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    20 February 2007, Volume 21 Issue 2
    Engineering Geology and Environmental Geology
    Lattice Distribution of Cities
    YE Da-nian
    2007, 21(2):  175-182. 
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    On the basis of the urban system of hierarchy, cities may be divided to megalopolis, metropolis, large-city, middle-city, small-city and town. The fractal structure is characteristic of the urban system in which there is a lattice-distribution of same grad cities. In the parallelogram lattice there are two directions parallel to tectonics lines in the region, respectively. Taking megalopolis and small,medium,large cities as an example,this paper analyzes the city distribution of lattice.It regards that in a region,in addition to the symmetry of lattice,there may also be a higher symmetric form.The city distribution and complexity system have an important significance for the regional development and urbanization,and the mathematical model should be established accordingly.

    Study on Rheology of Ultra-High Pressure Eclogite
    JIN Zhen-min, ZHANG Jun-feng, LIU Xiang-wen, WANG Lu
    2007, 21(2):  183-194. 
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    Continental lithosphere is significantly different from oceanic lithosphere in the aspect of composition, thickness and mechanical strength. Therefore, plate tectonics is not entirely applied to continental tectonics as well. Comprehensive study for rheology of continental crust and the upper mantle is the best approach to understand continental structure and beyond plate tectonics. Rheology is the liaison between geometry and kinematics as well as dynamics of continental orogen. Response of continental lithosphere to structure, gravitation instability and thermodynamics largely depends on its rheological strength. Eclogite plays an important role in mantle convection and dynamics in subduction zone. Information on eclogite rheology is of great implication for understanding of collision belts and the deeper levels of subducted zone. The objectives of the present paper are: (1)to elucidate the place and the significance of rock rheological study in geodynamics; (2)to recall Professor Chi Jishang's contributions to experiment on rock rheology and petrofabric study; (3)to present new results on rheological properties of eclogite; (4)to propose suggestions enhancing rheological experiment of rock at high temperature and high pressure.

    The Mineralogical Criteria for Ultra-high Pressure Metamorphism
    YOU Zhen-dong, ZHONG Zeng-qiu,SUO Shu-tian
    2007, 21(2):  195-202. 
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    In the past two decades, the study of ultra-high pressure metamorphism has been greatly advanced. The  mineralogical criteria for the ultra-high  pressure metamorphism have been increased far more than  coesite alone. There are even more new mineralogical criteria of UHP metamorphism to be discovered  in the combination with the new results of experimental mineralogy. The criteria hitherto recognized are of 3 categories:(1)ultrahigh pressure  polymorphism  of minerals, such as,  coesite and diamond ;(2) the exsolution of ultra-high pressure minerals, such as, K-clinopyroxene,  majoriticpyrope, highsilica sphene, and (3)ultrahigh pressure minerals  and mineral association,such as,  phengite,aragonite, magnesite etc. The present paper deals with the geological and mineralogical characteristics of these criteria and the perspective of their application.

    Plastic Rheology of the Ultrahigh-pressure Metamorphic Rocks
    ZHONG Zeng-qiu,SUO Shu-tian
    2007, 21(2):  203-212. 
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    Rheology of rocks is an essential characteristics for continental orogenesis. The formation and exhumation of the UHP metamorphic rocks is a complex rheological process for the material in deep subduction zone. A profound study on the rock rheology of continental crust and mantle is a key to comprehensively understand of the continental orogenesis and dynamic process of deep subduction and exhumation of the continental crustal rocks. Lithosphere rheology mainly concerns about the rheological stratification, deformation partitioning and strain localization, and the effect of partial melting on the rheology of the continental crustal rocks. Based on the essential principle and method of the lithosphere rheology, the rheological properties of the UHP metamorphic rocks in the DabieSulu UHP metamorphic belt are described and the plastic rheology of the formation and exhumation process of the UHP metamorphic rocks are discussed.

    New Technique of Petrofabric: Electron Backscatter Diffraction(EBSD)
    XU Hai-jun, JIN Shu-yan,ZHENG Bo-rang
    2007, 21(2):  213-225. 
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    Petrofabric analysis is one of the important work in structural geology, and plays a critical role for our understanding of many geological processes. Petrofabric subject traces its origin to the early twentieth century, and do much to the earth science with the great developments of theories and techniques ever since. Professor Chi Jishang was one of the most important founders of petrofabric subject in China, and did invaluable contributions to its developments. In the last 10 years, the electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique has developed into a powerful tool for the study of petrofabrics in the scanning electron microscope (SEM). The quantitative crystallographic orientation data from EBSD have a wide variety of potential applications in geology, including phase identification, studying deformation mechanisms, crystallographic preferred orientation analysis, constraining dislocation slip systems, studying metamorphic processes and more. This paper briefly describes some of the physical fundamentals and the practical setup of the technique and its application scope in geology. The advantages and disadvantages of EBSD as compared to some traditional methods such as universal stage, Xray diffraction, neutron diffraction and transmission electron microscope (TEM) are also discussed. Finally, we presented here an application example of the petrofabric study of garnet and omphacite in the DabieSulu ultrahigh pressure eclogite.

    Excess Argon in Biotite from the Felsic Granulite in Huangtuling Area, North Dabie Unit: Genetic Interpretation and Implications to Ar Isotope Chronology
    GONG Song-lin, CHEN Neng-song, LIU Rong, YANG Yong
    2007, 21(2):  226-231. 
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    Step-wise heating gas-released Ar-Ar method was applied for dating of biotite from the granulite and amphibole from the amphibolite enclave in the adjacent granitic pluton, Huangtuling area, North Dabieshan. The amphibole indicates a plateau age of (124.9±4.6) Ma, consistent with the timing of the Cretaceous(120—130 Ma)metamorphic and magmatic events regionally. However, the biotite gave a plateau age of (176.9±0.8) Ma, much older than that of the amphibole which has a higher closure temperature for Ar than biotite does, suggesting that excess argon exists in the biotite of the granulite. Late generation biotites growing in lower temperature condition and fluid-rich environment are the main carriers of excess argon. Therefore, when applying the Ar-Ar dating method to reconstruct the cooling rate of geologic rocks containing multi-genetic cogeneric potassium-bearing minerals, the only appropriate choice should be using of laser probe to in situ determining the age of the generation mineral of metamorphic peak.

    Yanshanian(Jura-Cretaceous)Orogenic Processes and Metallogenesis of the Taihangshan-Yanshan-West Liaoning Orogenic Belt, North China
    DENG Jin-fu, SU Shang-guo, LIU Cui, ZHAO Guo-chun
    2007, 21(2):  232-240. 
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    The Taihangshan-Yanshan-West Liaoning orogenic belt is a Yanshanian(J—K)Au-Mo-Pb-Zn-Ag-Cu-Fe metallogenic belt, and also an important area of Yanshanian coal field in Eastern China. This paper  discusses the isotopic ages of both the eighteen ore deposits and ore related intrusive bodies of Yanshanian(J-K)time, the simultaneity, in general, of both the ore-deposits and the intrusions, as well as the association of the large coal field with the characteristic sedimentary formation, give a charonological constraint for the genetic relationship between the metallogenesis & coal-formation and the Yanshanian magmatic-tectonic events. Based on the Yanshanian magmatic-sedimentary-tectonic event sequence of this belt, in this paper, with adding the ages of both the ore-deposits and the coal field, a preliminary scheme of the Yanshanian magmatic-tectonic-metallogenesis event sequences is suggested. And then from the view of the composition, the genetic relationships between the ore-deposits and the intrusions and then the possible source of the ore deposits as well as the genetic relationships between the metallogenesis and coalfield and the orogenic episodes are discussed in this paper. During both the pre- and initial orogenic episode(J1)and post-orogenic episode(K21), both the neutral tectonics and the warm environment are considered as a good geodynamic setting for the formation of large coal fields. During the synorogenic episodes, the largescale magmatism is regarded to be a good geodynamic setting for metallogeneses. During the early orogenic episode(J2), both the andesitic magmas and the Au & Pb-Zn ore-deposits mainly are formed by the partial melting of the Archean lower crust. During the peak orogenic episode(J3), both the largescale granitic magmas and the Mo ore-deposits are generated from the intensive melting of the Archean upper crust. During the late orogenic episode(K11), the gabbro-monzodiorite & Fe ore-deposits and the monzonite-quartze monzonite & Cu ore-deposits are formed at the beginning of the temperature decreasing of the upper crust.

    Characteristics and Their Genesis of Immiscible Small-balls in Kimberlites
    LU Feng-xiang, ZHANG Hong-fu, CHEN Mei-hua, ZHENG Jian-ping,YIN Zuo-wei,
    2007, 21(2):  241-246. 
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    Few“Immiscible small balls”(called “balls”)were discovered in kimberlite heavy mineral concentrates. These balls are dominantly <1mm in diameter and have isotropic structure except few balls with microlite, which implies that they are quenching products from kimberlitic melts. Twenty-nine major element compositions and three trace element analyses are provided in this paper. According to the major element compositions, three types of balls can be divided:(1)high Fe-Ti balls;(2)S-Fe-Ni balls;(3)light-colored sialic balls. The high Fe-Ti balls have the highest FeO(up to 99.39%)and TiO2(up to 45.90%)contents. They also have relatively high MnO contents(up to 23.75%). Fe, Ti, and Mn elements have high electro negativity, which have penitential to form very strong bone with oxygen in melts. Thus they are easier to separate from the host melts through the immiscibility. The S-Fe-Ni balls have SO3, FeO and NiO contents ranging from 38.27%-51.95%, 0.31%-23.10%,and 25.24%-61.05%, respectively. SiO2, Al2O3 and CaO oxides are dominant components in light-colored sialic balls with the SiO2 contents in a range of 24.01%-52.64%, corresponding to the compositions of basic to ultra-basic magmas. Characteristics of major and trace elements and the discovery of olivine xenocryst(Fo=0.95)in a S-Fe-Ni ball demonstrate that these balls were formed from kimberlitic magma. The occurrence of twophase(high-Fe and sialic)intergrown ball illustrates that high-Fe and sialic balls were produced from magma immiscibility. The formation of three type balls can be clearly explained with the SiO2-FeS-FeO phase diagram. We consider that immiscible small balls were formed at late stage of magma crystallization with decreasing temperature and pressure. The magma enriched in CO2 、SO3、FeO、TiO2、MnO uplift and chilled very rapidly to form many local order areas in melts that produced these balls.

    Were Large Igneous Provinces Caused by Mantle Plumes?
    ZHANG Zhao-chong,DONG Shu-yun
    2007, 21(2):  247-254. 
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    It has long been debated around the mantle plume since Morgan(1971)proposed mantle plume that was used to explain the trail of volcanoes. Large igneous provinces(LIPs)are characterized by large volume of magmas during short interval, which is generally considered to be related to mantle plume. The main reason is that the hypothesis of mantle plume is supported by many geologic evidences:(1)large volume mantle-derived magmas;(2)>500 m uplift before magmatism;(3)high-temperature picrites or komatiites;(4)hotspot trail leading LIPs;(5)melting of mantle without volatiles or decompressing;(6)high 3He/4He ratio. However, not all LIPs are consistent with the all above predictions. Alternately, some of the above predictions can also be reached by other models, such as edge-drive convection, large scale of delamination of lithosphere, rift-related decompression melt and meteorite impact. It is noted that, until now, no models are consistent with the geologic evidences from LIPs. Comparably, many evidences from LIPs account for the prediction of plume model.

    Migration of the Tibetan Cenozoic Potassic Volcanism and Its Transition to Eastern Basaltic Province: Implications for Crustal and Mantle Flow
    MO Xuan-xue, ZHAO Zhi-dan, DENG Jin-fu, YU Xue-hui,LUO Zhao-hua, DONG Guo-chen
    2007, 21(2):  255-264. 
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    There are tremendous contrasts between eastern and western China in tectonics, magmatism, litho-spheric structure,sedimentary basins and geomorphology. The spatial and temporal distribution of volcanic rocks in the Tibetan Plateau since India-Asia continental collision shows a highly distinctive migration pattern. Initially, igneous activity migrated at ca.45 Ma, around the end of syn-collisional period, away from the Tsangpo collision suture. Between ca. 45 and 6 Ma, volcanic activity migrated outward from the plateau interior, implying wavelike outward propagation of upwelling asthenosphere. A third stage, still in progress, is marked by the migration of activity to northwestern, northeast-eastern, and southeastern peripheral regions of the plateau between 6 Ma and the present. Overall, such a highly distinctive pattern of activity can be interpreted to reflect lateral asthenospheric mantle flow and deep crustal flow induced by the approach, and ensuing collision, of relatively thick (India and Eurasia) continental plates. There seem two deduced channels of mantle flow, that is, one channel eastward to the East China via Lixian-Dangchang along western Qinling Range, and another one southeastward to SE China and Vietnam Cenozoic basalt province via Maquan-Pinbian along the Sanjiang orogenic belt. Volcanic rocks in both LixianDangchang and Maquan-Pinbian show transitional characteristics between the Tibetan potassic volcanic province and the eastern China basalt province. Many geophysical data are also in support of the idea about lateral flow at the asthenospheric and lithospheric levels. To testify this hypothesis, intensive studies along several selected profiles across the transitional region are required for determining the source region and depth at which magmas generated, and revealing the characteristics of the lithosphere and the asthenosphere beneath the two volcanic provinces mentioned above. These studies will no doubt be favorable either for providing igneous constraints on the deduced lateral flow at the asthenospheric and lithospheric levels and the interaction between the above-mentioned two provinces, or for understanding the tectonic relationship between western China and eastern China, which are mainly controlled by the India-Asia collision and by the subduction of the Pacific plate, respectively.

    Pb Isotopic Geochemistry of Tibetan Plateau and Its Implications
    2007, 21(2):  265-274. 
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    Pb isotopic compositions of basement, granitoids and volcanic rocks in Tibetan Plateau, with a total data sets of 486, were compiled and analyzed. Three different types of main geochemical crustal or mantle geochemical end-members were identified by their Pb characteristics. The first one is the NeoTethyan mantle reservoir represented by Yarlung Zangpo ophiolite, showing low Pb features; the second one is the Himalayan continental crust represented by the basement and granitoids from Tethyan and Higher Himalayas with the most enriched Pb compositions; the third one is the North Tibetan Plateau enriched mantle source region, with a medium enriched Pb compositions. These three end-members classification is very consistent with the former result by Sr-Nd isotopic studies. A detailed discrimination for the rocks from Lhasa block allowed us to separate them into two groups. The first group, including the I-type Gangdese granitoid plutons, Linzizong volcanic rocks and adakitic ore-bearing porphyries, etc., shows strong Tethyan oceanic crust affinity, with significant source contribution of the recycled Tethyan oceanic crust or depleted mantle. The second group, solely represented by the ultrapotassic volcanics found in western Lhasa block, exhibits an obvious input of the Himalayan continental crust to their mantle source regions. In Lhasa block, the main processes of Tethyan subduction and thereafter India-Asia collision were all recorded by Pb isotopic geochemistry in magmatism during different stages. The crust-mantle interaction among the above end-members has played an important role in the evolution and uplift of the Tibetan Plateau.

    Mantle Property of the CCSD-PP1 Peridotite and Its Significance for the Dynamics
    ZHENG Jian-ping, TANG Hua-yun, ZHANG Zhi-hai, YU Chun-mei, ZHANG Rui-sheng,
    2007, 21(2):  275-285. 
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    Garnet peridotites from the Chinese Continental Scientific Drilling project(CCSD-PP1)have less magnesian olivine(Fo91.5), and lower-Cr garnet than the cratonic mantle xenoliths reflected by those from the Paleozoic Mengyin kimberlites(garnet-facies)and the Cenozoic Hebi basalts(spinel-facies).  The CCSD-PP1 diopsides have low HREE contents and sinusoidal to LREE-enriched patterns.  These features, and their high Mg/Si, and low CaO and Al2O3contents indicate that the CCSD-PP1 peridotites represent a moderately refractory mantle protolith.  Details of mineral chemistry indicate that this protolith experienced complex metasomatism by asthenosphere-derived melts/fluids in Mesoproterozoic, and subsolidus re-equilibration involving fluids/melts derived from the subducted Yangtze continental crust during ultrahigh-pressure(UHP)metamorphism in Early Mesozoic.  Tectonic extension of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle(SCLM)of the North China Craton and exhumation of the Sulu UHP rocks in Early Mesozoic induced the early upwelling of asthenosphere.

    Phengite Xenocryst in Mesozoic-Cenozoic Volcanic Rocks from Lhasa Block and Its Geological Implications
    JIANG Wan, WU Zhen-han, YE Pei-sheng, HU Dao-gong
    2007, 21(2):  286-290. 
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    Some phengite xenocrysts were identified in early Cretaceous Zenong Group and Eocene Pana Formation volcanic rocks from Lhasa block. These white K-micas are generally subeuhedral to euhedral shape up to three millimeters large flakes with a reaction margin and are associated with sphene xenocryst. And they are not igneous minerals but xenocrysts. Electronic microprobe analysis suggests that contents of white K-micas vary from 3.29 to 3.49 Si atoms per formula unit, and 2.024 to 2.419 Al atom per formula unit, which belongs to typical high-pressure/ultrahigh pressure phengite. This discovery hints distinctively about high-pressure metamorphism or crustal thickening occurred in northern Lhasa block in early Cretaceous and southern Lhasa block in Eocene.

    Mineral Chemistry and Its Petrological Implications in Tourmaline of the Peraluminous Granites, South Tibet
    LIAO Zhong-li, MO Xuan-xue, PAN Gui-tang, ZHU Di-cheng, ZHAO Zhi-dan,
    2007, 21(2):  291-295. 
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    This paper describes in detail the features of mineralogy and mineral chemistry about tourmaline from peraluminous granite in south Tibet(PGST).The analysis results show that(Fe+Mg)/Mg ratio is between 2.32-5.37 in tourmaline. It indicates the tourmaline in granite and pegmatite is iron tourmaline series, belongs to pierrepontite in magnesium tourmalineiron tourmaline series. FeO/(FeO+MgO)ratio of 0.70-0.89 is similar to the feature of Li-poor  granite. The Al-Al50Fe50 -Al50Mg50 diagram and the Fe-Mg-Ca diagram spots are also locating in lean Li-poor granite area. TiO2-MnO/CaO-MgO/FeO diagram indicates the tourmaline is as type Ⅰ, in which MgO content is synchronous ebb and flow with FeO, and the tourmaline has low Mg and high Fe content. But MnO is opposed to TiO2 in content, which represent same implication as FeO/(FeO+ MgO)ratio in tourmaline. It indicates the tourmaline in PGST is hydrothermal genesis during post-magmatic stage of acid intrusion with the features of geology mineralogy and mineral chemistry.

    Petrology of Comenditic Lava from the Eruption at Late Qixiangzhan Stage in Tianchi Volcano, Changbaishan Area
    LIU Yong-shun,NIE Bao-feng,SUN Shan-ping,MU Da-wei,SHI Yan-sheng
    2007, 21(2):  296-306. 
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    Through the facies analysis of volcanic deposits in the field, the microscopic identification and the rock-forming mineral chemistry, it can be proved that the comenditic lava at Late Qixiangzhan Stage in Tianchi volcano, Changbaishan area, is formed by the overflow but not the clastogenic lava. The top and bottom of the lava flow is the obsidian comendite of surface facies, and the middle part belongs to the comenditic interior facies with the typical plastic deformation and flow bending as well as the alternation between the dense thick layers and the crumbly thin layers. The rocks from the lava flow have porphyritic and glomeroporphyritic textures and from surface to interior facies, the vitreous texture, spherulite texture and felsitic texture in the matrix can be observed in turn, because of the difference of cooling rate. The phenocrysts, sodian sanidine, hedenbergite, fayalite and a little quartz, appear in all the facies of lava flow, and yet arfvedsonite, ferrorichterite and ilmenite occur as the microphenocrysts in the matix of interior facies. In comparison with the peralkaline pantellerite from Pantelleria volcano, Italy, the oversaturated comendites at Late Qixiangzhan Stage are rich in Si, Al, K, Mg, Ca and P, and poor in Fe, Na, Mn and Ti, and belongs to peraluminous alkaline series.

    The Globule Segregations in the Cenozoic Kamafugite and An Inversionof Mantle Fluid, Western Qinling, Gansu Province
    WANG Yong-lei, YU Xue-hui, WEI Yu-fang, ZHU De-qin
    2007, 21(2):  307-317. 
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    The significances of the mantle fluid in geological processes have received  more attention day by day, and became a frontier project in geosciences. This paper provides detailed petrographic, mineralogic and mineralchemical data of the   segregation with various forms in kamafugites from Western Qinling, Gansu Province, and probes into the nature of these segregations, the composition of the mantle fluid and generating mechanism of these  segregations. The studies show that these  segregations are records of the activities of asthenospheric  mantle fluid. The generating mechanism of the  segregation may be related to differentiation of the primary kamafugite magma(especially liquid immiscibility), combined with magma extraction and dynamic melting at the conditions of  the magmatism opened to  asthenosphere and  the upwelling of the asthenosphere.

    Complex Pyroxenite Xenoliths in the Changle Cenozoic Basalts and Significance for the Lithospheric Evolution Beneath the North China Craton
    YU Xiao-lu, ZHENG Jian-ping
    2007, 21(2):  318-326. 
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    Abundant pyroxenite xenoliths were found from the Cenozoic Changle basalts, an area distributing near the Tanlu fault zone.  These xenoliths can be subdivided into three types according to the petrochemistry including major and trace elements.  Samples type I and type II, with geochemistry respectively corresponding to the series Cr and Al pyroxenite xenoliths from Hannuoba and Yangyuan Cenozoic basalts(Hebei Province), are interpreted as products derived from the high pressure crystal-segregation at mantle-crust transition zone or upper part of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle(SCLM). Trace element compositions of the type II xenoliths suggest the involvement of crust components in these samples.  Type III pyroxenites are compositionally similar to those containing garnet from Hannuoba basalts, but different from each other with trace elemental characteristics of the Ocean Island Basalt(OIB)or Normal Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalt(N-MORB).  Comparing to the simpler Cenozoic SCLM, more complex components from these pyroxenite xenoliths within the mantle-crust transitional zone beneath the area imply the replacement of the cratonic mantle by the newly accreted lithosphere from deep to shallow due to the upwelling asthenosphere.

    The First Report of Qipanyan Ferrogabbro of Mentougou,Beijing,and Its Implications
    LIU Cui, DENG Jin-fu,SU Shang-guo,ZHAO Guo-chun,LI Fang-ning,ZHAO Xing-guo
    2007, 21(2):  327-321. 
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    Based on the major element analyses of Qipanyan gabbro of the Mentougou area, Beijing and TAS classification diagram proposed by Middlemost, 4 samples can be classified into peridotgabbro and foid gabbro. And the 4 samples are characterized by high Fe(total FeO*>14%)and low silica contents (SiO2<45%), thus belonging to ferrogabbro. This is the first report of ferrogabbros in the Yanshan orogenic belt. The petrogenesis of Qipanyan ferrogabbro will need to be studied detailedly though the SiO2-FeO*/MgO diagram of Qipanyan ferrogabbro shows the Fenner trend, because there are different opinions about the petrogenesis of ferrogabbro. The study of ferrogabbro and its petrogenesis will play an important role in studying tectonic setting and dynamic background, deep process of the Beijing area during Yanshanian Movement.

    Porphyry Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposits no Related to Oceanic-Slab Subduction: Examples from Chinese Porphyry Deposits in Continental Settings
    HOU Zeng-qian, PAN Xiao-fei, YANG Zhi-ming, QU Xiao-ming
    2007, 21(2):  332-351. 
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    Most porphyry Cu deposits in the world occur in magmatic arc settings and are formed in association with calc-alkaline arc magmas related to subduction of oceanic-slab. This paper reviews some significant porphyry Cu deposits in China, including (1) the Mid-Miocene Gangdese porphyry Cu belt in Tibet, (2) the Himalayan Yulong porphyry Cu belt in east Tibet, (3) the Mid-Jurassic Dexing porphyry Cu ore-field and (4) porphyry Cu deposits in the Middle-Lower Yangtze metallogenic belt in east China(MLYMB). These porphyry Cu deposits show broad similarity with those in the worldwide arc settings in many aspects, such as mineralization style, alteration zonation, sulfide assemblage, and ore-forming fluid system. However, they occur in a variety of continental settings from intra-continental environments during the late and post-collisional periods followed continent-continent collision to intra-plate environments related to post-orogenic and anorogenic processes. They are usually associated with high-K calc-alkaline and shoshonotic magmas that are not related to oceanic-slab subduction processes. Main host porphyry phases are granodioritic (in east China) and monzogranitic (in Tibet), and show geochemical affinity with adakites. However, these host rocks are characterized by high K2O contents (1.2%~8.5%) and low εNd(t)(-10~+3), distinguishing them from adakites derived from partial melting of subducted oceanic-slab. These adakitic magmas were most likely derived from the thickened mafic lower crust source, involving various accounts of juvenile mantle components. The upwelling of asthenospheric mantle to heat the juvenile lower crust or the delamination of a thickened high-density mafic lower-crust are regarded to be major deep lithospheric processes for generating adakitc magmas in continental settings. The key factors led to adakitic magmas fertile are most likely crust/mantle interaction processes on the base of thickened lower crust in continental settings rather than oceanic-slab dehydration process for arc magmas. It seems that the fertility of continental magmas mainly depends on contribution of mantle metals to a juenvile lower-crustal source and to relevant hydrous highly-oxidized adakitic magmas generated during breakdown of amphibole in a mafic source. Extensional, transtensional, and transpressional tectonic regimes in continental settings are thought to not permit adakitic magmas to undergo the MASH processing like arc magmas, but favor the sufficiently voluminous evolved magmas ascent upwards to upper crust levels. The strike-slip faulting systems and associated pull-apart basins, orogen-transverse normal faults and their intersection with other faults, and pre-existing lineaments and structural weakness in continental settings provide optimal conditions for focused flow and emplacement, thus controlling the spatial-temporal localization of the Cu-bearing felsic stocks.

    Characteristics of the Basaltic Petrology from Western Pacific Ocean Seamount and Relation Between Overlying Co-rich Crust and Basalt
    ZHAO Hai-ling, PHAM Trung-hieu, WANG Cheng,DING Xuan,MO Zhao
    2007, 21(2):  352-360. 
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    On the basis of characteristics of the basalt and basaltic volcanic breccia from western Pacific Ocean seamount and the composition changes of the vesicle filling,this paper will discuss relation between the overlying cobalt crust and the seamounts basalt.The bedrocks for cobalt-rich crusts are the alkaline basalt and basaltic volcanic breccia. The alkaline basaltic vesicle filling with S-type and C-type. S-type and C-type vesicle fillings do not exist in one vesicle. S-type vesicle filling composition rich in Si, Fe, K, Mg, Al and Co content generally changes between 0.17% and 0.46%. S-type vesicle filling composition is similar to the composition of alkali basalt. S-type vesicle filling source may be the alkali basalt. C-type vesicle filling composition is rich in O, Ca, C and with a small amount of Si, Al, Mg, Fe, K and other elements, which may be related to ocean water material deposition. The deposition process of the S-type vesicle filling reflected Si, Al, Fe, Mg, K and other elements is similar to the early trends of the deposition process of cobalt-rich crusts. The source of early deposition of cobalt-rich crusts may have relation to the alkali basalt. The source of early deposition of cobalt-rich crusts may be a result of the joint deposition of alkaline basalts and ocean water.

    Geochemistry Behavior of Platinum Group Elements (PGE) and Main Types of PGE Deposits in the World
    SU Shang-guo, SHEN Cun-li, DENG Jin-fu, TANG Zhong-li, GENG Ke
    2007, 21(2):  361-370. 
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    Platinum group elements (PGE) deposits in the world can be divided into six types:(1)those associated with mafic-ultramafic layered intrusions;(2)those hosted in Cu-Ni sulfide deposits;(3)those associated with Urals complexes;(4)those associated with ophiolites;(5)those related to hydrothermal activity and (6)Placer PGE deposits. Except for the fourth type, all other types are economic. The genesis of PGE deposits are chiefly related to the nature of mantle-derived magmas and the processes of magmatic evolution. Large scale activities of mantle-derived magma and sulfursaturation in the magmatic evolution processes provide favour conditions for the generation of PGE deposits. The magmatism-related hydrothermal fluid can cause PGE transport and deposit under some special environments, thus sometimes it is good for the formation of PGE deposits. The good conditions for PGE concentrations are that the magmas are well differentiated, and that there is a condition for a high R factor in the mafic-ultramafic layered intrusions. The crystal differentiation of sulfide melt provides a good condition for the formation of PGE deposits for Cu-Ni sulfide deposits. For the PGE deposits associated Urals complexes, the platinum group metals (PGM) of Pt-Fe and Pt-Ir alloys formed because of sulfur-undersaturation in the early stage of magmatism, and they are mainly associated with chromitites. In contrast, Pd-rich PGM formed in the later stage of magmatism, and they are associated with Cu-Fe-V-Ti-P metals. In the ophiolite complexes, the major PGMs are Ir-, Os-, Pt alloys, and minor sulfides, and most of them are hosted in chromitites.

    Initial Discussion on Pyrochroite of the Cobalt-Rich Crusts in the Western Pacific
    ZHAO Lei ,TIAN Chuan, YANG Hua,WANG Li-juan,FANG Nian-qiao
    2007, 21(2):  371-375. 
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    The majority of researchers believe that the dominant manganese oxide of Co-rich crusts is vernadite. The data of X-ray diffraction show that pyrochroite is the main mineral oxide phase, which was rarely known in the former studies of manganese nodules and Co-rich crusts. This paper discusses the origin, chemical formula, cell parameter and X-ray powder diffraction data of pyrochroite and vernadite, and suggests that the manganese oxide phase with the values of 2.4×10-10 m and 1.4×10-10 m is named as vernadite. The author conjectures that pyrochroite of the Co-rich crusts indicates that the environment of growth of the Co-rich crusts was reducing environment which remained in the later stage.

    Comparison of Control Factors for High Quality Continental Reservoirs Between Bohai Bay Basin and Ordos Basin
    ZHENG Jun-mao,YOU Jun,HE Dong-bo
    2007, 21(2):  376-386. 
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    Baohai Bay basin, a typical extensional rift basin, and Ordos basin, an intracraton downwarped basin, are two important types of basins in China. The main control factors for high quality reservoirs are different because of their respective basin features. In Bohai Bay basin, the sandbody types are abundant and various, the distribution of sandbodies is separated seriously, and the high quality reservoirs are related with secondary pores and abnormal pressure vertically. In Ordos basin, the sandbody types are relatively monotonous,sandbodies have a good continuity, and the reservoirs are mainly controlled by the diagenetic differentiation caused by differential sedimentation inside the sandbodies, so the zonation of reservoir is not obvious vertically. In Bohai Bay basin, the oil and gas exploration should be based on sedimentary facies analysis, and focus on the favorable diagenetic zones and formations. However, in Ordos basin, the focus should be put on the relatively high permeability sandstones in the generally low permeable sandstone backgrounds.

    Sequence-Stratigraphic Succession and Its Sedimentary Features for the Stromatolitic-Nonstromatolitic Carbonates of the Mesoproterozoic: An Example
    from Gaoyuzhuang Formation at Qiangou Section in Yanqing County, Beijing
    MEI Ming-xiang
    2007, 21(2):  387-396. 
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    The Mesoproterozoic Gaoyuzhuang Fm. at the Qiangou section in Yanqing County of the northwestern suburb of Beijing is a sedimentary succession of stromatolitic-nonstromatolitic carbonates with the thickness of more than 1000 m and with a base of transgressive sandstones. The Gaoyuzhuang Fm. at the Qiangou section can be subdivided into four parts: The first member(or the Guandi Subformation)is made up of a set of transgressive sandstones; The second member(or the Sangshuan Subformation)is constituted by a set of manganese dolomites and lime dolomites with stromatolites; The third member(or the Zhangjiayu Subformation)is marked by a succession of the leiolite limestones richening with matground structures and lacking of stromatolites; The fourth member is a particular sedimentary succession of the stromatolitic reef. Comparing to the Gaoyuzhuang Fm. at the Jixian section, there are three characteristics for the Gaoyuzhuang Fm. at the Qiangou section. First, a set of transgressive sandstones of the first member with the thickness of more than 100 m, not only indicates an obvious regional unconformity between the Gaoyuzhuang Fm. and the underlying Dahongyu Fm. but also makes a clear contrasting of the stromatolitic dolomite succession with the thickness of several hundreds meters at the Jixian section. Second, in a set of leiolite limestones lacking stromatolites and making up the third member, there are no molar-tooth structures that widely develop in leiolite limestones of the upper part of the third member at the Jixian section but there are plentiful of matground structures. Third, a particular sedimentary succession of stromatolite reef with the larger thickness of more than 500 m constitutes the fourth member. These features show that the Gaoyuzhuang Fm. at the Qiangou section forms a complex but regular sedimentary succession of stromatolitic   nonstromatolitic carbonates, which is a representative of both the division of the third-order sequence and the reasonable grouping of the second-order sequence of the Precambrian in terms of the sedimentaryfacies succession. More importantly, the stromatolitic reef of the fourth member and the succession of leiolite limestones of the third member express some meaningful problems that need to further research, such as the depositional model of the stromatolitic reef of the Precambrian, a stromatolitic decline event reflected by the nonstromatolitic succession of leiolite limestones and so on.

    Sedimentary System Rerecognition of Mid-Lower Jurassic in Turpan Depression
    YAO Li-jing,YU Bing-song,FAN Tai-liang,DONG Hong-kui,GUO Gang
    2007, 21(2):  397-405. 
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    Turpan-Hami basin is one of the three biggest oil and petroleum sources in XinJiang Province, which is the first Jurassic coal measures-related oil basin in China. The sedimentary systems of Mid-Lower Jurassic in Turpan depression were rerecognized through the analyses of outcrop sections, cores and loggings to direct the prospecting for oil-gas effectively. The result shows that there are also meandering river-meandering delta-lacustrine systems except for braided river-braided delta-lacustrine and alluvial fan-fan delta-lacustrine sedimentary systems which have been realized before. On the basis of research on depositional evolution in time and distribution in space, it suggests that in Turpan depression braided river-braided river delta systems were common in Badaowan Formation, meandering river-meandering delta systems are predominant upward in Xishanyao and Sanjianfang formations, and the lacuatrine facies are widespread developed to the top of the research strata in Qiketai Formation, which shows an obviously retrogradational sequence. There were great differences between south and north of the depressions. On the south, it is characteristic as braided and meandering deltas, while on the north it is characteristic as braided delta and fan delta. Finally, a sedimentary model is constructed for the Mid-Lower Jurassic in Turpan depression.

    Clay Mineralogy and Its Palaeoclimatic Indicator of the Late Pleistocene in Linxia Basin
    HONG Han-lie, YU Na, XUE Hui-juan, ZHU Yun-hai, XIANG Shu-yuan, ZHANG Ke-xin
    2007, 21(2):  406-414. 
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    Clay mineralogy of the Late Pleistocene loess sediments in Tawan, Linxia, northwestern China,was investigated using X-ray diffraction(XRD)and scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The results show that mineral compositions of both the loess sediment and the palaeosol are illite, chlorite, mixedlayer illite-smectite, kaolinite, and minor palygorskite. The mineral assemblage of illite, chlorite, mixed-layer illite-smectite, and kaolinite suggests that the palaeoclimate of the source area changed from warm and humid to cold and arid. The Kübler index of illite crystallinity(IC), full width half maximum of the(001)reflection, ranges from 0.23° to 0.86°. It shows significant difference between the lithological layers. However, the IC curve presents two peaks, suggesting that the palaeoclimate of Late Pleistocene in Linxia experienced two cycles of warm and humid to cold and arid, and the late cycle was more humid and more arid comparative to the former one. Both authigenic and detrital palygorskite occured in the Late Pleistocene loess sediments, the stability of palygorskite indicates that the annual rainfall was around 300 mm during the Late Pleistocene.

    The Archean Continental Crust Growth and Evolution: A Fault-Sagduction Basin Geotectonic Model
    WANG Ren-min,FENG Yong-gang, SONG Fu-mei
    2007, 21(2):  415-420. 
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    This paper hereby tries to summarize the common features based on observations on Wutai and Zunhua-Miyun greenstone belts in North China: (1)The greenstone belts are located at the junction of two Ancient continental nucleis with different ages and histories;(2)There are usually terrigenous clastic rocks with unconformity contact at the bottom of the greenstone belts and it can be deposited continually with different kinds of volcanic series; (3)The greenstone belts usually form independent and complete synclinorium basins. The fault-sagduction basin geotectonic model can be established on these evidences and other findings. The fault-sagduction basin is developed on the junction between initial continental nuclei and further transited to the making of greenstone belts, which is the main pattern for the Archean continental growth and evolution in the pre-plate tectonics period prior to the initiation of back-arc basin in Late Archean. In addition, this model should be further confirmed with more observations and facts.

    On the Crust-Mantle Transition Layer and Its Implications in Continental Geodynamics
    LUO Zhao-hua,XIN Hou-tian,CHEN Bi-he,KE Shan,HUANG Jin-xiang
    2007, 21(2):  421-425. 
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    According to the seismological observations, there is usually a layer called as a transition layer which generally has an intermediate speed between P-wave speeds in typical crust and mantle rocks. This layer is often called as the crust   mantle mixing layer in the Earth material science fields. This is not a term with a definite mechanism. In this paper, an other alternative choice is provided. In fact, the geophysical transition layer may be a product of mantlederived magma underplating and crustal differentiation. The transitional P-wave velocity in this layer is caused by gradual variation of its density with pressure. Therefore, the P-wave transition layer is the mark of lithosphere instability. The layer may also be a product of asthenosphere transformation to lithosphere. In this case, the existence of the layer implies regional lithosphere cooling. Our model could better explain lithosphere delamination, crustmantle material exchange and magmatism in orogens, and hence suggests important implications for the continental geodynamics.

    Thermodynamic Analysis on Decomposition reactions of Potassium Feldspar and Evaluation of the Processes
    MA Hong-wen, SU Shuang-qing, WANG Fang, XU Jin-ming, TAN Dan-jun, LIU Hao
    2007, 21(2):  426-434. 
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    The advances of thermal decomposition of potassium feldspar with various additive agents are reviewed. Thermodynamic calculations of the thermal decomposition reactions of potassium feldspar are performed for both of the Gibbs free energy changes and energy consumptions during the sintering processes with various additives. Taking such factors into consideration as mineral resource consumption, energy consumption, environmental compatibility, and the terminal product schema for the sintering procedures of potassium feldspar powdery materials, it is deduced that both procedures with limestone and sodium carbonate as additives are of significance in industry; and further, it is only when sodium carbonate is taken as additive that the procedure could be the least consumptions of the mineral resources and energy, the least expellant of the greenhouse gas CO2, and that the terminal products with high value could be manufactured. It is therefore feasible that the procedure suggested in this paper is hopeful industrialized both in economic benefits and environmental kindness.