The subduction and closure history of the Paleo-Tethyan Ocean is of significant importance to the formation of the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt.However,in West Qinling,China,the evolution of the subducted Paleo-Teth...The subduction and closure history of the Paleo-Tethyan Ocean is of significant importance to the formation of the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt.However,in West Qinling,China,the evolution of the subducted Paleo-Tethyan oceanic slab in the mantle remains unclear.In this work,we determine high-resolution P-wave azimuthal anisotropic tomography of the crust and upper mantle beneath west Qinling by inverting newly collected local and teleseismic data.The local earthquakes are relocated by jointly using permanent and portable stations and weighted by their hypocentral errors during the inversion.Our model reveals a slab-like high P-wave velocity(V_(p))anomaly below 300 km depth and significant depth variations of anisotropy in the upper mantle beneath the West Qinling orogen.By comparing with previous geophysical results and integrating with geological and geochemical findings,we interpret that this high-V_(p)anomaly is most likely the subducted Mianlue oceanic slab preserved in the upper mantle and the mantle transition zone since the early Mesozoic.Beneath the Songpan-Ganzi block and the Longzhong basin,low-V anomalies with weak azimuthal anisotropy suggest a vertical mantle upwelling at a depth of 120 to 200 km,providing positive buoyancy to the subducted oceanic slab and extends its stagnation duration in the upper mantle.展开更多
The past size and location of the hypothesized proto-South China Sea vanished ocean basin has important plate-tectonic implications for Southeast Asia since the Mesozoic. Here we present new details on proto-South Chi...The past size and location of the hypothesized proto-South China Sea vanished ocean basin has important plate-tectonic implications for Southeast Asia since the Mesozoic. Here we present new details on proto-South China Sea paleogeography using mapped and unfolded slabs from tomography. Mapped slabs included： the Eurasia-South China Sea slab subducting at the Manila trench; the northern Philippine Sea Plate slab subducting at the Ryukyu trench; and, a swath of detached, subhorizontal, slab-like tomographic anomalies directly under the South China Sea at 450 to 700 km depths that we show is subducted ‘northern proto-South China Sea’ lithosphere. Slab unfolding revealed that the South China Sea lay directly above the ‘northern Proto-South China Sea’ with both extending 400 to 500 km to the east of the present Manila trench prior to subduction. Our slab-based plate reconstruction indicated the proto-South China Sea was consumed by double-sided subduction, as follows：（1） The ‘northern proto-South China Sea’ subducted in the Oligo–Miocene under the Dangerous Grounds and southward expanding South China Sea by in-place ‘self subduction’ similar to the western Mediterranean basins;（2） limited southward subduction of the proto-South China Sea under Borneo occurred pre-Oligocene, represented by the 800–900 km deep ‘southern proto-South China Sea’ slab.展开更多
The A-type granites with highly positiveε_(Nd)(t)values in the West Junggar,Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB),have long been perceived as a group formed under the same tectonic and geodynamic setting,magmatic sourceq...The A-type granites with highly positiveε_(Nd)(t)values in the West Junggar,Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB),have long been perceived as a group formed under the same tectonic and geodynamic setting,magmatic sourceq and petrogenetic model.Geological evidence shows that these granites occurred at two different tectonic units related to the southeastern subduction of Junggar oceanic plate:the Hongshan and Karamay granites emplaced in the southeast of West Junggar in the Baogutu continental arc;whereas the Akebasitao and Miaoergou granites formed in the accretionary prism.Here the authors present new bulk-rock geochemistry and Sr-Nd isotopes,zircon U-Pb ages and Hf-O isotopes data on these granites.The granites in the Baogutu continental arc and accretionary prism contain similar zirconε_(Hf)(t)values(+10.9 to+16.2)and bulk-rock geochemical characteristics(high SiO_(2)and K_(2)O contents,enriched LILEs(except Sr),depleted Sr,Ta and Ti,and negative anomalies in Ce and Eu).The Hongshan and Karamay granites in the Baogutu continental arc have older zircon U-Pb ages(315-305 Ma)and moderate^(18)O enrichments(δ^(18)_(O_(zircon))=+6.41‰-+7.96‰);whereas the Akebasitao and Miaoergou granites in the accretionary prism have younger zircon U-Pb ages(305-301 Ma)with higher^(18)O enrichments(δ^(18)_(O_(zircon))=+8.72‰-+9.89‰).The authors deduce that the elevated^(18)O enrichments of the Akebasitao and Miaoergou granites were probably inherited from low-temperature altered oceanic crusts.The Akebasitao and Miaoergou granites were originated from partial melting of low-temperature altered oceanic crusts with juvenile oceanic sediments below the accretionary prism.The Hongshan and Karamay granites were mainly derived from partial melting of basaltic juvenile lower crust with mixtures of potentially chemical weathered ancient crustal residues and mantle basaltic melt(induced by hot intruding mantle basaltic magma at the bottom of the Baogutu continental arc).On the other hand,the Miaoergou charnockite might be sourced from a deeper partial melting reservoir under the accretionary prism,consisting of the low-temperature altered oceanic crust,juvenile oceanic sediments,and mantle basaltic melt.These granites could be related to the asthenosphere's counterflow and upwelling,caused by the break-off and delamination of the subducted oceanic plate beneath the accretionary prism Baogutu continental arc in a post-collisional tectonic setting.展开更多
The North China Craton(NCC) represents one of the oldest and largest cratons in the earth with a nearly complete record of Precambrian history. In the northern part of the NCC, the earliest phase of alkaline magmatism...The North China Craton(NCC) represents one of the oldest and largest cratons in the earth with a nearly complete record of Precambrian history. In the northern part of the NCC, the earliest phase of alkaline magmatism occurred in discrete pulses in the Early and Middle Devonian;whereas the next episode of alkaline magmatism took place in the early Mesozoic. The Gucheng pluton is exposed in the northern part of the NCC and forms a composite intrusion, consisting of K-feldspar–bearing clinopyroxenite, clinopyroxene–bearing syenite and alkali-feldspar syenite. Mineral phases in these lithologies include clinopyroxene(Wo43-48En19-35Fs18-38), sanidine(An0 Ab3-11Or89-97), and subordinate titanite, andradite and Na-feldspar. These rocks show homogeneous Sr but variable Nd isotopic compositions, and have relatively high zircon in-situ oxygen isotopes(δ18O=5.2–6.7). The Gucheng plutonic rocks formed through fractional crystallization and accumulation from ultrapotassic magmas, which were originated from partial melting of metasomatic vein systems in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle of the NCC. These vein networks developed as a result of the reactions of fluids derived from subducted pelitic sediments on the downgoing Palaeo-Asian ocean floor with the enriched, subcontinental lithospheric mantle peridotites. SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating has revealed a crystallization age of 415 Ma for the timing of the emplacement of the Gucheng pluton that marks the early stages of alkaline magmatism associated with the Andean-type continental margin evolution along the northern edge of the NCC facing the Palaeo-Asian Ocean.展开更多
Objective During the Permian, at least four mafic continental large igneous provinces （LIPs） were tbrmed in eastern Asia, i.e., the Siberian traps （-251 Ma）, Emeishan LIP （-260 Ma）, Tarim LIP （-290-270 Ma） an...Objective During the Permian, at least four mafic continental large igneous provinces （LIPs） were tbrmed in eastern Asia, i.e., the Siberian traps （-251 Ma）, Emeishan LIP （-260 Ma）, Tarim LIP （-290-270 Ma） and Panjal traps （-290 Ma） （Shellnutt et al., 2015）. The Emeishan and Tarim LIPs in China are both known for the presence of several magmatic Fe-Ti-V oxide deposits hosted in layered mafic- ultramafic intrusions. The origin of such magmatic Fe-Ti- V oxide deposits is enigmatic. One of the long-lasting debates is the mechanism by which large amounts of Fe-Ti oxides accumulated in the layered intrusions. Regardless of mechanism, there is still considerable debate regarding the mantle source compositions of the Fe-Ti-V oxide ore- bearing intrusions, in the Tarim LIP, a giant Fe-Ti-V oxide deposit is hosted by the Piqiang layered intrusion at the northern margin of the Tarim block. This intrusion consists mainly of gabbro and minor plagioclase-bearing clinopyroxenite and anorthosite （Fig. l a）. For this study we present new SHRIMP zircon U-Pb age and whole-rock geochemical data for the Piqiang layered gabbroic intrusion to evaluate the nature of its possible source compositions, which in turn aids in understanding the formation of the giant Fe-Ti-V oxide deposit in the plume- related LIPs.展开更多
The study region is seismically and tectonically characterized by the angle variations in the subduction of the Nazca plate. The results obtained from earthquakes location between 32° and 36°S latitude and67...The study region is seismically and tectonically characterized by the angle variations in the subduction of the Nazca plate. The results obtained from earthquakes location between 32° and 36°S latitude and67°-71°W longitude are presented in this work. The presence of a wedge of asthenospheric materials and the partial or total eclogitization of the subducted Nazca plate and its relation with isostatic cortex models published was analyzed. In addition, a gravimetric profile obtained from gravity forward modeling is presented at 33.5°S, proposing a new configuration at depths for the main tectonic components： Nazca plate, asthenospheric wedge and South American plate. Also, a new density scheme using recently published velocity models was obtained.展开更多
Seamounts on the drifting oceanic crust are inevitably carried by plate motions and eventually accreted or subducted.However,the geochemical signatures of the subducted seamounts and the significance of seamount subdu...Seamounts on the drifting oceanic crust are inevitably carried by plate motions and eventually accreted or subducted.However,the geochemical signatures of the subducted seamounts and the significance of seamount subduction are not well constrained.Hundreds of seamounts have subducted beneath the Philippine Sea Plate following the westward subduction of the Pacific Plate since the Eocene(~52 Ma).The subducted oceanic crust and seamount materials can be exhumed from the mantle depth to the seafloor in the Mariana forearc region by serpentinite mud volcanoes,providing exceptional opportunities to directly study the subducted oceanic crust and seamounts.The International Ocean Discovery Program(IODP)expedition 366 has recovered a few metamorphosed mafic clasts exhumed from the Mariana forearc serpentinite mud volcanoes,e.g.,the Fantangis?a and Asùt Tesoru seamounts.These mafic clasts have tholeiitic to alkaline affinities with distinct trace elements and Nd-Hf isotopes characteristics,suggesting different provenances and mantle sources.The tholeiites from the Fantangisna Seamount have trace element characteristics typical of mid-ocean ridge basalt.The Pacific-type Hf-Nd isotopic compositions,combined with the greenschist metamorphism of these tholeiites further suggest that they came from the subducted Pacific oceanic crust.The alkali basalts-dolerites from the Fantangisna and Asùt Tesoru seamounts show ocean island basalt(OIB)-like geochemical characteristics.The OIB-like geochemical signatures and the low-grade metamorphism of these alkali basalts-dolerites suggest they came from subducted seamounts that originally formed in an intraplate setting on the Pacific Plate.The Pacific Plate origin of these metabasites suggests they were formed in the Early Cretaceous or earlier.Two types of OIBs have been recognized from alkali metabasites,one of which is geochemically similar to the HIMU-EMI-type OIBs from the West Pacific Seamount Province,and another is similar to the EMII-type OIBs from the Samoa Island in southern Pacific,with negative Nb-Ta-Ti anomalies and enriched Nd-Hf isotopes.Generally,these alkali metabasites are sourced from the heterogeneous mantle sources that are similar to the present South Pacific Isotopic and Thermal Anomaly.This study provides direct evidence for seamount subduction in the Mariana convergent margins.We suggest seamount subduction is significant to element cycling,mantle heterogeneity,and mantle oxidation in subduction zones.展开更多
Based upon some simplified numerical models, a 2-D plain strain elastic FEM program is compiled to study the distributions of the stress fields produced by the volume change of the phase transformation from olivine to...Based upon some simplified numerical models, a 2-D plain strain elastic FEM program is compiled to study the distributions of the stress fields produced by the volume change of the phase transformation from olivine to spinel, by the volume change from temperature variation, and by density difference and boundary action in a piece of subducted slab located in transition zone of the mantle. Thermal stress could explain the fault plane solutions of deep focus earthquakes, but could not explain the distribution of deep seismicity. When large extent metastable olivine is included, the stress field produced by the density difference contradicts with the results of fault plane solutions and with the distribution of deep seismicity. Although the stress produced by volume change of the phase transformation from olivine to spinel dominates the stress state, its main direction is different from the observed results. We conclude that the deep seismicity could not be simply explained by elastic simulation.展开更多
The characteristics of the stress fields in deep subducting slabs are studied using viscoelastic plain strain finite element method. When introducing the new rheology structure given by Karato, et al into our computat...The characteristics of the stress fields in deep subducting slabs are studied using viscoelastic plain strain finite element method. When introducing the new rheology structure given by Karato, et al into our computation, there emerge two regions with great shear stress just below the olivine-spinel phase transition zone, which encompass the low viscosity zone below the lower tip of the metastable wedge. Further, the directions of the main compressional stress of these two regions are all along the dip direction of the slab. These are in accordance with the seismic observations that there are two deep seismic zones in a slab and the directions of the main compressional stress in these two seismic zones are along the dip direction of the slab. Smaller effective viscosity probably caused by smaller grain size in the phase transformation zone does not have great influence on the stress state in the deep part of the slab. There is the maximum of shear stress at the transition region from olivine to spinel and the direction of the main compressional stress in this region is roughly perpendicular to the trend of the phase boundary no matter whether there exists metastable wedge, which nevertheless do not correspond to some well-known seismic observations.展开更多
In continental subduction complexes minor volumes of high-pressure mafic rocks(eclogites)often co-exist with much more abundant felsic(granitic)and metasedimentary rocks,which are vital for resolving the origin and me...In continental subduction complexes minor volumes of high-pressure mafic rocks(eclogites)often co-exist with much more abundant felsic(granitic)and metasedimentary rocks,which are vital for resolving the origin and metamorphic evolution of subducted continental crust.In SW Mongolia,the Alag Khadny eclogite-bearing accretionary complex(AKC)is assumed to represent either a remnant of oceanic slab,or a continental margin,subducted in the Early Cambrian.Here we present geochronological,geochemical and petrological evidence of subduction records for the three major types of lithologies that host mafic eclogites,including Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic granitic basement and overlying Neoproterozoic continental-margin sediments.Variably deformed,ferroan and peraluminous metagranitoids compose a major part of AKC and are interlayered with eclogites in its southern and eastern margins.They have geochemical features of post-collisional/intraplate high-K calc-alkaline granites.LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon geochronology of three distinct metagranite samples show uniform protolith crystallization ages of ca.0.96 Ga and uncertain re-crystallization in the Late Neoproterozoic or Early Paleozoic metamorphic event,whereas abundant zircon inheritance indicates older,Mesoproterozoic to Paleoproterozoic crustal substrate during granite generation.The existence of Mesoproterozoic crust is highlighted by finding of distinct metagranitoids with the U-Pb zircon crystallization age of ca.1.6 Ga.Hafnium isotope signatures(T_(DM)^(C)2.88-1.85 Ga)of zircons from all lithologies preserved the evidence of reworked Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic crust,similar to that of the Baidrag block(southern Mongolia),for both Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic rocks.Regardless of the specific lithology,the rocks display indicators of high-pressure metamorphic re-equilibration,including garnet(X_(Ca)up to 0.65)+epidote+phengite(Si p.f.u.up to 3.56)±rutile assemblage in metagranitoids,garnet+phengite(Si p.f.u.up to 3.42)in quartz-rich semi-pelites and garnet+phengite(Si p.f.u.up to 3.39)+medium-Mg chloritoid(X_(Mg)up to 0.25)+kyanite+rutile in metapelites.Corresponding P-T conditions recovered from different lithologies reveal incoherent subduction of rocks,which could be shallow for granitic basement(1.1-1.4 GPa and 600-670℃)and clastic metasediments(1.4-1.6 GPa,570-620℃),but deeper for metapelites(2.1-2.3 GPa,500-570℃).consistent with that of eclogites,The combined data show that the Alag Khadny complex represents a remnant of a rifted Mesoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic(ca.1.6-0.96 Ga)continental margin consequently metamorphosed under HP conditions during Late Neoproterozoic-Early Cambrian evolution of the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt.Acquired P-T estimates imply that high-pressure metagranitoids and metasedimentary rocks equilibrated at different depths,but most likely shared a common subduction-related metamorphic evolution.展开更多
We analyze the first-order observations,basic concepts and explicit/implicit assumptions built into the three major hypotheses for the enriched component(s)in the source of ocean island basalts(OIB)in terms of incompa...We analyze the first-order observations,basic concepts and explicit/implicit assumptions built into the three major hypotheses for the enriched component(s)in the source of ocean island basalts(OIB)in terms of incompatible trace elements:(1)subducted ocean crust(SOC),(2)subducted continental sediments,and(3)mantle metasomatism.展开更多
In-situ excimer laser ICP-MS analysis of minerals of eclogites and garnet pyrox- enites from type localities (Shuanghe, Maowu, Bixiling, and Yangkou) in the Dabie-Sulu ultra- high-pressure metamorphic belt reveals hig...In-situ excimer laser ICP-MS analysis of minerals of eclogites and garnet pyrox- enites from type localities (Shuanghe, Maowu, Bixiling, and Yangkou) in the Dabie-Sulu ultra- high-pressure metamorphic belt reveals highly variable Ce anomalies from negative to positive in garnet. Similar Ce anomalies are also present in omphacite or clinopyroxene but to a much lesser extent. Such mixed negative and positive Ce anomalies mimic those found in severe weathering profiles developed under oxidizing conditions. They suggest the presence of sub- ducted sediment components in the eclogites and garnet pyroxenites, which in turn points to the potential importance of the recycled sediments in modification of the mantle composition during the deep subduction of the continental crust.展开更多
The discovery of ultrahigh-pressure(UHP)index minerals such as coesite and micro-diamond in supracrustal rocks indicate that a large amount of crustal rocks were subducted to mantle depths and subsequently returned to...The discovery of ultrahigh-pressure(UHP)index minerals such as coesite and micro-diamond in supracrustal rocks indicate that a large amount of crustal rocks were subducted to mantle depths and subsequently returned to the Earth’s surface.However,exhumation mechanism of the deeply subducted crustal rocks has been a hot topic in geodynamic community and remains controversial.Previous studies have been performed by petrologic observations,analogue experiments and numerical simulations for exhumation processes and mechanisms of deeply subducted crustal rocks,and a series of important results have been achieved.In this paper,we summerize in detail recent progresses and existing problems on types of subduction zones,exhumation processes and mechanisms of deeply subducted crustal rocks,and related factors.Based on these,three forthcoming prospects are presented:(1)The geological processes within the exhuming crust;(2)the interaction between the exhuming crust and the surface process;(3)the interaction between the exhuming crust and the mantle.展开更多
On the basis of oceanic geological and geophysical observations the global plate tectonics theory wasput forward in the late 1960s. It inherited the essence of mobilism of continental drift and sea-floorspreading, cau...On the basis of oceanic geological and geophysical observations the global plate tectonics theory wasput forward in the late 1960s. It inherited the essence of mobilism of continental drift and sea-floorspreading, caused a revolution of earth sciences in the twentieth century. But plate tectonics cannotsatisfactorily explain the complicated geological phenomena of continents, it fails in elucidating展开更多
The intracontinental subduction of a>200-km-long section of the Tajik-Tarim lithosphere beneath the Pamir Mountains is proposed to explain nearly 30 km of shortening in the Tajik fold-thrust belt and the Pamir upli...The intracontinental subduction of a>200-km-long section of the Tajik-Tarim lithosphere beneath the Pamir Mountains is proposed to explain nearly 30 km of shortening in the Tajik fold-thrust belt and the Pamir uplift.Seismic imaging revealed that the upper slab was scraped and that the lower slab had subducted to a depth of>150 km.These features constitute the tectonic complexity of the Pamirs,as well as the thermal subduction mechanism involved,which remains poorly understood.Hence,in this study,high-resolution three-dimensional(3D)kinematic modeling is applied to investigate the thermal structure and geometry of the subducting slab beneath the Pamirs.The modeled slab configuration reveals distinct along-strike variations,with a steeply dipping slab beneath the southern Pamirs,a more gently inclined slab beneath the northern Pamirs,and apparent upper slab termination at shallow depths beneath the Pamirs.The thermal field reveals a cold slab core after delamination,with temperatures ranging from 400℃to 800℃,enveloped by a hotter mantle reaching~1400℃.The occurrence of intermediate-depth earthquakes aligns primarily with colder slab regions,particularly near the slab tear-off below the southwestern Pamirs,indicating a strong correlation between slab temperature and seismicity.In contrast,the northern Pamirs exhibit reduced seismicity at depth,which is likely associated with thermal weakening and delamination.The central Pamirs show a significant thermal anomaly caused by a concave slab,where the coldest crust does not descend deeply,further suggesting crustal detachment or mechanical failure.The lateral asymmetry in slab temperature possibly explains the mechanism of lateral tearing and differential slab-mantle coupling.展开更多
The Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt was formed by the Triassic continental collision between the South China Block and the North China Block. There is a large area of Mesozoic magmatic rocks along this orogenic belt, with em...The Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt was formed by the Triassic continental collision between the South China Block and the North China Block. There is a large area of Mesozoic magmatic rocks along this orogenic belt, with emplacement ages mainly at Late Triassic, Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous. The Late Triassic alkaline rocks and the Late Jurassic granitoids only crop out in the eastern part of the Sulu orogen, whereas the Early Cretaceous magmatic rocks occur as massive granitoids, sporadic intermedi- ate-mafic intrusive and volcanic rocks throughout the Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt. Despite the different ages for their emplacement, the Mesozoic magmatic rocks are all characterized not only by enrichment of LREE and LILE but depletion of HFSE, but also by high initial Sr isotope ratios, low εNd(t) values and low radiogeneic Pb isotope compositions. Some zircons from the Jurassic and Cretaceous granitoids contain inherited magmatic cores with Neoprotozoic and Triassic U-Pb ages. Most of the Cretaceous mafic rocks have zircon δ18O values and whole-rock δ13C values lower than those for the normal mantle. A systematic comparison with adjacent UHP metaigneous rocks shows that the Mesozoic granitoids and mafic rocks have elemental and isotopic features similar to the UHP metagranite and metabasite, respectively. This indicates that these magmatic and metamorphic rocks share the diagnostic features of lithospheric source that has tectonic affinity to the northern edge of the South China Block. Their precursors underwent the UHP metamorphism and the post-collisional anatexis, respectively at different times and depths. Therefore, the Mesozoic magmatic rocks were derived from anatexis of the subducted continental lithosphere itself beneath the collision-thickened orogen; the geodynamic mechanism of the post-collisional magmatisms is tectonic collapse of orogenic roots in response to lithospheric extension.展开更多
The western Yunnan area is a natural laboratory with fully developed and best preserved Tethyan orogen in the world. Seismic tomography reveals a slab-like high velocity anomaly down to 250 km beneath the western Yunn...The western Yunnan area is a natural laboratory with fully developed and best preserved Tethyan orogen in the world. Seismic tomography reveals a slab-like high velocity anomaly down to 250 km beneath the western Yunnan Tethyan orogen, to its west there is a low-velocity column about 300 km wide. in the region from Lancangjiang to Mojiang an obvious low velocity in the lower crust and uppermost mantle overlies on the slab. Synthesizing the available geological and geochemical results, the present paper demonstrates that this slab-like high velocity anomaly is a part of the subducted plate of Yangtze Continental segment after the closure of Paleotethys. The collision of India and Eurasia continent starting from 50-60 MaBP might trigger thermal disturbance in the upper mantle and cause the uprising of asthenosphere, in that case the subducted Yangtze plate could be broken off, causing Cenozoic magmatic activities and underplating in the Lancangjiang-Mojiang region.展开更多
According to the experimental studies on the rheology of two important mantle rocks (eclogite and harzburgite), the rheological properties of the deep subducted oceanic lithosphere are investigated by assuming a simpl...According to the experimental studies on the rheology of two important mantle rocks (eclogite and harzburgite), the rheological properties of the deep subducted oceanic lithosphere are investigated by assuming a simplified harzburgite type slab model with moderate thickness of basaltic layer. When the mantle convergence rate is small or the subducting slab has been trapped in the mantle for an enough long time, the strength profile of the slab is characterized by a strong subducting crustal component lying on a weak subducting upper mantle. However, if the convergence rate is large enough, the subducting slab will be featured only by a rigid cold center. Our study suggests that the detachment of the subducting crust component from the underlying upper mantle is only likely to happen in hot slow subducting slabs, but not the cold fast subducting lithosphere. Rheological properties of the harzburgitic and the eclogitic upper mantle vary with depths. The eclogitic upper mantle is stronger than the peridotitic upper mantle across the upper mantle. Transition zone is the high strength and high viscosity layer in the upper mantle except the lithosphere.展开更多
Diamonds are renowned as the record of Earth's evolution history.Natural diamonds on the Earth can be distinguished in light of genetic types as kimberlitic diamonds(including peridotitic diamonds and eclogitic di...Diamonds are renowned as the record of Earth's evolution history.Natural diamonds on the Earth can be distinguished in light of genetic types as kimberlitic diamonds(including peridotitic diamonds and eclogitic diamonds),ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic diamonds and ophiolitic diamonds.According to the inclusion mineralogy,most diamonds originated from continental lithospheric mantle at depths of 140-250 km.Several localities,however,yield ultradeep diamonds with inclusion compositions that require a sublithospheric origin(>~250 km).Ultradeep diamonds exhibit distinctions in terms of carbon isotope composition,N-concentration,mineral inclusions and so on.The present study provides a systematic compilation concerning the features of ultradeep diamonds,based on which to expound their genesis affinity with mantle-carbonate melts.The diamond-parental carbonate melts are proposed to be stemmed from the Earth's crust through subduction of oceanic lithosphere.Ultradeep diamonds are classified into a subgroup attaching to kimberlitic diamonds grounded by formation mechanism,and present connections in respect of carbon origin to eclogitic diamonds,ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic diamonds and ophiolitic diamonds.展开更多
Over 90%of Earth’s carbon is stored in the mantle and core.The deep carbon cycle plays a critical role in regulating surface carbon fluxes,global climate,and the habitability of Earth.Carbon mainly residing within th...Over 90%of Earth’s carbon is stored in the mantle and core.The deep carbon cycle plays a critical role in regulating surface carbon fluxes,global climate,and the habitability of Earth.Carbon mainly residing within the sediments,altered oceanic crust,and mantle peridotite as carbonate minerals and organic carbon is transported to the deep Earth via plate subduction.A series of reactions(e.g.,metamorphism,dissolution,and melting)occurring in the subducting slab drive the carbon removal.Some of the car-bon is recycled to the surface via arc volcanism,while the rest is carried into the deeper Earth.More than two-thirds of the global subduction carbon input comes from sedimen-tary carbon,whose fate during subduction directly affects the flux in the global carbon cycle.Over the past two dec-ades,the sedimentary carbon cycle in subduction zones has been extensively studied by experiments and computational approaches.Here,we provide a comprehensive review of the sources,species,decarbonation reactions,carbon cycle trac-ing,and fluxes of sedimentary carbon in subduction zones,and the role of sedimentary carbon subduction in climate evolution and mantle chemistry.Further research is required for our understanding of deep carbon cycle processes and their role in Earth’s climate.展开更多
基金supported by the Geological Investigation Project(DD20250209005,DD20242873,and DD20221643)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42074112,4171101169 and 42174117)Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(No.19H01996).
文摘The subduction and closure history of the Paleo-Tethyan Ocean is of significant importance to the formation of the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt.However,in West Qinling,China,the evolution of the subducted Paleo-Tethyan oceanic slab in the mantle remains unclear.In this work,we determine high-resolution P-wave azimuthal anisotropic tomography of the crust and upper mantle beneath west Qinling by inverting newly collected local and teleseismic data.The local earthquakes are relocated by jointly using permanent and portable stations and weighted by their hypocentral errors during the inversion.Our model reveals a slab-like high P-wave velocity(V_(p))anomaly below 300 km depth and significant depth variations of anisotropy in the upper mantle beneath the West Qinling orogen.By comparing with previous geophysical results and integrating with geological and geochemical findings,we interpret that this high-V_(p)anomaly is most likely the subducted Mianlue oceanic slab preserved in the upper mantle and the mantle transition zone since the early Mesozoic.Beneath the Songpan-Ganzi block and the Longzhong basin,low-V anomalies with weak azimuthal anisotropy suggest a vertical mantle upwelling at a depth of 120 to 200 km,providing positive buoyancy to the subducted oceanic slab and extends its stagnation duration in the upper mantle.
文摘The past size and location of the hypothesized proto-South China Sea vanished ocean basin has important plate-tectonic implications for Southeast Asia since the Mesozoic. Here we present new details on proto-South China Sea paleogeography using mapped and unfolded slabs from tomography. Mapped slabs included： the Eurasia-South China Sea slab subducting at the Manila trench; the northern Philippine Sea Plate slab subducting at the Ryukyu trench; and, a swath of detached, subhorizontal, slab-like tomographic anomalies directly under the South China Sea at 450 to 700 km depths that we show is subducted ‘northern proto-South China Sea’ lithosphere. Slab unfolding revealed that the South China Sea lay directly above the ‘northern Proto-South China Sea’ with both extending 400 to 500 km to the east of the present Manila trench prior to subduction. Our slab-based plate reconstruction indicated the proto-South China Sea was consumed by double-sided subduction, as follows：（1） The ‘northern proto-South China Sea’ subducted in the Oligo–Miocene under the Dangerous Grounds and southward expanding South China Sea by in-place ‘self subduction’ similar to the western Mediterranean basins;（2） limited southward subduction of the proto-South China Sea under Borneo occurred pre-Oligocene, represented by the 800–900 km deep ‘southern proto-South China Sea’ slab.
基金jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41802093)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFC0601201 and 2018YFC0604002)+2 种基金the Project of Xinjiang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (2011BAB06B03-3)the Project of China Geological Survey (DD20190405 and DD20190406)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Sun Yat-sen University (2021qntd23).
文摘The A-type granites with highly positiveε_(Nd)(t)values in the West Junggar,Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB),have long been perceived as a group formed under the same tectonic and geodynamic setting,magmatic sourceq and petrogenetic model.Geological evidence shows that these granites occurred at two different tectonic units related to the southeastern subduction of Junggar oceanic plate:the Hongshan and Karamay granites emplaced in the southeast of West Junggar in the Baogutu continental arc;whereas the Akebasitao and Miaoergou granites formed in the accretionary prism.Here the authors present new bulk-rock geochemistry and Sr-Nd isotopes,zircon U-Pb ages and Hf-O isotopes data on these granites.The granites in the Baogutu continental arc and accretionary prism contain similar zirconε_(Hf)(t)values(+10.9 to+16.2)and bulk-rock geochemical characteristics(high SiO_(2)and K_(2)O contents,enriched LILEs(except Sr),depleted Sr,Ta and Ti,and negative anomalies in Ce and Eu).The Hongshan and Karamay granites in the Baogutu continental arc have older zircon U-Pb ages(315-305 Ma)and moderate^(18)O enrichments(δ^(18)_(O_(zircon))=+6.41‰-+7.96‰);whereas the Akebasitao and Miaoergou granites in the accretionary prism have younger zircon U-Pb ages(305-301 Ma)with higher^(18)O enrichments(δ^(18)_(O_(zircon))=+8.72‰-+9.89‰).The authors deduce that the elevated^(18)O enrichments of the Akebasitao and Miaoergou granites were probably inherited from low-temperature altered oceanic crusts.The Akebasitao and Miaoergou granites were originated from partial melting of low-temperature altered oceanic crusts with juvenile oceanic sediments below the accretionary prism.The Hongshan and Karamay granites were mainly derived from partial melting of basaltic juvenile lower crust with mixtures of potentially chemical weathered ancient crustal residues and mantle basaltic melt(induced by hot intruding mantle basaltic magma at the bottom of the Baogutu continental arc).On the other hand,the Miaoergou charnockite might be sourced from a deeper partial melting reservoir under the accretionary prism,consisting of the low-temperature altered oceanic crust,juvenile oceanic sediments,and mantle basaltic melt.These granites could be related to the asthenosphere's counterflow and upwelling,caused by the break-off and delamination of the subducted oceanic plate beneath the accretionary prism Baogutu continental arc in a post-collisional tectonic setting.
基金financially supported by grants from the Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 416720634177302941302038 and 41720104009)
文摘The North China Craton(NCC) represents one of the oldest and largest cratons in the earth with a nearly complete record of Precambrian history. In the northern part of the NCC, the earliest phase of alkaline magmatism occurred in discrete pulses in the Early and Middle Devonian;whereas the next episode of alkaline magmatism took place in the early Mesozoic. The Gucheng pluton is exposed in the northern part of the NCC and forms a composite intrusion, consisting of K-feldspar–bearing clinopyroxenite, clinopyroxene–bearing syenite and alkali-feldspar syenite. Mineral phases in these lithologies include clinopyroxene(Wo43-48En19-35Fs18-38), sanidine(An0 Ab3-11Or89-97), and subordinate titanite, andradite and Na-feldspar. These rocks show homogeneous Sr but variable Nd isotopic compositions, and have relatively high zircon in-situ oxygen isotopes(δ18O=5.2–6.7). The Gucheng plutonic rocks formed through fractional crystallization and accumulation from ultrapotassic magmas, which were originated from partial melting of metasomatic vein systems in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle of the NCC. These vein networks developed as a result of the reactions of fluids derived from subducted pelitic sediments on the downgoing Palaeo-Asian ocean floor with the enriched, subcontinental lithospheric mantle peridotites. SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating has revealed a crystallization age of 415 Ma for the timing of the emplacement of the Gucheng pluton that marks the early stages of alkaline magmatism associated with the Andean-type continental margin evolution along the northern edge of the NCC facing the Palaeo-Asian Ocean.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant No.41703030)research grants from the East China University of Technology(grants No.DHBK2015323 and RGET1504)
文摘Objective During the Permian, at least four mafic continental large igneous provinces （LIPs） were tbrmed in eastern Asia, i.e., the Siberian traps （-251 Ma）, Emeishan LIP （-260 Ma）, Tarim LIP （-290-270 Ma） and Panjal traps （-290 Ma） （Shellnutt et al., 2015）. The Emeishan and Tarim LIPs in China are both known for the presence of several magmatic Fe-Ti-V oxide deposits hosted in layered mafic- ultramafic intrusions. The origin of such magmatic Fe-Ti- V oxide deposits is enigmatic. One of the long-lasting debates is the mechanism by which large amounts of Fe-Ti oxides accumulated in the layered intrusions. Regardless of mechanism, there is still considerable debate regarding the mantle source compositions of the Fe-Ti-V oxide ore- bearing intrusions, in the Tarim LIP, a giant Fe-Ti-V oxide deposit is hosted by the Piqiang layered intrusion at the northern margin of the Tarim block. This intrusion consists mainly of gabbro and minor plagioclase-bearing clinopyroxenite and anorthosite （Fig. l a）. For this study we present new SHRIMP zircon U-Pb age and whole-rock geochemical data for the Piqiang layered gabbroic intrusion to evaluate the nature of its possible source compositions, which in turn aids in understanding the formation of the giant Fe-Ti-V oxide deposit in the plume- related LIPs.
基金funded by PICTO N°254 Riesgo Sismico and PICT2014-19 1697
文摘The study region is seismically and tectonically characterized by the angle variations in the subduction of the Nazca plate. The results obtained from earthquakes location between 32° and 36°S latitude and67°-71°W longitude are presented in this work. The presence of a wedge of asthenospheric materials and the partial or total eclogitization of the subducted Nazca plate and its relation with isostatic cortex models published was analyzed. In addition, a gravimetric profile obtained from gravity forward modeling is presented at 33.5°S, proposing a new configuration at depths for the main tectonic components： Nazca plate, asthenospheric wedge and South American plate. Also, a new density scheme using recently published velocity models was obtained.
基金financially supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA22050103,XDB42020303,XDB18020102)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41803002)+2 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2018 M642708)the Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(2017ASKJ02)the Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province(ts201712075)。
文摘Seamounts on the drifting oceanic crust are inevitably carried by plate motions and eventually accreted or subducted.However,the geochemical signatures of the subducted seamounts and the significance of seamount subduction are not well constrained.Hundreds of seamounts have subducted beneath the Philippine Sea Plate following the westward subduction of the Pacific Plate since the Eocene(~52 Ma).The subducted oceanic crust and seamount materials can be exhumed from the mantle depth to the seafloor in the Mariana forearc region by serpentinite mud volcanoes,providing exceptional opportunities to directly study the subducted oceanic crust and seamounts.The International Ocean Discovery Program(IODP)expedition 366 has recovered a few metamorphosed mafic clasts exhumed from the Mariana forearc serpentinite mud volcanoes,e.g.,the Fantangis?a and Asùt Tesoru seamounts.These mafic clasts have tholeiitic to alkaline affinities with distinct trace elements and Nd-Hf isotopes characteristics,suggesting different provenances and mantle sources.The tholeiites from the Fantangisna Seamount have trace element characteristics typical of mid-ocean ridge basalt.The Pacific-type Hf-Nd isotopic compositions,combined with the greenschist metamorphism of these tholeiites further suggest that they came from the subducted Pacific oceanic crust.The alkali basalts-dolerites from the Fantangisna and Asùt Tesoru seamounts show ocean island basalt(OIB)-like geochemical characteristics.The OIB-like geochemical signatures and the low-grade metamorphism of these alkali basalts-dolerites suggest they came from subducted seamounts that originally formed in an intraplate setting on the Pacific Plate.The Pacific Plate origin of these metabasites suggests they were formed in the Early Cretaceous or earlier.Two types of OIBs have been recognized from alkali metabasites,one of which is geochemically similar to the HIMU-EMI-type OIBs from the West Pacific Seamount Province,and another is similar to the EMII-type OIBs from the Samoa Island in southern Pacific,with negative Nb-Ta-Ti anomalies and enriched Nd-Hf isotopes.Generally,these alkali metabasites are sourced from the heterogeneous mantle sources that are similar to the present South Pacific Isotopic and Thermal Anomaly.This study provides direct evidence for seamount subduction in the Mariana convergent margins.We suggest seamount subduction is significant to element cycling,mantle heterogeneity,and mantle oxidation in subduction zones.
基金Pre-elected National Important Fundamental Research Project (95-S-05) and Foundation for University Key Teacher
文摘Based upon some simplified numerical models, a 2-D plain strain elastic FEM program is compiled to study the distributions of the stress fields produced by the volume change of the phase transformation from olivine to spinel, by the volume change from temperature variation, and by density difference and boundary action in a piece of subducted slab located in transition zone of the mantle. Thermal stress could explain the fault plane solutions of deep focus earthquakes, but could not explain the distribution of deep seismicity. When large extent metastable olivine is included, the stress field produced by the density difference contradicts with the results of fault plane solutions and with the distribution of deep seismicity. Although the stress produced by volume change of the phase transformation from olivine to spinel dominates the stress state, its main direction is different from the observed results. We conclude that the deep seismicity could not be simply explained by elastic simulation.
基金Pre-elected National Important Fundamental Research Project (95-S-05) and Foundation for University Key Teacher
文摘The characteristics of the stress fields in deep subducting slabs are studied using viscoelastic plain strain finite element method. When introducing the new rheology structure given by Karato, et al into our computation, there emerge two regions with great shear stress just below the olivine-spinel phase transition zone, which encompass the low viscosity zone below the lower tip of the metastable wedge. Further, the directions of the main compressional stress of these two regions are all along the dip direction of the slab. These are in accordance with the seismic observations that there are two deep seismic zones in a slab and the directions of the main compressional stress in these two seismic zones are along the dip direction of the slab. Smaller effective viscosity probably caused by smaller grain size in the phase transformation zone does not have great influence on the stress state in the deep part of the slab. There is the maximum of shear stress at the transition region from olivine to spinel and the direction of the main compressional stress in this region is roughly perpendicular to the trend of the phase boundary no matter whether there exists metastable wedge, which nevertheless do not correspond to some well-known seismic observations.
基金performed within the framework of the IGC State Assignment Project No.0350-2016-0028Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan(MOST 106-2811-M-001-035)during postdoctoral research of SYuS at Institute of Earth Science(Academia Sinica,Taipei,Taiwan)further supported by the Foundation of Russian Federation President(Grant No.MK-67.2020.5)。
文摘In continental subduction complexes minor volumes of high-pressure mafic rocks(eclogites)often co-exist with much more abundant felsic(granitic)and metasedimentary rocks,which are vital for resolving the origin and metamorphic evolution of subducted continental crust.In SW Mongolia,the Alag Khadny eclogite-bearing accretionary complex(AKC)is assumed to represent either a remnant of oceanic slab,or a continental margin,subducted in the Early Cambrian.Here we present geochronological,geochemical and petrological evidence of subduction records for the three major types of lithologies that host mafic eclogites,including Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic granitic basement and overlying Neoproterozoic continental-margin sediments.Variably deformed,ferroan and peraluminous metagranitoids compose a major part of AKC and are interlayered with eclogites in its southern and eastern margins.They have geochemical features of post-collisional/intraplate high-K calc-alkaline granites.LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon geochronology of three distinct metagranite samples show uniform protolith crystallization ages of ca.0.96 Ga and uncertain re-crystallization in the Late Neoproterozoic or Early Paleozoic metamorphic event,whereas abundant zircon inheritance indicates older,Mesoproterozoic to Paleoproterozoic crustal substrate during granite generation.The existence of Mesoproterozoic crust is highlighted by finding of distinct metagranitoids with the U-Pb zircon crystallization age of ca.1.6 Ga.Hafnium isotope signatures(T_(DM)^(C)2.88-1.85 Ga)of zircons from all lithologies preserved the evidence of reworked Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic crust,similar to that of the Baidrag block(southern Mongolia),for both Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic rocks.Regardless of the specific lithology,the rocks display indicators of high-pressure metamorphic re-equilibration,including garnet(X_(Ca)up to 0.65)+epidote+phengite(Si p.f.u.up to 3.56)±rutile assemblage in metagranitoids,garnet+phengite(Si p.f.u.up to 3.42)in quartz-rich semi-pelites and garnet+phengite(Si p.f.u.up to 3.39)+medium-Mg chloritoid(X_(Mg)up to 0.25)+kyanite+rutile in metapelites.Corresponding P-T conditions recovered from different lithologies reveal incoherent subduction of rocks,which could be shallow for granitic basement(1.1-1.4 GPa and 600-670℃)and clastic metasediments(1.4-1.6 GPa,570-620℃),but deeper for metapelites(2.1-2.3 GPa,500-570℃).consistent with that of eclogites,The combined data show that the Alag Khadny complex represents a remnant of a rifted Mesoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic(ca.1.6-0.96 Ga)continental margin consequently metamorphosed under HP conditions during Late Neoproterozoic-Early Cambrian evolution of the southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt.Acquired P-T estimates imply that high-pressure metagranitoids and metasedimentary rocks equilibrated at different depths,but most likely shared a common subduction-related metamorphic evolution.
基金supported by the Chinese 111 Project(No B07011)Chinese NSF(No 91014003,41130314).
文摘We analyze the first-order observations,basic concepts and explicit/implicit assumptions built into the three major hypotheses for the enriched component(s)in the source of ocean island basalts(OIB)in terms of incompatible trace elements:(1)subducted ocean crust(SOC),(2)subducted continental sediments,and(3)mantle metasomatism.
基金co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.40133020)the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology(Grant No.G1999043202).
文摘In-situ excimer laser ICP-MS analysis of minerals of eclogites and garnet pyrox- enites from type localities (Shuanghe, Maowu, Bixiling, and Yangkou) in the Dabie-Sulu ultra- high-pressure metamorphic belt reveals highly variable Ce anomalies from negative to positive in garnet. Similar Ce anomalies are also present in omphacite or clinopyroxene but to a much lesser extent. Such mixed negative and positive Ce anomalies mimic those found in severe weathering profiles developed under oxidizing conditions. They suggest the presence of sub- ducted sediment components in the eclogites and garnet pyroxenites, which in turn points to the potential importance of the recycled sediments in modification of the mantle composition during the deep subduction of the continental crust.
基金the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2015CB856104)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41773020).Author information。
文摘The discovery of ultrahigh-pressure(UHP)index minerals such as coesite and micro-diamond in supracrustal rocks indicate that a large amount of crustal rocks were subducted to mantle depths and subsequently returned to the Earth’s surface.However,exhumation mechanism of the deeply subducted crustal rocks has been a hot topic in geodynamic community and remains controversial.Previous studies have been performed by petrologic observations,analogue experiments and numerical simulations for exhumation processes and mechanisms of deeply subducted crustal rocks,and a series of important results have been achieved.In this paper,we summerize in detail recent progresses and existing problems on types of subduction zones,exhumation processes and mechanisms of deeply subducted crustal rocks,and related factors.Based on these,three forthcoming prospects are presented:(1)The geological processes within the exhuming crust;(2)the interaction between the exhuming crust and the surface process;(3)the interaction between the exhuming crust and the mantle.
文摘On the basis of oceanic geological and geophysical observations the global plate tectonics theory wasput forward in the late 1960s. It inherited the essence of mobilism of continental drift and sea-floorspreading, caused a revolution of earth sciences in the twentieth century. But plate tectonics cannotsatisfactorily explain the complicated geological phenomena of continents, it fails in elucidating
基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences Pioneer Hundred Talents Program and the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(Grant No.2019QZKK0708)supported by a MEXT(Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology)KAKENHI(Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research)grant(Grant No.21H05203)Kobe University Strategic International Collaborative Research Grant(Type B Fostering Joint Research).
文摘The intracontinental subduction of a>200-km-long section of the Tajik-Tarim lithosphere beneath the Pamir Mountains is proposed to explain nearly 30 km of shortening in the Tajik fold-thrust belt and the Pamir uplift.Seismic imaging revealed that the upper slab was scraped and that the lower slab had subducted to a depth of>150 km.These features constitute the tectonic complexity of the Pamirs,as well as the thermal subduction mechanism involved,which remains poorly understood.Hence,in this study,high-resolution three-dimensional(3D)kinematic modeling is applied to investigate the thermal structure and geometry of the subducting slab beneath the Pamirs.The modeled slab configuration reveals distinct along-strike variations,with a steeply dipping slab beneath the southern Pamirs,a more gently inclined slab beneath the northern Pamirs,and apparent upper slab termination at shallow depths beneath the Pamirs.The thermal field reveals a cold slab core after delamination,with temperatures ranging from 400℃to 800℃,enveloped by a hotter mantle reaching~1400℃.The occurrence of intermediate-depth earthquakes aligns primarily with colder slab regions,particularly near the slab tear-off below the southwestern Pamirs,indicating a strong correlation between slab temperature and seismicity.In contrast,the northern Pamirs exhibit reduced seismicity at depth,which is likely associated with thermal weakening and delamination.The central Pamirs show a significant thermal anomaly caused by a concave slab,where the coldest crust does not descend deeply,further suggesting crustal detachment or mechanical failure.The lateral asymmetry in slab temperature possibly explains the mechanism of lateral tearing and differential slab-mantle coupling.
基金Supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KZCX2-YW-131)the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (Grant No. 2009CB825004)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40673009)
文摘The Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt was formed by the Triassic continental collision between the South China Block and the North China Block. There is a large area of Mesozoic magmatic rocks along this orogenic belt, with emplacement ages mainly at Late Triassic, Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous. The Late Triassic alkaline rocks and the Late Jurassic granitoids only crop out in the eastern part of the Sulu orogen, whereas the Early Cretaceous magmatic rocks occur as massive granitoids, sporadic intermedi- ate-mafic intrusive and volcanic rocks throughout the Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt. Despite the different ages for their emplacement, the Mesozoic magmatic rocks are all characterized not only by enrichment of LREE and LILE but depletion of HFSE, but also by high initial Sr isotope ratios, low εNd(t) values and low radiogeneic Pb isotope compositions. Some zircons from the Jurassic and Cretaceous granitoids contain inherited magmatic cores with Neoprotozoic and Triassic U-Pb ages. Most of the Cretaceous mafic rocks have zircon δ18O values and whole-rock δ13C values lower than those for the normal mantle. A systematic comparison with adjacent UHP metaigneous rocks shows that the Mesozoic granitoids and mafic rocks have elemental and isotopic features similar to the UHP metagranite and metabasite, respectively. This indicates that these magmatic and metamorphic rocks share the diagnostic features of lithospheric source that has tectonic affinity to the northern edge of the South China Block. Their precursors underwent the UHP metamorphism and the post-collisional anatexis, respectively at different times and depths. Therefore, the Mesozoic magmatic rocks were derived from anatexis of the subducted continental lithosphere itself beneath the collision-thickened orogen; the geodynamic mechanism of the post-collisional magmatisms is tectonic collapse of orogenic roots in response to lithospheric extension.
文摘The western Yunnan area is a natural laboratory with fully developed and best preserved Tethyan orogen in the world. Seismic tomography reveals a slab-like high velocity anomaly down to 250 km beneath the western Yunnan Tethyan orogen, to its west there is a low-velocity column about 300 km wide. in the region from Lancangjiang to Mojiang an obvious low velocity in the lower crust and uppermost mantle overlies on the slab. Synthesizing the available geological and geochemical results, the present paper demonstrates that this slab-like high velocity anomaly is a part of the subducted plate of Yangtze Continental segment after the closure of Paleotethys. The collision of India and Eurasia continent starting from 50-60 MaBP might trigger thermal disturbance in the upper mantle and cause the uprising of asthenosphere, in that case the subducted Yangtze plate could be broken off, causing Cenozoic magmatic activities and underplating in the Lancangjiang-Mojiang region.
基金This work was supported by the Chinese National Key Project for Basic Research (Grant No. G1999075501)the USA National Science Foundation and the Crust-Mantle Interaction Laboratory at China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
文摘According to the experimental studies on the rheology of two important mantle rocks (eclogite and harzburgite), the rheological properties of the deep subducted oceanic lithosphere are investigated by assuming a simplified harzburgite type slab model with moderate thickness of basaltic layer. When the mantle convergence rate is small or the subducting slab has been trapped in the mantle for an enough long time, the strength profile of the slab is characterized by a strong subducting crustal component lying on a weak subducting upper mantle. However, if the convergence rate is large enough, the subducting slab will be featured only by a rigid cold center. Our study suggests that the detachment of the subducting crust component from the underlying upper mantle is only likely to happen in hot slow subducting slabs, but not the cold fast subducting lithosphere. Rheological properties of the harzburgitic and the eclogitic upper mantle vary with depths. The eclogitic upper mantle is stronger than the peridotitic upper mantle across the upper mantle. Transition zone is the high strength and high viscosity layer in the upper mantle except the lithosphere.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.U1232204 & 41473056)
文摘Diamonds are renowned as the record of Earth's evolution history.Natural diamonds on the Earth can be distinguished in light of genetic types as kimberlitic diamonds(including peridotitic diamonds and eclogitic diamonds),ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic diamonds and ophiolitic diamonds.According to the inclusion mineralogy,most diamonds originated from continental lithospheric mantle at depths of 140-250 km.Several localities,however,yield ultradeep diamonds with inclusion compositions that require a sublithospheric origin(>~250 km).Ultradeep diamonds exhibit distinctions in terms of carbon isotope composition,N-concentration,mineral inclusions and so on.The present study provides a systematic compilation concerning the features of ultradeep diamonds,based on which to expound their genesis affinity with mantle-carbonate melts.The diamond-parental carbonate melts are proposed to be stemmed from the Earth's crust through subduction of oceanic lithosphere.Ultradeep diamonds are classified into a subgroup attaching to kimberlitic diamonds grounded by formation mechanism,and present connections in respect of carbon origin to eclogitic diamonds,ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic diamonds and ophiolitic diamonds.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42274137).
文摘Over 90%of Earth’s carbon is stored in the mantle and core.The deep carbon cycle plays a critical role in regulating surface carbon fluxes,global climate,and the habitability of Earth.Carbon mainly residing within the sediments,altered oceanic crust,and mantle peridotite as carbonate minerals and organic carbon is transported to the deep Earth via plate subduction.A series of reactions(e.g.,metamorphism,dissolution,and melting)occurring in the subducting slab drive the carbon removal.Some of the car-bon is recycled to the surface via arc volcanism,while the rest is carried into the deeper Earth.More than two-thirds of the global subduction carbon input comes from sedimen-tary carbon,whose fate during subduction directly affects the flux in the global carbon cycle.Over the past two dec-ades,the sedimentary carbon cycle in subduction zones has been extensively studied by experiments and computational approaches.Here,we provide a comprehensive review of the sources,species,decarbonation reactions,carbon cycle trac-ing,and fluxes of sedimentary carbon in subduction zones,and the role of sedimentary carbon subduction in climate evolution and mantle chemistry.Further research is required for our understanding of deep carbon cycle processes and their role in Earth’s climate.
