Discovery of a Sheeted Dike Complex in the Northern Yangtze Craton and Its Implications for Craton Evolution  

作　　者：邓浩 Timothy M Kusky 王璐 彭松柏 蒋幸福 王军鹏 王淞杰 

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Earth Sciences,China University of Geosciences [2]State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources,China University of Geosciences [3]Three Gorges Research Center for Geo-hazard,Ministry of Education,China University of Geosciences

出　　处：《Journal of Earth Science》2012年第5期676-695,共20页地球科学学刊（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 91014002, 40821061, 41272242);Ministry of Education of China (No. B07039);the Open Foundation of Ministry of Education (No. TGRC201024);the Post-doctoral Science Foundation (No. 20100471203);the Ministry of Land and Resources Foundation (No. 1212010670104)

摘　　要：The Miaowan （庙湾） ophiolite is a highly dismembered ophiolitic complex cropping out near the northern margin of the Yangtze craton. The rocks of this complex consist of, from bottom to top, harzburgite tectonite locally containing podiform chromite, dunite, layered and isotropic gabbro, a sheeted dike complex （SDC）, meta-pillow lavas with chert pods and layers, and tectonically intercalated marble. The SDC is a very important and significant part of the Miaowan ophiolitic sequence, and grades downward into gabbro and ultramafic rocks, and upward into meta-pillow lavas. Some dikes preserve one-way chilled margins, typical of extensional ophiolitic settings, whereas most preserve dou-ble chilled margins, in cases where the chilling direction can be determined. The SDC is mainly com-posed of meta-diabase （dolerite）, meta-plagiogranite, and small amounts of meta-gabbro and ultramafic rocks. LA-ICP-MS zircon dating yields an upper intercept age of 1 026±79 Ma for one meta-plagiogranite, 1 043±23 Ma for a second meta-plagiogranite and I 096±32 Ma for one meta-gabbro at the bottom of the SDC, suggesting formation of the SDC at circa 1 026-1 096 Ma, consistent with the recently determined formation age of the Miaowan ophiolite. Sparse geochemical data on the meta-diabase indicate that the protolith was a sub-alkaline, low-potassium tholeiite similar to mid-ocean ridge basalt （MORB）. The chondrite-normalized rare earth element （REE） patterns of the meta-diabase are generally flat （（La/Yb）N=0.56-0.94）, with a slight depletion in LREE, but no obvious Eu anomalies. Given that the meta-plagiogranites show evidence of formation in a suprasubduction zone environment, we suggest that the basalts were originally island arc tholeiites, perhaps formed in an extensional forearc setting. The geochemistry of the meta-diabase and plagiogranite from the sheeted dikes, together with regional relationships, all agree with the previous interpretations that the Miaowan ophiolite formed in a suprasubduction The Miaowan （庙湾） ophiolite is a highly dismembered ophiolitic complex cropping out near the northern margin of the Yangtze craton. The rocks of this complex consist of, from bottom to top, harzburgite tectonite locally containing podiform chromite, dunite, layered and isotropic gabbro, a sheeted dike complex （SDC）, meta-pillow lavas with chert pods and layers, and tectonically intercalated marble. The SDC is a very important and significant part of the Miaowan ophiolitic sequence, and grades downward into gabbro and ultramafic rocks, and upward into meta-pillow lavas. Some dikes preserve one-way chilled margins, typical of extensional ophiolitic settings, whereas most preserve dou-ble chilled margins, in cases where the chilling direction can be determined. The SDC is mainly com-posed of meta-diabase （dolerite）, meta-plagiogranite, and small amounts of meta-gabbro and ultramafic rocks. LA-ICP-MS zircon dating yields an upper intercept age of 1 026±79 Ma for one meta-plagiogranite, 1 043±23 Ma for a second meta-plagiogranite and I 096±32 Ma for one meta-gabbro at the bottom of the SDC, suggesting formation of the SDC at circa 1 026-1 096 Ma, consistent with the recently determined formation age of the Miaowan ophiolite. Sparse geochemical data on the meta-diabase indicate that the protolith was a sub-alkaline, low-potassium tholeiite similar to mid-ocean ridge basalt （MORB）. The chondrite-normalized rare earth element （REE） patterns of the meta-diabase are generally flat （（La/Yb）N=0.56-0.94）, with a slight depletion in LREE, but no obvious Eu anomalies. Given that the meta-plagiogranites show evidence of formation in a suprasubduction zone environment, we suggest that the basalts were originally island arc tholeiites, perhaps formed in an extensional forearc setting. The geochemistry of the meta-diabase and plagiogranite from the sheeted dikes, together with regional relationships, all agree with the previous interpretations that the Miaowan ophiolite formed in a suprasubduction

关 键 词：OPHIOLITE sheeted dike complex Yangtze craton Rodinia. 

分 类 号：P597.3[天文地球—地球化学]