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Geoscience ›› 2025, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (03): 774-786.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2024.140

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Applicability of Muscovite/Biotite Ti geothermometers: A Case Study of Ziyuan Ductile Shear Zone in Northeast Guangxi

LIU Kun1,2(), LI Saisai1,2,*(), XIN Liangwei1,2, SHI Chunyan3, GENG Jieli1   

  1. 1. Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources By the Province and Ministry, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
    2. College of Earth Sciences, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
    3. College of Tourism and Landscape Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
  • Online:2025-06-10 Published:2025-07-03
  • Contact: LI Saisai

Abstract:

Different stress regimes and strain rates in nature can influence the transition temperature of rocks from brittleness to ductility, estimating the deformation and metamorphism temperatures of mylonite in ductile shear zones is crucial for interpreting thermochronological results. To assess the applicability of geothermometers(biotite/muscovite Ti geothermometers) in ductile shear zones, our study employed mineral dynamic recrystallization of mylonite and plastic deformation features, such as EBSD quartz <c>-axis fabrics, to estimate the deformation and metamorphism temperatures of Ziyuan ductile shear zones in Northeastern Guangxi, ranging from 400 to 550 ℃. Through the utilization of electron probe analysis techniques, chemical composition analyses were conducted on newly formed fine-grained biotite and muscovite resulting from dynamic recrystallization during ductile shearing. By employing biotite/muscovite Ti thermometers, the metamorphic deformation temperature of mylonite in the Ziyuan ductile shear zone were estimated to be between 409-528 ℃ and 458-605 ℃, respectively. Through comparative analysis, the temperatures obtained using geothermometers were essentially consistent within the allowable error range with those estimated using plastic deformation features, providing a basis for the application of biotite/muscovite Ti thermometers in extensional ductile shear zones.

Key words: Northeast Guangxi, ductile shear zone, mylonite, geothermometer, metamorphic-deformation temperature

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