In Cameroon, the Ngazi-Tina region belongs to the Adamawa-Yade domain of the Pan-African Central African Fold Belt (CAFB). It is composed of two petrographic types: quartz-monzonites (majority) and nepheline syenites....In Cameroon, the Ngazi-Tina region belongs to the Adamawa-Yade domain of the Pan-African Central African Fold Belt (CAFB). It is composed of two petrographic types: quartz-monzonites (majority) and nepheline syenites. Two morphological types, prismatic and pyramidal, were recognized in the zircon grains samples. These zircon types display internal structure</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> typical of magmatic zircons. Zircons separated from the Ngazi-Tina samples contain higher abundances of Hf (close to 8000 ppm) and moderate trace elements (Y, Th, U, Nb, Ta) and REE contents, suggesting a variable degree of magmatic evolution. The chondrite-normalized REE patterns of zircons are characterized by LREE depletion relative to HREE with positive Ce and negative Eu anomalies, typical of magmatic zircons. The high Hf content together with high Ce/Ce*, Th/U, Zr/Hf ratios suggest magma crystallization under variable oxidation and oxygen fugacity. The application of Ti-in-zircon thermometer reveals crystallization temperatures ranging from 678</span><span style="color:#4F4F4F;font-family:Verdana;">°</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">C to 811</span><span style="color:#4F4F4F;font-family:Verdana;">°</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">C and 658</span><span style="color:#4F4F4F;font-family:Verdana;">°</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">C to 768</span><span style="color:#4F4F4F;font-family:Verdana;">°</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">C for quartz monzonites and nepheline syenites respectively. These features indicate probably a partial melting of continental crust as the source of these zircons grains and emplacement in</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> magmatic-arc setting.展开更多
In order to constrain temperature during subduction and subsequent exhumation of fel- sic continental crust, we carried out a Ti-in-zircon thermometer coupled with zircon internal structure and U-Pb age on migmatitic ...In order to constrain temperature during subduction and subsequent exhumation of fel- sic continental crust, we carried out a Ti-in-zircon thermometer coupled with zircon internal structure and U-Pb age on migmatitic gneisses from the Weihai region in the Sulu ultra-high pres- sure （UHP） metamorphic terrane, eastern China. The Weihai migmatitic gneisses are composed of in- tercalated compositional layers of melanosome and plagioclase （Pl）-rich lencosome and K-feldspar （Kfs）-rich pegmatite veins. Four stages of zircon growth were recognized in the Weihai migmatitic gneisses. They successively recorded informations of protolith, prograde metamorphism, decompres- sional partial melting during early stage exhumation and subsequent fractional crystallization of pri- mary melt during later stage cooling exhumation. The inherited cores in zircon from the melanosome and the Pl-rich leucosome suggest that the pro- tolith of the migmatitic gneiss is Mid- Neoproterozoic （-780 Ma） magmatic rock. Metamorphic zircons with concordant ages ranging from 243 to 256 Ma occur as over- growth mantles on the protolith magmatic zir- con cores. The estimated growth temperatures （625-717 ＂C） of the metamorphic zircons have a negative correlation with their ages, indicating a progressive metamorphism in HP eciogite-facies condition during subduction. Zircon recrystal- lized rims （228-2 Ma） in the PI-rich ieucosome layers provide the lower limit of the decompress-sional partial melting time during exhumation. The ages from 228^-2 to 219~2 Ma recorded in the Pl-rich leucosome and the Kfs-rich pegmatite vein, respectively, suggest the duration of the fractional crystallization of primary melt during exhumation. The calculated growth temperatures of the zircon rims from the Pl-rich leucosome range from 858 to 739 , and the temperatures of new growth zircon grains （219±2 Ma） in Kfs-rich vein are between 769 and 529 . The estimated temperatures have a positive correlation with ages from the Pl-rich leucosome to the Kfs-rich pegmatite vein, strongly indi- cating that a process of fractional crystallization of the partial melt during exhumation.展开更多
Ultrahigh temperature （UHT） metamorphism is the most thermally extreme form of regional crustal metamorphism, with temperatures exceeding 900 ℃. UHT crustal metamorphism is recognised in more than 50 localities glo...Ultrahigh temperature （UHT） metamorphism is the most thermally extreme form of regional crustal metamorphism, with temperatures exceeding 900 ℃. UHT crustal metamorphism is recognised in more than 50 localities globally in the metamorphic rock record and is accepted as ＇normal＇ in the spectrum of regional crustal processes. UHT metamorphism is Wpically identified on the basis of diagnostic mineral assemblages such as sapphirine ＋ quartz, orthopyroxene ＋ sillimanite ＋ quartz and osumilite in Mg-Al- rich rock compositions, now usually coupled with pseudosection-based thermobarometry using internally-consistent thermodynamic data sets and/or Al-in-Orthopyroxene and ternary feldspar thermobarometry. Significant progress in the understanding of regional UHT metamorphism in recent years includes： （1） development of a ferric iron activity-composition thermodynamic model for sapphirine, allowing phase diagram calculations for oxidised rock compositions; （2） quantification of UHT conditions via trace element thermometry, with Zr-in-rutile more commonly recording higher temperatures than Ti-in-zircon. Rutile is likely to be stable at peak UHT conditions whereas zircon may only grow as UHT rocks are cooling. In addition, the extent to which Zr diffuses out of rutile is controlled by chemical communication with zircon; （3） more fully recognising and utilising temperature-dependent thermal properties of the crust, and the possible range of heat sources causing metamorphism in geodynamic modelling studies; （4） recognising that crust partially melted either in a previous event or earlier in a long-duration event has greater capacity than fertile, unmelted crust to achieve UHT conditions due to the heat energy consumed by partial melting reactions; （5） more strongly linking U-Pb geochronological data from zircon and monazite to P-T points or path segments through using Y ＋ REE partitioning between accessory and major phases, as well as phase diagrams incorporating Zr and REE; and （6） improved insight into the settings and factors responsible for UHT metamorphism via geodynamic forward models. These models suggest that regional UHT metamorphism is, principally, geodynamically related to subduction, coupled with elevated crustal radiogenic heat generation rates.展开更多
The Nanling Range in South China is well known for its rich granite-related W–Sn deposits.To elucidate the controls of different granite-related W–Sn metallogenesis in the region,we chose five representative orerela...The Nanling Range in South China is well known for its rich granite-related W–Sn deposits.To elucidate the controls of different granite-related W–Sn metallogenesis in the region,we chose five representative orerelated granites(Yanbei,Mikengshan,Tieshanlong,Qianlishan,and Yaogangxian intrusions)in the Hunan–Jiangxi region,and studied their magmatic zircon ages and trace element geochemistry.Our new zircon data showed the differences in ages,temperatures and oxygen fugacity of the ore-forming magmas.Zircon U–Pb ages of the Yanbei and Mikengshan intrusions are characterized by 142.4±2.4 and 143.0±2.3 Ma,respectively,whereas the Tieshanlong and Qianlishan intrusions are 159.5±2.3and 153.2±3.3 Ma,respectively.The Sn-related intrusions were younger than the W-related intrusions.The Tiin-zircon thermometry showed that there was no systematic difference between the Sn-related Yanbei(680–744℃)and Mikengshan(697–763℃)intrusions and the W-related Tieshanlong(730–800℃),Qianlishan(690–755℃)and Yaogangxian(686–751℃)intrusions.However,the zircon Ce^4+/Ce^3+ratios of the Yanbei(averaged at 18.3)and Mikengshan(averaged at 18.8)intrusions are lower than those of the Tieshanlong(averaged at 36.9),Qianlishan(averaged at 38.4)and Yaogangxian(averaged at 37)intrusions,indicating that the Sn-related granitic magmas might have lower oxygen fugacities than those of the W-related.This can be explained by that,in more reduced magmas,Sn is more soluble than W and thus is more enriched in the residual melt to form Sn mineralization.The difference in source materials between the Sn-related and the W-related granites seems to have contributed to the different redox conditions of the melts.展开更多
A combined study using LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating, Hf isotopes, trace elements and the Ti-in-zircon geothermometer was carried out on zircons from the metamorphosed basic-ultrabasic rocks in the metamorphic basement of the...A combined study using LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating, Hf isotopes, trace elements and the Ti-in-zircon geothermometer was carried out on zircons from the metamorphosed basic-ultrabasic rocks in the metamorphic basement of the Cathaysia Block, southwestern Zhejiang Province. The formation and metamorphic ages of the rocks from the metamorphic basement of the Cathaysia Block were determined based on zircon U-Pb geochronology. The age for the magmatic crystalline zircons from the protolith is about 1.85 Ga. The ε Hf (t) values of the older zircons were from ?7 to ?3, with two-stage model Hf ages (T DM2 LC ) of about 2.9 to 3.4 Ga, indicating that the source material was derived from anatexis and recycling of the Archean crust. The newly formed metamorphic zircons yielded U-Pb ages of 260–230 Ma. The metamorphic temperature calculated using the Ti-in-zircon geothermometer ranged from 610 to 720°C, consistent with the results from petrographic observations, indicating that the Cathaysia Block experienced an amphibolite facies metamorphism during the Indosinian. Results from this study provided an important timeframe for the tectonic evolution in South China and the Southeast Asia during the Late Permian and Early Triassic times.展开更多
文摘In Cameroon, the Ngazi-Tina region belongs to the Adamawa-Yade domain of the Pan-African Central African Fold Belt (CAFB). It is composed of two petrographic types: quartz-monzonites (majority) and nepheline syenites. Two morphological types, prismatic and pyramidal, were recognized in the zircon grains samples. These zircon types display internal structure</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> typical of magmatic zircons. Zircons separated from the Ngazi-Tina samples contain higher abundances of Hf (close to 8000 ppm) and moderate trace elements (Y, Th, U, Nb, Ta) and REE contents, suggesting a variable degree of magmatic evolution. The chondrite-normalized REE patterns of zircons are characterized by LREE depletion relative to HREE with positive Ce and negative Eu anomalies, typical of magmatic zircons. The high Hf content together with high Ce/Ce*, Th/U, Zr/Hf ratios suggest magma crystallization under variable oxidation and oxygen fugacity. The application of Ti-in-zircon thermometer reveals crystallization temperatures ranging from 678</span><span style="color:#4F4F4F;font-family:Verdana;">°</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">C to 811</span><span style="color:#4F4F4F;font-family:Verdana;">°</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">C and 658</span><span style="color:#4F4F4F;font-family:Verdana;">°</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">C to 768</span><span style="color:#4F4F4F;font-family:Verdana;">°</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">C for quartz monzonites and nepheline syenites respectively. These features indicate probably a partial melting of continental crust as the source of these zircons grains and emplacement in</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> magmatic-arc setting.
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (No.2009CB825001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.40603002,41072046,and 41090371)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China University of Geosciences,Wuhan (No.CUG120121)
文摘In order to constrain temperature during subduction and subsequent exhumation of fel- sic continental crust, we carried out a Ti-in-zircon thermometer coupled with zircon internal structure and U-Pb age on migmatitic gneisses from the Weihai region in the Sulu ultra-high pres- sure （UHP） metamorphic terrane, eastern China. The Weihai migmatitic gneisses are composed of in- tercalated compositional layers of melanosome and plagioclase （Pl）-rich lencosome and K-feldspar （Kfs）-rich pegmatite veins. Four stages of zircon growth were recognized in the Weihai migmatitic gneisses. They successively recorded informations of protolith, prograde metamorphism, decompres- sional partial melting during early stage exhumation and subsequent fractional crystallization of pri- mary melt during later stage cooling exhumation. The inherited cores in zircon from the melanosome and the Pl-rich leucosome suggest that the pro- tolith of the migmatitic gneiss is Mid- Neoproterozoic （-780 Ma） magmatic rock. Metamorphic zircons with concordant ages ranging from 243 to 256 Ma occur as over- growth mantles on the protolith magmatic zir- con cores. The estimated growth temperatures （625-717 ＂C） of the metamorphic zircons have a negative correlation with their ages, indicating a progressive metamorphism in HP eciogite-facies condition during subduction. Zircon recrystal- lized rims （228-2 Ma） in the PI-rich ieucosome layers provide the lower limit of the decompress-sional partial melting time during exhumation. The ages from 228^-2 to 219~2 Ma recorded in the Pl-rich leucosome and the Kfs-rich pegmatite vein, respectively, suggest the duration of the fractional crystallization of primary melt during exhumation. The calculated growth temperatures of the zircon rims from the Pl-rich leucosome range from 858 to 739 , and the temperatures of new growth zircon grains （219±2 Ma） in Kfs-rich vein are between 769 and 529 . The estimated temperatures have a positive correlation with ages from the Pl-rich leucosome to the Kfs-rich pegmatite vein, strongly indi- cating that a process of fractional crystallization of the partial melt during exhumation.
基金Prof.M.Santosh is thanked for his warm hospitality and the invitation to write an updated review of progress on UHT metamorphism while DEK was on a research visit to China University of Geosciences,Beijing,in September 2013 funded by Australia's Group of Eight(Go8)and in China by the China Science and Technology Exchange Center(CSTEC).Thorough and constructive reviews by M.Brown and F.Korhonen were warmly welcomed
文摘Ultrahigh temperature （UHT） metamorphism is the most thermally extreme form of regional crustal metamorphism, with temperatures exceeding 900 ℃. UHT crustal metamorphism is recognised in more than 50 localities globally in the metamorphic rock record and is accepted as ＇normal＇ in the spectrum of regional crustal processes. UHT metamorphism is Wpically identified on the basis of diagnostic mineral assemblages such as sapphirine ＋ quartz, orthopyroxene ＋ sillimanite ＋ quartz and osumilite in Mg-Al- rich rock compositions, now usually coupled with pseudosection-based thermobarometry using internally-consistent thermodynamic data sets and/or Al-in-Orthopyroxene and ternary feldspar thermobarometry. Significant progress in the understanding of regional UHT metamorphism in recent years includes： （1） development of a ferric iron activity-composition thermodynamic model for sapphirine, allowing phase diagram calculations for oxidised rock compositions; （2） quantification of UHT conditions via trace element thermometry, with Zr-in-rutile more commonly recording higher temperatures than Ti-in-zircon. Rutile is likely to be stable at peak UHT conditions whereas zircon may only grow as UHT rocks are cooling. In addition, the extent to which Zr diffuses out of rutile is controlled by chemical communication with zircon; （3） more fully recognising and utilising temperature-dependent thermal properties of the crust, and the possible range of heat sources causing metamorphism in geodynamic modelling studies; （4） recognising that crust partially melted either in a previous event or earlier in a long-duration event has greater capacity than fertile, unmelted crust to achieve UHT conditions due to the heat energy consumed by partial melting reactions; （5） more strongly linking U-Pb geochronological data from zircon and monazite to P-T points or path segments through using Y ＋ REE partitioning between accessory and major phases, as well as phase diagrams incorporating Zr and REE; and （6） improved insight into the settings and factors responsible for UHT metamorphism via geodynamic forward models. These models suggest that regional UHT metamorphism is, principally, geodynamically related to subduction, coupled with elevated crustal radiogenic heat generation rates.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (Grants No. 2014CB440906)Innovation Team Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Overseas Famous Scholars Program)‘‘Light of West China’’ Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘The Nanling Range in South China is well known for its rich granite-related W–Sn deposits.To elucidate the controls of different granite-related W–Sn metallogenesis in the region,we chose five representative orerelated granites(Yanbei,Mikengshan,Tieshanlong,Qianlishan,and Yaogangxian intrusions)in the Hunan–Jiangxi region,and studied their magmatic zircon ages and trace element geochemistry.Our new zircon data showed the differences in ages,temperatures and oxygen fugacity of the ore-forming magmas.Zircon U–Pb ages of the Yanbei and Mikengshan intrusions are characterized by 142.4±2.4 and 143.0±2.3 Ma,respectively,whereas the Tieshanlong and Qianlishan intrusions are 159.5±2.3and 153.2±3.3 Ma,respectively.The Sn-related intrusions were younger than the W-related intrusions.The Tiin-zircon thermometry showed that there was no systematic difference between the Sn-related Yanbei(680–744℃)and Mikengshan(697–763℃)intrusions and the W-related Tieshanlong(730–800℃),Qianlishan(690–755℃)and Yaogangxian(686–751℃)intrusions.However,the zircon Ce^4+/Ce^3+ratios of the Yanbei(averaged at 18.3)and Mikengshan(averaged at 18.8)intrusions are lower than those of the Tieshanlong(averaged at 36.9),Qianlishan(averaged at 38.4)and Yaogangxian(averaged at 37)intrusions,indicating that the Sn-related granitic magmas might have lower oxygen fugacities than those of the W-related.This can be explained by that,in more reduced magmas,Sn is more soluble than W and thus is more enriched in the residual melt to form Sn mineralization.The difference in source materials between the Sn-related and the W-related granites seems to have contributed to the different redox conditions of the melts.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40372094)the Opening Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Continental Dy-namics, Northwest University (Grant No. 06LCD12)the project of Land and Resources Bureau of Zhejiang Province (Grant No. 2004005)
文摘A combined study using LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating, Hf isotopes, trace elements and the Ti-in-zircon geothermometer was carried out on zircons from the metamorphosed basic-ultrabasic rocks in the metamorphic basement of the Cathaysia Block, southwestern Zhejiang Province. The formation and metamorphic ages of the rocks from the metamorphic basement of the Cathaysia Block were determined based on zircon U-Pb geochronology. The age for the magmatic crystalline zircons from the protolith is about 1.85 Ga. The ε Hf (t) values of the older zircons were from ?7 to ?3, with two-stage model Hf ages (T DM2 LC ) of about 2.9 to 3.4 Ga, indicating that the source material was derived from anatexis and recycling of the Archean crust. The newly formed metamorphic zircons yielded U-Pb ages of 260–230 Ma. The metamorphic temperature calculated using the Ti-in-zircon geothermometer ranged from 610 to 720°C, consistent with the results from petrographic observations, indicating that the Cathaysia Block experienced an amphibolite facies metamorphism during the Indosinian. Results from this study provided an important timeframe for the tectonic evolution in South China and the Southeast Asia during the Late Permian and Early Triassic times.
