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    20 February 2019, Volume 25 Issue 1
    Zircon U-Pb Age, Geochemistry, and Geological Significance of Granites from Lianghekou Pluton, Central Qinling Orogenic Belt
    XUE Yingyu,ZHANG He,CHENFukun
    2019, 25(1):  1. 
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    The Lianghekou pluton is located in Taibai area of North Qinling terrane and was emplaced into Qinling Group complex. The
    pluton is mainly composed of augen granite, gneissic granite and monzogranite. In this study, crystallized ages of 928±19 Ma and 940±12
    Ma with the inherited zircons grains ranging from Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic are obtained from augen granite and gneissic
    granite, respectively. Augen granite contains aluminum minerals of garnet and muscovite. Most granites show the characteristics of A/
    CNK>1.1, high silica and aluminum content as well as high-K calc-alkaline series. Chondrite-normalized REE patterns show a
    rightward inclination with medium negative Eu anomalies. The trace element geochemistry is characterized by enrichment in LILEs
    (such as Rb, Ba, K, et al.), depletion in HFSEs (such as Nb, Ta, Ti, et al.) and obviously negative anomalies of Ba, P, Sr. Mineralogical
    and geological characteristics indicate that the gneissic granites and augen granites of Lianghekou pluton are typical S-type granites.
    Lianghekou granites show large range of initial 87Sr/86Sr(t) ratios of 0.701067-0.739451, lower εNd(t) values varied from -5.7 to -3.3 with
    two-stage Nd modal ages of TDM2=1.9-2.1 Ga and highly radiogenic Pb composition, indicating a crustal magmatic origin and the source
    rocks may be amphibolite and gneiss of Qinling Group. Combined with the regional geological background, we conclude that granites of
    Lianghekou pluton originated from melting of ancient middle-lower crust under tectonic transition stage of late continental crust collision
    during Neoproterozoic in response to the assembly of Rodinia supercontinent.
    LA-ICP-MS Zircon U-Pb Age and Its Tectonic Significance of Clastic Rocks from Late Permian Linxi Formation in Aluke'erqin Qi, Inner Mogolia
    ZHANG Haihua,ZHENG Yuejuan,ZHANG Jian,SU Fei,HUANGXin,BIAN Xiongfei,GONG Fanhao
    2019, 25(1):  14. 
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    The Taohaiyingzi section at Aluke'erqin Qi, Inner Mongolia is one of typical Linxi Formation in north eastern China. The age
    of the section is late Late Permian according to the newly discovered conchostracans, pollen, and spores. The Linxi Formation in
    Taohaiyingzi consists mainly of black and gray-black sandstone and slate associations. The LA-ICP-MS U-Pb isotope analysis was
    performed on zircons of the feldspar lithic sandstone from the 61st layer of the profile. The obtained concordant ages from 96 zircons and
    the published 97 zircon data of clastic rocks from the first layer, amounting to a total of 193 detrital zircon data ages, were analyzed. The
    193 detrital zircons can be divided into five groups according to age and frequency distribution characteristics: 248-302 Ma (n=80, ca.
    41%) with peak ages at 263 Ma, 312-388 Ma (n=24, ca. 12%), 417-523 Ma (n=26, ca.13%), 564-991 Ma (n=38, ca. 20%), and 1000-2775 Ma
    (n=25, ca.13% , 207Pb /206Pb age). The weighted average age for the youngest age group is 263±1.7 Ma (MSWD=1.7, n=80), which
    coincided with the minimum peak age of 263 Ma. It was speculated that the maximum depositional age of the Linxi Formation is 263 Ma.
    The detrital zircon age spectrum indicates the diversity and complexity of its sediment source. The main source should come from all
    over the northeast and there is provenance information of North China plate and Siberian plate (1637±26 Ma, 1791±24 Ma, 1927±31 Ma,
    1954 ±24 Ma, 2089 ±31 Ma, 2671 ±21 Ma, 2775 ±21 Ma). The peak age of the youngest group of detrital zircons obtained is 263 Ma,
    indicating that the final closure between North China plate and Siberian plate occurred after Late Permian.
    Water Content of the Binchuan Picrites: Implications for the Genesis of Emeishan Large Igneous Province
    YU Haoran,LIU Jia,XIA Qunke,GUXiaoyan,WANGZizhen,BI Yao
    2019, 25(1):  24. 
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    Large igneous provinces (LIPs) represent melting anomalies of the Earth. Recent investigations of water content of the
    primary magma in the global LIPs show that source hydration had played an important role in their genesis. The Emeishan LIP is one of
    Permian LIPs in the world. Previous work on the Dali picrites, within the initial stage of eruption, indicates that water largely promoted
    partial melting of mantle. However, whether water played a significant role in other stages of eruption is not clear, which is critical to
    understand the genesis model of LIPs. Here, we report water content of the picrites from Binchuan, within the upper part of eruption
    sequences of ELIP. The result shows that the primary magma could have water content as high as 2.8 wt.%, slightly lower than that of
    Dali picrites, but still considerably higher than that of MORB and OIB. Combined with the previous work, this study shows that mantle
    hydration would be essential for the whole eruption of ELIP.
    Petrogenesis of the Kulongshan Complex Pluton in Northern Hebei:Chronologic and Geochemical Constraints
    GUOJialei,WUJianhua,NIU Ziliang,ZHANG Shaohua,WURengui,LIU Shuai
    2019, 25(1):  33. 
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    The Kulongshan complex pluton is situated in the northern margin uplift belt of North China Craton and Southwest section of
    the Guyuan-Honshanzi uranium belts, which occur between the Chifeng-Kaiyuan fault zone and Shangyi-Pinquan fault zone. The
    Kulongshan complex pluton consists of medium-fine alkali-feldspar granite in the middle and medium-coarse alkali-feldspar granite in
    the rim, both displaying intrusive contacts and a exposed area of 120 km2. SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating indicates that the zircon 206Pb/
    238U age of medium-coarse alkali-feldspar granite is 129.4±1.5 Ma (MSWD=1.2), and medium-fine alkali-feldspar granite is 134.0±1.7 Ma
    (MSWD=1.8). These ages suggest that the granites were formed in the late stage of Early Cretaceous and in the early stage of Early
    Cretaceous. Kulonghsan granites show high differentiation features of enrichment in Si, K, Na and high ratios of FeOT/MgO, low
    contents of Al, Mg, Ca, P, belonging to the peraluminous-weak high potassium calcium alkaline series rocks. In the SiO2 vs (Na2O +
    K2O)-CaO and SiO2 vs FeOT/(FeOT +MgO) diagrams, allthese rocks fall into the Atype granite area. They have low rare earth elements
    (REE) contents and display swallow type chondrite-normalized distribution patterns with a distinct negative Eu anomaly. These rocks are
    enriched in Rb, Th, U, Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf, Y, and other elements, and are depleted in Sr, Ba, P, Ti, and other elements. These rocks also
    display 10000 Ga/Al ratios of 4.63~5.66(>2.6) and Zr+Nb+Ce+Y values of 402×10-6~713×10-6(>350×10-6), showing trace element
    features of A- type granite. The Kulongshna granites with abnormal initial ratios of Sr: (87Sr/86Sr)i=0.750562~0.839814, relatively low
    Nd: εNd(t) =-14.3~-13.2 and young Nd mode age: TDM2=2084~1996 Ma, they exhibit low radiogenic Pb isotopic compositions: (206Pb/
    204Pb)t=16.797~17.010, (207Pb/204Pb)t=15.406~15.434, (208Pb/204Pb)t=37.477~37.540. δ18OV-SMOW in medium-coarse alkali-feldspar granites
    and medium-fine alkali-feldspar granites were 5.3‰~6.2‰ and 0.1‰~3.1‰, the latter is lower than the normal values of granite (6‰~
    10‰) and mantle (5.7‰±0.3‰). The Kulongshan granites have fingerprint of lower crust and enriched mantle in Pb isotope diagrams.
    In the tectonic setting discrimination diagrams, the Kulongshan granites belong to the intraplate post orogenic granites, which were
    formed in the extensional tectonic setting. Compared with the A type granite of the same age, the Kulongsahn granites were likely the
    product of an extensional tectonic system related to the Early Cretaceous and craton destruction in the northern margin of the North
    China Craton. This tectonic setting may be related to the subduction of the Pacific Plate. In conclusion, petrogenesis of the Kulongshan
    granites can be explained by EM I enriched mantle magma mixed with a small amount of younger crust that were fractionated from
    ancient crust material in the Palaeoproterozoic. The genesis of these granites was also likely related to the subducted oceanic slab which
    experienced high temperature hydrothermal alteration. However, because the source area was mixed unevenly leading to different
    oxygen isotope values of granites, by the Early Cretaceous, the magma formed by partial melting intruded in an intraplate extensional
    environment, producing the Kulongshan granites.
    Neutral Salt Solution Extraction of Mobile Forms of Metals in Soils and Its Indication of Concealed Orebody: A Case Study of the Jiajika Rare Metal Deposits
    GENGYan,LIANG Bin,XU Zhiqiang,WANGQiubo,LIU Ting,HUShuangjie
    2019, 25(1):  51. 
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    In the present study, potassium sulfate (K2SO4) solution was used to selectively extract the mobile forms of lithium (Li)
    element from two soil samples collected from Jiajika, a rare metal mining area (No.X03 super-large rare metal orebody and No. 804
    vein). The results show that the geochemical anomaly of Li mobile form is well corresponded to the position of concealed orebody, which
    can effectively indicate the existence of a concealed orebody. For soils containing high content of endogenous component/exogenous
    component of target elements in Jiajika area, weak extracts such as neutral salt solution are the best choice to maximally eliminate the
    disturbance of endogenous components. The best extraction procedure of the mobile forms of Li element in the soil samples is as follows.
    2g soil(200 mesh) is extracted by 10 mL 0.2mol/LK2SO4 solution (pH = 6.82) for 48 h.
    Shatter Cones in Xishan, Suzhou: A New Evidence for Taihu Lake Impact Crater
    WANGHenian,QIAN Handong,CHENYang,ZHOULiya
    2019, 25(1):  58. 
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    The shatter cones have been recognized as a sign of meteorite impact on the earth's surface. Research and statistical data
    show that shatter cones are related to medium-or larger-scale impact craters. The shatter cones found in Xishan, Suzhou provides a
    diagnostic evidence for the existence of impact crater happened in Taihu Lake. The shatter cones are characterized by the conical shapes
    and coved with conical striations radiating downward from the top of the cones. The striation has been shown as the feature of
    bifurcation. The evidences are consistent with the international definition and standard for the shatter cone. In addition, special
    characteristics are also found in shatter cones in Xishan: remarkable cataclasis and the obvious melt-gasification phenomenon. On
    surface of cones, there are mesh—structure and the ripples-like, honeycomb-like gas imprint developed. Results of petrographic study
    show that shatter cones and cone-contained target rocks have visible impact metamorphism. Planar Deformation Features [PDFs], Planar
    Features [PFs] and target rock melting indicate the impact metamorphism happened. All of these show that shatter cones in Xishan are
    distinctly different from cone-sharp karst limestone formed by the surface water dissolution or ventifacts formed by eolian erosive action.
    The discovery of Xishan shatter cones and the breccias“Taihu stone” occurring at the bottom of the Taihu Lake has provided the new
    diagnostic evidence for the Taihu impact crater. There are also existed impact ejecta identified in earlier studies which fallen back into
    the silt layers under the Taihu Lake. Numerous evidences show a beautiful prospect for the determination of “Taihu impact crater” or
    “Taihu impact event”. However, there is still much work to be done to determine the detailed locations, size and structural model of the
    impact crater in Taihu Lake.
    Explore the Model of Sedimentary Geochemistry of the Ediacaran Phosphogenic Even: A Case Study of the Doushantuo Phosphorite from Different Facies of the Yangtze Platform
    JI Qiumei,LYU Miao,ZHANG Junming,HUChunlin,ZHU Maoyan
    2019, 25(1):  68. 
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    Large accumulations of phosphorite in the Ediacaran worldwide witnessed the second phosphogenic event in the Earth
    history. However, there is no generally acknowledged geochemical model for this event so far. Given that precipitation of phosphate is
    controlled by seawater redox conditions, explore the cause-and-effect relationship between the phosphorite deposits and seawater
    chemistry is critical to testify the model of sedimentary geochemistry. This can help to understand the large scale phosphorite deposits
    worldwide across this transitional time interval. In this study, the REE+Y data of phosphorite-associated carbonates from different
    facies demonstrate that the Doushantuo phosphorites were deposited in suboxic conditions with intermittent oxidization. The redox
    condition of the Ediacaran seawater was unstable and the redox boundary dynamically fluctuated from shallow to deep water conditions.
    This greatly increased the space and opportunity for the deposition of phosphorite, leading to the great phosphogenic event during the
    Ediacaran-Cambrian transition.
    Basin Structure and Genetic Evolution of the Zhu 1 Depression, During the Cenozoic, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China
    HUYang
    2019, 25(1):  81. 
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    Based on investigating the general characteristics of fault systems by using abundant 3D seismic data, this paper clarified the
    tectonic evolution vertically and superimposition process of a Cenozoic basin by calculating the fault activity rate, analyzing the
    equilibrium section, and combining the distribution characteristics of residual strata. The dynamic mechanism of the development and
    transformation of the basin was also discussed. Results show that the Zhu 1 depression of the Pearl River Mouth Basin of this study
    underwent four evolution stages: early stage of rifting, late stage of rifting, depression stage and tectonic reactivation stage. In detail,
    during the rifting stage (E2w-E2e), due to the rotating extrusion of the Indochina block and the southward subduction of the proto-South
    China Sea, the regional stress field changed clockwisely from NW-trending to SN-trending. This resulted in the transformation of basincontrolling
    faults from early rifting WE- and NEE-trending into late rifting EW- and NWW-trending. The system of lithosphere
    extensional deformation transformed from the wide rift mode to the narrow rift mode. As a result, the isolated half-graben or narrow
    graben of the basin structure tended to be connected and extended. While during the post-rifting depression period (E3z-N1z-N1h), the
    activity of those faults decreased and stopped. It might because the extensional center of lithosphere had migrated southward to the
    spreading center of the South China Sea, and the northern margin of the South China Sea was in a post-rifting thermal subsidence stage
    with weak tectonic activities overall. Then during the tectonic activation stage (N1y-N2w-Q), the NWW-trending and pre-existing
    subparallel EW-trending faults reactivated, and the conjugate strike-slip fault system is composed of a subparallel EW-trending dextral
    strike-slip fault zone and a NW-trending sinistral strike-slip fault zone, and a series of NWW-trending secondary tensile fractures were
    formed. It might be due to the NNE-trending extensional stetting caused by the obduction and arc-continent collision of the NWW
    movement of the Philippine Sea Plate. Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Zhu 1 depression revealed by this study not only provides
    guidance for regional oil and gas exploration, but also has certain reference implications for the study of evolution of passive continental
    margins.
    Favorable Effects on the Densification of Water-drived Oil and Its Residual Oil Enrichment
    WUZhaohui,ZHAI Linxiu,WUYinghao,PENG Ying,LIU Xilei
    2019, 25(1):  93. 
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    SINOPEC Shengli Oilfield has reached the period when crude oil is produced with extremely high water content
    (approximately 99%). However, the oil saturations of cores are mainly between 60%-80%. This means that the water saturations of
    cores are relatively low, there is a high water content in the production fluid during water driving, and the produced liquid by electric
    heating is almost pure oil. To explain these seemingly contradictory phenomena, we present a new explanation in this paper. It is the
    gradual biodegradation that made the crude oil more viscous. The oil field underwent rapid biodegradation due to water flooding after
    long-term exploitation. Under experimental conditions, biodegradation of 6th level or above only took about 8 weeks. Due to the gradual
    densification of oil, a super-high water content of surface produced fluid appeared at the early period in the Shengli oilfield. However,
    the underground oil saturation is still high, and the oil is mainly composed of heavy oil and bitumen, which is difficult to be recovered.
    As a result, the residual oil was enriched underground. Although water flooding has some influences on the recovery factor in the past,
    but at present, it has preservative effects on the enrichment of residual oil instead.
    Sedimentary Cycles of Evaporitive Sequences in the Upper Member of the Lower Ganchaigou Formation in the Yingxi Area, Southwestern Qaidam Basin
    XU Bin,LI Jianming,ZHANG Yongshu,CUI Jun,YU Xiaohang
    2019, 25(1):  99. 
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    The upper member of the Lower Ganchaigou Formation in the Yingxi area, southwestern Qaidam Basin, is a set of evaporitebearing
    lacustrine series. Pate of thin section, cores, drillings logging as well as geochemistry were systematically used to study the
    characteristics of sedimentary cycles of the series in this paper. Results show a zonal distribution of evaporites to mixed carbonate rocks
    and to clastic rocks from the center to the margin of the basin laterally. Vertically, two third-order sedimentary cycles and six
    fourth-order sedimentary cycles were developed. Sedimentary cycles of all the levels are asymmetry with rapid transgression and slow
    regression. Five types of lithofacies combination of evaporites were identified. Evaporites were formed by evaporitive crystallization
    under a certain depth of lake water during regression, when there was an arid paleo-climate and rapid subsidence of the basin basement.
    The development model of sedimentary cycles in the study area is established accordingly.
    Characterization of Nanopore of Different Metamorphic Coals by SAXS
    LIU Yang,YAO Suping,TANG Zhongyi
    2019, 25(1):  108. 
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    In this paper, the small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is used to study the structure and distribution characteristics of
    nanopores in the coals of a natural evolution series. Our results show that, with the increase of coal rank, the pore surface fractal changed
    in multiple stages: Ro < 0.89%, the exinite began to liquefy gradually, developing a lot of pores, and the fractal dimension increased
    continuously; 0.9%<Ro<1.5%, the pores were filled with volatile oil, and the crude oil asphalt underwent aromatization, both lead to the
    micropore surface smooth and the fractal dimension decreased; 1.5%<Ro<3.5%, the vitrinite pyrolysis generated a large number of
    nanopores, and the fractal dimension increased again; then it gradually graphitized, and the surface fractal decreased again. The
    nano-sized pores in coal are mainly concentrated in the range of 50-100 nm. The volume percentages of the fine mesopores (2-10 nm),
    the mesopores (10-25 nm), and coarse mesopores (25-50 nm) are 0.21%-3.12%, 5.06%-11.28%, and 21.06%-26.36%, respectively.
    Large pores (50-100 nm) account for the largest percentage of volume, up to 64.63%-68.36%. With the increase of coal ranks, the most
    measurable pore size of coal sample decreased continuously from 80 to 10 nm, and its decreasing speed increased gradually; the volume
    percentage of mesopore and fine mesopore increased continuously, showing a logarithm and linear relationship with maturity
    respectively, while the percentage of rough mesopores and macropores decreased, showing a logarithm relationship with maturity. The
    most measurable pore diameter changed obviously. In the low-coal bituminous coal stage, as the degree of coalification increased, the
    most measurable pore diameter decreased slightly (the pore diameter at the peak ranges from 75 to 71 nm). In the middle-high coal
    bituminous coal stage, with the increase of the degree of coalification, the most measurable pore diameters showed a more obvious
    downward trend (the pore diameter at the peak ranges from 78 to 53 nm). In the anthracite stage, the pore size decreased rapidly (the
    pore size at the peak ranged from 72 to 9 nm)
    Stability Evaluation of Mudstone Interlayer in Pingdingshan Underground Salt Cavern Gas Storage
    WANGZhirong,WANGYongchun,GAOZhijian,CHENLingxia
    2019, 25(1):  116. 
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    A mudstone interlayer is difficult to be dissolved and is left inside the cavity after the cavity construction. For the operation
    period of gas storage, the problem of collapse of non-corroded mudstone interlayers due to strong rock rheology threatens the safe
    operation of gas storage. In this study, an interlayer stability evaluation method based on collapse time is proposed. First, an interlayer
    mechanic model was established based on the elastic mechanics theory and the threshold strain, when an interlayer partially collapsed,
    was solved. Second, according to the creep test results of mudstone interlayers in Pingdingshan region, a creep constitutive model was
    built up. Finally, the interlayer mechanic model and the creep constitutive model are combined to derive the model of the interlayer
    collapse time. Using Matlab program based on the PSO algorithm, the model can calculate the collapse time value of different preset
    thicknesses of the interlayer and compute for the critical collapse thickness. The result shows that the calculated collapse time
    increases with the increase in interlayer thickness and the interlayer stability is higher. For the mudstone interlayer of the same
    thickness, the greater its span, the shorter collapse time, the greater the calculated critical thickness, the worse the stability.
    Meanwhile, for an interlayer with less than critical collapse thickness, the risk of an interlayer collapse is higher within its service life;
    and vice versa.
    Preliminary Study on Monitoring the Salinity of Seawater with Fiber Bragg Grating
    SUN Mengya,SHI Bin,HAORui,LIU Suping,FENG Chenxi,CHENZhuo
    2019, 25(1):  125. 
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    Seawater intrusion problem has spread to the nine coastal provinces of China, the invasion areas of Shandong province and
    Liaoning province have exceeded 2000 km2. The problem of seawater intrusion is unavoidable under the influence of climate change
    and human activities. Therefore, the monitoring and prevention of seawater intrusion are significant to solve the problem. In this paper,
    the fiber Bragg gratting (FBG) method for large-scale real-time in-situ monitoring of seawater salinity is proposed, and the feasibility of
    three FBG salinity test plans is compared and studied by the designed experiment. The experimental results show that FBG technology
    is feasible for seawater salinity monitoring; The FBG test with energy compensation technique is the best, and its sensitivity and
    stability are the best in the three plans. The salinity monitoring method based on FBG can make up for the shortcomings of water
    chemistry and geophysical methods, and provide an advanced and efficient way for monitoring and preventing seawater intrusion.
    Land Subsidence Monitoring and Analysis in Changzhou Based on Time Series Interferometry Methods
    CHONGYahui,DONGShaochun,HUHuan
    2019, 25(1):  131. 
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    Urban land subsidence not only threatens the life safety of local residents, but also causes great losses to the local social
    economy. Changzhou is located in the land subsidence zone of the Yangtze river delta, which is also one of the most economically
    developed areas in China. It is of great significance to carry out land subsidence monitoring in Changzhou city to map and detect
    ground subsidence, so as to provide help to decision making for disaster prevention and reduction. This manuscript used twenty-three
    TerraSAR-X high-resolution radar images and adopted SBAS InSAR method to obtain the average subsidence rate and cumulative time
    series of surface deformation during the observation period. The temporal and spatial evolution characteristics of surface deformation in
    Changzhou from 2012 to 2013 had been analyzed. The results show that during the entire observation period, the overall land
    subsidence characteristics of Changzhou city can be summarized to as “the whole area is basically stable and the local settlement in
    Wujin district is serious”. Besides that, the PSInSAR method was used to reveal the specific spatial-temporal characteristic of land
    subsidence around the important transportation lines in Wujin district, Inhomogeneous land subsidence were detected around these
    background to reveal the temporal and spatial characteristics of land subsidence in Changzhou during the last fifty years.
    Comprehensive analysis showed that the ground subsidence in the study area after the groundwater was completely forbidden had been
    effectively controlled, the subsidence rate had been slowed down, and surface rebound had occurred. Although the land subsidence in
    the Wujin area was also slowing down, obvious subsidence was still witnessed in that area. The subsidence around some important
    traffic lines had exceeded the safety threshold. Enhanced monitoring of these areas was necessary as well as the routine monitoring in
    the whole study area. Besides that, early warning systems and forecasting mechanism for hazards, site selection and planning for new
    urban constructions should be conducted in order to provide valuable information for decision making.
    Metamorphism, Deformation and Chronological Constraints on the Dunhuang Complex in Dongbatu Area, Dunhuang, Gansu Province
    DIAO Zhipeng, ZHU Wenbin,WUHailin
    2019, 25(1):  144. 
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    The Dunhuang block is located at the southeastern margin of the Tarim Craton and is an important region where the
    Precambrian rocks are exposed. The Dunhuang block includes the northern Altyn Tagh and the Dunhuang regions. The oldest rocks
    exposed in both regions are known as the Milan complex and the Dunhuang complex respectively. While, the focus of this study is the
    Dunhuang complex. TTG gneisses and metamorphic supracrustal rocks make up the Dunhuang complex mainly, and the dominant
    rocks are composed of tonalitic gneiss, trondhjemitic gneiss, granodioritic gneiss, garnet amphibolite, garnet biotite schist and marble.
    In this study, LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating was performed on the zircons of granodioritic gneiss sample from the Gangou area and the
    sample of garnet biotite schist was analyzed by electron probe, moreover, the structural deformation of the Dunhuang complex was
    studied in order to reveal the geochronology, characteristics of structural deformation and P-T conditions of metamorphism of the
    Dunhuang complex. We report that the crystallization age of the granodioritic gneiss sample was 2057±75 Ma. and also Two episodes of
    metamorphism were recorded, the older one has the age of ~1.88 Ga representing the Palaeoproterozoic orogeny, whereas the younger
    one with the age of ~400 Ma may relate to the Paleozoic orogenic event. The study of structural deformation has shown that the
    Dunhuang complex underwent two episodes of deformation, namely the right-lateral ductile shearing (S1) and S-N-trending folding (S2),
    and the right-lateral ductile shearing (S1) occurred at the same period of the ~400 Ma metamorphism. In addition, analysis of the garnet
    biotite schist sample revealed that the metamorphic peak mineral assemblages of the ~400 Ma metamorphism were mainly composed of
    garnet, biotite, plagioclase and quartz, and that the temperature and pressure conditions of metamorphism during the peak are 667~
    690 ℃/0.88~0.89 GPa, which represent the high-temperature amphibolite-facies metamorphism.