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Geoscience ›› 2022, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (01): 27-47.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2021.067

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Geochronology and Glaciation of the Neoproterozoic Diamictite in Aksu Area, Northwestern Margin of the Tarim Block

LI Wangpeng1(), WANG Yi1, LI Huili1, ZHANG Zhongpei1, LIU Shaofeng2, YANG Weili1, CAI Xiyao1, NIE Haikuan1, QIAN Tao3, LI Xiaojian4   

  1. 1. Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing 100083, China
    2. School of Earth Science and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    3. Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
    4. School of Earth Sciences,East China University of Technology,Nanchang,Jiangxi 330013,China
  • Received:2021-03-04 Revised:2021-11-22 Online:2022-02-10 Published:2022-03-08

Abstract:

Age correlation of the Neoproterozoic glaciation events in the Tarim Block remains controversial, and obtaining reliable deposition time for the Neoproterozoic diamictite is crucial.Two sets of the Neoproterozoic diamictite were developed in Aksu area along the northwestern margin of the Tarim Block. Petrologic and whole-rock geochemical analyses and radiometric dating were conducted to define the sedimentary rock assemblages,deposition time, and paleoclimatic weathering conditions. The chemical index of alteration (CIA) indicates that the Qiaoenbrak and Yuermeinak Formations represent two distinct glaciation episodes, and two secondary glaciation events exist in the Qiaoenbrak glaciation.Detrital zircon U-Pb dating of the glacial deposits and their adjacent beds indicate that the Qiaoenbrak glaciation in Aksu started along the northwestern margin of the TarimBlock after (719±10) Ma, whilst the Yuermeinak glaciation did not start before (685±11) Ma, and its cessation timing can be constrained by the top boundary age of the Nanhua System (635 Ma) or the U-Pb age of the overlying Sinian Sugetbrak Formation basalt (615±5 Ma).Comprehensive analyses of isotope geochronology, geochemistry, and sedimentology indicate that the Qiaoenbrak glaciation (Aksu area) corresponded to the Altungol glaciation (Quruqtagh area), the Jiangkou glaciation (South China), and the Sturtian glaciation (global). Meanwhile, the Yuermeinak glaciation (Aksu area) corresponded to the Tereekan glaciation (Quruqtagh area), the Nantuo glaciation (South China), and the Marinoan glaciation (global). Glaciation, isotopic geochronology, and geochemistry can provide a basis for the division and comparison of the Neoproterozoic sequences in the Tarim Block.

Key words: Tarim Block, Neoproterozoic, diamictite, detrital zircon, chemical index of alteration

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