川西新元古界苏雄组层型剖面底部豆状熔结凝灰岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄及其地质意义
LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb ages for pisolitic welded tuff from the bottom of the Neoproterozoic Suxiong Formation in western Sichuan and their geological significance
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摘要: 采用LA-ICP-MS方法,首次对四川西部新元古界苏雄组层型剖面底部豆状熔结凝灰岩进行了锆石U-Th-Pb同位素测定,获得了两组谐和度极高的年龄数据:805.9±4.4 Ma(N=11,MSWD=0.58)和849.4±6.2 Ma(N=6,MSWD=0.34)。其中,805.9±4.4 Ma代表凝灰岩沉积年龄,与前人报道的苏雄组流纹岩SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年龄(803±12 Ma)高度一致,进一步约束了苏雄组底部火山喷发的起始年代。构造岩浆热事件分析表明,805.9±4.4Ma代表了华南扬子古大陆800 Ma左右的火山喷发事件;而849.4±6.2 Ma则与Rodinia超大陆初始裂解(~850Ma)的同裂谷岩浆活动相对应。Abstract: With the aid of LA-ICP-MS,the zircon U-Th-Pb age dating for the pisolitic welded tuff sample from the bottom of the Neoproterozoic Suxiong Formation in western Sichuan was carried out for the first time,and two groups of highly concentrated age data were obtained as follows:805.9±4.4 Ma (N=11,MSWD=0.58)and 849.4±6.2 Ma (N=6,MSWD=0.34). The younger one,i. e. 805.9±4.4 Ma,represents the age of the deposition of tuff. This age agrees well with the previously reported SHRIMP zircon U-Pb age 803±12 Ma for the rhyolites from the Suxiong Formation,and represents the initial age for the volcanic activity at the bottom of the Suxiong Formation. The study of the tectonic-magmatic thermal events shows that the age 805.9±4.4 Ma represents the ca. 800 Ma volcanic event on the Yangtze landmass in South China while the age 849.4±6.2 Ma may well correspond to the syn-rifting magmatic activity during the initial rifting of the supercontinent Rodinia at ca. 850 Ma.