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    28 January 2010
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    Zircon SHRIMP UPb age and tectonic implications of Jingangtai volcanic rocks in north margin of Dabie Mountains.
    HUANG Dan-Feng, LUO Zhao-Hua, LEI Xin-Xiang
    2010, 17(1): 1-10. 
    Abstract ( 2616 )   PDF (2561KB) ( 2071 )  

    The age of the Jingangtai volcanic rocks, which spread over the central part of North Huaiyang volcanic rock belt, has been in controversy for a long time. New observations indicate that Jingangtai volcanic rocks unconformably overlie the early Cretaceous Shangcheng Pluton, hence they must have not  formed in the Jurassic. A SHRIMP UPb dating on individual zircons from three representative samples of Jingangtai volcanic rocks shows that the age of extrusive biotite trachyte (B09) is (1284±36) Ma, the age of subvolcanic diorite porphyrite (B21) is (1291±22) Ma and the age of trachyandesite (B26) representing the lower part of volcanic rock series is (129±2) Ma. The dating error for sample B09 is relatively large, however, the age of sample B21 is consistent with B26, which suggests that Jingangtai volcanic rocks formed at 129 Ma, and the duration of volcanic eruption was short. Jingangtai volcanic rocks are the products of largescale magmatism in Dabie Orogen in the Early Cretaceous. Combined with the foregoing research works, the regional geological features and the denudation mechanism of Shangcheng Pluton show: that (1) before the forming of Jingangtai volcanic rocks, the region had undergone intensively compressional uplift; that (2) Jingangtai volcanic rocks are the products of lithosphere delamination; that (3) after the forming of Jingangtai volcanic rocks, the regional lithosphere had been extended for a long time, thus 129 Ma is the boundary of tectonic transition for Dabie Orogen.

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    Magma upmoving process within the magma prism beneath the Changbaishan volcanoes.
    WEI Hai-Quan
    2010, 17(1): 11-23. 
    Abstract ( 2167 )   PDF (2056KB) ( 1704 )  

    The magma prism beneath the Changbaishan volcanoes is a layered magmarich collection, which dips to the SE and stretches deep into hundreds of kilometers, with the width varying from 3050 km to 300500 m. The accumulation of thermal and volatile material within the prism brought about the partial melting which caused the production of magmas with different composition and density. As the magma rose up to a certain depth, the stagnation of magma made it horizontally dispersed and formed chambers. The less dense magma evolved in the chamber reached the surface and made eruptions as the chamber pressure increased. Trachybasalts, the primitive magma of the Tianchi lava shield, were derived from the mantle reservoir and the trachytes and comendites of alkalic series evolved from trachybasalts were derived from the crustal chamber. There existed a difference between the depth of the crustal chamber that evolved tholeiite series of acidic rocks and the depth of the crustal chamber that evolved comendites of alkalic series. The negative relationship between TiO2 and SiO2 contents of the shieldforming basalts of the Tianchi volcano could not be explained solely by magma chamber processes, such as fractional crystallization. The higher TiO2 content samples might represent the melt with lower degree of melting from the source mantle and the magma with lower degree of melting was produced from a deeper depth. The depth of end of melting of basaltic magma will increase with time, and the mechanism of which also controlled the phenomena that the magma generating depth increases with time and the magma generating rate decreases with time. Before the Millennium Eruption, a maximum overpressure in the comendite chamber reached to Δpmax=625 MPa. From the layered chamber with radium of 35 km, the magma erupted and the erupted magma occupied a space of 30 km3 with the thickness of 700 m. The trachyte chamber once got an overpressure as high as Δpmax=15 MPa. The viscosity of critical erupting melt before the Millennium Eruption was over 27×1010 Pa·s-1. The viscosity of critical melt before the Qixiangzhan parasitic eruption was about 12×1011 Pa·s-1, which is consistent with high contents of crystals and bubbles in the magma. An average interval between the giant eruptions such as the Millennium Eruption was about thousands of years, which was much longer than the intervals of less explosive parasitic eruptions of hundreds of years. The heating of deep crust was inefficient in early time because much of the basalts erupted out directly and much of the heat from magma was not used to heat the wall rocks. Once a zone of residual partial melt developed in the deep crust and started to prevent the basalt from eruption, the system became much more heating efficiently and the production of residual melt was accelerated. Large amounts of evolved residual comenditic melt could be produced in the Holocene, and then became unstable and intruded into the upper crust to form magma chambers large enough to result in the calderaforming explosive eruptions.

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    UPb age spectrums of single zircon from basaltic rocks.
    LIANG Chao, LUO Zhao-Hua, BO Ying, HUANG Dan-Feng, YANG Zong-Feng, LI De-Dong
    2010, 17(1): 24-48. 
    Abstract ( 2330 )   PDF (3325KB) ( 1047 )  

    SHRIMP UPb dating results of Cenozoic basalts from Tuoyun, Dongfushan, Yangjiao, Xuehuashan and Shanwang were reported. Fourteen spot ages of Tuoyun basalt, located in Southwest Tian Shan orogen, are more dispersive, and the age range is from 8571 Ma to 2034 Ma, which formed a complex age spectrum that nearly covers entire geologic time on the basis of combination with the other 49 single zircon SHRIMP ages in four samples. The SHRIMP age spectrum comprises a total of 36 spots from Dongfushan, Yangjiao and Xuehuashan basalts in South Taihang Mountains, which  lies in the middle part of North China Craton, is simpler  than Shanwang basalts, the  35 ages of the 36 spots is limited from 26416 Ma to 17199 Ma, the unique 3113 Ma falls into Paleozoic was achieved at spot 71 in Xuehuashan basalt. The ages of 27 spots in total 6 basalt samples from Shanwang located in the rift belt of Eastern North China Craton are clustered in three time spans: late Archeanearly Proterozoic (2595.41852.2 Ma), Paleozoic (38582711 Ma) and Mesozoic (1094 Ma). Most of the single zircon ages in  the age spectra can have  found corresponding magma events in the region where the basalt occurred, respectively. A part of the ages, however, are not  correspondent with any magma events on the surface, which probably indicates the existence of important magmatism that are not found till today in this region. These age spectra of Tuoyun, Dongfushan, Yangjiao, Xuehuashan and Shanwang basalts rebuilt the geologic evolution where they occurred. The complexities of 3 age spectra are related to size and times of magmatism where the basalt occurred, the most complex age spectrum is  of the Tuoyun basalts, which has recorded the evolution of Tian Shan belt, where  a great diversity of magmatism are developed. On the contrary, there is small size magmatism in south Taihang Mountains belonging to the middle part of North China Craton, the simplest age spectrum is reflected by the 36 spots from Dongfushan, Yangjiao and Xuehuashan basalts. The age spectrum complexity composed by 27 spots from Shanwang basalt located in the eastern NorthChina Craton where underwent lithosphere destruction  is higher than those of Dongfushan, Yangjiao and Xuehuashan basalts, and lower than Tuoyun basalts. Considering the thermal energy consumption and composition change of basaltic magma in the process of magmawall rock interaction, such as assimilation and fractional crystallization (AFC), and the ascent time limitation of basaltic magma hosting peridotite xenoliths, the zircon xenocrysts in Tuoyun, Dongfushan, Yangjiao, Xuehuashan and Shanwang basalts were unlikely  captured   from the wallrocks during magma ascent. These zircon xenocrysts entering the asthenosphere  resulted from lithosphere delamination where these basalts occurred,  and reached the surface due to the eruption of the  primary basaltic magma.

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    Genesis and tectonic settings of postcollision volcanic rocks in north eastern margin of East Junggar, Xinjiang.
    YANG Gao-Hua, LI Yong-Jun, LI Zhou-Cang, LIU Xiao-Yu, YANG Bao-Kai, TUN Hong-En
    2010, 17(1): 49-60. 
    Abstract ( 2947 )   PDF (1834KB) ( 1245 )  

     The statistical study of eight postcollision volcanic rocks of different times in five areas (Santanghu Basin, LudongWucaiwan region, Northwest Zhaheba, Luliang uplift and Beilekuduke) in north eastern margin of East Junggar, Xinjiang shows that the volcanic rocks are mainly composed of basalts and basaltic andesites with a small amount of rhyolite, which belong to calcalkaline and high K calcalkaline series. The volcanic rocks have a wide range of MgO(111%1074%)and Mg#(1275) values, relatively high alkali ((Na2O+K2O)=34%1016%) and high content of TiO2 (TiO2=02%33%). The rocks are enriched in LILE (like Rb and Ba) and LREE, intensely depleted in HFSE (like Nb and Ta), and weakly depleted in Zr, Hf and Ti, without significant Eu and Ce anomalies (δEu=060121, δCe=089115). The (87Sr/86Sr)ivalues of volcanic rocks are 070278070542, and the (143Nd/144Nd)i values are 05125170512648, with a high positive εNd(t)(+4+75); the La/Nb ratios (1053) is higher than that of primitive mantle(0981), and the Nb/U ratios (237, the vast majority of rocks <30) are lower than those of MORB and OIB. Between the primitive mantle and crust, the rocks show the depletion of the mantle source characteristics, but in some aspects the rocks also show the enrichment of source characteristics, which may be due to the involvement of the magma in the formation of crustal material. The formation times of volcanic rocks belong to the era of postcollisional deep magmatic activity in Junggar; the rocks not only show the characteristics of intraplate magmatic evolution, but also have traces of arc volcanic rocks geochemistry; maybe they are from extensional settings of postcollisional period, and relate to lithospheric mantle underplating; they match the postcollision granite in northeastern margin of East Junggar, and they all formed in the postcollision period. The latest available zircon SHRIMP UPb and wholerock RbSr isochron dating ages provide strong evidence for rebuilding tectonic framework, recovering magma evolution and  recognizing the closure time of Junggar ocean in East Junggar.

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    The formation mechanism of garnet porphyroblast with snowball structure: A case study from  the quartz schist in west IndusYarlung Tsangpo suture zone, Namche Barwa, Tibet.
    CA Zhi-Hui, LI Hua-Qi, TANG Zhe-Min, CHEN Fang-Yuan
    2010, 17(1): 61-73. 
    Abstract ( 1734 )   PDF (3691KB) ( 864 )  

    The quartz schist from Milin in the IndusYarlung Tsangpo suture zone has undergone extensive mylonization with well developed lineation, foliation; its SC fabric, “σ” type porphyroblasts and asymmetrical folds indicate the northwestward normal slip ductile shear deformation. According to the electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) test results, lattice preferred orientation (LPO) patterns for quartzes in the matrix foliation (or external foliation, S3) and inclusiontrails at rims of the garnet porphyroblasts (S2) both show a topdowntotheNW (normal) shear sense. While LPO patterns for quartzes in the inclusiontrails at the garnet porphyroblast cores (S1) show an opposite shear sense. The garnet compositional zonation indicates a growth zoning characteristic from energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis. By connecting the inclusiontrails in garnet cores, an early stage foliation trace with asymmetrical fold shape can be obtained. It suggests that these garnet porphyroblasts with snowball structure formed on the asymmetrical folds by the rotation of external shear sense rather than the rotation of garnet porphyroblasts. Based on the study of garnet porphyroblast with snowball structure, the authors proposed that the rocks from the west of IndusYarlung Tsangpo suture zone have undergone southeastward thrusting and then the late from southeastward to northwestward detachment event.

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    Composition of spinels, spinelquartz association and mineral reactions from ultrahightemperature granulites:An example from spinelorthopyroxenegarnet granulite of the South Altay orogenic belt.
    LI Zi-Long, HONG Hui-Hui, CHEN Han-Lin, XIAO Wen-Jiao, YANG Shu-Feng, HU Yi-Zhou
    2010, 17(1): 74-85. 
    Abstract ( 2020 )   PDF (1963KB) ( 1062 )  

     The study of ultrahightemperature (UHT) metamorphism has become a key topic in the field of earth sciences recently because the occurrence of such as orthopyroxenesillimanitequartz, sapphirinequartz, spinelquartz and osumilitequartz assemblages and high Al2O3bearing orthopyroxene could indicate the ultrahightemperature metamorphism (>900 ℃). We have studied the spinel+quartz associations, ZnO contents, XZn[Zn/(Mg+Fe2++Zn)] and XMg of the spinels from the UHT rocks worldwide for the first time, and the study shows that the ZnO contents, XZn and XMg have some differences due to the different modes of spinels, and tectonic setting of the study areas; but ZnO contents with less than 25wt% from the spinels coexisting with quartz of the UHT rocks are generally common, indicating a UHT metamorphic condition. The study of ZnO contents, XZn and XMg in the spinels of the UHT granulite from the South Altay orogenic belt indicates that the ZnO contents of ca. 250 wt% and ca. 185 wt% from the spinels coexisting with quartz and ilmenite respectively can be obtained, and they are similar to those from the UHT rocks in the world. Combined with other specific mineral evidence, the coexisting spinelquartz association in the UHT rock from the South Altay orogenic belt can be  an evidence of the occurrence of UHT metamorphism. Based on the preliminary study of paragenesis of spinel+quartz and reactions among specific minerals, we propose that the metamorphism can be divided into two episodes: the peak metamorphism with the temperature condition of 1000 ℃ deduced and the retrograde metamorphism, and suppose a clockwise pT path for the formation of the UHT rock from the South Altay orogenic belt. The formation of the UHT rock should be genetic link with the subduction of the PaleoAsian Ocean and collision and orogeny of the Siberian plate and KazakhstanJunggar plate probably during the Paleozoic.

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    Shockmetamorphosed zircons in the fragments of the Sudbury breccias, Ontario, Canada.
    CHE Han, LI Chu-Sai, SU Chang-Guo
    2010, 17(1): 86-92. 
    Abstract ( 1851 )   PDF (1484KB) ( 846 )  

    It is widely accepted that the Sudbury structure formed by large bolide impact. To find more supporting evidences we have used electronbeam scanning microscopy and Raman microspectroscopy to document the microstructures and phase transformation in zircons from the fragments of the Sudbury breccias which are among the most prominent features of the Sudbury structure. In addition to the important peaks for zircon, two additional Raman peaks at 640 cm-1 and 817 cm-1 are shown. These two additional peaks match with those from a synthetic ZrO2 polymorph containing 05 wt% TiO2 and fayalite, respectively. Our data show that planar microstructures in three directions and decomposition of zircon to form a ZrO2 polymorph plus fayalite (ZrSiO4+2FeOZrO2+Fe2SiO4) are common in the Sudbury zircons we have examined. These features support an impact origin for the Sudbury breccias and thereby the Sudbury structure at large.

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    Formation and significance of jadeitegarnetmica schist newly discovered in Longmu CoShuanghu suture zone, central Qiangtang.
    ZHANG Xiu-Zheng, DONG Yong-Qing, SHI Jian-Rong, WANG Sheng-Yun
    2010, 17(1): 93. 
    Abstract ( 2239 )   PDF (2633KB) ( 914 )  

     The highpressure metamorphic belt in central Qiangtang is located in Longmu CoShuanghu suture zone, and composed of eclogite, blue schist and garnet muscovite schist. Its formation process has important significance for the study of tectonic evolution of this suture zone. In 2008, the author found the jadeite garnet twomica schist in the Hunanshan petrofabric, Zhanjin group, which is a new highpressure metamorphic rock type. In this paper, we do a detailed research on petrology, mineralogy and metamorphism of this rock, and consider that this jadeite garnet twomica schist has undergone at least two stages of metamorphism. The first stage was greenschist facies at T=425434 ℃, p=300500 MPa, in which formed the early schistosity S1; the second stage was highpressure metamorphism of blueschist facies at T=472481 ℃, p=12001700 MPa, in which formed the schistosity S2 of main rock period. These rocks were formed in one period of blueschist facies metamorphism and deformation, ranging from 218 Ma to 220 Ma, which was produced by the tectonic movement of the eclogite exhumation.

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     A study of metamorphism of metapelites from the Kuanping Group, Northern Tongbai. 
    HU Juan, LIU Xiao-Chun, QU Wei
    2010, 17(1): 108. 
    Abstract ( 1672 )   PDF (2460KB) ( 1650 )  

     A suite of mediumpressure metamorphic rocks composed of amphibolites, metapelites, marbles and intercalated quartzites occur in the Kuanping Group, Northern Tongbai. In this paper we report petrological results on four garnetbearing metapelites from this group, including a staurolitekyanitebearing sample collected from the Huilongsi Formation, and a sillimanitebearing sample taken from the Zuolaozhuang Formation. Garnet from samples in the Huilongsi Formation exhibits a pronounced compositional zoning that resulted from progressive metamorphism, whereas that from samples in the Zuolaozhuang Formation is weakly affected by late lowtemperature diffusion. In such a case, the garnet domains that grow at peak metamorphic stage were chosen to calculate its formation temperatures. Using conventional garnetbiotitemuscoviteplagioclasequartz geothermobarometry, pT conditions were estimated to be 590610 ℃ and 0.951.14 GPa for the Huilongsi Formation, and 630650  ℃ and 0.650.89 GPa for the Zuolaozhuang Formation, in agreement with lower and upper amphibolite facies, respectively. These pT estimates are in accordance with pT regions limited by metamorphic reaction curves. A transformation from kyanite to sillimanite is also indicated in the Zuolaozhuang Formation. The close association of lowerupper amphibolite facies Kuanping Group, lower amphibolite facies Erlangping Group and granulite facies Qinling Group with similar metamorphic ages (440400 Ma) suggests that collisional orogenesis occurred between arc, microcontinent and southern margin of the North China craton during the Silurian to the Early Devonian.

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     Actual traces of mantle fluid from alkalirich porphyries in western Yunnan, and associated implications to metallogenesis.
    LIU Xian-Fan, CA Yong-Wen, LEI Qiu-Xia, DAO Zhuan, DIAO Fu-Feng, CA Fei-Ti, LI Chun-Hui, SONG Xiang-Feng
    2010, 17(1): 120-130. 
    Abstract ( 6853 )   PDF (4335KB) ( 17584 )  

    The formation and evolution of plentiful alkalirich porphyries with deepxenoliths have an inevitable connection to the Cenozoic continental deformations, tectonisms, mantle magmas, anatectic fluids, and associated abundant polymetallic deposits. By the petrographical and petrochemical studies and the analyses using electron microprobe, scanning electron microscopy and energy spectroscopy, we confirmed that the connection was brought about by the deep geological processes and the action of orebearing mantle fluids. Microscopic traces and existing modalities of the processes and the action can be directly manifested as the following: (1)Narich glasses, which show as microlites and embryonic crystals under optical microscope, interpenetrated among deepxenoliths in a veined or disseminated manner. The colour of the glass changes with its composition and it is not uniform. The chemical composition of the glass is characterized by high Si, Al, Na and Fe, and low K, Ca, and Mg; the mineral composition is characterized by the assemblage of albite, amphibole, magnetite (specularite) and ilmenite. The microlite glass was formed from the upper mantle fluid before the xenoliths having been caught by the alkalirich magma.(2)Ferich glasses interpenetrated in a veined, agglomerated or disseminated manner among the host rocks and various xenoliths.(3)Black microcrystalline ironrich melt xenoliths as independent xenoliths existed in aegerine syenite porphyry. Both the above (2) and (3) entities are of submicroscopic crystalline texture under electron microscope, but almost no any demonstration of optical properties under transmitted or reflected light, only appeared as black opaque materials under optical microscope. Their chemical compositions are characterized as high Si, Al and Fe, and low Ca, Mg, Na and K. Their main mineral compositions are silicate and quartz, as well as moissanite, native iron with chromium, specularite with titanium, ilmenite, apatite etc. The unmixing texture, which is assumed to be caused by the unmixing of minerals between micrometal and nonmetal, indicates that the mantle fluid has the properties of magmatic melt and is unmixing with alkalirich magma. Alterations developed widely, such as hornblendication, silification and chloritization etc., and the corresponding retrograde reaction in order of pyroxeney→amphibole→biotite→chlorite resulted in the mantle fluid disseminating and replacing the host rocks and xenoliths Both of alkalirich magma and mantle fluid, which showed abovementioned three microscopic traces and modalities, coexisted and migrated together, but unmixed because of the differences of compositions and properties. On the basis of synthesis analyses and in combination with the theory of metallogenesis by transmagmatic fluid, we may draw the following conclusions: that the alkalirich porphyries were synchronically selfreplaced and alterated by the mantle fluid accompanying the process of alakalirich magma crystallizing while the fluid and magma was trapped well, and the orthomagmatic metallogenic system was formed in magma body or its depths, and the typical deposit of orthomagmatic metallogenic system is the Machangqing porphyry Modeposit; that if the perturbation of tectonization happened in the process of diagenesis and metallogenesis, the mantle fluid would enter into the contact zone between magma body and wall rock or strata next to the contact zone, and the replacing and alterating took place to form the contactmetasomatic metallogenic system, the typical ones of which are the Machangqing porphyry Cudeposit existing in skarnmarble zone, and the porphyry Audeposit existing mainly in stratum rocks; that if the Audeposit existed in porphyry body, it was commonly controlled by the fractures occurring after diagenesis; that if the deep fractures, as magma and fluid channels, were well developed, and environment was relatively open, the orebearing mantle fluid would flow far from the alkalirich magma along branch fractures, entered into different strata and rocks, and the replacing and alterating occurred along with the process of diagenesis to form the remote epithermal metallogenic system, the typical one of which is the Lanping Jinding superlarge PbZn deposit; in this process, the mantle fluid's properties were changed from magma→supercritical fluid→liquid by the changes of depth and environment, and the corresponding changes of physical and chemical conditions, and the moving fluid carried, activated and enriched orematerial to suitable places; it was the deep process and the action of fluid that accelerated crustmantle materials overlapping mineralization, facilitated the deep oreforming and benefited the formation of large and superlarge deposits.

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    PGE metallogenesis related to maficultramafic complex in North Xinjiang.
    WANG Yu-Wang, WANG Jing-Ban, WANG Chi-Juan, LONG Ling-Li, LIAO Shen, ZHANG Hui-Qiong, TANG Ping-Zhi
    2010, 17(1): 139. 
    Abstract ( 2277 )   PDF (1823KB) ( 1203 )  

     Platinum group elements (PGE) mineralization is mostly related to maficultramafic complex with dominant oreforming type of magmatic deposit. The formation of this type of PGE deposit mainly relies on two conditions: abundant PGE contents in magma, and advantageous mechanism of PGE enrichment and separation out of magma in which sulfur reached saturation during the magmatic evolution. Maficultramafic complex is widely developed in North Xinjiang, which produces four largescale coppernickel deposits like Kalatongke, Huangshan, Huangshan East and Tulargen and numerous small to mediumsized coppernickel deposits such as Xiangshan, Tudun, Hulu, Baishiquan and others, as well as Xiangshan West and Weiya mediumsized VTi magnetite deposits, but rarely forms PGE deposit. Based on the oreforming mechanism of PGE deposits and the characteristics of the magma source of maficultramafic complex, we have discussed some questions about PGE metallogenesis in North Xinjiang in this paper. The rock types of the postcollisional maficultramafic complex in North Xinjiang is ferrous rock series by fractional crystallization, a favorable rock type for PGEhosted. For the CuNi sulfide deposit, the participation of crustal material causes the sulfide liquation during the process of magmatic evolution and mineralization, which is evidenced by the characteristics of Sr, Nd, Pb, O, Os and S isotopes and lithogeochemistry, indicating the existence of oreforming mechanism for magmatic PGE deposit. The weak PGE mineralization in North Xinjiang may principally ascribe to widelydeveloped depletiontype mantle source (with positive values of εNd) that possibly derived from partial melting of waterrich oceanic crust, which is associated with postcollisional orogen setting and development on the “oceanic crust” or “immature continental crust” basement. It is the PGEpoor original magma source, disadvantageous to PGE mineralization.

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    New insights on the formation of magmatic sulfide deposits in magma conduit system.
    SONG Xie-Tan, XIAO Jia-Fei, SHU Dan, SHU Wei-Guang, CHEN Li-Meng
    2010, 17(1): 153-163. 
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     The three most important elementary factors for the formation of largesuper large magmatic sulfide deposits are that (1) large amount of mantlederived magmas participate in the formation of the deposits, that (2) magmatic evolution results in sulfide immiscibility, and that (3) the sulfides concentrate in a limited space. However, the superlarge magmatic NiCu sulfide deposits over the world have been found in small maficultramafic intrusions, except for the Sudbury deposit. The studies in the past 10 years indicated that the intrusions hosting superlarge magmatic sulfide deposit occur in magma conduit systems. For example, many of the large and superlarge magmatic sulfide deposits in China, including Jinchuan, Yangliuping, Kalatongke, and Hongqiling, occur in the magma conduit systems. The magma conduit system as an open system provides a perfect environment for extensive concentration of immiscible sulfide melts. The recent studies indicated that the magmatic sulfide deposits related magma conduit systems in the world occur along deep regional faults. Origin of the large amount of mantlederived magma is closely associated with mantle plume, continental rift, or post orogenic extension. Although it has been confirmed that sulfide immiscibility results from crustal contamination, the grades of the sulfide ores are also related to natures of the parental magmas, ratios between silicate magma and immiscible sulfide melt, reaction between the sulfide melts and the new injected silicate magmas, and fractionation of the sulfide melt. The field relationships of the sulfide containing intrusion and sulfide ore body are controlled by geological features of the hosting wallrocks. In this paper, we attempt to demonstrate the general features, formation mechanism and geological background, and significance of the magmatic sulfide deposits occurring in magmatic conduit system, which are very important for the further researches and exploration of this type of magmatic sulfide deposits.

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    Behavior of platinumgroup elements during mantle metasomatism by asthenospheric melt.
    WANG Jian, Keiko H.Hattori, Charles R.Stern, LIU Jin-Lin
    2010, 17(1): 164-176. 
    Abstract ( 1922 )   PDF (1891KB) ( 835 )  

    Garnetbearing orthopyroxenites occurred as both discrete xenoliths and veinlets in peridotite xenoliths that were brought to the surface by Quaternary Pali Aike alkali basalts in southern South America. Orthopyroxenites commonly contain Tirich minerals and also relict grains of olivine and clinopyroxene occurring as inclusions in secondary orthopyroxene. The secondary orthopyroxene contains high TiO2, moderate Al2O3 and low Mg# compared with orthopyroxene in garnetbearing peridotites. This suggests that the secondary orthopyroxene formed at the expense of olivine and clinopyroxene during the metasomatism by an evolved Tirich melt. Compared with peridotites, the orthopyroxenites contain slightly low Co and Ni, and similar Cr and PGE, suggesting that these metals were essentially immobile during metasomatism. The components introduced by the metasomatizing melt are mainly alkalis (K+Na), Ti, Si, Al and S. Secondary orthopyroxene has also been documented in mantle peridotite xenoliths derived from beneath both active arcs and ancient cratons. In comparison with such orthopyroxene in these mantle samples, the secondary orthopyroxene in the Pali Aike xenoliths contains relatively high Ti and Al and low Mg. High Ti and low Mg, which reflects the evolved nature of the metasomatizing melt that originated from the underlying asthenospheric mantle. The type of secondary orthopyroxene, typified by these samples, may be common elsewhere in subcontinental mantle lithosphere affected by asthenospheric upwelling. The study may provide a new clue for understanding the thinning mechanism of lithosphere beneath North and Northeast China since the Mesozoic Era.

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    Geological characteristics of the Yindonggou silver deposit in Hubei Province and its implication for ore genesis.
    LI Wen-Bo, ZHOU Wei-Dong, CHEN Shi-Chang, LI Ying-Beng, DENG Xiao-Hua, ZHONG Ri-Chen
    2010, 17(1): 177-185. 
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    Yindonggou silver deposit in Hubei Province is a typical giant silver deposit in China. Geological characteristics of this deposit are reported and the ore genesis is proposed in this study. Results of the previous studies and field evidences show that the deposit occurs in metamorphic volcanic rocks of the Wudang Group in Qinling orogen. Orebodies are controlled by shear zones and ores are mainly quartzvein type. The mineral assemblages of wall rock alterations are mainly quartz, ankerite, muscovite, albite, chlorite, pyrite with minor other minerals. Ore fluid has low salinity, low density and bears CO2±CH4±N2. Lower grade Ag+Au ore bodies occur in the upper part and higher grade Ag+Au ore bodies occur in the middle part as well as some small Zn+Pb ore bodies. In the lower part of the deposit, the grade of Ag decreases while the grade of Au increases and many big Zn+Pb ore bodies occur. This mineralization zoning is consistent with the crustal continuum model for orogenictype deposits. These features are similar to those of orogenic gold deposits, which indicate that it is an orogenic silver deposit. The potential Au, Zn, Pb, Cu and Mo resources should be paid much attention.

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    Deep ore magmahydrothermal system of Zhonggu ore field in southern part of Ningwu Basin.
    HOU Tong, ZHANG Qiao-Chong, DU Yang-Song
    2010, 17(1): 186-195. 
    Abstract ( 1825 )   PDF (1940KB) ( 1050 )  

    The Zhonggu ore field, as an important orecluster in the southern part of the Ningwu volcanic basin, hosts series of iron deposits which are represented by Gushan and Baixiangshan and usually occurred at the contact zone between the dioritic porphyry and sedimentary rocks. Our investigation shows that neither the dioritic porphyry nor the sedimentary rock is the source of iron ores, and that the source of most ironrich orebodies is the ore magmahydrothermal system in the deep chamber. Ore magma which was formed by liquid immiscibility is the main source of Gushan deposit, and the residual ironrich hydrothermal fluids which occurred as NaFeCl complex is the main source of Baixiangshan deposit. According to the quantitative estimation of iron ores and porphyry intrusion, the primary magma is probably the ferrobasalt, which formed in the environment of largescale thinning of lithosphere and upwelling of the asthenosphere and by the reaction between metamorphic oceanic crust (eclogite) and asthenosphere (peridotite), and AFC process occurred enroute.

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    Diffusionosmosis characteristics of coalbed methane in tectonically deformed coals and their mechanism.
    CHEN Fu-Yong, JU Yi-Wen, LI Xiao-Shi, FAN Dun-Jia, LIANG Yang
    2010, 17(1): 195-201. 
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     There are three stages for the production of coalbed methane: desorption, diffusion and osmosis. The diffusion process of methane and multicomponent gases in the deformed coals is not consistent with that in primary coals. The change of external pressure is only an external factor in the whole process of adsorptiondesorption in tectonically deformed coals; the essential factors of the process are the deformation, the change of structure and the adsorption potential. Those factors are the root causes which induce the irreversible process of desorption. When the balance of coal and multigas like CH4 has been destroyed, the tectonically deformed coals that deformed stronger shows a phenomenon of hysteresis of desorption after the pressure reduced, and the gas in weakly deformed coal will desorb quickly. The process of desorption has two phases: one is the gas desorption and the other is the process of free gas from micropores diffusing to the bigger pores; the latter one determines the gas diffusion rate. The gas diffusion mechanism of tectonically deformed coals was determined by pore shape, size, connectivity and the properties and condition of multigas. Ductile deformation coal has many micropores and its diffusion mode is the Knudsen diffusion. Brittle deformation coal has many bigger pores and the connectivity of pores is much better, so the diffusion mode is the Fick diffusion. The diffusion mode of brittleductile deformation coal is the transitional diffusion. The well test osmosis of brittle deformation coal is higher than that of ductile deformation coal and the well test osmosis of primary structure coal is the lowest. There are many mesopores in brittle deformation coal, and the others are micropores; submicropores and ultramicropores cannot be detected. The brittle deformation also can increase the connectivity of pores. Ductile deformation coal has a small amount of mesopores, and the amounts of micropores and submicropores increase fast; the process of diffusion and osmosis happened in mesopores and micropores, so the well test osmosis of ductile deformation coal was lower than that of brittle deformation coal.

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    High density carbonic fluids in oreforming environment: Evidences from the Southern Altaides, China.
    XU Jiu-Hua, DING Ru-Fu, LIN Long-Hua, CHU Hai-Xia, WANG Lin-Lin, WEI Xiao-Feng
    2010, 17(1): 202-211. 
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    Carbonic fluids (CO2CH4N2 system fluids) were commonly found in mantle lherzolite and low crust granulite. Recent study shows that carbonic fluids are abundant in Late Paleozoic oreforming environment in Southern Altaides. Not only were the oreforming related carbonic fluid inclusions found in orogenic gold deposits, but also the coeval orogenicmetamorphic carbonic fluid inclusions were found in VMS deposits. The trapping temperatures of carbonic fluid inclusions may be higher than 2543945 ℃, and pressures higher than 150320 MPa, based on associated CO2rich (LCO2LH2O) and H2OCO2 inclusions (LH2OLCO2); while those of metamorphic carbonic fluids in VMS may be higher than 209430 ℃ and 180300 MPa, respectively. The trapping temperatures and pressures estimated from carbonic inclusions are approximate to those calculated from phase equilibrium of metamorphic zones in the area. Carbonic fluids were rooted in regional metamorphism, and played a role in the mineralization related to orogenic gold deposits and metamorphicreconstruction of VMS deposits.

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    structural variations in the Central and Western North China craton and its implications for the craton destruction.
    CHEN Ling, WEI Zi-Gen, CHENG Cheng
    2010, 17(1): 212-228. 
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     A better understanding of the Phanerozoic tectonic reactivation and destruction of the North China Craton (NCC) demands a detailed knowledge of the deep structural features of the region. We have migrated teleseismic P and Sreceiver functions from dense seismic array data to construct the structure images of the lithosphere and the upper mantle along three profiles that traverse the three constituent parts of the NCC. Our images reveal substantial structural differences among different parts of the craton. In contrast to the Eastern NCC where significantly thinned lithosphere (60100 km) is widespread, the Central and Western NCC are characterized by the coexistence of both preserved thick and dramatically thinned lithosphere. The thick lithosphere (>200 km) is present beneath the stable Ordos Basin and the thinned lithosphere (up to 80 km) is found in the Late Cenozoic YinchuanHetao and ShaanxiShanxi rift areas, with the sharpest change occurring over a lateral distance of ~200 km. Near the boundary between the Eastern and Central NCC, a rapid thickening of the lithosphere by 2040 km over ~100 km laterally is observed, concordant with abrupt changes in surface topography and roughly coincident with the NorthSouth Gravity Lineament. It also corresponds to sharp changes in crustal structure, mantle transition zone thickness and structure of the 660 km discontinuity. Such a shallowdeep structural concordance throughout the whole upper mantle may be indicative of different Phanerozoic lithospheric tectonics and mantle processes in the two domains. The much thinned crust and lithosphere, thick mantle transition zone and complex structure of the 660 km discontinuity in the Eastern NCC may reflect the strong influence that the deep subduction of the Pacific slab and associated processes have had on mantle dynamics and lithospheric reactivation of the region since the Mesozoic time. The presence of thinned lithosphere in the Central and Western NCC together with petrological and geochemical data suggest that lithospheric remobilization and thinning may have affected the NCC much further to the west than previously thought. The rift areas in the region, which are underlain by significantly thinned lithosphere, appear to be related to ancient mechanically weak zones. These preexisting lithospheric structures may have been repeatedly reactivated by successive tectonic events during the longterm evolution of the NCC, and particularly have been weakened and thinned by the Cenozoic IndiaEurasia collision which eventually caused rifting in these areas. On the other hand, the generally relatively thick crust and lithosphere and normaltothin mantle transition zone beneath the Central and Western NCC suggest that multiple tectonic events, including the IndiaEurasia collision, may have had a relatively weak effect on the tectonic evolution of this region compared to that of the Pacific subduction on the Eastern NCC. This is plausibly responsible for the preservation of the cratonic nucleus under the Ordos Basin and the marked lithospheric heterogeneity of the region.

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     Isotopic evidences  for geodynamic environment and process of the East China Sea and its basin dynamic model.
    HU Gong, DIAO Jin-Hai, CA Gan-Zhong, ZHENG Jian-Beng, SUN He-Qing, CAO Fei
    2010, 17(1): 229-237. 
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     Basalt samples from two oil drills respectively in the west and east of the East China Sea continental shelf basin were studied for the analysis of the geodynamic environment and process of the basin. Textures and compositions of the basalt samples were known from their petrological, petrochemical, trace element and isotopic testing analyses, and based on this, we have calculated the depth and temperature for the magma origin. It was discovered from the analysis of mantle nature and deep process in the magma source area that the deep mantle fluxes reflected by SmNd, PbPb and NdPb isotopic system gave a transition nature from the Paleozoic to the Cenozoic, showed an evident affinity to Paleozoic mantle magma and consisted of both old and young mantle materials, indicating frequent mantle flux activities in deep crust of the study area. Also twoship refraction profiling survey of Project 863 was carried out in the sea basin, and with the help of geologicgeophysical interpretation results from the survey, a model for geodynamic formation of the basin was established.

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    Statistical analysis on the relationship between rock accidents and earthquakes, China.
    CHEN Bei, LIANG Han-Dong
    2010, 17(1): 238-245. 
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    The statistical research on the frequency of rock fall and earthquakes has obtained the following knowledge: (1) there is a good frequency correspondence between rock fall accidents and macro earthquakes; (2) quite a few micro earthquakes occurred at the same time with some rock falling accidents nearby. Some active faults passed through these coalmines; some earthquakes were caused by mining activities; and some were the responses to macro earthquakes. It is an important practice to look for all the active faults with great affection around a given coalmine for its production safety; the earthquakes on these faults will become a barometer of coalmine accidents and coalmine accident will also become the “stress window” for the active faults. Roof accidents should be taken as an evidence of tectonic stress fluctuation, which will interrupt the dynamic equilibrium of stress on mining site.

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     Quantitative textural analysis of igneous rocks and the kinetics and dynamics of magma solidification processes.
    YANG Zong-Feng, LUO Zhao-Hua, LEI Xin-Xiang
    2010, 17(1): 246-266. 
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     Quantitative textural analysis of igneous rocks has been improving the traditional qualitative and semiquantitative petrographic methods to a new level that can be compared to geochemical analysis, which includes crystal size distribution(CSD), spatial distribution pattern(SDP), crystal alignment factor, dihedral angle, etc. These quantitative textural analysis techniques and their basic theoretical equations, magma dynamic and kinetic implications and application processes are introduced and summarized in this paper. In particular, the principles and current situations of two dimensional thin sections, serial thin sections and Xray tomography techniques in quantitative textural analysis are summarized. The closure and validity of crystal size distribution are discussed briefly. Some important kinetics and dynamics of magma solidification processes, including crystal nucleation and growth, crystal accumulation, fractionation and fragmentation, magma mixing, compaction, compactionpressuresolution and magma flow, textural adjustment and equilibration, are comprehensively elaborated with regard to crystal size distribution. Combined with the published dataset of crystal size distribution and spatial distribution pattern, the characteristics of the closed and open magmatic systems are summarized briefly in terms of the quantitative textural parameters, and the kinetic processes of magma solidification displayed by the correlations of the textural parameters are also presented. Finally the analytical procedures and attentions of the two dimensional thin sections technique are discussed, and it can be concluded that the comprehensive techniques of combining quantitative textural analysis with geochemical analysis would become the important tools for studying the dynamic processes of diagenesis and mineralization, and would also extend to the field of the diagenesis and mineralization mechanisms analysis of magmatic related deposits and ore deposits forecasting in future. 

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    Trace element geochemistry of accessory minerals and its applications in petrogenesis and metallogenesis.
    DIAO Zhen-Hua
    2010, 17(1): 267-286. 
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     This is a review on the accessory mineral geochemistry. Rapid successful developments of accessory mineral geothermometer have been achieved because of the evident progress in high precision insitu analyses and mineral synthetic techniques.  Accessory mineral thermometer, especially zircon,  and next rutile, garnet, and sphene are introduced systematically in this paper. The combined experimental and natural mineral analyses define that the contents of trace elements between accessory mineral and associated minerals varies in linear dependence upon temperature and oxygen fugacity, and the equations for different accessory minerals thermometers are given by many researchers. The Th/U ratios, used as an indictor of zircon genesis, must be treated with caution. REE distribution patterns in metamorphosed or hydrothermal zircons and apatites are discussed and their implications for petrogenesis are introduced.

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     Structural superimposed halos method for  prospecting blind orebody  in the deep of oredistricts.
    LI Hui, ZHANG Guo-Xi, YU Bin, LI De-Liang
    2010, 17(1): 287-293. 
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     The method of structural superimposed halos is developed on the theory of prospecting blind ore by primary halos. Based on the facts that the formation of halos and orebodies in a hydrothermal deposit is rigorously controlled by tectonic structures and it shows a feature of superposition of multiforming period and multiforming stage, we developed the theory of superimposed primary halos, and solved the puzzles of appearance of abnormal bandings in the research of axial banding of primary halos for geochemists in decades, and proposed originally the new method of structural superimposed halos for blind ore prospecting. This paper introduced the features of structural superimposed halos and the main achievements in blind orebody prospecting, and four ideal models of superimposed frames for gold districts and five guidelines in the prognosis of blind orebodies, as well as the successful examples in gold regions.

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    Potassium resource and sustainable development of potash salt industry in China.
    MA Hong-Wen, SU Shuang-qing, LIU Gao, YANG Xue, BANG Hui, SHU Zi-Jian
    2010, 17(1): 294-310. 
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    Insoluble potash ores of different types from fourteen representative localities are characterized by microcline as principal mineral phase enriched in potassium. By pretreating the ores with such a procedure as ore crushing, bed sorting, wet magnetic sorting, and so on, potassium feldspar powders with purities up to 75% to 95% are prepared first. And then, with sodium carbonate as an additive, the powders are sintered at intermediate temperature, or with alkalinelime as additive, the powders are hydrothermally treated, the both procedures lead to structural decomposition of potassium feldspar to form a mixture of sodium metasilicate and sodium (potassium) metaluminate. And further, the aluminosilicate mixtures are hydrolyzed to form liquors rich in K+, Na+, and [SiO2(OH)2]2- ions. By introducing CO2 gas into the liquids, the liquors are then converted into watersalt solutions in the ternary system of NaHCO3KHCO3H2O. By evaporation, crystallization of NaHCO3, separation from the liquids, and then evaporating the residual liquors, and crystallization of KHCO3, owing to much smaller solubility of the former, both of precipitants are separated, and at last by calcinating the precipitants at 200 ℃ for 2 h, potassium carbonate, or potassium sulfate and potassium nitrate are easily prepared, by reacted respectively with sulphuric acid and nitric acid.   In such a way, the components of Al2O3, and more than 40% of SiO2 in potassium feldspar of the ores are also manufactured into valuable chemical products, i.e., various alumina and inorganic siliceous compounds, giving rise to nearly 100% output coefficient of the potassium feldspar resources, close to zero discharge of solid wastes, waste waters, and exhaust gases. The procedures are  of energy saving, high efficiency, and clean production. It is therefore feasible to be industrialized at large scale both in decreasing import volume of potash fertilizer and maintaining the safety of crop productions in China, as well as enhancing the selfsupply degree of soluble potassic resources.

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    The characteristics of LongeniAngdaercuo paleooil dolomite in southern part of the central uplift zone of Qiangtang Basin and its forming mechanism.
    LIU Jian-Qing, YANG Beng, CHEN Wen-Ban, CHEN Wen-Xi, FU Xiu-Gen
    2010, 17(1): 311-321. 
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    以系统的剖面测制及室内综合研究为基础,系统总结了隆额尼—昂达而错古油藏白云岩的矿物学、晶体学、岩石组构、沉积相、碳和氧同位素及流体包裹体等特征,在该区白云岩中发现了完整的交代鲕粒结构。该区白云岩的典型组构为交代残余结构、雾心亮边结构、等厚环边胶结及世代生长结构,白云岩化集中在台地边缘浅滩、潮坪及台地边缘藻丘礁;白云石晶体有序度总体较高,白云岩δ13C和δ18O值较伴生灰岩偏高,白云岩形成时盐度低于正常海水盐度,温度t高于地表平均温度;白云岩中包裹体含量少而小,均一温度均从白云岩中后期充填方解石脉中获取,其均一温度的两个区间与该区两次大的构造运动及油气生成、运聚过程吻合,白云岩形成于油气注入之前。各种特征均反映出该区白云岩为混合水交代成因,研究丰富了对该古油藏白云岩特征及白云岩成因机制的认识。

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    Younger Dryas Event and formation of peat layers in the northern Yellow Sea.
    LI Tie-Gang, CHANG Feng-Ming, XU Xin-Ke
    2010, 17(1): 322-330. 
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     Peat layer, which formed under the humid climatic conditions and during the stagnated phase of sea level changes, is an important vehicle for information of paleoenvironmental evolution. Results of study on four sections of peat layer from the northern Yellow Sea indicate that all of them are located on the mouth of Bohai Sea strait between 50 and 54 meters water depth. The AMS 14C ages of peat layer are in the range between 10650 and 10100 a BP, which are highly coincident with the age of the Younger Dryas event that was the most significant cold climatic event during the last deglacial warming and occurred between 11000 and 10000 14C a BP. This coincidence indicates that the formation of peat layers in the northern Yellow Sea may be closely correlated with the global impact of Younger Dryas event and can be regard as an evidence of the response of the northern Yellow Sea area to it. The mass appearance of peat layer implies that during the Younger Dryas event a few stagnated periods existed in the postglacial process of sea level rising, the sea level had reached the outside of Bohai Sea strait and may have lingered for about thousand years. The above results and records of pollen suggest that during the period from 10600 to 10200 14C a BP, the northern Yellow Sea was in a cold and humid environment. The humid condition in the northern Yellow Sea area during the Younger Dryas event was distinctly different from the most terrestrial and oceanic records of Younger Dryas event in the global, which shows distinctive effect of Younger Dryas event in different region, and it is irresponsible to diagnose the characteristics of response to Younger Dryas events in different regions based on a single dry and cold mode.

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    Stratigraphic architecture and sequence stratigraphy of Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation in the eastern margin of Ordos Basin.
    CHEN Fei, LUO Beng, ZHANG Xin-Yang, WANG Xun-Lian, LUO Zhong, FAN Ta-Liang, LIU Liu-Gong, CHAN Wei
    2010, 17(1): 330-339. 
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    According to the theory and approach of the sequence stratigraphy, we have investigated the meandering river delta outcrops of the Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation along the eastern margin of Ordos Basin, and identified LST, TST, and HST. Four types of distributary channel depositional systems, including sheetlike subsurface distributary channel, meandering channel and braided channel, which built delta sand body framework, have been identified from the Chang 7 Member to Chang 4+5 Member in Yanchang Formation. Sequence stratigraphic framework and sand body architecture have been illustrated; furthermore, stratigraphic architecture and delta sandbody framework model and sandbody framework related to the relative lacustrine level change have been established. The study demonstrated that the sandbody architecture should have evolved regularly in response to relative lacustrine level change in Ordos Basin; the sand body may have eroded in early LST, and amalgamated channelfilled sandbody was  expected in late LST; isolated channelfilled sandbody occurred in TST; during early HST sand body was absent, and sheetlike sand body took place during late HST.

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    Distribution of global condensate gas field and major factors controlling its formation.
    YANG De-Ban, SHU Guang-Wei, LIU Jia-Jun, SU Jin, ZHANG Bin, BI An-Guo
    2010, 17(1): 339-349. 
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     Condensate gas is an important oil and gas resource, which attracts more and more attention as indepth exploration and discovery continuing. A total of 106 giant condensate gas fields were discovered in the world. They are distributed in more than 70 sedimentary basins, mainly in West Siberia Basin, Marginal Caspian Basin, Persian Gulf Basin, Zagros Basin, U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Tarim Basin and so on. According to the systematic investigation and study of global major giant condensate gas fields, it is found that these condensate gas fields, located in structural traps, are mainly distributed in the strata from the Carboniferous to the Neogene; that they have poor reservoir properties, being the type of low porosity and low permeability. The density of condensate gas and condensate oil is relatively low. The formation and distribution of condensate gas fields are mainly controlled by the distribution of effective hydrocarbon source rocks, favorable reservoircap combination, trap types, late accumulation, specific temperature and pressure systems, and hydrocarbon system component. According to their formation mechanism, the condensate gas pools are divided into primary condensate gas pools and secondary condensate gas pools.

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    Global distribution  hydrogen sulphidebearing natural gas and the major factors controlling its formation.
    BI An-Guo, SHU Guang-Wei, ZHANG Shui-Chang, HU Dun-Wen, CHEN Shi-Jia, ZHANG Bin, SU Jin
    2010, 17(1): 350-360. 
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     As an important part of gas resource and an important source of sulfur, the sulfurous gas has a great amount of global resources and distributes in a wide range, mainly in large oil and gas fields of North America, Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, Asia and other regions. These oil and gas fields have different geochemical property and different origination of sulfurous gas; the concentration of hydrogen sulfide gas(H2S)varies greatly in these oil and gas fields, from 017% to 98%. According to the systematic investigation and study of global major oil and gas fields containing hydrogen sulfide, it is found that these oil and gas fields, located in a passive continental margin, are mainly distributed in Triassic and Carboniferous strata; that they have preferable reservoir properties, usually composed of gypsum and rock salt, and the location of gypsum has a great impact of the emergence of hydrogen sulfide; and that the favorable cap is an important condition for the accumulation and preservation of a large amount of hydrogen sulfide. A large amount of hydrogen sulfide are generally generated in the reservoir with the temperature equal to or higher than 120 ℃, and accompanied by a large amount of carbon dioxide generated.

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     Distribution characteristics of acid value of crude oil in carbonate reservoirs in Lunnan area, Tarim Basin and their formation mechanism.
    CUI Ji, SHU Guang-Wei, XUE Hai-Chao, SU Jin, LEI Yu-Gong, ZHANG Bin, WANG Xiao-Mei, BI An-Guo
    2010, 17(1): 361-372. 
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    Lunnan area was an important petroliferous province in the northern Tarim Basin. The acid value of the crude oil in the Ordovician carbonate reservoirs was generally low, 001141 mg KOH/g on the whole, and most of them were low, some were acidic oil or high acidvalue oil. In horizontal, acid value was high in the west and low in the east. According to the study of oil physical properties, geochemical characteristics and accumulation processes, acid value of crude oil was related to kerogen type, maturity and hydrocarbon charging processes, especially biodegradation. Based on biomarkers analysis, the acidiferous oil was of mixing origin in this area, which was consistent with analytical results of hydrocarbon accumulation. The acidic substances content of crude oil would affect oil nature, so the acid value of crude oil was obviously accorded with physical properties. In the Lunnan area, the properties of oil and gas are significantly different, with distribution pattern of “oil in the west and gas in the east”. The density, gumasphaltene content and sulfur content of crude oil also had the distribution of “high in the west and low in the east”, while the gasoil ratio and wax content had the opposite characteristics.

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    The spatialtemporal variations of water conservation capacity in QinghaiTibet Plateau.
    NIE Yi-Huang, GONG Bin, LI Zhong
    2010, 17(1): 373-377. 
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     The distribution of water conservation in QinghaiTibet Plateau was explored using the principle of water balance and the meteorological data from 1980 to 2003. The spatialtemporal variations of water conservation capacity in QinghaiTibet Plateau through the years are monitored by use of RS and GIG method. The result shows that there are 3 zones in which the water conservation capacity is weakened continuingly: (1) the headstream of Yarlung Zangbo River, (2) the marginal land of south QinghaiTibet Plateau, (3) the provincial border regions of Qinghai and Gansu province. And there are 2 zones in which water conservation capacity is enhanced continuously: (1) the valley in middle reaches of Yarlung Zangbo River, (2) the Valley in middle reaches of Lancangjiang River and Jinshajiang River.

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     Classification, life behaviour and environment of Shantungosaurus giganteus (Hydrosauridae, Dinosauria).
    JI Yan-Na
    2010, 17(1): 378-390. 
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      This paper gives a brief historical review of the study of the duckbilled dinosaur Shantungosaurus giganteus Hu, 1973, from the Xingezhuang Formation of the early Late Cretaceous age at Longgujian valley of Kugou village, Lübiao town, Zhucheng city, Shandong province, China, and has a discussion on the systematical relationship between Shantungosaurus giganteus Hu, 1973 and Zhuchengosaurus gigantus Zhao et al., 2007. On the basis of the burial characteristics, skeletal structures and ontogenic characteristics, Zhuchengosaurus gigantus Zhao et al., 2007 is considered to be synonymic with Shantungosaurus giganteus Hu, 1973. According to the naming priority in palaeontology, Zhuchengosaurus gigantus Zhao et al., 2007 is regarded to be invalid herein. This paper also deals with the life behaviour and environment of Shantungosaurus giganteus, which is thought to be a terraneous, gregarious, maigre (or planteating) duckbilled dinosaur, living in hills and intervales with warm weather, plentiful rainwater and flourishing vegetation. In addition, the study of the fossilbearing strata shows the sedimentary characteristics of branching streams or fluvial fans facies, rather than lacustrine facies. The terribly dense occurrence of dinosaur fossils is regarded as the result of exceptional mass death caused by emergent or catastrophic events, rather than the global K/T event.

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