot of old geological bodies were found, including the Baijiafen mylontized granitic gneiss of 3.8 Ga ,the Chentaigou gneissic granite of 33 Ga and the supracrustal rocks and associated granites of relatively younger ages .Based on the age data and other geological information obtained in recent yeais, mis paper establishes fourfold-divison scheme of the Archaean in the Anshan-Benxi area .The time boundaries are 2.5,2.8,3.2 and 3.6 Ga, corresponding to those recommended by the International Sub-commission on Precambrian Stratigraphy . This paper also discusses some questions related to the crustal evolution of the early history, and indicates that it is possible to find out more residual crustal materials of older than 2.8 Ga.
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文摘The Archaean lower crust represented by granulite facies rocks, which is rare in China, is found to be exposed in the Shanxi-Hebei-Inner Mongolia border region. Studies of the regional structure and deformation and metamorphism of the region indicate that there occurred at least two phases of deformation and metamorphism in the region. Early-phase nearly E-W-directed deformational structure is well preserved in the Zhangjiakou-Xuanhua area. Observations of the features of the geological structure from north to south (in the Hengshan metamorphic terrain) have revealed a possible exposed cross-section through the Archaean lower crust. The structure was superimposed by a NE-SW-trending high-temperature ductile shear zone in the Datong area in the late phase, thus reworking the Archaean sequence.
文摘A systematic review and comparison of the time, sequence, nature, and characteristics of the major geological events of worldwide Archean and Chinese Precambrian and their interrelationships reveals that these events reveals the spatial-temporal pattern of the events and their significance in geological evolution. The study also touches upon relationship between Early Precambrian Era and plate tectonics. A comparison between the Precambrian major geological events and those elsewhere on the earth proves that the crustal evolution is characterized by striking irreversibility, gradualism, and synchronism. The geological events in China have their unique features, which shows that China has a relatively complete record of formation and evolution of rocks, strata, structures, and organisms spanning 3800 Ma to 540 Ma. The Archean underwent multiple-stage complex metamorphism and deformation;metamorphism is on the higher end;komatiite is absent in the greenstone belts;cratonization occurred rather late and varied between the north and the south. The research results above provide main theoretical basis for deeply systematic researching the early dynamic evolution laws of the earth and the dynamic evolution characteristics of the tectonic plates.
文摘Geologists have been paying much attention to the characteristics and age of the basement of the Tarim Block. Recently, some isotopic ages for the Precambrian rocks in the margin areas of the Tarim Block have been obtained. The oldest age presented by the above study is 2487±5.1 Ma determined with evaporated Pb-isotope method for zircons of the blue quartz-bearing granite from the Kuruktag area. However, the possibility of the Archaean basement of Tarim Block was only deduced. In this study the age of 3.3 Ga
文摘High-pressure metamorphic eclogite, as a window of study for depth level of lowermost crust and mantle, has an important indicating significance to composition, property and accretion of continental lower crust. Archaean high-pressure metamorphic rocks of eclogite facies are very rare. According to this fact, it is suggested that there is a difference in principle between the mechanisms of formation and evolution of early Precambrian and Phanerozoic continental crust. Smelov and Beryozkin first reported that some
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文摘In order to better understand the early continental evolution of the Anshan area, one of the typical Precambrian distribution areas of the North China Craton, the geochronology and REE composition of the zircons from the meta-argillo-arenaceous rock occurred as enclave in 3.1 Ga Lishan trondhjemite are studied by using SHRIMP ll ion microprobe. It is indicated that the Pa- leoarchaean is a very important continental formation period in the Anshan area and 3.2 Ga can be regarded as the boundary between the Paleoarchaean and Mesoarchaean.
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文摘The kinematics and dynamical process of tectonic evolvement of metamorphic complexes at the interim from late Archaean to early Proterozoic is one of the key problems in geosciences. For the disputation on the genesis of metamorphic complexes at the margin of Jilin palaeocontinent, this paper takes the example of Banshigou region, Jilin Province to discuss the dynamical evolution of palaeocontinent during the transition from late Archaean to early Pro- terozoic (2600—2000 Ma). On the time sequence, from center to palaeocontinental margin, it shows a series of dynamical movements including underplating, horizontal movement, subduc- tion, intraplate extension and separation. And its corresponding sequence of kinematical modes is as follows: vertical movement, horizontal movement, extension and shearing in contact zone, uplift-sliding movement in paleocontinental margin and interformational sliding, resulting in such tectonite sequence, tectonic gneiss, gneissic complex, gneissic complex-mylonite, mylonite and fracture cleavage-mylonite, which consist of the main body of metamorphic complexes. Their palaeostresses are: < 20, 20.40, 21.72, 28.80 and 30.8-69.8 MPa respectively. The deforma- tional metamorphic temperature is between hornblende and low-grade greenschist facies. The general deformational characters of Jilin palaeocontinent reflect a complete dynamic system of crust evolution, which indicates that the formation of the metamorphic complexes and the tec- tonic evolution are altered from vertical movement to compression to extension. It also indicates a continuous tectonic transformation from deep to shallow, and from ductile to brittle. The trans- formation between different dynamic mechanisms not only forms tectonic rocks, but also benefits the linking up, exchange and enrichment with rock-forming minerals and ore-forming elements. This research is helpful to classifying regional tectonic events and making further study on the evolution of palaeocontinental dynamics.
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文摘Whether a typical Archaean greenstone belt exists in China is still a question at issue. A lot of researchers firmly believe that the Jiapigou gold mine area situated on the north margin of N. China platform is a typical Archaean granite-greenstone terrain, but the detailed field and indoor work made by the authors in this area combined with the on-the-spot investigation on some typical Archaean greenstone belts in Yilgarn block, W. Australia, show that the Jiapigou area is a typical Archaean high grade metamorphic terrain but not an Archaean greenstone belt. The following is an outline of the main evidence and geological significance for the confirmation.
文摘鞍山东山风景区古老岩带呈巨型包体存在于立山奥长花岗岩(3.1Ga)中,其主体为条带状片麻岩(3.8Ga)。此外还有金云母透闪石岩、(含)黑云斜长角闪岩、闪长质片麻岩、变石英闪长质岩石、细粒奥长花岗岩、二长花岗岩、伟晶岩脉等。测定了部分岩石的锆石年龄,其中变石英闪长质岩石(A9604)为3.65Ga(Wan et al.,1999),闪长质片麻岩(A9317)为3.5Ga、二长花岗岩(类型Ⅰ,A9605)为3.1Ga、黑云斜长角闪岩(A0019)为3.3Ga、细粒奥长花岗岩(A0017)为3.2Ga、二长花岗岩(类型Ⅱ,A0020)为2.6Ga。有关岩石的地球化学组成特征在文中也进行了简要介绍。在此基础上,提出了该古老岩带的地质同位素年代演化序列,认为鞍山地区不同时代、不同成因地质体空间上共存是该区长期地质演化的结果,而不是后期构造作用把它们拼合到一起的。鞍山地区很可能存在>3.8Ga的古老地壳岩石。
文摘Shirey and Hanson(1984)将某些太古代的高镁闪长岩套称为sanukite(赞岐岩),类似于日本中新世(11～15 Ma)Setouchi火山岩带的高镁安山岩.Sanukitoids由闪长岩-二长闪长岩-花岗闪长岩组成,不同于TTG岩套(奥长花岗岩-英云闪长岩-花岗闪长岩).Sanukitoids具有下列地球化学特征:富Mg,Mg#＞0.60,Ni和Cr＞100μg/g,Sr和Ba＞500μg/g,LREE富集(大于球粒陨石100倍),无Eu异常.高镁安山岩在太古代很少见,而其相应的侵入岩高镁闪长岩或sanukitoids,虽然数量也很少,但却是各地晚太古代地体中随处可见的.Sannkitoids的原始岩浆是交代的地幔楔部分熔融形成的,随后可能经历了广泛的分离结晶作用.TTG和sanukitoids岩套可以相伴产出,二者均与板片熔融有关,TTG与其直接有关,sanukitoids可能与其间接有关.全球Sanukitoids主要集中在晚太古代时期,可能暗示板块的消减作用在～3.0 Ga以后才起了重要的作用.
